What is a Federal Award?
Let’s look at the term “Award” for federal grant recipients. A federal “award” means grants, cooperative agreements, cost reimbursement contracts, and other agreements between the federal government and a non-federal […]
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 […]
How to Create a Financial Management Manual from Scratch
When it comes to financial management with federal grants, it seems like you have to become a Uniform Guidance “Master” to determine the requirements. Even if you consider yourself a […]
10 Areas of Grant Risk to Consider
It’s a nightmare grant risk scenario! Picture grant funds flying out the door with seemingly little or no oversight. (Remember the “bad” part of the ARRA funding days in 2009? […]
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 […]
Decoding Grant Management-Success Tip: Subrecipient Monitoring
One of the (many) things I found very confusing when I started working in the world of federal grant management is the way the terms subrecipient, subawardee, contractor, subcontractor, and […]