The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has published a review of the first year of operations of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, noting that regulatory changes may be its future focus. [Please take a moment to vote in our informal poll on churches and political activity]

Agencies lag behind in developing uniform grant application and reporting procedures for federal grants.

Agencies Report to Congress on Plan to Implement Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999. Goals and timeline listed. Source: Report to Congress, May 2001 Goals · Reduce unnecessary burdens on applicants for and recipients of federal grants · Streamline and simplify federal grant reporting requirements and procedures to reduce burden on recipients and improve timeliness, completeness and quality of information collected · Streamline and simplify the payment process from agencies to grantees

The nonprofit sector plays a key role in our society today. In partnership with government, nonprofit organizations are engaged in service delivery, research, educating the public, and much more -- in general, they work to build a better world, at home and abroad. People across the country use nonprofit organizations to learn more about key issues of the day, and to link up with other citizens to create a more powerful voice. Nonprofit organizations themselves also speak to policy-makers and the public on behalf of the people they serve. Advocacy by the nonprofit sector has