Frequently Asked Questions about the New Grant Management Regulations

If you’ve been living in a state of denial for the last couple months, it’s time to wake up to what is coming. Compliance to the new grant management regulations is not optional. At least not if you want the grant funds to keep flowing to your organization… Here are answers to some frequently asked […]
Cheat Sheet: 10 Ways to Prepare for the New Grant Regulations

Are you getting the idea that a bunch of things are changing for Cheat Sheet grant management with the implementation of the new Super Circular? Wondering where to start? We’ve put together a “cheat sheet” to help you get ready for implementing the new guidelines. Let’s get started with our top 10… 10 Areas to […]
Grant Management: What Works (And What Doesn’t)

We all know how much information is out there about how to manage your federal grants. And yet with all that information, does it still feel like you’re drinking from a fire hose? The latest visit from the Program Officer. The need for processes and procedures. Indirect cost rate proposals. The push to hire and […]
Find the Hidden Certification Requirement in the New Grant Management Regulations

The new grant management guidance contained in the “super-circular” is designed to improve program outcomes and spending accountability. You may be wondering exactly how that’s going to happen? Well, one of that ways to achieve those results is to have grant recipients “get more skin in the game” with a new certification that all the […]
2 New Options for Indirect Costs Rates in the New Grant Regulations

One of the goals of the new grant management regulations is to reduce administrative burden for grant recipients. At this moment, the change in the grant guidance may not feel like a reduction in your workload. But don’t lose hope. You just have to do a little digging to find these two gems in the […]
5 Pillars of the New Grant Regulations

The change in grant regulations released in late 2013 brings with it a renewed focus on performance, oversight and decreased administrative burdens for both grantees of 5 Pillars and awarding agencies. As promised we are digging deeper into the major policy changes and what they mean to grant managers by looking at five pillars of […]