Part 1: U.S. Treasury Webinar on Reporting Guidelines for the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
Available On-Demand
This webinar is available on-demand. If you have issue accessing the recording, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.
Join NACo for a review of the Treasury Department’s webinar on reporting guidelines and compliance requirements for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund program. NACo staff will be available to answer questions on the upcoming deadline for the Project and Expenditure Report, which is due April 30.
Watch Recording
NACo urges adequate FY 2027 Census Bureau funding to support the 2030 Census
NACo urges Congress to fully fund the U.S. Census Bureau in FY 2027, consistent with the administration’s budget request, to support 2030 Census preparation.
Treasury publishes new Do Not Pay matching program notice; NACo evaluating for comment
On May 18, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a Federal Register notice establishing a new computer matching program under the Privacy Act of 1974. The notice authorizes Treasury to compare records held by about 40 of its programs against the Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System, a centralized verification portal operated by Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service. NACo will be submitting comments.
OMB proposes major overhaul of federal grant rules
On May 29, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in coordination with all federal grantmaking agencies, published a proposed rule in the Federal Register rewriting 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200 which is commonly referred to as Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR Part 200. This is the regulation that governs federal grants administered by all federal agencies that applies to counties and other entities. Teh proposed ruling includes substantial changes to federal code.
NACo endorses the MINT Act to restore a proven credit enhancement tool for county bonds
NACo sent a letter to the U.S. Senate endorsing the Municipal Investment and Neighborhood Transformation Act (S. 3941), or MINT Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.).
NACo launches FY 2027 Appropriations Tracker as Congress kicks off the next budget cycle
NACo launches FY 2027 Appropriations Tracker as Congress kicks off the next budget cycle.
House clears budget resolution, advancing Reconciliation 2.0 to fund DHS and CBP
On April 21, U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) unveiled a budget resolution to advance a party-line reconciliation package focused on immigration enforcement and funding for agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The resolution is the first step in a two-part process aimed at producing final legislation by June 1.