A State of the Union Timeline as It Affects Grants

Norman Chad has a weekly, often humorous, sports column that runs in the Washington Post. Following major sporting events, he’ll often write a column giving a tongue-in-cheek rundown of the events as they happened during the game. We’d thought we…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: N.Y. Urged To Better Assess Medicaid Eligibility

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) New York health officials are providing extra training for staff and making system modifications to ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries in a specific “newly eligible” category actually…
Read more ›House Committee Asks GAO To Review Research Sexual Harassment

The growing #MeToo movement brought to light cases of sexual harassment in Hollywood and in the political arena. Concerns over sexual harassment and discrimination now appear to be working their way into the federally funded research community.
Read more ›Sneak Preview: HHS To Assist States in Submitting T-MSIS Data

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials said they are taking measures to help states submit compete Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) data that…
Read more ›CDC Clarifies Single Audit Requirement Under Block Grant Program

Overseeing grant programs has never been the easiest task, and confusing regulations and requirements tend to make that process even harder. That’s why it was heartening to see that the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: HHS OIG Finds Tribal Audit Follow-Up Concerns

The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) recently rejected an audit recommendation by the HHS Office of Inspector General…
Read more ›Not All NIFA Grantees Are Complying with Bayh-Dole Act

Along with the more noteworthy requirements when administering a federal award, such as financial and performance reporting, indirect costs and subrecipient monitoring, grant recipients should not forget the other “strings attached” when it comes to award oversight. In fact, in…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: CIGIE Clarifies March 2020 GONE Act Deadline

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) To clarify potential confusion resulting from “ambiguous” language in the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act (GONE Act) (Pub. L. 114-117), the chair of the Council…
Read more ›Don’t Be a Grant Scam Victim in 2018
Sneak Preview: GAO Urges CMS To Incorporate Antifraud Framework

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to use information gleaned from its current fraud risk assessments…
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