New Procurement Rules Clarified By OMB

On August 13, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) implemented statutory changes to 2 CFR Part 200, including updates to the procurement standards related to micro-purchases, sole source […]
How to Select the Best Types of Contracts for Grants

When managing a federal grant, one of the decisions you may need to make is what type of contract to use for procuring goods and services. And when that grant […]
What is Cost-share or Match?

Cost-share (also called “match“) is the part of the federally-sponsored project or program that is not paid for by the federal government. “Cost sharing or matching means the portion of […]
14 Grant Fraud Warning Signs: Which Are You Ignoring?

No one wants to think the “unthinkable” could happen at their organization. But waste, fraud, and abuse of grant funds happen daily across the over $1+ trillion in federal grants […]
How to Create Written Procurement Procedures from Scratch

The requirement for written procurement procedures is part of the Uniform Guidance that many federal grant recipients have been slow to implement. So if you are wondering how to create […]
How to Write a Corrective Action Plan

What if you were certain the world was coming to an end, and it wasn’t? If you followed the disturbing story of the Hawaiian missile alert sent in error, you […]