(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook). Nonprofit organizations receiving funds from pass-through entities should not simply rely on the pass-through entity to tell them whether or not they are receiving federal grant funds,…
January 14, 2013 – 1:30 pm
There may be many other pressing concerns — the federal debt, gun control, foreign wars, to name a few — but President Obama has ensured that reducing federal government improper payments remains high on his agenda.
By Jerry Ashworth
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Posted in Awards, Congress, Funding Agencies, Grants Management, Improper Payments, Legislation, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Technology/Systems
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Also tagged agencies, databases, Do Not Pay, federal agencies, improper payments, OMB, programs, White House
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Ever looked at a federal agency document or regulation and said to yourself, “Huh?” Rubbing your eyes and taking a second read still doesn’t provide any clarity. Can’t they just use different words to make it easier to understand? “Government-ese”…
The Department of Housing and Urban Development recently provided a nice heads-up for potential applicants for grants through its Sustainable Communities Initiative. The agency released a pre-solicitation for Regional Planning Grants through the program on June 20.
(This story is excerpted from the May 23 Local/State Funding Report.) According to a recently released report from the Government Accountability Office, Grants.gov faces funding and governance challenges that adversely impact the site’s operations. Specifically, GAO said the initiative is…
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