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Sneak Preview: HUD Withdraws Local Government Assessment Tool

June 8, 2018 – 7:19 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) After determining that communities using the Local Government Assessment Tool deemed it confusing and difficult to use when developing their required assessment of fair housing, the…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management, Technology/Systems | Tagged HUD, Local Government Assessment Tool | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: RUS Updates Audit Rules for Borrowers, Grantees

June 1, 2018 – 7:21 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is amending its audit regulations so that they apply to both grantees and borrowers participating in its…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Single Audits | Tagged audits, Rural Utilities Service | Comments (0)

DOL OIG Report Shows Need To Address Performance, Improper Payments

May 30, 2018 – 10:25 am

Improving performance and reducing improper payments always seem to be a major theme in semiannual reports to Congress issued by federal agency Offices of Inspector General (OIG). A recent semiannual report by the Department of Labor (DOL) OIG is no…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Congress, Grants Management | Tagged DOL, OIG, semiannual report, unemployment insurance | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: GAO Calls for Emergency Preparedness Assessment

May 11, 2018 – 7:18 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Until the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) completes a nationwide assessment that fully evaluates the performance of its emergency preparedness grant…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management | Tagged emergency preparedness, FEMA, GAO | Comments (0)

Proper Grants Administration Included in EPA’s 2018 Management Challenges

May 8, 2018 – 1:40 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) yesterday released its 2018 EPA Management Challenges, and proper grants administration was a major topic within the document.

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management | Tagged 2018 Management Challenges, EPA, OIG | Comments (0)

Governors Express Concerns About Homeland Security Grants

May 2, 2018 – 6:55 am

Over the last several months, we have written about the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) struggles in administering its federal grants. For example, one recent article covered a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing, in which a Government Accountability Office (GAO)…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management, State and Local Governments | Tagged Congress, FEMA, homeland security, National Governors Association | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: GREAT Act Has Potential To Assist Small Grantees

April 27, 2018 – 7:32 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Legislative officials working with the sponsors of the Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act of 2017 (H.R. 4887) recently told attendees at a forum…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Congress, Grants Management | Tagged Congress, GREAT Act | Comments (0)

DOT Urges States To Meet April 2019 State Safety Oversight Deadline

April 24, 2018 – 9:25 am

In football, there’s the two-minute warning. For the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), we now have the one-year warning.

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management | Tagged DOT, FTA, SSO Certification | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: FNS Urged To Improve Monitoring Documentation

April 20, 2018 – 7:40 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans by March 2019 to fully update its Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) guidance to…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Single Audits | Tagged FNS, monitoring | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: OIG Recommends DOJ Components Take Actions To Improve Closeout

April 6, 2018 – 6:22 am

(The following has been excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) Citing “multiple deficiencies” in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) award closeout processes and practices, a recent DOJ Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit contained 61…