Federal Grants
For over 35 years, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP has been a leader in federal grants law. Federal grants law is a complex and expansive practice area – as such, our professionals work with a client base as diverse as the array of recipients of federal funds, including for profit and not-for-profit organizations, local governments, colleges and universities, research institutions, and various health care and education entities. We have unique expertise in 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.
Head Start
Our attorneys lead in-person and web-based Head Start-specific trainings ranging from governance to eligibility determinations to fiscal issues. We’re also available to help Head Start clients with federal grants requirements, including fixing findings of non-compliance, cost disallowances and terminations.
Health Law
While federal grants and healthcare may seem like two separate things, they’ve never been more intertwined. The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) has funneled millions of federal dollars into the healthcare industry. Our Health Law practice group works with recipients of those funds – community health centers, physicians groups, hospitals, and many other independent health care organizations like managed care organizations and newly forming accountable care organizations, to name a few – by providing quality compliance and transactional services (see our Health Care Corporate Compliance practice.)
Government Audits and Investigations
Finally, no federal grants practice area would be complete without professionals equipped to assist with government audits and investigations. Attorneys in this practice work closely with those in our Litigation & Appeals practice to assist clients along every step of the way – from site visit to final responses.
Industries:
- For-profit and non-profit organizations
- State and local governments
- Colleges and universities
- Research institutions
- Healthcare
- Education
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 Clients:
- Head Start agencies
- Community Health Centers
- Hospitals
- 340B Coalition
- Government contractors
- District of Columbia Bar Association
Representative Decisions:
- 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)
- 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)
- Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now, Inc., No. 2002 (2005)
- South Plains Community Action Agency, No. 1639 (1997)
- Home Education Livelihood Program, Inc., No. 1598 (1996)
For more information about our Federal Grants practice, please contact Ted Waters at ewaters@ftlf.com.
