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Posted by on Feb 24, 2013

OMB Wants Your Input on Grants Management Reform

As promised, OMB has set out a list of recommendations about ways to improve grants management — and now is your chance to comment. The notice appeared on OMB’s website earlier today, but the official version will not be published in the Federal Register until next Tuesday. This “Advanced Notice of Proposed Guidance” briefly outlines […]

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Posted by on Feb 21, 2013

Are You Ready for a New OMB Circular?

The Office of Management and Budget is working on a draft “omnibus circular” that would consolidate and revise the current uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit circulars. While details are sketchy, the new circular could represent a significant change for grants management. For example, OMB may raise the single audit threshold, consolidate the current […]

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Posted by on Feb 21, 2013

Help Us Help You!

We need your help to plan our upcoming class schedule and training. Where would you like us to schedule classes? Are there additional courses you’d like to see offered online? What new courses or products could we offer to meet your training and professional development needs? Your answers to these and other questions will help […]

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Posted by on Dec 12, 2012

The Fiscal Cliff, Sequestration, and Federal Grants

In recent weeks, the media has been in a near non-stop reporting frenzy analyzing the daily offers and counteroffers by the major players in the “fiscal cliff.” One local channel in the Washington area has even begun to broadcast a clock counting down the days until the nation plunges off the fiscal cliff. While national […]

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Posted by on Dec 11, 2012

Federal Grants Management and Legalized Marijuana

On Election Day, voters in Colorado and Washington approved ballot measures that decriminalized the use and possession of small amounts of marijuana. In direct conflict with these state laws is the federal Controlled Substance Act, which classifies marijuana as a Schedule I Controlled Substance. Many employers in these two states face uncertainty on how to […]

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