Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

NGMA divides the grant lifecycle into three phases: pre-award, award, and post-award. Have you ever wondered what indirect costs entail, or heard the term “de minimus rate” and questioned what that means? These indirect costs can be allocated to grant proposals. What are indirect costs?

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

NGMA divides the grant lifecycle into three phases: pre-award, award, and post-award. Grant management is usually associated with federal grant awards. Competency #5: Knowledge of post-award grant management practices sufficient to inform effective grant design and development Skill 5.1:

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Assel Grant Services

JUNE 16, 2024

Direct and Indirect Observation In direct observation, the observer watches the event, activity, or interaction as it occurs. In indirect observation, the observer watches the results of the event, activity, or interaction. Indirect observation is not prone to bias, but only offers limited information.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

This includes writing outcomes into an application that the organization is capable of tracking or has a plan in place to do so if awarded, a process for tracking time and effort of grant-funded staff, and following the organization’s policy for soliciting bids related to the project. Why is this addressed so thoroughly?

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 25, 2023

Or my favorite—when one organization has a NICRA (Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement) of 47% while the other three organizations use the 10% de minimus rate, and this causes a stir. I’ve even negotiated that none of us ask for Indirect Costs so all the money goes directly to the program! So, what have I done in these situations?

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

OMB developed a comprehensive guide for the Federal government’s Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for federal awards that became effective in 2014. These revisions address key barriers prospective organizations encounter, such as language or indirect cost rates.

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