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OMB Releases 2015 Compliance Supplement, Despite Title Complexities

July 15, 2015 – 7:30 am

As the line from the Shakespeare novel Romeo and Juliet goes, “What’s in a name?” We’ve been asking ourselves that question as well when reviewing the 2015 Office of Management and Budget Compliance Supplement. Or is it still the 2015…

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Compliance/Reporting, Grants Management, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits | Also tagged 2015 Compliance Supplement, OMB, uniform guidance | Comments (0)

Don’t Be So Quick To Delete §__.320(e)

April 12, 2013 – 10:39 am

Sometimes you don’t really realize how much you miss something until it’s gone. What’s worse is missing something because you weren’t even aware that that particular thing would soon be gone. At least with this blog post, you won’t fall…

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Compliance/Reporting, Grants Management, Monitoring/Subrecipients/Subawards, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits | Also tagged OMB, pass-throughs, proposed grants reform guidance, subrecipients | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: ED Agency Vows To Review Charter School Audits

November 2, 2012 – 8:25 am

(The following is excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement pledged to review Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 and independent audit reports of Charter School program…

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Compliance/Reporting, Education, Grants Management, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits | Also tagged charter school program, Department of Education, monitoring | Comments (0)

Is OMB Finding the Best of Bunch?

March 14, 2012 – 6:00 am

It’s that time of year again. The time when some people go nuts trying to pick the winners in the NCAA basketball tournament, and many will even call in sick on Thursday and Friday to watch the games (ahem, definitely…

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Awards, Compliance/Reporting, Grants Management, Improper Payments, Single Audits | Also tagged abuse, compliance requirements, fraud, March Madness, OMB, program performance, single audits, waste | Comments (0)

The Time Is Now to Let Your Voice Be Heard!

February 28, 2012 – 11:46 am

It’s real simple — after reading this blog post, go directly to this link in today’s Federal Register and prepare to submit your comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s newly proposed guidance that could drastically change current grants…

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Applications/Proposals, Awards, Compliance/Reporting, Cost Principles/Direct Costs/Indirect Costs, Funding Agencies, Grant Seeking, Grants Management, Grants/Funding Announcements, Monitoring/Subrecipients/Subawards, Nonprofits, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Professional Organizations, Single Audits, State and Local Governments | Also tagged Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, Circular A-102, Circular A-110, comments, cost principles, funding opportunity announcement, OMB, Paperwork Reduction Act | Comments (1)

Stop the Presses!

February 24, 2012 – 10:45 am

Here’s the big juicy news we’ve been waiting for! Hold on to your hat because the Office of Management and Budget is considering some major revisions that could truly shake up the traditional order of business for grants management and…

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Compliance/Reporting, Cost Principles/Direct Costs/Indirect Costs, Cost Sharing/Matching Funds, Education, Grants Management, Monitoring/Subrecipients/Subawards, Nonprofits, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits, State and Local Governments | Also tagged Circular A-122, Circular A-21, Circular A-87, cost principles, grants administrative circulars, indirect costs, OMB, single audits | Comments (1)

The $2 Million Question, Part 2

February 1, 2012 – 6:00 am

In today’s digital age, we’re growing ever more accustomed to instant feedback. Send an e-mail to a colleague and within minutes, you receive a reply. Post something on Facebook and a friend soon shares their feelings on the same issue.

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Awards, Grants Management, Improper Payments, Monitoring/Subrecipients/Subawards, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits, State and Local Governments | Also tagged NASACT, single audit, site visits, threshold | Comments (0)

Is a Favorable Audit Really Worth Its Weight?

October 12, 2011 – 6:00 am

My father-in-law has an old, countrified saying, often expressed in his Tennessee twang, that goes, “You pays your money, you takes your chances.” In essence, buyer beware!

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Compliance/Reporting, Grants Management, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits | Also tagged compliance, grants, OIG audits, single audits | Comments (0)

What’s the Answer to the $2 Million Question?

September 7, 2011 – 6:00 am

Although some of our blog posts may not actually spur anyone to respond, here’s a $2 million topic ripe for controversy that just begs for comments, which actually could prove quite useful for federal decisionmakers.