Explanation of H.R. 5536 in Layman's Terms:
The Grant Transparency Act of 2023 requires that when the government offers grants for certain projects, they have to be very clear about how they will evaluate applications and choose who gets the money.
Specifically, agencies must include information about how they will rate applications, what criteria they will use, whether they will weigh certain criteria more heavily than others, and any other methods they will use to judge applications.
In addition, the government will collect certain data about the applications submitted, such as the number of applications received and where each organization applying is located.
The law will not provide any extra money to implement these rules, and it will go into effect 120 days after it is enacted, but it will not apply to grants that were already announced before the law is passed.