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  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    Did you know that HHS's Administration for Children and Families has proposed removing reporting requirements related to sex, race, and ethnicity from the Annual Report on Households Assisted by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)? ...

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    Webinar on June 17 with comments due July 2 https://www.bts.gov/shaping-the-future Bts Shaping the Future of BTS As the transportation landscape undergoes rapid shifts driven by new technologies and ...

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    Hello - I'm a Data Dissemination Specialist with the Census Bureau - here in Northern NJ and I cover NJ, CT and greater NYC. If anyone needs extra help with data - and also with GIS/Geography concepts, please feel free to reach out to me. Especially ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    New OMB Proposed Rule: What Federal Funding Recipients Need to Know A sweeping proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) could significantly change how federal grants and cooperative agreements are administered and ...

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    One other thing to check, at least for the left-most bar... Are you excluding cases for which household income is blank (such as for those living in group quarters)? If you provide a little more context about any code and selection criteria you are ...