Lately I have had even more questions than usual around the difference between advocacy and lobbying. I will address lobbying more specifically next week, but before I do I want to talk about advocacy. Let’s start with what we must
Allowable costs: Fines, penalties, damages, legal defense?
45 CFR §75.435 and 75.441 address the costs of these legal issues. The first is very detailed, so I am only going to touch on highlights. If you are working through this, your attorney will want to review the entire
Are fund raising costs allowed? How is fund raising different from resource development?
In the Code of Federal Regulations, 45 CFR §75.442, fund raising as a cost line item is defined as the costs of organized fund raising, including financial campaigns, endowment drives, solicitation of gifts and bequests, and similar expenses incurred to
Are advertising and public relations allowed? Conferences?
My typical answer to whether a cost is allowed is “It depends”. Remember we are talking about whether you are allowed to use federal grant funds (usually Part B and Part C funds) to pay for these things. 45 CFR
Allowable costs for federal grants – can we buy a building?
In that list of costs that are not allowable (found in 45 CFR 75) Interest is sometimes allowable and sometimes not. Generally, interest on loans to manage your cash flow are not deductible whether they are line of credit loans,
Allowable costs for federal grants — about lobbying
Over the next few weeks we are going to address the costs that are NOT allowed with federal money, or that are allowed in some cases and not others. The first topic we should discuss is lobbying. First, a CIL
Q and A from Financial Workshop – Indirect Cost Rate
Q: If a funder does not allow any administration costs, can Part C funds make up a larger portion? A: If the funds are pass through to consumers, they may be treated differently, and you may not be required to
Q and A from Financial Workshop – Internal Controls
If you weren’t able to attend the financial workshop in Baltimore in May, you may be interested in some of the questions and answers that came in after the first day. Here are a few about Internal Controls: Q: How
Does Uniform Guidance prohibit or require financial audits?
Question: How can we pay for an independent financial audit if we have less than $750,000 in Federal funds? Doesn’t Uniform Guidance (what used to be the OMB Circulars) now require an audit for grantees with over $750,000 in Federal
Lobbying or Education — What Can the SILC do?
(Taken from the transcript of the SILC Speaks call on April 7, 2016 with Bob Williams and Tim Beatty of the Independent Living Administration within the Administration on Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services.) Pat Pucket: One of