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Is indirect cost the same as management and general in our financial statements?
Indirect costs that are used in the calculation of your indirect cost rate aren’t always the same as management and general costs in your financial statements. Sometimes a specific program will require administrative costs for that program only. So those
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
Four key checks for SILCs
Your Statewide Independent Living Council operates under a set of rules found in section 705 of the Rehabilitation Act and in the SILC Indicators and SILC and DSE Assurances. Here are some key items that your SILC must not overlook:
What are “Accessible Formats”?
If you have attended any of the national Independent Living events — and hopefully state and local ones as well — you have heard the term “accessible formats” as in, “you must request accessible formats in advance”. If you are
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
Is your center ready for review?
The Office of Independent Living Programs, our funder, has begun its required reviews of Subchapter C Centers. They first tested the desk or document review process with volunteer centers. Last week they conducted several on-site reviews in Michigan — the
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
Is your SILC keeping up?
There are urgent things that every SILC must do in the next few months. Get final approval for the current plan. For some of you, your current State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL), which was updated or amended, hasn’t been
What are your risks related to staff?
The majority of your CIL budget is spent on staff. This is where you invest the most money, year after year. Let’s think about some of the risks related to staff. Are your employees serving “at will?” (This varies state