653 - Procedural Issues and Procedural Rights
In consultation with an attorney, the grantee may consider several issues of judicial review, including whether it should bring a lawsuit (see ¶651) and where and how that lawsuit should be brought (see ¶652). In addition to considering procedural issues, grantees should be aware of certain procedural rights. It is noteworthy that, unlike disappointed bidders for federal procurement contracts, disappointed grant applicants have no effective recourse to a formal government-wide protest procedure or to the Government Accountability Office. In 1994, the GAO issued a decision specifically stating that “GAO will generally not review protests regarding the award of cooperative… Read More