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Some Answers Still Confusing in Second FAQ from OMB, COFAR

September 5, 2014 – 9:11 am

What is it with the Office of Management and Budget and holidays? After issuing the uniform grant guidance last year on the day after Christmas (and setting an implementation date for Dec. 26 of this year), OMB and the Council…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Funding Agencies, Grants Management, OMB Circulars and Regulations | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

Waiting To See Results of OMB, COFAR’s Grant Guidance Plans

August 26, 2014 – 10:06 am

Have you ever experienced first-hand that old expression of “waiting for the other shoe to drop?” That’s essentially what the grants community is feeling right now. We’ve been told what to expect as far as the uniform grant guidance is…

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NGMA Collecting Technical Corrections To Send to OMB

April 10, 2014 – 9:20 am

Nobody’s perfect, even the federal government. Within the huge document that is the Office of Management and Budget’s uniform grant guidance, there are random technical errors and inconsistencies that must be corrected. Such errors are not errors in policies within…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Grant Seeking, Grants Management, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

OMB Planning Technical Revisions, Updated FAQ on Reform Guidance

March 21, 2014 – 1:07 pm

The Office of Management and Budget’s grant reform guidance has been publicly available now for about three months. If you’ve read it cover to cover, you may have possibly noticed certain continuity flaws or glitches. If so, OMB is requesting…

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COFAR Launches New FAQ Section on Grants Reform

February 14, 2014 – 4:37 pm

Got a question about the Office of Management and Budget’s new grants reform guidance? You’re probably not the only one. We have many ourselves. Now there’s a place to go. To help clarify some of the confusion related to the…

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COFAR, OMB Webinar on New Guidance Informative, But Somewhat Overwhelming

January 29, 2014 – 4:14 pm

Did you get a chance to attend the webinar on the new grants reform guidance hosted on Monday by the Council on Financial Assistance Reform and the Office of Management and Budget? If so, were you among those of us…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Compliance/Reporting, Funding Agencies, Grant Seeking, Grants Management, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

COFAR Releases Details About its Upcoming Webinar

January 24, 2014 – 1:17 pm

Do you have about four hours free on Monday morning? If so, then you may want to sign up to take part in the Council on Financial Assistance Reform’s webinar on the new grants reform guidance. COFAR finally released an…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Funding Agencies, Grants Management, Grants/Funding Announcements, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

COFAR Webcast Offers Quick Overview of Upcoming Grants Reform Guidance

December 23, 2013 – 1:43 pm

This is your captain, speaking! There’s an expression often heard in meetings here in Washington where, rather than going into specific details about an issue, they will look at things from “a 30,000-foot level.” They will provide a quick overview…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Compliance/Reporting, Funding Agencies, Grants Management, Improper Payments, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

Seeking Strength in Numbers

September 9, 2013 – 8:38 am

I remember as a kid in the mid-1970s (yes, I’m dating myself here) getting up early to watch Saturday morning cartoons. One that I would watch from time to time was Super Friends, in which Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Funding Agencies, Grants Management, Nonprofits, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Professional Organizations, Single Audits, State and Local Governments | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

COFAR Gets A Couple of Pokes from GAO

August 5, 2013 – 11:41 am

You know that scene where the kid (or sometimes an adult) is falling asleep in church, and the person next to them gives them a forceful nudge with their elbow to get them to wake up and pay attention. In…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Compliance/Reporting, Funding Agencies, Grants Management, OMB Circulars and Regulations | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)
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