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Creates a government-wide Grants Council led by OMB to simplify and standardize how federal grants and cooperative agreements are advertised, applied for, administered, and reported. Requires each federal agency to name a senior grants official, produce and publish plans to streamline grants processes, improve Grants.gov accessibility, and submit recurring reports and evaluations to Congress and the GAO to measure progress and recommend changes.
The bill aims to make federal grants easier to find, apply for, and manage—particularly for underserved applicants—by standardizing forms, improving coordination, and investing in accessibility, but it requires upfront administrative spending, transitional burdens for recipients and agencies, and creates risks that centralization or reduced reporting could weaken flexibility or oversight.
Nonprofits, state and local governments, tribes, colleges, and small businesses will spend less time and money applying for federal grants because the bill establishes standardized, simpler application forms, plain-language notices (≤500-word summaries), and clearer eligibility definitions.
Historically underserved groups — including rural communities, immigrants and people with limited English proficiency, and underrepresented nonprofits — will have better access to federal funding through required outreach/consultation, language access, training and assistance, and GAO/agency studies to identify and remove barriers.
Federal grant management will gain clearer coordination, accountability, and public transparency because agencies must designate senior grants policy contacts, create a centralized Grants Council/workforce support, set measurable annual goals, and submit regular implementation reporting.
Taxpayers and federal agencies will likely face substantial short-term administrative and implementation costs (staff reassignments, new IT and data standards, operating the Grants Council, and accessibility fixes) that could divert resources from program delivery.
Grant recipients and applicants (especially smaller nonprofits and small businesses) may incur transitional costs and compliance burdens to adopt new reporting and data requirements, and some recipients could see delayed awards or additional administrative work.
Centralizing definitions, policy interpretation, and processes risks reducing flexibility for program- or community-specific needs, could slow agency responsiveness, and may concentrate oversight authority (limiting other committee input).
Introduced January 28, 2026 by Gary C. Peters · Last progress January 28, 2026