About the GSC

The Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 resulted in a variety of federal initiatives dealing with the many categorical programs enacted in the 1960s. A centerpiece of the intergovernmental activity was issuance of the federal Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Circular A-95, which served as the initial guiding document for state and federal review of federal grant and loan applications. When the OMB later re-evaluated Circular A-95, it was decided that states should be allowed to develop their own review processes with the assurance that federal agencies would be responsive to state recommendations.

 

Accordingly, on July 14, 1982, President Reagan signed Executive Order 12372 which rescinded Circular A-95 and established general guidelines for the states' review processes. To confirm Guam's participation in the review process, Public Law 26-169

(now Chapter 2, Division 1, Title 5

of the Guam Code Annotated) and later

Executive Order 2007-04 required Guam

to review its federal projects and plans

under the Intergovernmental Coordination

and Review (ICAR) process and established

the Guam State Clearinghouse as

a government bureau within the Office of

 the Lieutenant Governor serving as the

 state's Single Point-of-Contact (SPOC) for

 the ICAR process.

 

The Bureau of Budget and Management

Research (BBMR) and the Bureau of  Statistics and Plans within the Executive

Office of the Governor actively participates in the Clearinghouse process to ensure that the Governor's role as chief planning officer of the state is preserved.

 

One of the Clearinghouse's primary functions is to serve as the state's single review point for federal assistance applications. This means that by submitting an application to the Clearinghouse, the applicant receives a one-stop review by all appropriate state and regional agencies.

 

In May of 2007, the Guam State Clearinghouse issued Circular 2007-01, providing government of Guam agencies and instrumentalities with an update of existing review process for all federal grants. Circular 2007-01 provides detailed procedures and policies for the application, review and submittal of grant applications received by the Guam State Clearinghouse as required by Presidential Executive Order 12372, Public Law 26-169 and Executive Order 2007-04 issued by I Maga’låhen Guåhan.

 

The Clearinghouse reviews selected federal

assistance applications for compatibility

with Presidential Executive Order

12372. All projects are logged into the

Clearinghouse's database system and

assigned a State Application Identifier

(SAI) number, then reviewed in accordance

with applicable federal and state laws and

procedures. Once the Clearinghouse has

issued a clearance letter for a project, the

 applicant may forward the federal assistance application and a copy of the clearance letter to the federal funding agency. At the Clearinghouse's discretion, certain general projects may be submitted concurrently to the Clearinghouse and the federal funding agency, but this exception does not apply to projects that must undergo consistency review.

-Guam’s Official Grants Site-
Guam State Clearinghouse

On July 4, 1917, Gov. Roy C. Smith approved the plan of the Guam Flag that was unveiled two days later at a Hagåtña parade.  The Lt. Governor of Guam is responsible  for the Guam Seal, derived from this plan.

The Great Seal of Guam was adopted through an Executive Order on April 4, 1930 by then Governor Willie. W. Bradley, Jr.   The Guam Seal bears a tree and proa (canoe) in front of a silhouette of Two Lover's Point bounded by a sling-stone shaped  border.