5 ways the Trump administration is reshaping federal grant oversight, from slashing red tape to boosting transparency mandates
- Grant recipients are now required to submit more frequent performance metrics, moving from quarterly to monthly reports, cutting the lag in detecting misuse.
- A new federal data dashboard launched this month pulls real-time grant spending info from all agencies, letting the public and press track every dollar in one place.
- The Office of Management and Budget has fired off a directive requiring agencies to flag any grant over $1 million for a 30-day review before final approval.
- Whistleblower protections have been quietly expanded to include contractors who report grant fraud, with a dedicated hotline and fast-track rewards.
- Multiple agency inspectors general have seen their teams boosted by 15% to handle an expected surge in audits of COVID-era and infrastructure grants.