October 7, 2014 – 9:53 am
Call it the “pillow test.” Or perhaps the “snooze factor.” These seemed to be good terms to use for determining the level of internal control that a recipient needs under the uniform grant guidance after hearing from a couple of…
We’ve spent a great amount of effort in our articles and handbook updates explaining that the Office of Management and Budget’s uniform grant guidance becomes effective for federal funds awarded on or after Dec. 26, 2014. However, things haven’t been…
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…
With the massive amount of federal dollars issued in grant awards these days, I’m all for ensuring that they are spent appropriately. To that end, having auditors conduct Circular A-133 single audits, as well as other types of audits, is…
February 11, 2013 – 1:57 pm
If you got a chance to view the Office of Management and Budget’s webinar on OMB’s proposed grants reform guidance, you got to see OMB’s Norman Dong respond to questions from a panel of key grant and audit organization heads about…
By Jerry Ashworth
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Posted in Applications/Proposals, Awards, Compliance/Reporting, Funding Agencies, Grant Seeking, Grants Management, Monitoring/Subrecipients/Subawards, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits
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Also tagged Council on Governmental Relations, federal agencies, NASACT, notice of funding announcement, OMB, proposed guidance
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February 1, 2013 – 10:39 am
Well, folks, we in the Thompson grants group are all atwitter (or as amped up as you can be in at a relatively quiet publishing company) today because we are marking not one, but two special occasions.
By Jerry Ashworth
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Posted in Compliance/Reporting, Cost Principles/Direct Costs/Indirect Costs, Funding Agencies, Grants Management, Monitoring/Subrecipients/Subawards, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits, State and Local Governments, Technology/Systems
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Also tagged administrative procedures, cost principles, federal register, grants management, grants reform proposal, OMB
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On Monday, the National Grants Management Association kicked off its annual training conference in Alexandria, Va., with a hefty discussion on the Office of Management and Budget’s notice of proposed guidance. The importance of this notice and the potentially dramatic…
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.
January 25, 2012 – 6:00 am
How many grantees out there can honestly say they’ve read their grant terms and conditions cover to cover? Now, what about the federal grant administrative and cost principle circulars? Do you know everything they require? Do you even know who…
By Jerry Ashworth
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Posted in Awards, Compliance/Reporting, Cost Principles/Direct Costs/Indirect Costs, Grants Management, Improper Payments, OMB Circulars and Regulations, Single Audits
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Also tagged False Claims Act, grant fraud, grant management, office of inspector general, USDOJ
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November 17, 2011 – 6:00 am
Washington state financial management officials plan to post best practices and tools online to help its state agencies encourage grantee compliance and reduce grantee internal control weaknesses.
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