Decoding Grant Management-Success Tip: Revision of Budget and Program Plans
When it comes to budget revisions and program plans, I like to believe that it is rare that a grantee would intentionally misuse funds. However, without proper planning and documentation, an organization places itself at risk for waste, fraud, and abuse of grant funds. Prevention of these undesirable outcomes starts at the beginning of the […]
7 Success Tips from Decoding Grant Management
There are many moving parts when you are managing federal grants. That’s why we wanted to make it easier to find all our favorite tips from “Decoding Grant Management – The Ultimate Success Guide to the Federal Grant Regulations in 2 CFR Part 200.” Here are 7 success tips in our most favorite federal grant […]
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 awarded annually. So how can you avoid becoming a victim of grant fraud? The first step is being aware of the warning signs. Fraud: Watch […]
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 probably are glad you weren’t there for the “This is not a drill” emergency drill! Yikes! Things (obviously) didn’t work as expected! The Associated Press (AP) […]
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 vendor are bandied about, seemingly interchangeably. Find out more about determining a subrecipient vs. a procurement contractor. It didn’t matter if I was talking with […]
Happy International Grant Professional Day!
International Grant Professional Day #IGPD is a reason to celebrate our profession! Can you say you have an international perspective when it comes to grants? I must say even though I work in the Federal grant realm, I wasn’t aware of the broad scope of people working around the world on grants until I started […]