With the influx of the CARES Act funds to Part C centers, you have been purchasing personal protective equipment, food, technology, internet or delivery services and more. Are you following your own procurement policies? And do they fall within the
URGENT: Calling all Part C Centers
Are you spending your CARES Act funds? After years of saying we don’t have enough funding, the Part C centers received a very generous infusion of cash. The purpose was to be able to offer flexible and immediate support to
CARES Act funds for Part C centers — Spend wisely
The CARES Act funds for COVID-19 relief became available to Part C centers this past week. I would like to suggest some things to think about before you begin spending. If you plan well, your reporting and documentation will be
Program Income and COVID-19
Does income we generate from a program need to be used to reduce federal costs? HHS regulations section 75.307 address how program income must be used. The default for use of program income, earned during the period of performance, is
How is your planning?
Remember the Program Performance Report (PPR) that you submitted the end of December? In one of those sections — Section 6.2.1 — you were required to “establish clear priorities through annual and 3-year program and financial planning objectives for the
Are Advertising and Public Relations costs allowed?
How can I distinguish between unallowable advertising and outreach? Can I call promotional giveaways outreach? While advertising is one of those categories that is on the list of those not allowed with federal funds, not all advertising is unallowable. Uniform
Are we required to have an independent audit?
While your small center is not required by your federal funder to conduct an annual audit, typically you are by other funding sources (check your contracts) and it is best practice for all. The only federally required audit kicks in
Dos and Don’ts of Drawing Funds
If your Center for Independent Living receives a direct grant from Health and Human Services through the Administration on Community Living, then someone in your organization draws down funds to be directly deposited in your CIL’s bank account. This process
Simplifying your record-keeping would be a good New Year’s resolution!
Happy New Year! How many expense accounts should I have per department? And if we simplify our chart of accounts to make recordkeeping easier, will that make our books inconsistent? There is no right answer to how many accounts you
We selected the 10% indirect rate…
Question: What expenses can we directly charge to programs? Also, can we charge that de minimus 10% to all direct costs? John Heveron: The 10% indirect cost rate does not apply that to all direct costs. You apply the rate