QUESTION
What are the challenges in the grant application process and fund release?
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Deputy Commissioner Calvin T. Brown discusses delays in the grant application and fund release process due to Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) OTP spending freezes and document requirements.
- Delays are primarily caused by OMB's OTP spending freezes.
- Bids must provide specific procurement documents for funding to be released.
- Turnaround times for document submission can vary across the bid network.
- The department strives to expedite reimbursements once documents are received.
Oswald Feliz
0:49:07
Can you talk to us a little bit more about those challenges?
0:49:10
Is it challenges related to the time regarding the application or when they receive the grants?
0:49:15
Could you give us some examples of those challenges?
Calvin T. Brown
0:49:18
So, I mean, this year has been typically you know, late just given OMBs, OTP spending freezes.
0:49:29
But like I stated, is that there are procurement documents that each bid has to provide us in order for us to award them.
0:49:39
I mean and I'm sorry.
0:49:40
Release the funding.
0:49:41
So sometimes we have to go back.
0:49:43
It can vary across the the bid network depending on how the turnaround time in terms of providing those documents.
0:49:51
And once those documents are provided, you know, we work as as as fast as we can to sort of expedite any reimbursement that comes with this grant.
Oswald Feliz
0:50:03
Okay.
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Thank you for the information on that.