Research, analysis, and practical guidance on federal grant compliance and nonprofit capacity building.
If your organization spends $1,000,000 or more in federal awards during your fiscal year, you are required to have a Single Audit conducted in accordance with 2…
If your organization receives federal grants, you are subject to 2 CFR Part 200 — the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requiremen…
If your organization receives federal grants and purchases goods or services with those funds, you need a written procurement policy. Not a suggestion — a regul…
Federal grant compliance under 2 CFR 200 requires controls across 5 domains. Learn the requirements, common violations, and how to assess your readiness.
Every dollar your organization spends keeping the lights on, running payroll, and maintaining IT systems while executing a federal grant is a real cost of deliv…
Every time an organization passes federal funds to another entity, one question sits at the center of its compliance exposure: is that entity a subrecipient or …
Every organization that spends $1,000,000 or more in federal awards during a fiscal year will face a Single Audit.1 This is not a possibility; it is a regulator…
You just received notice of a federal grant award. The funding is confirmed, the budget is approved, and the performance period is about to begin. The first 30 …
The five most common internal control failures that trigger Single Audit findings: segregation of duties, time-and-effort documentation, procurement thresholds,…
2 CFR Part 200 governs how organizations manage federal grant funding. This guide breaks down all six subparts in plain language for grant recipients, complianc…
A disciplined procurement file is your first line of defense in a Uniform Guidance audit. This post outlines what documentation reviewers examine and how to bui…
Pass-through entities must demonstrate active subrecipient oversight, not just intent. This post covers the core components of a compliant monitoring cadence an…
Allowability isn’t just about eligibility. It’s about documentation. This post breaks down the three allowability tests under 2 CFR Part 200 and what auditors e…
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