Government and Indirect - Grants & Fundraising Brief

13 Tips for Ensuring Government Grant Compliance for Your Nonprofit Organization

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In our webinar with Rachel Werner and James Spencer from RBW Strategy, they covered steps to help nonprofits that receive—or are looking to start receiving—government grant funding. Tip 4: Calculate your indirect cost or make an intentional decision to use the de minimis rate.

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Understanding Indirect Costs: A Brief Overview

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2024

Indirect costs are the backbone of an organization’s operations. In the grant sphere, indirect costs represent the expenses associated with general operation and support of an organization or project. In grant proposals, organizations often include a request for funding to cover their indirect costs.

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What you can do about the chaotic federal funds situation

Future Fundraising Now

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Heres my best advice for now: If you have no direct or indirect federal money in your budget: You are probably okay. If you face a loss of funding (direct, indirect, even potential): Ask your donors to help! But look into it to make sure there isnt federal money in the pipeline within other sources.

Funding

Funding Indirect Policy Policies

Mardi Gras giving: Grants supporting the LGBTQIA+ communities

Strategic Grants

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The grant is part of the ACT Government Capital of Equality Grants Program. The program supports projects proposed by individuals and or organisations and or communities who would otherwise be limited by the constraints of other funding programs. Maximum grant value is $2,000. Find out more.

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Grants Grant Indirect Proposal

How to Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves

Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

Governance and Management factors: How does your Board feel about how much you should have in reserve vs spending on programs? Uneven cash flows: How much does your income and spending vary throughout the year? Revenue volatility factors: How volatile are your revenue sources?

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Untangling the New Uniform Grant Guidance

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

We’ll start by discussing the “why” of these changes, why the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) decided to make them now, and how they align with larger changes happening in the federal government. The new guidance states that cognizant federal agencies will uphold these indirect rates and pass-through entities (PTEs) must do the same.

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UEI Grants Grant Procurement

7 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Build a Strong Financial Foundation in 2024

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

If a government regulation changed or community preferences shifted, would you have time to react? Make Sure You’re Ready for Your Next Government Grant Government grants are a great addition to any nonprofit’s balance sheet. Tip 1: Before applying for a government grant, perform a financial integrity risk assessment.

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Navigate the Grant Landscape: Key Basics of Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Introduction to Grants A grant is a financial award provided by government agencies, foundations, or other organizations to support specific projects or initiatives. Below is a breakdown of the most common types of grants: Type of Grant Description Federal Grants Funded by the federal government for specific projects or programs.

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Decoding the Enigma: Unveiling the Power of What is a Grant

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Introduction to Grants Definition and Purpose of Grants A grant is a financial award provided by a government agency, foundation, or corporation to support initiatives aligned with their objectives. The three primary categories of grants include government grants, foundation grants, and corporate grants.

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Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Indirect Cost Allocation By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Compliance and best practices in grant management is usually associated with federal grant awards, but it equally applies to state and local government funding, pass-through funding (which likely originated at the federal level), and foundation and corporate grants (though maybe not as stringent). What are indirect costs?

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How to Feel More Confident When Reviewing RFPs

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 5, 2023

Reviewing funder guidelines, especially large government guidelines, comes with a fair amount of pressure not to miss a key detail or misinterpret an organization’s eligibility, alignment, and overall competitiveness with the opportunity.

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Crafting Opportunities: Exploring the Grant Writing Process

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Grant Writing Essentials Understanding Grants and Their Purpose Grants are financial awards provided by governments, foundations, or corporations to support a specific project or initiative. These resources include government websites, private foundations, and community organizations.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Grants Grant Indirect Cost

Elevate Your Funding Prospects: Key Grant Writing Resources Revealed

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Indirect Costs : Overhead costs, such as utilities and administrative expenses. Indirect Costs Overhead and administrative costs. These resources can be categorized into three main types: government grants, private foundation grants, and corporate grants. In-Kind Contributions Non-monetary support aiding the project.

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More Than Fiduciary Oversight – How Board Members Can Support the Grant Writing Team by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 8, 2024

This commitment by an organizations governing body is the crux of fiduciary responsibility. indirect costs, matching funds, supplanting). Similarly, be willing and available to attend funder site visits and support agency staff as needed during preparation. Understand the issues that could impact their nonprofit agencys finances (e.g.,

GPC

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3 Strategies to Build Your Organization’s Financial Capacity

Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Building your organization’s financial capacity involves investing in solid financial systems, but also engaging in more strategic board governance and leadership. Calculating indirect costs can be challenging.

Finance

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Stroke Awareness – Act F.A.S.T.

GrantNews

JUNE 28, 2024

Research Projects Grants to nonprofit organizations, government agencies, IHEs, and for-profit organizations for health and mental health-related research projects conducted by diverse researchers. Call 9 – 1 – 1 for an ambulance so that medical personnel can begin life-saving treatment on the way to the emergency room.

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Is There Any Grant Money?

Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2017

And this increase is of vital importance given the uncertain future of government funding levels. The grantseeking challenge of organizational lack of time and staff relates to indirect and administrative cost control techniques; almost two-thirds of our respondents (65 percent) reported reducing staff in order to control overhead.

Grantstation

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What are Federal Grants and Where You Can Find Them?

PKS Grants & Accounting Solutions

DECEMBER 6, 2021

What are Federal Grants and Where You Can Find Them In FY2020, the federal government spent $6.6 Per Grants.gov, a grant is how the government funds your ideas and projects to provide public services and stimulate the economy. The federal grants world is very competitive, overwhelming, and full of deadlines. What is Grant?

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

Blackbaud

AUGUST 20, 2024

If your organization received some of the more than $1 trillion in federal government funding that was available in the past few years, you may now be trying to navigate the complex federal grant requirements. Michael Gellman will explore how to help senior leadership better understand and monitor the balance sheet and operating reserves.

Finance

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Your Unrestricted Funds Need Stewardship, Too

Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

These grants typically have goals associated with them—the foundation has a specific mission, or the government grant wants to address a specific societal issue. Many don’t cover operating costs or have a small allotment for indirect costs such as salaries, insurance, and utilities.

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How to Recognize a Suspicious Email

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2017

National Cyber Security Alliance Month — observed every October — was created as a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure all Americans have the resources they need to stay safer and more secure online. Spreading malware by getting the user to open malicious email attachments or click on malicious links.

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A Look at 2024 OMB Uniform Guidance Updates By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an agency within the Executive Office of the President, issues government-wide grants-related guidance for federal departments and agencies and is responsible for the maintenance of this document. What is Uniform Guidance? Before 2013, federal grant requirements were located in multiple OMB circulars.

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How Does a Nonprofit Find Funding to Keep the Lights On?

Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2017

And it is important to clarify your thinking as you consider establishing a solid grants program for 2017 and into 2018, especially in this time of uncertainty around government funding. Private or government grants or contracts were the source of administrative cost funding for the other 30 percent of respondents.

Grantstation

Grantstation Letter Of Inquiry Funding Indirect

Debunking Myths About Nonprofits – Let’s Make Sure to Get the Facts

GrantNews

JANUARY 11, 2024

Reality: Operating costs, such as paying utility bills, rent, salaries, and investing in office equipment are referred to by a variety of names, including “overhead,” “administrative costs,” and “indirect costs.” This includes projects requiring scientific, legal, or technical expertise.

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Privacy Policy

Community Boost

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This Privacy Policy does not apply to other websites that we own, provide, or maintain, and do not link to this Privacy Policy. Personal Information includes Personal Data and Sensitive Personal Information as defined in applicable privacy law. Legal Compliance.

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Bat Surveys Baltimore District, Raystown Lake Project

iGrantWriters

JUNE 22, 2023

The established CESU Program indirect rate is 17.5%. Review Timeline: The Statements of Interest will be posted on Grants.gov for a 30-day period before the government reaches a decision and requests full proposals. Anticipated Work: A detailed description of the anticipated work can be found in the attached Statement of Objectives.

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Advocating for Real Costs and Organizational Expenses by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 24, 2024

Even the federal government is considering increasing the de minimus indirect cost rate from 10% to 15% in 2024. matching requirements, supplanting issues, indirect costs, prevailing rates, performance-based fees, client fees, collective bargaining, allowable versus non-allowable cost)

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NATURAL RESOURCES SUPPORT for FORESTRY BRANCH, FORT STEWART/HAAF, GEORGIA

iGrantWriters

JUNE 27, 2023

The established CESU Program indirect rate is 17.5%. Award decisions will be based on mutual agreement and acceptance of the terms and conditions outlined in the request for proposal and the recipient's CESU Master Agreement. The purpose of requesting Statements of Interest is to identify potential organizations for the project.

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Questions to Ask Before Responding to a Funding Opportunity

Peak Proposals

AUGUST 1, 2023

This is the approach government agencies take. For government opportunities that remain open for several years, there may not be a fixed deadline for sending in questions. government agencies use a proposal submission platform that adds page numbers to the file, and applicants are told to not number the pages.

Funding

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Share Your Green Tech Story and Win a Laptop or Tablet!

Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

Liability

Liability Award Education Publishing

Nonprofit Accounting Basics: 5 Fundamentals to Know

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2024

The way you manage and report financial information holds your organization accountable to the government, the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) , and your supporters. Grants provided by the government and foundations. The core of nonprofit accounting is accountability.

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Finding Funding for Research

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

What’s a Better Fit, Government or Foundation Funding? Government Databases IV. Not only will the funder require one, but they may expect to have significant input on your M&E plan, to the point of telling you the indicators you should use; this level of engagement is not uncommon in government-funded grants.

Funding

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Getting Curious About Ethics By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

Ethics are moral principles that govern an individual’s or group’s behavior or activities. For many funders, costs to prepare an application (or pre-award costs) and fundraising expenses are not allowable direct or indirect expenses. Why is this addressed so thoroughly?

Ethics

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Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Conflict of Interest By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

However, many state and local government grants are pass-through funding from federal agencies and held to the same rules and regulations. This can include finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators (among others). Grant management is usually associated with federal grant awards.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

IT

IT Liability Award Indirect

Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

IT

IT Liability Award Indirect

Calling all Faith-Based Organizations! Think You Could Use a Free Tablet?

Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial. religious organizations Local impact map faith based organizations'

Liability

Liability Award Indirect Government

The Essential Guide to Nonprofit Budgets in 2024

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

Regulatory Changes: Ongoing changes in government policies and regulations can affect funding, operations, and compliance, requiring constant vigilance and adaptability from nonprofit organizations. They are critical for grant applications as they demonstrate to funders how their contributions will be specifically utilized.

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