Secrets of the Supreme Court: Is Your Grant Violating the First Amendment?
On June 21, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Government violated the First Amendment by requiring an organization receiving Federal funds to have a policy opposing prostitution. Just in case grant professionals didn’t have enough to worry about, now we need to make sure that by accepting federal grants, we don’t stomp […]
Grant Alert: Can You Live With a 10% Indirect Cost Rate?
Last week we looked at the blow-back from the grant community about the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed changes to the indirect cost rate negotiation process. As a result of the comments, three new options were contemplated by the OMB: Option #1: Extend the Timeframe for the Indirect Cost Rate Agreement The OMB […]
Grant Alert: Big Changes Coming to Indirect Cost Rates Negotiation
Last month we alerted you to grant regulation changes that are under consideration for Federal grant recipients. Most recently the Office of Management and Budget extended the comment period deadline from May 2, 2013 to June 2, 2013 so interested parties would have more time to get their comments submitted. The OMB has received over 350 […]
4 Benefits of Online Learning
According to a 2009 study by the Department of Education, students taking online courses tend to perform better than their “traditional” peers. Why is that? Practice Makes Perfect You’ve probably heard the term: “Practice Makes Perfect.” Taking your Grant Management training online provides many “practice” opportunities and benefits that you may not have thought of, […]
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Part III: 6 Things Your Auditor May Not Tell You
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 […]
