Could The DATA Act’s Flame Flicker Again?
Oh, the DATA Act. Where have you been for so long? You made big news about a year ago when you passed the House and then, well, you languished. You lost your energy, your fire, and you eventually got shoved…
Sneak Preview: FNS Urged To Review WIC Monitoring Results
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Food and Nutrition Service plans to review the monitoring results for state administration of the Women, Infants, and Children Program, but has yet to determine when,…
The Future Is Kind of Cloudy Right Now
Oh, to have a crystal ball. We could look into it to determine how the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed grants reform guidance would turn out, and we could identify which grant programs drew the short end of the…
The Perils of Cut and Paste
Speaking Wednesday at the annual Brustein & Manasevit spring grants forum in D.C., OMB official Gil Tran illustrated the perils of developing guidance by merging documents.
Sneak Preview: NSF Plans Steps To Limit Overdue Project Reports
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) National Science Foundation officials expect to implement a report by October that will list grant awardees with annual or final project reports that are at least 90…
Don’t Miss the Train(ing)!
One of the main topics of discussion at today’s opening session of the National Grants Management Association’s annual conference was the need to provide adequate training. Attendees responding to comments from Office of Management and Budget Deputy Controller Norman Dong…
Sneak Preview: FHWA Plans To Collect Better Highway Safety Data
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Federal Highway Administration is taking steps to ensure states provide better data on the Highway Safety Improvement Program through the agency’s online reporting tool in response…
OMB vs. The Auditors
In the world of grants management, the Office of Management and Budget is an undoubted heavyweight, but the renowned “tag team” of federal auditors is no pushover.
May: A Time for Gardenias, Grounders and Grants
Ah, May. The weather’s getting warmer, flowers are blooming, the school year’s entering the home stretch and the baseball season starts shaping up. As we prepare to enter this wonderful month, now’s the time to check the calendar for some…