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FHWA Proposal Develops National Performance Measures for Safety

March 14, 2014 – 1:22 pm

Anyone who has read through the Office of Management and Budget’s grant reform guidance (and I would hope that all grants stakeholders already have) knows that improving performance is a critical goal for the future of grants management. Although not…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management | Tagged DOT, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Safety, performance | Comments (0)

Moving Forward, A Step at a Time

September 20, 2013 – 2:15 pm

The Research Performance Progress Report, which three federal agencies began using this year, is now ready to take the next step. Wait, let me clarify that — TEST the next step.

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Compliance/Reporting, Education, Funding Agencies, Grants Management | Tagged FDP, NIH, pilot, RPPR | Comments (0)

50 Ways To Lose a Project

March 20, 2013 – 10:34 am

I streamed some vintage television shows last week and watched a couple episodes of an old quiz show called You Bet Your Life. The host was Groucho Marx who was assisted by his straight man George. In pre-Jeopardy days, contestants…

By Karen Norris | Also posted in Awards, Compliance/Reporting, Grants Management | Tagged program performance, project management, risk | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: NIH Plans To Strengthen Public Access Policy

December 20, 2012 – 1:14 pm

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) To boost compliance with the National Institutes of Health’s public access policy, NIH next year will not process a grantee’s continuation award if it fails to conform…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Compliance/Reporting, Grants Management, Technology/Systems | Tagged NIH, public access policy, Research Performance Progress Report | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: GAO Identifies Many Grants Management Challenges

November 8, 2012 – 2:51 pm

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) As the total amount of federal outlays in grants to state and local governments has grown to more than $480 billion as of fiscal year 2011, several…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies, Grants Management, Improper Payments | Tagged Department of Energy, Department of Justice, GAO, grants management | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: VA Plans To Revise GPDP Application Procedures

April 27, 2012 – 11:18 am

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to update its Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (GPDP) application and oversight procedures within the next year in response…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management, Single Audits | Tagged audit, Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, OIG, Sneak Preview, Veterans Affairs | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: NSF Working on Merit Review Criteria Guidance

March 8, 2012 – 6:00 am

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The National Science Foundation is planning how to implement recommendations to revise its merit review criteria. Handed down by a National Science Board task force, the recommendations…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Applications/Proposals, Awards | Tagged merit review criteria, National Science Board, NSF, Sneak Preview | Comments (0)

Fighting the Mid-Winter Doldrums?

January 30, 2012 – 1:25 pm

This time of year can be rough for a lot of people. First, there’s the post-holiday slump – the physical and emotional crash from a flurry of activities and interactions that can range from joyous and energizing to uncomfortable and…

By Adrianne Fielding | Also posted in Compliance/Reporting, Grant Writing, Grants Management, Professional Organizations, Single Audits | Tagged professional development, training | Comments (0)

WaPo and HUD in Second Tussle Over HOME Program

November 10, 2011 – 7:00 am

News reports charging that the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program is mismanaged have surfaced again. The Washington Post ran a couple of articles this week asserting that the affordable housing program is not functioning properly.

By Liza Casabona | Also posted in Funding Agencies, Monitoring/Subrecipients/Subawards | Tagged HOME, HUD, oversight | Comments (0)

Sneak Peek: ETA Refutes Concerns About Green Jobs Initiative

October 6, 2011 – 9:24 am

(This post is based on an upcoming article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Despite statistics showing lagging job placements under the Department of Labor’s Green Jobs initiative, Employment and Training Administration officials stand by it and maintain that grantees will…