Leave it to Gil Tran of the Office of Management and Budget to come up with a new way to view grants. Tran, whose presentations at conferences and events are typically amusing and full of anecdotes ranging from songs from…

Fill up the gas tank because we’ll be hitting the road over the next month or so, traveling to various forums and conferences that we expect will provide some worthwhile information on the latest on federal grants management and single…

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) To reduce the number of ineligible participants in the Department of Agriculture’s school meal programs, the Government Accountability Office recommended that USDA launch a pilot program to…

I returned to the office today after a week on vacation taking a family trip to Walt Disney World. Because we planned to make other stops along the way, we drove from D.C. to Florida rather than flying, which is…

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) During its spring forum in Washington, D.C., last month, the law firm of Brustein and Manasevit, PLLC provided insights about preparing for a federal audit or monitoring…

I don’t know about you but around this time of year, the noise level around our office tend to drop a little due to the summer vacation season. With several people out of the office each week until Labor Day,…

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Government Accountability Office is urging the Department of Education to clearly explain to those recipients who received planning grants under the Promise Neighborhood program that they…

If there ever was a word with multiple meanings, that word would be “citation.” It could have a bad connotation, such as when the police issue you a traffic citation. Or, on the other hand, it could have honorable meaning,…

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs plans to develop guidance this fall to clearly define what supporting documentation is required for Veterans Trust Fund grant…

It’s always a shame to see federal funds go to waste, and here’s another prime example. A post by BrowardBulldog.org in Florida reported on a recent audit that found that a defunct youth-offender program in the Miami area wasted a…