When you are managing a grant, one of the decisions you may need to make is what type of contract to use for procurement of goods and services. And when that grant is a federal award, it becomes even more critical as the federal funding comes with rules and preferences about what types of contract […]
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5 Ways to Reduce the Risk of a Conflict of Interest
In our last post, we looked at 6 questions you should ask to tell how safe your federal grant is from conflicts of interest. In today’s post, we’ll look at what you can do to reduce the risk of a conflict of interest affecting your organization and your federal funding. Here are 5 Ways to Reduce the […]
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 the “dreaded” written procurement procedures manual from scratch, don’t worry. I have created a roadmap for success on this federal grant requirement. Written Procurement Procedures […]
Grant Management: Do You Make These 10 Mistakes?
I’ll be speaking on ways internal controls can increase trust at the upcoming AICPA Not-for-Profit Industry conference in Washington in June. Sometimes we get lost in the jargon of internal controls and forget that strong checks and balances can increase trust with our funders, employees and the general public. How to Increase Trust with Funders […]
7 Success Tips from Decoding Grant Management
There are lots of moving parts to keep track of with federal grant management, so I wanted to make it easier for you to find all my favorite tips from my book Decoding Grant Management – The Ultimate Success Guide to the Federal Grant Regulations in 2 CFR Part 200. Here are seven of my most […]
Three Favorite FAQs For Indirect Costs
In my last article, I posed the question “Do the Uniform Guidance FAQs Really Matter?” As promised, in this second part of the three part series, I’m going to do a deep dive into the world of indirect costs and some of the “unintended consequences” that surfaced in the latest FAQs from OMB. Indirect costs […]