Federal grant database proposed

This is a database I’d like to see: “Newly introduced legislation in the House would establish a public database on the Internet to track federal grants in an effort to curb questionable practices surrounding the grant process,” Federal Computer Week reports. “According to the General Services Administration, each year the federal government awards approximately $300 billion in grants to roughly 30,000 different organizations across the U.S.,” the article says, quoting one of the sponsors, House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.).