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The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is expected to propose revisions to the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) later this year in an effort to align with the Trump administration's push for administrative streamlining. Details on proposed revisions and a timeline are not yet available. The news comes less than a year after a significant revision of the Uniform Guidance by OMB.
In a presentation to the NGMA Capital Area Chapter this month (June 2025), Andrea Brandon, deputy assistant secretary for budget, finance, grants and acquisition for the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), noted that leadership wants to further streamline [the Uniform Guidance], "to get down to the least amount of requirements necessary to comply with appropriations law and ensure the proper stewardship of federal funds." She added that the proposed revisions will be available for public comment and urged stakeholders to review the proposed changes and submit comments. NGMA will provide additional details as they become available.
In further effort to streamline the federal funding process, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is also being significantly overhauled.
Areas of focus will be:
Focus on risk. Agencies will more closely be scrutinizing federal funding risks, including improper payments, misuse of payments, and funds not being directly appropriated to beneficiaries of a grant program.
Focus on Data and Statistics - As we move in the direction of using more advanced technology, solid and clean data will be needed to ensure that the technology is coming away with the appropriate analysis and predictions. Therefore, there is a push to ensure that the data that is derived from the grant/cooperative agreements is clean, relevant, and unbiased.
Focus on outcomes rather than outputs. Grant recipients can expect agencies to request information that clearly identifies outcomes in award applications. Agencies will measure a recipient's progress and maintain a scorecard to determine if grantees are meeting set outcomes. Rather than grantees providing short-term outputs showing they met the purpose of a grant, the emphasis will be on the outcome that shows grantees are using federal money effectively, efficiently, and appropriately.
Focus on technology. There will be more focus on using newer technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics process automation (RPA), chatbots, augmented/virtual reality, and blockchain (distributed ledger technology). The goal is to provide better analysis (including predictive), enhance process efficiency and speed, and gain real-time training/coaching in various areas across the grants management lifecycle.
Though not confirmed, it is believed that the proposed changes could be rolled out as soon as late summer. Make sure to bookmark NGMA's Compliance Updates page for the latest information.
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