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How to Kickoff Your Federal Grant Project

RBW Strategy

The key elements you want to have in place when you are awarded a federal grant project Congratulations! You have been awarded a federal grant. Whether you are a recipient, pass-through entity, or subrecipient, you have been given the unique responsibility of becoming a steward of federal grant funds.

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Untangling the New Uniform Grant Guidance

RBW Strategy

Since the original Uniform Grant Guidance was issued in 2014, federal grant recipients, subrecipients, and contractors have grumbled about the confusing jargon, lack of clarity, and general “squishiness” about some of the guidance’s language and how it applies to all recipients of federal funding.

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New Rules in Procurement – Managing the Award towards the Finish Line

Grant Professionals Association

When it comes to post-award grants management, a huge focus area (and an area ripe with single audit findings) is procurement. Procurement is the oversight process for ensuring compliance with applicable federal requirements related to subrecipient and contractual partnerships. First off, why is procurement so important?

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From Pursuit to Post-Award Compliance: Successful Project Design for Full Federal Grant Lifecycle

Grant Professionals Association

However, especially for federal grants, it is equally essential to set your organization up for post-award success during the application stage. How do compliance requirements impact the grant application stage? The initial focus understandably falls on securing the funds.

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What’s New and What’s Next: Why Your Finance Team Should Attend bbcon 2024

Blackbaud

In the session Revolutionizing Accounts Payable with FENXT: Automated Workflows and AI Advancements , Heather Johnson, Brad Bonham, and Regina Okonkwo will explore the comprehensive procure-to-pay processes already at your fingertips as well as their vision for the future.

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The Top 10 Resources of 2022

AmpliFund

This article offers advice and tips from experts and AmpliFund team members who have worked as Grant Managers to help you get started managing the entire grant lifecycle. Read more #2 – Can You Use Your ARPA Funding for Technology Procurement?

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How to Budget for an External Evaluator by AGS Grant Staff

Assel Grant Services

As a result, evaluation costs fluctuate, and the conventional guidance to devote 10% of the program budget to evaluation isn’t always accurate, at least for federal grant programs. Finance staff familiar with contracts and procurement may be able to pass along cost-cutting information.

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