Bill sets up grant database
Online system aims to bring transparency to earmarking of federal funds to universities
Congress passed a bill late last week that will set up an online database identifying about $1 trillion in federal grants and contracts, some of which are appropriated to Yale and other universities.
The database, which will feature a Google-like search engine, is largely intended to bring transparency to the government’s allocation system, in which funds are sometimes earmarked for specific institutions — such as universities — without much formal review. While Yale’s accounting practices for federal funding have recently come under fire, records indicate that the University...
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