Category: Announcements

Fraud Alert!

I received a call on Friday from a lady in Seattle, Washington with a troubling matter.

Rachel (not her real name) applied online for a “free $50,000 government grant.” Within minutes of submitting her form, she was contacted by a man who said she qualified for a $7,000 grant. To claim the money, all she had to do was send his company a $200 processing fee—payable via Western Union or a bank wire transfer. Immediately after providing her bank routing and account numbers, Rachel began having regrets. That’s when she reached out to us to ask if the offer was legitimate or if she was being defrauded.

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Policies and procedures manual on sale for the summer

Summer pricing is in effect for our custom grant management policies and procedures manual. From June 1 through August 31, the manual is $200-20% off the regular price of $250.

If your organization has—or is considering—federal grants, you need written policies and procedures. Our custom manual is aligned with the new Uniform Guidance.

Order here today.

New phone number

Our phone number recently changed. We can now be reached at 202-750-1984. Please update your records. Our old phone number will be deactivated on May 31.

Teaching & Learning 2015

Before Teaching & Learning 2015 kicks into high gear, let’s talk about federal grants on Thursday, March 12. Schedule a free 30-minute consultation with Dave Farley, founder and CEO of The Grant Doctors. The topics are up to you. Ideas include: applying for federal grants, managing federal grants, brainstorming potential grant-funded programs, communicating your grant project’s accomplishments to key stakeholders, etc. We’ll gladly accommodate two people per consultation so feel free to bring a colleague.

Our office is conveniently located near the Archives Metro station-two stops from the 7th St. Convention Center station and one stop from the Gallery Place/Chinatown station. We are also one block from the National Mall, the Smithsonian, the National Gallery of Art, the National Museum of the American Indian and just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol.

Download and return our questionnaire to schedule a time. (.pdf form)

If you can’t make it to our office on the 12th, Dave is attending T&L2015. Please contact us to arrange a chat during the conference.

UPDATE: 3.9.2015. All consultation times are booked. Please contact us to meet Dave at T&L 2015.

Grant Management Uniform Guidance: D +4 Weeks

The new federal grant management Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) went into effect on December 26, 2014. Are your organization’s policies, procedures and systems aligned with the new regulations?

This change impacts all non-federal organizations.

The Grant Doctors offers two options to help you prepare for the transition:

  1. Have us perform a Grant Documentation and Systems Review to examine your organization’s systems and to make recommendations for improvement if necessary.
  2. DIY: Use our Federal Grant Management Assessment tool to perform your own internal analysis. Our assessment covers 110 standards in the Uniform Guidance (i.e., administrative requirements, cost principles and audit requirements) and internal controls guidelines; and provides ample space to cite your current practices and to make notes regarding findings, action items and next steps. And, because the tool is a .pdf form, you can save your responses and re-use the assessment anytime. Click here to download the assessment tool.

We’re your partner. Let us know how we can help. Always feel free to contact us.

Bring Kai Home!

Help a Marine vet find her lost service dog. Last seen in Vista, CA on 11/28/2014. Kai could be anywhere in the U.S. by now. She has PTSD and desperately wants to find her friend and companion. Click on the image to view her Facebook page for more information.

Grant Management Uniform Guidance: D-Day

The new federal grant management Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) goes into effect today. Are your organization’s policies, procedures and systems prepared for the new regulations?

This change impacts all non-federal organizations.

The Grant Doctors offers two options to help you prepare for the transition:

  1. Have us perform a Grant Documentation and Systems Review to examine your organization’s systems and to make recommendations for improvement if necessary.
  2. DIY: Use our Federal Grant Management Assessment tool to perform your own internal analysis. Our assessment covers 110 standards in the Uniform Guidance (i.e., administrative requirements, cost principles and audit requirements) and internal controls guidelines; and provides ample space to cite your current practices and to make notes regarding findings, action items and next steps. And, because the tool is a .pdf form, you can save your responses and re-use the assessment anytime. Click here to download the assessment tool.

We’re your partner. Let us know how we can help. Always feel free to contact us.

End of year schedule

For the last two weeks of 2014, The Grant Doctors will operate on the following schedule:

December 22 - 26 - Vacation Week. Away from DC. No blog updates. Email and phone calls responded to intermittently. Most messages will be answered the following week.

December 29 - January 2, 2015 - Retreat Week. In the DC area. Focused on planning for 2015. Limited in-person meetings. Limited blog updates. Email and phone calls answered as normal.

Happy New Year!