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Park Directors, Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!

Val Gelnovatch — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:57:40 -0400

It’s on... Parks and Rec Directors, you know how difficult it can be to find resources to make your parks the best they can be. Well, Coca Cola’s Take it to the Park grant program opened this month with the “America’s Favorite Park” grant. Designed to motivate up to 3...

Give me your tired, your poor, and your investors....

Bill Hanka — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Hi, TFG blog readers. The full Senate will take up comprehensive immigration reform this week in the form of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. One of the many issues in the bill is the EB-5 Visa Program, created by the Immigration Act...

Wednesday News Roundup

Amanda Wood — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:44:26 -0400

Every Wednesday, The Ferguson Group blog will be posting a series of articles published over the previous week that discuss topics of interest to local governments. Learn about emerging trends and keep up on key policy issues by browsing the TFG Wednesday News Roundup! - See more at: http://thefergusongroup.typepad.com/grants/2013/05/wed.html#sthash.Ti7DDxPP.dpuf Every...

Less Competition for Your TIGER Application?

Bill Hanka — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:53:21 -0400

Hello TFG Blog Readers – in the world of transportation, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today that it had received 568 applications for funding in the 5th Round of the “Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery” (TIGER) Grant Program that were due on June 3. Although DOT touted that...

Is My Park Better Than Your Park?

Val Gelnovatch — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:19:21 -0400

After packing up bikes, sandwiches, drinks, a picnic blanket, a football, a frisbee, and my kids, I headed out to our neighborhood park over the weekend. While it’s inevitably fun to be outside with family and friends within my own community, I’ve often wondered to myself, “what are other people...

Federal Agencies Want YOU To Be A Grant Reviewer

Sarah Stockdale — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:00:00 -0400

Are you looking to increase your chances of submitting a successful grant application? If so, you should consider becoming a federal grant reviewer! Most agencies like to engage grant peer-reviewers from various fields to read applications and provide an analysis and rating of the quality of each grant application based...

The Passing of a Senator

Paul Bea — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:59:15 -0400

Today has been a somber day of steady rain as New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. News reports this past week cited how his passing was notable because he was the last sitting senator of the "greatest generation," that chamber's last veteran of World War...

Traveling? Keep Your Knives at Home

Jennifer Imo — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:55:05 -0400

On June 5, TSA announced that it is dropping its highly contentious plan to allow small knives on commercial flights. TSA issued the following statement: "TSA strongly values the input of our partners and traveling public, and appreciates the varying points of view shared throughout the review process. After extensive...

Want A Say on Bills Moving Through Congress?

Jennifer Imo — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0400

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will give it to you. Cantor announced that Cosponsor.Gov launched on June 4. This is an expansion of the Citizen Cosponsor Project that “helps foster a national conversation between the American public and their elected officials.” Cosponsor.Gov will feature every bill and resolution introduced in...

Wednesday News Roundup

Amanda Wood — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:49:43 -0400