Grant Monitoring Plan: 7 Things Your Program Officer Needs to Hear You Say

“What is your monitoring plan to avoid grant fraud?” Are you prepared for the day when your program officer asks the grant management team at your organization this question? Ah…well…you […]
5 Things I learned at the Grant Professional Association (GPA) Conference

In-person conferences are back! And I’m fresh off conferences in the fall and spring, including presenting at the Grant Professional Association Conference. Now I admit it. I was slow to […]
4 Grant Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making

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 four common grant mistakes regarding the un-allowability […]
The Minimalist Guide to Internal Controls

Here is the minimalist guide to internal controls: Just remember 3-5-7. Let’s face it, understanding internal controls is critical to continued grant funding. A lack of well-developed internal controls can […]
Inspector General Finds Unallowable Grant Costs

“Repay the unallowable costs!” That is the result no grant manager wants to hear, especially with federal funding. So, I speak a lot about keeping federal grants from being unallowable […]
Three Secrets Grant Writers Need to Know About Grant Management

I was leading grant management training in Jackson, Mississippi, and was pleasantly surprised to have some people in the room who are involved with proposal development for federal awards. Now […]