March 21 was supposed to be memorable day, and not just because it was the first day of spring. It was supposed to be the day that would end our wait for the effective date of some new federal regulations….

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has revised its “Award Management Requirements” circular (FTA Circular 5010.1E) to incorporate DOT regulations under the Office…

Well folks, it’s now official. It’s been many months in the making but federal research agencies now can use the updated governmentwide Research Terms and Conditions that implement the Office of Management and Budget’s uniform grant guidance. The final Research…

If you haven’t been to the Grants.gov website in a while, you can expect a few changes the next time to visit the site. Grants.gov now has a new homepage design aimed at providing better access to information by its…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) plans to improve controls to reduce the likelihood that residents in…

Earlier this month, the Justice Department (DOJ) submitted its biennial Report to Congress on the Effectiveness of Grant Programs Under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Under the act, which was last reauthorized in 2013, DOJ’s Office of Violence Against…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to better assess future budget considerations by surveying its project officers in federal fiscal year (FY) 2017 to determine the…

So it’s been almost a year-and-a-half since we addressed this issue the first time, but we are coming back full cycle to give you the rest of the story.

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) would follow standard operating procedures to require grant recipients to demonstrate that they have sufficient…

Other parts of the country may have had their fair share of snow this winter, but for those of us in the nation’s capital, snow has been a scarce commodity in 2017. While a normal winter in Washington, D.C., produces…