Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2024

Based on my personal coaching experience, this blog post highlights a few benefits of business coaching for grant professionals. Even though I don’t plan to use subcontractors for grant writing purposes, I’ve contracted a virtual assistant with design skills to help develop templates and workbooks. And, if you haven't yet, why not?

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 28, 2024

Back then , GPA was still a fairly new organization, having contracted its first Executive Director in 2004 with 700 members and just a handful of chapters. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

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Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

Here are the circumstances that may trigger an audit requirement: Federal, state, and local government contracts may require an audit as part of the nonprofit’s contract for funding. First, be aware of the contract requirements before signing an agreement. Nonprofits should know that these documents are not the same as an audit.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Subscribe to our blog to follow along! The organization elects to contract with the construction company in question without seeking bids from additional companies. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. Identify standard elements of compliance Skill 5.2:

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2024

For business owners seeking government contracts, selecting a NAICS code aids in marketing your services. As more professional data are collected, it can help to remove the guesswork involved in determining competitive wages and provide grant professionals with leverage during contract negotiations.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The de minimis rate may be applied to all modified total direct costs, which includes all direct salaries and wages, applicable fringe benefits, materials and supplies, contracts and services, travel, and up to the first $25,000 of each subaward. This rate is expected to raise to 15% in October as part of the OMB Uniform Guidance updates.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 27, 2024

Early career experiences supporting corporate responses to competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) opportunities for business contracts provided insights into how to read, understand, and respond to RFPs. GPC Competencies #2, #4, #7 and, #9 Two different kinds of experiences supported this author’s development as a grant professional.

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