Sneak Preview: CMS To Issue Guidance on Medicaid Determinations

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to provide guidance to states explaining federal requirements for using…
Read more ›OMB Discusses Pending Grants Proposal, Revised FAQ Release

There still are a lot of questions left but at least we know a little bit more about the “what,” even though were are still left empty on the question as to “when.” Let me try to clarify a bit.
Read more ›Sneak Preview: HUD Issues Supplemental Section 8 Guidance

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued supplementary guidance pertaining to the eligibility of students for assisted housing under the Section 8 housing…
Read more ›Voting: The American Thing To Do — Part 2

Today I thought I’d rerun a blog post from four years ago — with a few updates — for a new audience to this post that may have missed it back then. The words from 2012 are just as applicable…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: OIG Finds Charter School Oversight Weaknesses

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) Several offices within the Department of Education (ED) plan to establish a working group that will draft guidance on minimum levels of monitoring, risk assessment and…
Read more ›New NSF Proposals, Procedures Guide Now Available

Current recipients of National Science Foundation (NSF) funding, as well applicants seeking awards from NSF, should be aware that the agency has made its updated NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) available on the NSF website.
Read more ›Sneak Preview: Cognizant Agencies Aim To Fix Control Weaknesses

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook). The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Cost Allocation Services (CAS), which is one of three primary cognizant agencies that negotiates indirect cost rate agreements…
Read more ›DOL Issues $140M in Grants for Senior Employment Initiatives

Sometimes we find it necessary to follow up on a blog post from earlier in the year that warrants further mention. Last March, we posted that the Department of Labor (DOL) was making $338 million in grants available for national…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: Increased Monitoring Planned for Rural Ed Program

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Education (ED), Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) has developed standard operating procedures to improve monitoring of school districts participating in the…
Read more ›Still Awaiting the Next Revision of the Uniform Guidance FAQ

As I look around my neighborhood, there are pumpkins on almost everyone’s front patio and Halloween decorations are in full force. Leaves are now beginning to fall from the trees in abundance, and the football season is getting closer to…
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