House Resolution 409 requires federal agencies to coordinate and streamline the process to apply for and receive federal grants. The legislation passed the House unanimously.
Most local governments have to hire someone specially trained just to write grant proposals.
It should not be needlessly difficult for local governments to explain a problem, propose a local solution and receive a portion of the money citizens have sent to Washington to help remedy that problem. Local nonprofit organizations should be free to spend more time and money making a difference in their community and divert fewer resources to federal paperwork. The measure calls for streamlined applications and reporting requirements. Specifically, a uniform application for related programs would be developed. Electronic applications and reporting via the Internet would be developed and expanded.