Charging travel costs to your Federal Grant can be a bit confusing. Let’s open the grant management mailbag again today for some common problems encountered in the “real-world” by “real-life” grant managers. Here are three factors affecting the use of actual travel costs vs. per diem travel costs on your Federal grants. A Grant Manager… read more
We’ve gone back to the grant management mailbag for some common problems encountered in the “real-world” by “real-life” grant managers. Today we’re looking at 3 tips so you aren’t blindsided by program income related to conference registration fees when managing your Federal grant. A grant manager writes: “Where do we put revenue from a conference registration fees?” They… read more
We’ve gone to the grant management mailbag for some common problems encountered in the “real-world” by “real-life” grant managers. Today we’re looking at 4 common mistakes about the un-allowability of public relations costs that you may experience when managing your Federal grant. A grant manager writes: “Are promotional items, such as pens, water bottles, nylon… read more
We know that waste, fraud and abuse cost the Federal government billions of dollars each year. But do you know the signs? Here are seven warning signals to help you spot potential risks to your Federal grant. 7 Warning Signs of Waste, Fraud and Abuse #1 Unethical Relationship Example: The bidder is inappropriately close to… read more
Waste, fraud and abuse of Federal spending cost taxpayers billions of dollars each year. Do you know what these terms mean when it comes to spending of Federal funds? What is Fraud? Fraud is any deliberate deception which exists to unlawfully deny the Federal government something of value or give a person or organization consideration to… read more
Ah, the subrecipient. As a grant management professional, you know there are a lot more compliance requirements concerning spending grant funds with a subrecipient compared to a vendor. Here are just a few: • Funding agency pre-approval requirements • Additional subrecipient monitoring • A-133 audit (find out 3 little known factors that can affect your A-133… read more
You don’t have to figure out grant management all by yourself. (In fact, you’ll probably get better results if you don’t.) Our 12-part Grant Management Boot Camp provides a comprehensive overview covering Administrative Requirements and Cost Principles. Now you can feel confident that you are managing your grants the right way! Convenient online training in “easy… read more
Over the last weeks, we’ve looked at the proposed changes to Administrative Requirements and Cost Principles regulations in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) “Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements” released in February 2013. This week we look at the effect on audits for Grant… read more
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued its “Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements” report in February 2013. While the proposed changes for Administrative Requirements and Cost Principles have not been enacted yet, here is what may be coming in the near future: Part II: 19 Reforms… read more
In February 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued its report “Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements” after a year of comments and feedback. While the proposed changes for Grants and Cooperative Agreements have not been enacted yet, we’ve boiled it down to this… read more
