Sneak Preview: FHWA Memo Clarifies Indirect Cost Calculations

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently issued a guidance memo to the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) explaining the…
Read more ›NIH’s Next Generation Research Initiative Brings Both Promise, Frustration

The saga continues around a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative to help new researchers gain federal research funding.
Read more ›Sneak Preview: Revised FAQ Answers Numerous New Single Audit Questions

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) Nonfederal entities that have a single audit performed under Subpart F of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) uniform grant guidance may not allow their…
Read more ›Federal Agencies Offer Assistance to Those Affected by Hurricane Harvey

It’s heartbreaking to watch the devastating flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana. Many lives will be affected by this storm that just would not move. To help all the families and individuals in the Gulf Coast region,…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: DATA Act Compliance Is Vital for OIG Reviews

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) As engagement teams from federal agency Offices of Inspector General (OIGs) this fall review how well the agencies are reporting financial information in compliance with data…
Read more ›Still Waiting To Read the 2017 Compliance Supplement by Part

Television commercials can often generate the greatest expressions. Lately, I’ve been thinking about a 1980s-era Wendy’s commercial where they feature the tagline “Parts is parts!” Why? Just consider where we stand with the 2017 Office of Management and Budget Compliance…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: GAO Plans Extensive Review Of Yellow Book Comments

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) Government Accountability Office (GAO) officials over the next several months plan to review the more than 90 public comments that GAO received in reference to its…
Read more ›What a Week! OMB Releases Three Key Documents

As is our annual tradition, when the Office of Management and Budget releases its Compliance Supplement, we halt the presentation of the snail pictures and offer up some fireworks. This year is no different. However, I feel like we should…
Read more ›A Year Later, OMB Issues Revision to Uniform Guidance FAQ

You would normally think August would be a good time to ease off on big news from the financial assistance front. Not so much, it seems. Still, we’re definitely not complaining.
Read more ›Sneak Preview: FNS Clarifies Procurement Review Requirements

The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently issued guidance, in the form of a memo — SP-39-2017, to states clarifying that they…
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