Initiative To Address Reporting Compliance Burdens

Stakeholders in the grant and contract communities are encouraged to participate in a two-year online initiative to share their ideas and reactions to proposals to reduce the costs associated with reporting compliance under federal awards.
Read more ›Sneak Preview: HHS To Evaluate Participation of Tribes in Foster Care Program

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is collaborating with Indian tribal organizations to determine whether to ask Congress for additional flexibilities in the Foster Care…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: Better Monitoring Urged for Missouri Ed Program

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is launching an online process designed to streamline how the state’s school districts comply with Early Childhood Special…
Read more ›USDA, Labor Provide $200M for SNAP Pilot Projects

Now this should be interesting. The departments of Agriculture and Labor have awarded some $200 million in competitive awards to 10 states to fund pilot projects designed to help Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) participants find jobs and work…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: HUD Seeks Comments on Housing Trust Fund

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Officials with the Department of Housing and Urban Development encouraged state and local low-income housing representatives to stay abreast of new regulations and program developments from HUD…
Read more ›Grant Professionals Week Begins Today!

This week is going to be an exciting week! Not only is it the start of the NCAA basketball tournament and all the hype surrounding that event both on the court and off, but today marks the beginning of International…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: HUD To Develop Guidance for Self-Sufficiency Rule

(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…
Read more ›Federal Government Council on Diversity Established

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…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: DOL Rules Allow Financial Report Format Decision

(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…
Read more ›Thompson Joins GPA in Celebrating International Grants Professionals Week

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?…
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