Lawmakers turn to IT for grant accountability

Lawmakers turn to IT for grant accountability: "Lawmakers turn to IT for grant accountability
Bill proposes a database to provide transparency in the grant-making process



— Matthew Weigelt
BY Matthew Weigelt
Published on Apr. 10, 2006

Several House leaders want to create a public database to track federal grants and help curb any questionable practices surrounding the federal grant process. Although many agencies already make such information available, some experts familiar with the grant-making process say a consolidated Web site could improve accountability.

House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) introduced legislation March 30 that would require agencies to post specific information about every federal grant award. The bill would require the Office of Management and Budget to work with the General Services Administration and other agencies to ensure that the information is publicly available on a central Web site within 30 days of a grant being awarded."