June 9, 2003 Sandra Swab, Office of Federal Financial Management Office of Management and Budget Room 6025 New Executive Office Building Washington, D.C. 20503 Via E Mail to sswab@omb.eop.gov Re: Standard Data Elements Comments, Volume 8 Fed. Reg. No. 67, Pages 17090-17097 Dear Ms.

The Charitable Giving Act was introduced in the House of Representatives on May 8th by Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN). It has been assigned the same number (H.R. 7) as the Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Act passed by the House in 2001, but does not contain any charitable choice provisions. The new bill is similar to the Charity Aid Recovery and Empowerment Act (CARE) passed by the Senate last month, but also has some major differences. Here is a summary of the born-again H.R. 7 and a comparison with the CARE Act: Provision

Back to main Grant Streamlining page Post Your State's Grant Annoucements to Grants.gov The federal government would now like to expand the information offered on Grants.gov to include the grant opportunity information from States, Foundations and Associations who provide aid to the grant community.

Back to main Grant Streamlining page If you have questions or would like more information contact Kay Guinane at OMB Watch by calling 202/234-8494 or email to kguinane@ombwatch.org. Here are some useful links: Grants.gov- an online resource to find and apply for cempetitive federal grant opportunities. Grants Catalog from White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives- lists more than 100 programs representing more than $65 billion in Federal grant opportunities from multiple Federal agencies.