We asked about grant management tools and boy, did we get an earful! (We conducted a short survey so we could better understand the needs of the grant management community.) Your responses confirmed the trend we are seeing across the grant profession and training industry. The most pressing need is for more grant management tools, not […]
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The Great “Blame Game” Hoax of Concealing Grant Fraud
When it comes to reducing the risk of fraud and misuse of taxpayer funds, grant managers should watch out for the great “blame game” hoax that often accompanies the misappropriation of funds and concealing grant fraud. Committing fraud is a deliberate action; efforts to conceal that fraud are also just as deliberate. The 3 Ingredients in the Grant Fraud Triangle Concealing […]
How Safe is Your Grant from Fraud?
Effective grant management includes preventing, monitoring, and detecting circumstances that set the stage for grant fraud to take place. 3 Key Elements for Grant Fraud In order for fraud to occur three key elements are always in place: #1: Opportunity (Can I get away with it?) #2: Motivation (Do I want it?) #3: Rationalization (Do […]
Grant Management: Theft of Grant Funds
Unthinkable? The direct theft of grant funds? If you read the headlines, you know that misuse and theft of federal grant funds happen with frightening regularity. We believe that most organizations do not intend to misuse funds and put processes into place to avoid the risk of unintentional misuse of funds. But what should you […]
Examples of an Effective Compliance Program
In our last post, we looked at 4 tips for operating an effective grant management compliance program. In this post, let’s expand our understanding by looking at some examples of what an effective compliance program looks like. 4 Elements of an Effective Grant Management Compliance Program Effective grant management compliance programs include these four core […]
4 Tips for Operating an Effective Compliance Program
Wondering how to keep your compliance program “fresh?” Grant management compliance programs, like many other types of programs governed by regulations, too often put together and then relegated to their place next to the potted plant on top of the four-drawer file. However for compliance programs to be effective, they must remain “fresh” by being […]