Staying compliant with federal grant requirements demands more than just good intentions. Strong internal controls and proactive monitoring are essential. Use this grant compliance checklist to review 10 critical areas where organizations are most vulnerable to risk. Strengthening these systems protects your funding, maintains trust with funders, and ensures compliance with
Now that you have the grant, how can it be maintained? The answer is simple – robust grant tracking. Once you are awarded a grant, there are a lot of strings attached to that funding, and a number of compliance requirements that necessitate adherence. 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance) outlines these
Thinking Through Post Award Grant Management from a Pre Award Vantage Picture this – you work at a nonprofit and have a big, audacious project that you are looking to get off the ground. You are carefully researching different funding sources and feel strongly that federal grant funding will help provide
When organizations request support from MyFedTrainer, it is sometimes in response to audit findings or a requirement from the funding agency to create more robust internal controls. While our trainings assist organizations and agencies in developing cultures of compliance, it is important to be proactive (even before a grant is awarded)
Decoding federal grant travel costs 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 actual travel vs. per diem federal travel costs on your grants. A Grant Manager Writes: “We are
When it comes to reducing the risk of fraud and misuse of taxpayer funds, grant managers should watch out for the great “blame game” hoax that often accompanies the misappropriation of funds and concealing grant fraud. Committing fraud is deliberate; efforts to conceal that fraud are just as deliberate. The 3 Ingredients in the Grant
Like zombies rising from the dead, inadequate documentation has a way of returning to haunt you in an alarming way. Want an example? I analyzed a case study where the review of administrative and clerical costs resulted in $1.7 million in costs being deemed unallowable! All those moaning sounds are not
Grant management (especially since the Uniform Guidance happened) is not just about doing everything right-it also can involve steering your organization clear of those common grant mistakes (also known as “nasty situations”) that can lead you astray. Here are eight of our most common-but completely avoidable grant mistakes: Before You Get the