State Clearinghouse.

Existing law establishes the State Clearinghouse as the office designated by the Governor as the clearinghouse for information from the federal Office of Management and Budget in accordance with federal law. This bill would establish a federal grant administrator, within the State Clearinghouse, who is designated by the Governor and authorized to serve as a primary point of contact for information on federal grants related to community, economic, and local development, and serve as a coordinator to manage and maximize federal grant opportunities within the state, as provided. The bill would further authorize the federal grant administrator to maintain information on the Office of Planning and Research's Internet Web site relating to federal grants. The bill would require the federal grant administrator to, on or before January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, to prepare a summary of federal grant funding to the state that includes, among other performance metrics, the total federal dollars received by the state through federal grants during the report year.