(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service). Officials within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Public and Indian Housing plan to develop a monitoring policy by the end of June…

With all the efforts that have been made to improve racial inequality over the last several decades, it seems lately that we were just spinning our wheels. News reports recently from Ferguson, Mo., and the University of Oklahoma show that…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook). The Department of Labor (DOL), when stipulating the requirements for financial reports from nonfederal entities, will continue to inform its recipients whether the report will be…

The calendar is full of special days, weeks or months to recognize certain members of society. We have Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Veteran’s Day, Black History Month, Spanish Heritage Month, and so on. But have we ever recognized grants professionals?…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) plans to develop guidance by the end of next year to help its division offices more consistently…

Stakeholder feedback is always a good thing, especially when it comes to initiatives taken by the federal government. As it seeks to ensure that the uniform grant guidance performs as intended — by reducing administrative burden while eliminating fraud, waste…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Applicants vying for grants and cooperative agreements from the National Institutes of Health should be aware that NIH has simplified its policy for reviewing applications that…

Now that the Office of Management and Budget’s uniform grant guidance is in place and federal agencies have adopted it into their regulations, the folks at these agencies can’t just sit back and declare their work finished. Now comes a…

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) State educational agencies (SEAs) submitting renewals this spring for provision waivers under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child…

If you are in the Washington, D.C., vicinity next week, Thompson Information Services and the Performance Institute are offering an excellent chance to learn all about the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) uniform grant guidance, featuring an A-list of…