(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently amended its grant closeout policy related to program income earned by recipients of HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program…

One look at the calendar and you can easily tell its July 2016. The uniform guidance has been applicable for federal awards since Dec. 26, 2014. Generally speaking, that now makes a year and half under the Office of Management…

As federal agencies approach the end of federal fiscal year (FY) 2016, grantseekers can expect to see more funding opportunity announcements on Grants.gov marked with “$0” under “Estimated Total Program Funding,” or with the caveat that the number of awards…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA) plans to develop guidance for its regional officials by the end of the year to ensure that…

We have some news on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) 2016 Compliance Supplement.  It hasn’t been released yet, but it’s close. We’re not ready to post our traditional fireworks picture in honor of its release, but maybe we…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Officials from the departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education (ED) are collaborating to develop a guide that would provide information about available federal…

The folks at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) are keeping us on our toes lately. Last week, OMB sent out a notice that it would be producing a webcast on the uniform grant guidance on Monday, June 27….

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) Many federal Offices of Inspector General (OIGs) are conducting readiness reviews this summer to assess what steps their respective agencies must take to implement requirements under…

Sometime you just need a little more time to do all that you need to do. Well, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has done just that for stakeholders interested in submitting comments on a FNS proposed rule concerning child…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated its internal policy for agency officials responsible for overseeing pass-through management of subawards. EPA Subaward Policy (Grants Policy Issuance…