“It’s not fair!” This cry is not just for toddlers and politicians. The federal government also jumps in the mix when it comes to federal grants. The Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) requires grant recipients to spread the federal dollars around to businesses that may have been shut out of federal spending in the […]
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How Transparent is Your Organization?
Transparency in the News Transparency has been in the news a lot lately! It might even feel like that expecting transparency with federal funding is the norm. In truth, the focus on transparency for federal grants is a relatively new development from being able to track spending on USASpending.gov to reporting executive compensation on the […]
5 Shortcuts for Getting a Time and Attendance Process in Place
I’ve tracked the unfortunate situation at a Pennsylvania non-profit having their grant funding frozen after $20 million in spending was out of compliance. It is a very sad story. Lots of audit findings, lots of areas of non-compliance. Not to mention lots of heads rolling in the organization after the grant management…or lack of it was […]
Grant Management: 7 Things Your Program Officer Needs to Hear You Say
Are you prepared for the day when your program officer asks the grant management team at your organization? “What are you doing to monitor for grant fraud?” Ah…well…you know… Ouch! Tips for Avoiding Grant Fraud There are a wide variety of concealment behaviors that unscrupulous people use to seize the opportunity to commit grant fraud […]
3 Little-Known Factors That Could Affect Your Grant Travel Costs
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 […]
7 Areas of Subrecipient Monitoring-Do You Know What to Ask?
Ever wish you had a FAQ guide to identify the major areas of grant monitoring risk? As a grant management professional, you probably know that you have responsibility for monitoring subrecipients to ensure the federal grant funds are spent appropriately. But what exactly does that look like? Here are seven areas of monitoring help you […]