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Sneak Preview: Comments Sought on Draft Data Collection Form

February 5, 2016 – 11:18 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking comments on a draft Data Collection Form for Reporting on Audits of States, Local Governments and Nonprofit…

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Grants Management, Single Audits, Technology/Systems | Also tagged Data Collection Form, SC-SAC | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: Comments Sought on Draft Research Terms and Conditions

November 13, 2015 – 8:57 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) An interagency working group is seeking public comments on a draft set of research terms and conditions that implements the provisions of Office of Management and…

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Funding Agencies, Grants Management | Also tagged federal agencies, Research Terms and Conditions | Comments (0)

The Popcorn’s Ready! Time Now To Chew Through Some Comments

June 6, 2013 – 9:07 am

You ever sat and watched a bag of microwave popcorn cook in the microwave? You turn it on for a couple of minutes and then wait. For the first minute or so, nothing. Then you hear one pop, then another…

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Grants Management, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits | Also tagged OMB, proposed grants reform guidance | Comments (0)

Good Comment, Now Who Said It?

April 9, 2012 – 2:40 pm

Is it just me or is our nation’s reliance on technology creating more problems than offering solutions? Ladies and gentlemen, I present Regulations.gov as the current culprit.

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Applications/Proposals, Compliance/Reporting, Grants Management, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits, Technology/Systems | Also tagged grants management, OMB, proposed guidance, Regulations.gov, single audits | Comments (0)

We’re Back in Full Bloom!

March 29, 2012 – 9:39 am

Like the flowers returning in the spring after being dormant all winter, Funding Attractions is back up again after a lengthy break while we updated the program’s software. And what an exciting time it is to return!

By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Awards, Compliance/Reporting, Cost Principles/Direct Costs/Indirect Costs, Grants Management, Monitoring/Subrecipients/Subawards, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Professional Organizations, Single Audits | Also tagged events, grants, grants management, NGMA, notice of proposed guidance, OMB, Regulations.gov, Thompson Publishing Group, webinar | 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, Circular A-133, cost principles, funding opportunity announcement, OMB, Paperwork Reduction Act | Comments (1)

Do a Little Research on These R&R Forms

May 18, 2011 – 6:00 am

Research grantees take note. As called out by our friends at the Grants World Blog here, the Department of Health and Human Services is seeking comments on changes to the Standard Form 424 Research and Related family of forms. Comments…