One of the saddest stories in our country is the plight of U.S. veterans who, after bravely serving in our nation’s military and often fighting in foreign wars, return home to find themselves without a job and homeless. Therefore, it…

When I was a kid growing up near Atlanta, we took many family trips to Stone Mountain Park. A highlight of the trip was going to the top of the mountain, and you had two options to get there. You…

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Federal awarding agencies in recent years have been ramping up their use of debarment and suspension. A recent GAO report found that the number of suspension and…

The Food and Nutrition Service this month released a memo that should essentially be called “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Farm Bill (But Were Afraid to Ask).” The memo, which FNS officially titled “Question & Answers Concerning…

After the Office of Management and Budget released the 2013 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement last year, I thought I’d have some fun by drawing attention to the specific clusters that were deleted. Rather than providing a simple list, we presented…

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Washington State Health Care Authority plans to take steps to improve its ability to monitor the Medicaid managed care program and to help managed care organizations…

When the federal government encourages grantees to do something, they should pay attention. However, when it “strongly encourages” grantees to act, they pretty well better heed that message. This blog post falls into the latter category.

We’ve spent a great amount of effort in our articles and handbook updates explaining that the Office of Management and Budget’s uniform grant guidance becomes effective for federal funds awarded on or after Dec. 26, 2014. However, things haven’t been…

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Many federal grantor agencies and nonfederal pass-through entities are finding that limited resources are hindering effective monitoring efforts. The Office of Justice Programs within the Department of…

There’s a deadline fast approaching less than three weeks away. It doesn’t involve grant recipients – it applies to federal agencies. Whether they meet that deadline is anyone’s guess.