Grant readiness is more than an exercise in checking items on a checklist. It is the organization’s readiness to competitively apply for grants, finalize the awarding process, and manage the grant. Instead of you having to peruse multiple sources to determine if the organization or business is grant ready based on several readiness criteria, theContinue reading “Let’s Get Grant Ready”
Tag Archives: COVID-19
An Overview of SAM
While there may currently be flexibilities for this requirement, an organization typically must be registered in SAM to apply for and receive local, state, or federal government grants.
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund
To address the gap in revenue and shore up “on the ground” services, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 allocates $350 billion in emergency funding directly to each eligible state, county, city, territorial, and Tribal government and to non-entitlement units of local government.
Exploring Direct Economic Assistance Programs Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) is responsible for administering over $1 trillion of American Rescue Plan (2021) funds.
An Overview of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
While much has been written about the broad scope and unprecedented nature of ARP, it is important to keep in mind that it is the sixth law that funded pandemic relief programs.
A Summary of Appendix 3 of OMB Memorandum M-21-20
On March 19, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published Memorandum M-21-20 to outline the Administration’s approach to “effective implementation and stewardship of American Rescue Plan funds.” This post will summarize the twelve flexibilities outlined in Appendix 3.
The Great Timing of COVID-19 Relief Grants from Regional Funding Collaboratives
Grants Works has been sharing details on social media about COVID-19 funding relief being offered by regional funding collaboratives. Funding collaboratives are not new. However, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw the impressive speed, efficiency and effectiveness of these pooled donations from charitable foundations, corporations and individuals to fund local nonprofits andContinue reading “The Great Timing of COVID-19 Relief Grants from Regional Funding Collaboratives”
(Updated) – A Summary of OMB M-20-17: Administrative Relief for Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Impacted by COVID-19
This post was updated on June 23, 2020 to include the extension of expiration dates for two areas of administrative relief as outlined in M-20-26 released on June 18, 2020. On March 19, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget released M-20-17, Administrative Relief to Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by theContinue reading “(Updated) – A Summary of OMB M-20-17: Administrative Relief for Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Impacted by COVID-19”