Florida Recieves $67 Million in Faith-Based Money

Jan 14, 2005 by Guest Blogger

There was an article a couple weeks ago in a Florida paper that detailed the amount of faith-based money Florida is to receieve, as well as where it is going. The real story here is that there is no new money going to Florida. There is an increasing number of faith-based and secular nonprofits all vying for the same small pot of money. Check out the article.

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EPA Asked to Delay Survey Pending Larger Grant Streamlining Effort

OMB Watch has filed comments with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking that they not move forward with a proposed pre-qualification process for grant applicants until they coordinate the effort with other agencies.

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Text of OMB Watch Comments to EPA on Proposed Grant Pre-Qualification Survey

Comments on General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs: EPA Administrative Capability Questionnaire EPA ICR Number 0938.10, OMB Control Number 2030-0020 Docket ID Number OARM-2004-0001 January 3, 2005 By Kay Guinane, Counsel, Nonprofit Advocacy Introduction

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A Band-Aid for FDA?

Jan 13, 2005 by Guest Blogger

With the recent media hype, we're all well aware of the myriad ways FDA has failed to provide safe food and drugs, but is there a way to patch up the ailing agency? Forbes.com has an interesting article that lists five ways to fix the agency. Their advice:
  • FDA Fix 1: Pay Up How do we expect to police a $216 billion industry on $300 million per year?
  • FDA Fix 2: Power Up The FDA Give the FDA powerful sticks and carrots to compel drug companies to test their medicines more thoroughly.
  • FDA Fix 3: Track Side Effects

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Another Way for Advocacy - Protest

Jan 13, 2005 by Guest Blogger

There is an article in the Washington Post today about the nonprofits that are gearing up to protest the Inauguration. This is not a post of support to the protesters, just a mention that protesting is another way to advocate on a mass scale. Here is the article.

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Peer review guidelines: Sneak attack, yet again

Jan 12, 2005 by Guest Blogger

Late one Friday afternoon in late December -- the week before Christmas, no less -- OIRA finally released the long-awaited final version of its peer review guidelines. As the Information & Access team discusses here, the final guidelines make only modest changes to a faulty policy designed to burden the process of generating the science and other information that will become the basis of sensible regulation.

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Women's Voices Women's Vote Event!

Jan 12, 2005 by Amanda Adams*

Check It Out! Reminder - Please join John D. Podesta and the American Progress Action Fund for a lunch briefing on Women's Voices Women's Vote

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Were 527s Effective?

Jan 12, 2005 by Guest Blogger

Interesting article on Hard Money Soft Law Website. They usually have good analysis...

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Rise in the Number of Charities

Jan 12, 2005 by Guest Blogger

An interesting article on Chronicle of Philanthropy's website details the explosion of charitable organizations over the last 10-15 years. Take a look.

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NIH Hides Royalty Information From Patients

Jan 12, 2005 by Guest Blogger

Unbeknownst to patients partaking in NIH studies, 900 hundred current and former scientists at the National Institutes of Health legally collected millions in royalties for drugs and inventions they developed while working for the government, the Associated Press reported. The doctors did so legally because until recently, they were not required by NIH to disclose such information to patients. According to the AP, NIH even went so far as to block several scientists' attempts to disclose the royalty information.

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