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Sneak Preview: Subrecipient Outcomes Should Be Clearly Defined

December 4, 2015 – 8:37 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) uniform grant guidance requires federal agencies and pass-through entities to clearly define the intended performance outcomes of recipients and…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management, OMB Circulars and Regulations | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: Better Monitoring Urged for Missouri Ed Program

March 25, 2015 – 2:05 pm

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is launching an online process designed to streamline how the state’s school districts comply with Early Childhood Special…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management, Single Audits, State and Local Governments | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Confusion Abounds When Determining OMB Guidance on Subgrants and Contracts

July 7, 2014 – 11:30 am

QUACK! Here we are again, comparing grants to ducks. Why? Because the more things change, the more they stay the same. Let me explain.

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By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Compliance/Reporting, Grants Management | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Support Abounds for the KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid!) Theory for Grants Data

February 10, 2014 – 6:52 pm

As a journalist, when I cover meetings in which I hear speaker after speaker explaining their support or disagreement about a technical issue, I tend to perk up when a certain speaker delivers the unexpected line that really makes you…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management, Recovery Act/ARRA/Stimulus, Single Audits, State and Local Governments, Technology/Systems | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: HHS OIG Seeks More Monitoring of CCDF Providers

December 18, 2013 – 1:38 pm

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families is weighing whether to require ─ not just recommend ─ that states conduct unannounced onsite…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management, Single Audits, State and Local Governments | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: HUD Urged To Closely Monitor Brownfield Grantee Progress

October 9, 2013 – 7:27 am

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) Because many projects awarded under the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Brownfield program were never started, the HUD Office of Inspector General has urged the agency…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies, Grants Management | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: Calif. To Boost Review of Complaints at LEAs

September 27, 2013 – 8:45 am

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) California Department of Education officials plan to expand their monitoring of local educational agencies within the state to investigate complaints about LEAs’ compliance with state school safety…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management, Single Audits, State and Local Governments | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: Address Potential Risks Early To Enhance Grants

August 14, 2013 – 10:02 am

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) All parties involved in a grant project should consider potential risks when developing and managing the grant and should proactively address those risks early in the grant…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management, Professional Organizations, Single Audits | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: Nonprofits Encouraged To Identify Funding Source

August 1, 2013 – 6:57 am

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook). Nonprofit organizations receiving funds from pass-through entities should not simply rely on the pass-through entity to tell them whether or not they are receiving federal grant funds,…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Awards, Grants Management, Nonprofits | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: Budget Cuts Force OJP To Adopt Remote Monitoring

July 3, 2013 – 7:00 am

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) In these days of shrinking resources for traditional oversight tasks, federal agencies are finding it increasingly difficult to visit recipients to conduct onsite monitoring. As an alternative,…

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