3 Areas for Grant Management Improvement
I recently checked back following a shocking report on the condition of federal grant management in the City of Detroit following their bankruptcy. And I was so happy to see how they were turning around their lack of federal award compliance Not only are their efforts bearing fruit from a grant management improvement standpoint–but even […]
Waste, Fraud and Abuse Cost the Federal Government Billions
Government waste, fraud, and abuse cost taxpayers billions of dollars each year and that’s just on the US Federal level! But do you know what these terms mean when it comes to spending of Federal funds? Here are some examples… What is Fraud? Fraud is any deliberate deception that exists to unlawfully deny the Federal […]
5 Little Known Facts About The Drug-Free Workplace Rules That Affect Your Grant
Reducing grant management risk is not limited to financial fraud; this effort also includes instituting policies and procedures, like the Drug-free Workplace Act. Grant recipients much also provide the oversight necessary to meet specific regulatory requirements that are part of your federal grant. Unfortunately, some federal grantees don’t realize that the Drug-Free Workplace Act of […]
In the Beginning-MyFedTrainer.com
To honor our first 10 years as one of the premier federal grant management training companies, I pulled this post out of moth-balls that I wrote when I first started the company.
Do the Uniform Guidance FAQs Really Matter?
It’s an all too familiar dilemma. How do you sort through the pages and pages of grant updates, FAQ’s, White Papers and Webinars and still have time to do your “regular” work. I can relate to this feeling of overwhelm about the job of a grant professional in this day and age where the grant […]
7 Top Grant Management Articles for 2016
Do you ever wish you could get a do-over? 7 Top Grant Management I love the benefit of hindsight and this New Year’s holiday is no different. During the last week, I’ve been reflecting what articles I shared on the MyFedTrainer.com blog have had the most impact on our community. (One of the ways I […]