(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Government Accountability Office (GAO), Office of General Counsel recently ruled that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) did not violate federal law when it…

Because it’s been so cool and rainy here in the nation’s capital for the last few weeks, one tended to ignore looking at the calendar and simply assume it surely must be early March. But alas, the sun finally broke…

One of the topics we have been following is the effort to revise the governmentwide Research Terms and Conditions for federal research awards. In fact, we posted a new story today providing an update on this effort at Thompson’s Grants…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Veterans’ Employment and Training Services (VETS) plans to update its internal monitoring guidance to ensure that VETS monitoring officials more closely…

Earlier this year, we discussed a grant program that focused on the word “resilience.” This time, we’ll focus on a grant program highlighting a different key word: Innovation. And as it turns out, the city of New Orleans is a…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), responding to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found persistent federal grant closeout concerns, said it plans…

Attention! This is an important week for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) (Pub. L. 113-101) – and you can play an important role in making it even more…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently recommended that HUD enhance its oversight of public housing agencies (PHAs) to…

We recently attended a forum on data analytics recently hosted by the Data Coalition. So, what do data analytics have to do with grants? It could mean a lot.

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) States with operating rail fixed guideway transit systems, such as subway systems or trolleys, now have three years to establish a State Safety Oversight (SSO) program…