Sneak Preview: EPA Plans Guidance for In-Kind Contribution Costs
(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials plan to develop and issue internal guidance by federal fiscal year (FY) 2018 that will set forth consistent procedures for determining…
Justice Grants Awarded to Address Court Fines
Earlier this year, we released a post about a federal grant program to assist and rehabilitate those who have been released from our nation’s prisons. Now, the federal government is providing award funds for programs aimed at eliminating unnecessary confinement…
Sneak Preview: DOL Guidance Expands Services for Homeless Vets
(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Nonfederal entities providing services to homeless veterans under award programs overseen by the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) are now required…
FHWA Issues $14.2M in Grants To Test New Methods for Funding Highways
You probably don’t think much about it as you’re traveling down the interstate, unless the road is bumpy or has multiple potholes. “This state should spend some money fixing up these highway,” you may say to yourself. However, other than…
Sneak Preview: FTA To Review Blanket Approval for Change Orders
(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Federal Transit Agency (FTA) this fall plans to evaluate its policy regarding recipient use of blanket approvals for change orders under a federal award after…
Coming Up! A Revised FAQ and Several Important Grants Events
Now that Labor Day has come and gone and many of us are back from our summer vacations, we can now look forward to September and ask the question, “What’s coming up in the near future for the grants community?”…
Sneak Preview: EPA Aiming To Reduce Reporting Duplication
(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grant Management Handbook.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials plan to determine by the end of federal fiscal year (FY) 2017 how to reduce instances where award recipients are submitting…
Dangerous Intersection Near Los Angeles Among Those Receiving TIGER Grants
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, in this case, I can certainly believe it. When I first saw the picture accompanying this post, my jaw hit the floor. When I showed it to others, their reaction…
Sneak Preview: ACF Plans To Help States Enhance CCDF Integrity
(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) plans to help states conduct self-assessments of their Child Care and Development…
2016 Compliance Supplement Now Divided Into Sections
Those who have been on this earth as long as I have may remember the famous line to the old Alka-Seltzer commercial, “I can’t believe I ate the WHOLE thing.” I’m sure we’ve all had days like that when we’ve…