The National Institutes of Health announced a new policy that puts under scrutiny foreign collaborations on research projects, especially when foreign partners receive sub-awards. The new policy will take effect in October this year. According to its requirements, the primary grantee, or the American partner, should receive from the foreign partner copies of the lab…
Dental Care Grant for Children Budgeted 4 Times More Than Actual Cost: Canadian Dental Association
The federal government budgeted dental care grants for children at more than four times the cost of a typical dentist visit, according to the Canadian Dental Association (CDA). “Overall, 95.6 percent of all claims submitted for children under age 12 were for less than $650,” said the association in a submission to the Senate national…
Harris Announces $1.7 Billion for Businesses in ‘Underserved’ Communities
The Biden administration on April 10 announced a $1.7 billion grant program aimed at helping small businesses in underserved communities access the capital and financing services they need to recover from COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled the program during a news conference alongside Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo where she called small businesses “the backbone” of the…
Aussie Corruption Watchdog to Evaluate Grant Spending Amid Pork Barrelling Allegations
An anti-corruption commission will carry out a surface-level examination of how South Australian grant funds are being distributed and whether they potentially favoured Labor Party-held seats. The state Labor government was notified by the state’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) that it will start its “evaluation” of the program. It follows a 2022 report revealing that…
Small Meatpackers Get $12 Million in Grants From Biden Administration
January 9, 2023
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CHICAGO—The Biden administration said on Monday it was awarding another $12 million in grants to upgrade and expand three meat and poultry processing facilities in the U.S. Midwest, as part of a broader $1 billion effort to encourage competition in a highly consolidated industry. The three projects, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),…
2 GOP Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Soros-Backed Group Over Misusing Federal Money
October 23, 2022
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A former Trump administration official and two Republican lawmakers are demanding an immediate investigation from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over an advocacy group’s use of $8.5 million taxpayer dollars. Alianza Americas, a pro-mass immigration group funded by liberal billionaire George Soros, may have unlawfully used funds granted by agencies under HHS,…
Does the Government Give Money Away for Free?
March 29, 2022
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When I first got my driver’s license, my grandparents handed me down a second car they owned. Obviously, I was beyond grateful. What freshly-minted driver wouldn’t want a free car or truck? Of course, my first car wasn’t 100% free. Even though my grandparents gave me the car, I still had to pay for the…
South Australian Government Pledges $25 Million to Expand Nature-Based Tourism in State
South Australian (SA) Premier Steven Marshall has announced his government will invest $25 million into nature-based tourism in the state’s regions to attract tourists and create local jobs if he is re-elected in March. Making the announcement at the Star of Greece restaurant in Port Willunga, around 35km south of Adelaide, and a previous recipient…
Judge Blasts Air Force Over Denying Vaccine Religious Exemption Requests, Grants Injunction
February 24, 2022
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U.S. District Court Judge Tilman Self, III, is the first to stop the U.S. Air Force from enforcing its military COVID-19 vaccine mandate on a service member. Self granted a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Defense on behalf of an Air Force officer who’d been denied a religious exemption to the mandate. As…
Canada Announces Grants to Help Companies Use Satellite Data
The federal government says it’s granting $8 million to companies to help them take advantage of satellite data. The 21 grants are to support projects from crop surveillance on the Prairies to sea ice safety in Nunavut. The data is being made publicly available from a series of Canadian satellites, including RADARSAT. Minister of Innovation,…
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