National Assembly Today
NHSA Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Federal Financial Assistance
July 13, 2026Today, NHSA submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following public comments on OMB-2026-0034: Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance: The National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance governing federal financial assistance. For more than a […]
Observe, Orient, Decide & Act (OODA Loop)
July 2, 2026by Victor S. Valentine, CEO of NHSA “Change before you have to.” —Jack Welch, Chairman and CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 2001 One of my lifelong friends, a former combat Marine, introduced me to what is referred to in military training as the OODA Loop. This is a decision-making framework developed by John […]
MEMBER ALERT: Proposed Federal Grant Rule Changes Could Impact Nonprofit Funding
June 29, 2026The National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) is alerting its members, nonprofit human services providers, and sector partners about a proposed federal rule change that could significantly alter how grants are awarded, managed, modified, and terminated. Why This Matters The proposed rule would expand federal authority to terminate grants after they have been awarded, modify grant […]
Moving Forward with Hope
June 11, 2026by Victor S. Valentine, CEO of NHSA “At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.” —Rev. Jesse Jackson I recently participated virtually in a national conference for social workers and came away with a renewed appreciation for the complexity and importance of their work. […]
Lifting As We Climb
May 13, 2026by Victor S. Valentine, CEO of NHSA “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Among the worst-kept secrets in the health and human services sector are the significant policy challenges our providers face. While the […]

