NSF Grantees Now Must Submit Program Income Worksheet
Recipients of grants from the National Science Foundation should be aware that the agency recently revised its Grant General Conditions, along with some of its other key grants policies. The revisions, effective Feb. 24, 2014, aren’t overly extensive, but they…
Sneak Preview: GAO Encourages COFAR, OMB To Involve Stakeholders
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) As the Office of Management and Budget works with federal agencies to help them implement regulations based on its new grants reform guidance, also known in the…
GuideStar ‘Impact Call’ Advocates Transparency Model
GuideStar, a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote transparency among the nonprofit community, delivered its first “impact call” Feb. 24 to publicly report its own results and “to jump-start the conversation on how transparency is defined and conveyed.” Transparency is…
Sneak Preview: Payment Errors Found in Neb. Disability Programs
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services plans to take steps to recoup overpayments made from 2011 to 2013 to individuals in the Assistance to the…
Let Funding Attractions Be Your Vehicle for Grants Discussion
Today we want to piggyback on the Office of Management and Budget’s recently released Frequently Asked Questions on the new grants reform guidance. Rather than letting you know our thoughts on a particular topic, we want to solicit your feedback…
Grantee Certifications Could Create a Level of High Anxiety
If you’ve ever purchased a home, you may have gotten this nervous feeling in your gut during the closing. Remember how you were presented with a stack of documents to sign with tons of legal language. Then you were asked…
Sneak Preview: Disallowance Reversed for Massachusetts Medicaid Claim
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services successfully overturned much of a prior disallowance from the Department of Health and Human Services for Medicaid reimbursements, winning…
Stakeholder Groups Seek Greater Government Transparency
Back in 2009, it seemed like everything that came across my computer included the word “recovery.” This made perfect since as Congress had just passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Now, it seems that the key buzzword is “transparency.”…
COFAR Launches New FAQ Section on Grants Reform
Got a question about the Office of Management and Budget’s new grants reform guidance? You’re probably not the only one. We have many ourselves. Now there’s a place to go. To help clarify some of the confusion related to the…
Sneak Preview: GAO Reconsidering Its Approach on Proposed GAGAS Interpretation
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) After hearing concerns in recent months about its interpretations to the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, also known as the Yellow Book, the Government Accountability Office is…