Uniform Grant Guidance Countdown Clock Reaches 16 Days

To borrow a line from the NCAA national basketball tournament, we’re now down to the sweet 16! Yes, there are 16 more days left before the Office of Management and Budget’s uniform grant guidance goes into effect for nonfederal entities….
Read more ›Sneak Preview: Interior, BIE Aim To Improve Expenditure Oversight

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Department of the Interior (DOI) plans to develop written procedures for its Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) staff to better oversee expenditures within its major grant…
Read more ›Making a List of Some Key Leaders for the 114th Congress

When Congress comes into session next year for the 114th Congress, expect to see a whole host of new committee leaders. Thanks to the Republican onslaught across numerous states in the November elections, both House and Senate will be under…
Read more ›Five Things We’re Thankful For in Covering the Grants Community

We gather together this week to celebrate one of the greatest holidays on the calendar. You just can’t beat a holiday that essentially revolves around eating, not to mention the glorious side order of hours of football while you digest…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: Audits to FAC Must Be in Open Format as of Jan. 2

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) is alerting entities submitting single audits that starting next year, audit submissions to the FAC will be required to be in an…
Read more ›Musings from the Maryland Governor’s Grants Training Conference

With an audience of more than 600 attendees, the Maryland Governor’s Grants Training Conference provided an excellent opportunity to find out what is on the minds of both those providing grants and those applying for and receiving grants. The following…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: More Data Sought from Highway Trust Fund Projects

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Government Accountability Office is urging Federal Highway Administration officials to assess the feasibility and the cost to collect consistent aggregate project-level spending data from all projects…
Read more ›Treasury, OMB Remind Public About Comments on DATA Act Standards

If you are concerned about the federal government’s implementation of standards related to the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act), listen up! The folks at the U.S. Treasury Department have issued a reminder about their request for public comments…
Read more ›NGMA, Maryland Conferences Look To Prove Very Newsworthy

We’re tuning up the engine again this week to hit the road for some grants-related meetings that could prove to be quite newsworthy.
Read more ›Sneak Preview: Metrics Set To Gauge Uniform Guidance Success

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Council on Financial Assistance Reform has established administrative and single audit metrics to help determine whether the uniform grant guidance is meeting its intended goals of…
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