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Office
of The Assistant General Counsel
for Finance and Litigation
Contract Law
| Federal Assistance Law | General
Litigation
Welcome to
Federal Assistance Law Division
The Division Chief, Stacia Davis Le Blanc, administers the office with
the support of 7 attorneys and one secretary. FALD staff is co-located
with the three primary grants offices servicing the Department, at headquarters
in Washington, D.C., at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s
offices in Silver Spring, MD, and at the National Institute of Standards
and Technology in Gaithersburg, MD. On this site you can find out contact
information for the staff members, identify staff client assignments,
read legal articles prepared by staff members, find a list of grant programs
with supporting statutory citations and find links to the statutes, administrative
regulations, OMB Circulars, and DOC policies governing the award of financial
assistance by all of the bureaus within the Department.
Office
Description
The Federal Assistance Law Division (FALD), a division within the Office
of the Assistant General Counsel for Finance and Litigation, is responsible
for providing the Department of Commerce with all legal services associated
with federal assistance. The Office advises the Department's Grants Officers
and Program Officials on the establishment and implementation of new and
existing grant programs; provides guidance on the award and selection
of recipients; advises the Department on award administration, disputes,
suspensions, terminations, cost disallowances, audit resolutions and audit
appeals; counsels the Non-procurement Debarring Official; represents the
Department before the General Accounting Office and debarment fact-finding
hearings; and serves as co-counsel to the Department of Justice before
Federal Courts in litigation defending the award, administration, or claims
under grants and cooperative agreements.
Highlightsplo
New Final and Interim Final rules for Government-wide Non-procurement
Debarment and Suspension and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements were published
November 26, 2003, at 68 Fed. Reg. 66575. Look for upcoming amendments
to the Department’s regulations at 15 C.F.R. Part 26, Part 29, and
the DOC Grants Manual.
| Office Contact: Visit FALD's Web Pages:  Division StaffClient AssignmentsIt's
The LawHelpful LinksQuick Links: Department
Grants OfficeNOAA
Grants Management OfficeFederal Assistance Statutes, Regulations
and Cost Principles Publications: |