Sneak Preview: Funding Continuation Issues Hinder Promise Program
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Government Accountability Office is urging the Department of Education to clearly explain to those recipients who received planning grants under the Promise Neighborhood program that they…
The Time to Learn the Citations in the Uniform Grants Guidance Is Now
If there ever was a word with multiple meanings, that word would be “citation.” It could have a bad connotation, such as when the police issue you a traffic citation. Or, on the other hand, it could have honorable meaning,…
Sneak Preview: Colorado Seeks Improved Veterans Fund Oversight
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs plans to develop guidance this fall to clearly define what supporting documentation is required for Veterans Trust Fund grant…
Improper Payments Go to Defunct Youth-Offender Program in Florida
It’s always a shame to see federal funds go to waste, and here’s another prime example. A post by BrowardBulldog.org in Florida reported on a recent audit that found that a defunct youth-offender program in the Miami area wasted a…
Sneak Preview: Funding Continuation Issues Hinder Promise Program
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Government Accountability Office is urging the Department of Education to clearly explain to those recipients who received planning grants under the Promise Neighborhood program that they…
White House Launches Grants Site for Asian American Community
In today’s age of specializing to target audiences, here’s a new twist. We recently came across a new grants and resources website offered under the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The site aims to provide tools…
Confusion Abounds When Determining OMB Guidance on Subgrants and Contracts
QUACK! Here we are again, comparing grants to ducks. Why? Because the more things change, the more they stay the same. Let me explain.
Sneak Preview: DOJ OIG Calls For Return of Unspent JRJ Funds
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs in the coming months will request states that have failed to spend their full allotment of John R. Justice…
DOL Issues Some $36.7 Million for Homeless Veterans’ Job Training
One of the saddest stories in our country is the plight of U.S. veterans who, after bravely serving in our nation’s military and often fighting in foreign wars, return home to find themselves without a job and homeless. Therefore, it…
The Time is Now for Feds To Submit Grant Draft Guidance Implementing Regulations
When I was a kid growing up near Atlanta, we took many family trips to Stone Mountain Park. A highlight of the trip was going to the top of the mountain, and you had two options to get there. You…