Grant Transparency Act of 2023 This bill establishes transparency requirements for notices of funding opportunity in applications for competitive grants awarded by federal agencies, excluding the Government Accountability Office. Specifically, each notice of funding opportunity issued by an agency for a competitive grant must include a description of any rating system and evaluation and selection criteria the agency uses to assess applications for the grant; a statement of whether the agency uses a weighted scoring method and a description of any such method that it uses for the grant, including the amount by which the agency weighs each criterion; and any other qualitative or quantitative merit-based approach the agency uses to evaluate an application for the grant.
LOBBYING ON THIS BILL
13 federal lobbying reports name this bill in their activity descriptions · LDA disclosures
⟳ The revolving door — lobbyists on this bill with disclosed former government roles
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SPONSORS

Russell Fry
R-SC · Primary
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SPONSOR FUNDING
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The Grant Transparency Act of 2023 (HR 5536) was introduced by Representative Russell Fry of South Carolina during the 118th Congress and has been signed into law. The bill addresses transparency requirements for federal grants. Voting data for this legislation is not yet available.
Based on public voting records. Does not imply causation.
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DATA SOURCES
Bill data: Congress.gov · 117th–119th Congress (2021–present)
Vote records: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present
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