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Sneak Preview: Federal Reorganization Proposal Would Realign Grant Programs

July 6, 2018 – 8:04 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Trump Administration has submitted a proposal to Congress to reorganize the federal government, a move that could dramatically impact the current operations of numerous federal…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies, Legislation | Tagged federal government reorganization, OMB | Comments (0)

OMB Announces Results-Oriented Community, Change to 2 C.F.R. 180

July 3, 2018 – 11:30 am

The past couple of months, the grants team at the Office of Management and Budget have been busy as a bee. On the heels of releasing the 2018 OMB Compliance Supplement in May, OMB issued Memorandum M-18-18 last month, which…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in OMB Circulars and Regulations | Tagged 2 C.F.R. Part 180, Compliance Supplement, M-18-18, results-oriented | Comments (0)

OMB Issues Guidance Raising the Micro-Purchase, Simplified Acquisition Thresholds

June 22, 2018 – 11:42 pm

TGIF! That seems to be the mantra at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMB has again made a big announcement late in the day on a Friday. Last August, OMB sent out word after 4:30 p.m. Eastern time…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies, OMB Circulars and Regulations | Tagged OMB, procurement | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: CMS Urged To Better Identify Improper Payments

June 22, 2018 – 8:26 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to review its regulatory authority and audit resources to determine…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies | Tagged CMS, GAO, improper payments | Comments (0)

Can the 2019 Compliance Supplement Really Come Out in January?

June 20, 2018 – 10:40 am

Now that 2018 is almost half over, why not turn our attention to 2019? Perhaps one of the most eye-opening statements we heard at this week’s American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ annual Not-for-Profit Conference at National Harbor, Md., occurred…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in OMB Circulars and Regulations, Professional Organizations, Single Audits | Tagged AICPA, Compliance Supplement, single audit | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: Colo. Agency Develops New Cost Allocation Method

June 14, 2018 – 2:01 pm

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) Officials with Connect for Health Colorado (CHC) recently stated they now have developed a cost allocation methodology for its health insurance eligibility determination system that is…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Single Audits, State and Local Governments | Tagged Colorado, cost allocation, HHS, OIG | Comments (0)

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 Funding Agencies, Technology/Systems | Tagged HUD, Local Government Assessment Tool | 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, Funding Agencies | Tagged DOL, OIG, semiannual report, unemployment insurance | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: FDP Repository Pilot Improved IHE Data Sharing

May 24, 2018 – 12:44 pm

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) recently touted the benefits of an 18-month pilot program using an online repository of institutional data to enable institutions of higher…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Professional Organizations | Tagged data repository, data sharing, FDP, pilot | Comments (0)

The Snail Makes His Debut as We Await the 2018 Compliance Supplement

May 15, 2018 – 8:10 am

After observing the worms and slugs winding their way across the damp pavement following the rain storms that have recently rumbled through the nation’s capital after a mostly dry month, it brought to mind that we’re now entering the latter…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits | Tagged Compliance Supplement, OMB | Comments (0)

Category Archives: Grants Management

Sneak Preview: Federal Reorganization Proposal Would Realign Grant Programs

OMB Announces Results-Oriented Community, Change to 2 C.F.R. 180

OMB Issues Guidance Raising the Micro-Purchase, Simplified Acquisition Thresholds

Sneak Preview: CMS Urged To Better Identify Improper Payments

Can the 2019 Compliance Supplement Really Come Out in January?

Sneak Preview: Colo. Agency Develops New Cost Allocation Method

Sneak Preview: HUD Withdraws Local Government Assessment Tool

DOL OIG Report Shows Need To Address Performance, Improper Payments

The Snail Makes His Debut as We Await the 2018 Compliance Supplement

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