“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 grant costs in terms of strong internal controls. Let’s shift gears and look at a real-life case study from the Office of the Inspector General […]
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10 Essential Questions (and Answers) for Grant Managers-Part III
“How do pass-throughs assess integrity? We have implemented risk assessments, but I haven’t seen anything about the integrity piece 10 Essential Questions.” “Does sole source procurement rules apply to all purchase threshold levels? Do you have to seek prior approval from the funding agency to sole source?” “What is the timeline for the enforcement of […]
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 […]
Alert: New Grant and Cooperative Agreement Regulations are Under Consideration
In February 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued its report “Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements” after a year of comments and feedback. While the proposed changes for Grants and Cooperative Agreements have not been enacted yet, we’ve boiled it down to this […]
How To Get Help With Federal Grants Management
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