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Stakeholders press for wider input on grants management; administration pledges summer review of Bulletin 5

3156537 · April 30, 2025
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Lawmakers and nonprofit advocates urged a statutory working group to study state grant practices and include specific topics (advanced payments, payment schedules); Secretary of Administration said his office will convene stakeholders and pursue changes to Bulletin 5 this summer.

Ellen Tchaikovsky of the Office of Legislative Counsel briefed the committee on a revised draft (3.1) of H 233, a bill that would create an informal working group to study state granting and contracting practices. “Today, draft 3.1 is available for the Committee to review,” Tchaikovsky said, summarizing two small changes from the prior draft and noting where new language would clarify acceptance of uniform indirect rates and authority to award grants in lieu of…

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