CEBN issued the following statement after Senate Appropriators released a continuing resolution that would block implementation of OMB’s proposed grantmaking rule.

After a six-month lapse that left small businesses unsure of the future of small business innovation programs, a recent reauthorization bill affirmed continued support for high impact technologies. Federal agencies are now beginning to release new funding opportunities. Here’s what small…

On May 29th, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed new regulations that would significantly overhaul federal grantmaking by codifying increased oversight by political appointees of federal grants, with the stated goal of improving “transparency, accountability, and oversight for Federal awards across the Federal Government” and to “reduce recipient burden.” The regulations would apply…