Government Grants

For over 35 years, the Washington, DC law firm of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP has been a leader in the federal grants bar. The Firm counsels clients about numerous pre-and post-award matters, such as financial and program requirements, procurements, property, termination and enforcement, as well as how best to prepare for and respond to government reviews, audits, and cost disallowances. The Firm has unique expertise in grant compliance and governance best practices and has litigated matters before a variety of administrative bodies, federal district courts, and Courts of Appeal. Clients are as diverse as the array of recipients of federal funds, including not-for-profit organizations, local governments, colleges and universities, research institutions, and various health care and education entities. The Firm conducts extensive trainings on federal grants law for an equally wide variety of entities including national trade associations, bar associations, individual grantees as well as state, federal and local governments.

Representative Activities:

Interpreting and applying OMB Common Rules, Federal Statutes, Regulations and Guidance;
Negotiating and Drafting Sub-Recipient and Vendor Agreements;
Responding to Audit Findings and Government Inquiries;
Developing and Implementing Compliance and Self-Assessment Programs;
Counseling on Governance Requirements and Best Practices;
Facilitating Affiliations, Collaborations, and Partnerships between Grantees and other parties;
Advising on Programmatic Requirements, Options and Obligations

Representative Decisions:

Court of Appeals:

El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center v. U.S. Dep't of Health and Human Services, 396 F.3d 1265 (D.C. Cir. 2005)

Rio Grande Community Health Center, Inc. v. Rullan, 397 F.3d 56 (1st Cir. 2005)

National Family Planning v. Sullivan, 979 F. 2d 227 (D.C. Cir. 1992)

Action, Inc. v. Donovan, 789 F. 2d 1453 (10th Cir. 1986)

Federal District Court:

Meriden Community Action Agency v. Shalala, 827 F. Supp. 54 (1993)

North Shore Community Action Programs, Inc. v. Shalala, 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21318 (unreported)

HHS Departmental Appeals Boards:

Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now, Inc., No. 2002 (2005)

South Plains Community Action Agency, No. 1639 (1997)

Home Education Livelihood Program, Inc., No. 1598 (1996)