September 14, 2016 – 7:56 am
You probably don’t think much about it as you’re traveling down the interstate, unless the road is bumpy or has multiple potholes. “This state should spend some money fixing up these highway,” you may say to yourself. However, other than…
Over the past few weeks, I had noticed some changes but it didn’t really register until I came across a recent blog post from Dr. Michael Lauer, deputy director for extramural research at the National Institutes of Health. The post…
It’s almost as if it were kismet that I came across this story this morning. After asking a coworker this morning how her July 4th weekend was, she admitted that she was covered in mosquito bites after spending the day…
September 18, 2014 – 8:58 am
Planning to cheat your state’s unemployment system? Think again. The Department of Labor this week issued more than $87 million nationwide to improve state unemployment insurance programs. The funds will allow state agencies to implement program integrity and system improvement…
October 28, 2013 – 9:31 am
Let me say this right up front — can someone from the Department of Agriculture please contact me and explain your notice today in the Federal Register in layman’s terms? Because, frankly, I’m lost. And I’m not the only one….
Back about a year-and-a-half ago, I wrote a blog post about a round of golf I played with my brother. The post basically discussed how terribly I played because it was the first time I had played in two years…
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Taking a soft approach to grants compliance thinking that it will “just happen,” can land recipients in hot water down the line. Proactively implementing systems and procedures,…
We hope everyone enjoyed their July 4th holiday. Personally, I spent much of the extended weekend painting my daughter’s bedroom (long-time followers of Funding Attractions may notice a trend here). I also used the opportunity to prune and plant some…
February 20, 2013 – 7:56 am
So I’m sure all you have diligently spent the last couple of weeks reading every word of OMB’s 244-page proposed grants reform guidance, as well as all the various crosswalks, and now know them word-for-word.
By Jerry Ashworth
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Posted in Grants Management, Improper Payments, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits, Technology/Systems
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Also tagged fiscal cliff, grant, IPERA, OMB, proposed grants reform guidance, Thompson, webinar
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It’s as Clear as Mud
Let me say this right up front — can someone from the Department of Agriculture please contact me and explain your notice today in the Federal Register in layman’s terms? Because, frankly, I’m lost. And I’m not the only one….