Federal Funding and Rules Notification Summary

Week Ending July 23, 2010
 

  Dept/Agency Date Notice Title Type of Notice Deadline Funding  
  Education -
Office of Postsecondary Education		 7/20 Foreign Institutions - Federal Student Aid Programs Proposed Rule 8/19/10    
  Energy -
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)		 7/23 Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Calculation of Available Transfer Capability, Capacity Benefit Margins, Transmission Reliability Margins, Total Transfer Capability, and Existing Transmission Commitments; Mandatory Reliability Standards for the BulBulk-Power System; and Standards for Business Practices and Communications Protocols for Public Utilities Notice -
Rehearing and Reconsideration		 8/23/10    
  Energy (DOE) 7/22 Implementing the National Broadband Plan Comments -
Extension		 Extended to 8/9/10    
  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 7/22 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources, and Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources Proposed Rules -
Extension of
Comment Period		 Extended to 8/23/10    
  7/22 Fiscal Year 2010 Request for Proposals to Coordinate Regional Pollution Prevention Information Network Centers  NOFA 9/20/10,
11:59 pm ET		 Up to $95,000 per year  
  Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 7/19 Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2010 Final Rules  8/18/10    
  Health & Human Services -
Administration for Children and Families		 7/23 Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Comments 8/17/10    
  7/23 Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Comments 10/21/10    
  7/23 Redesign of Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) Requirements Comments 10/21/10    
  Health & Human Services -
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)		 7/20 Injection Safety- Message Testing and Outreach of an Awareness Campaign to Promote Safe Injection Practices  NOFA Letter of Intent -
7/30/10
Application -
8/2/10,
5:00 pm ET		 $125,000 - $450,000  
  7/21 Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List Proposed Rule 8/20/10    
  Health & Human Services -
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)		 7/22 Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2011 Comments Effective 10/1/10;
Comments due: 9/20/10, 5:00 pm ET		    
  7/22 Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2011 Notices 10/1/10 - 9/30/11    
  7/22 Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2011 Comments Effective 10/1/10;
Comments due: 9/20/10, 5:00 pm ET		    
  7/23 Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2011; Changes in Certification Requirements for Home Health Agencies and Hospices Proposed Rule 9/14/10;
5:00 pm ET		    
  7/23 Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Grant Demonstration Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act Section 2403  NOFA 1/7/11 NA  
  Health & Human Services -
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)		 7/23 Clinical Studies of Safety and Effectiveness of Orphan Products Research Project Grant (R01)  NOFA 2/2/10,
5:00 pm local time		 Up to $200,000 per year  
  Health & Human Services -
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)		 7/19 Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) Meetings -
Teleconference		 7/29/10;
1:00 - 2:00 pm ET		    
  7/22 The Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professions Shortage Areas Notices -
Establishment		 7/22/10    
  Health & Human Services -
Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
Treasury -
Internal Revenue Service (IRS);
Labor -
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)		 7/19 Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Final Rules -
Interim Rule with Comments		 9/17/10    
  Health & Human Services -
Office of Consumer Support 		 7/22 Affordable Care Act (ACA) - Consumer Assistance Program Grants  NOFA 9/10/10,
11:30 pm ET 		 $120,000 per State  
  Health & Human Services -
Office of Minority Health		 7/22 Advisory Committee on Minority Health Notices -
Request for Nominations		 10/20/10;
5:00 pm ET		    
  Health & Human Services -
Office of Planning and Evaluation		 7/19 Development of an Inventory of Comparative Effectiveness Research Comments -
Request for Information		 8/9/10;
11:59 pm ET		    
  Health & Human Services -
Office of Public Health Services (OPHS)		 7/22 FY11 Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants.  NOFA 3/29/11,
8:00 pm ET		 NA  
  Housing & Urban Development -
Office for Public & Indian
Housing		 7/23 Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Asset Management Transition Year 2 Extension Notice 7/23/10    
  Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 7/23 Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities  NOFA 8/30/10,
11:59 pm ET		 Up to $150,000  
  Interior -
Bureal of Land Management (BLM)		 7/22 BLM Youth Initiative Hectors Helpers: Youth Combating Litter and Desert Dumping  NOFA 8/8/10 Up to $55,000  
  7/19 Endangered Species Recovery Fund  NOFA 8/2/10,
11:59 pm ET		 Up to $784,000  
  7/19 Cultural Resources Education and Public Outreach  NOFA 8/15/10 $2,000 - $7,500  
  7/23 Grassland Bird Management on Multiple Use Landscapes  NOFA 8/23/10 $5,000  
  7/22 Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions Notices 7/22/10    
  Interior -
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)		 7/20 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List Pinus albicaulis (Whitebark Pine) as Endangered or Threatened with Critical Habitat Comments -
90-day Petition Finding and Initiation of Status Review		 9/20/10;
11:59 pm ET		    
  7/20 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Amargosa Toad as Threatened or Endangered Notices -
12-month Petition Finding		 7//20/10    
  Justice -
National Institute of Corrections (NIC)		 7/19 Guidebook for Building High Performance Correctional Organizations NOFA 8/2/10;
4:00 pm ET		 $100,000  
  7/20 Guidebook for Building High Performance Correctional Organizations  NOFA 8/2/10,
4:00 pm ET		 Up to $100,000  
  Transportation -
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)		 7/20 Center of Excellence for Airport Safety Technology  NOFA 8/17/10,
3:00 pm ET		 NA  
  Transportation -
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)		 7/22 National Tunnel Inspection Standards (NTIS) Proposed Rules   9/20/10    
  Transportation -
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)		 7/22 FY10-Railroad Research & Development - National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP)  NOFA 7/30/10 NA  
  United States Sentencing Commission 7/19 Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts Comments -
Proposed Priorities		 8/18/10    
  US Department of Agriculture -
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)		 7/19 Child and Adult Care Food Program: National Average Payment Rates, Day Care Home Food Service Payment Rates, and Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes for the Period July 1, 2010 Through June 30, 2011 Notices 6/30/11    
  7/19 National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs, National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates Notices 6/30/11    
  US Department of Agriculture -
Food Safety & Inspection Service		 7/23 The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection; Re-establishment Notice -
Reestablishment		 7/23/10