2020 drove home the need for grant modernization in a new and urgent way. As governments learned, managing grants through spreadsheets, legacy systems, and paper-based processes was implausible with the pandemic forcing many agencies to move their workforces online. As future emergencies arise that stress the system, managing grants through these paper-based processes is no longer sustainable, leading to more human error, single audit finding...

Just about anyone in state and local government can tell you that grant funding is vital to help provide a high quality of life for residents and communities. The problem is finding the right grant can be a process in and of itself. Even after securing funding, unforeseen costs can devastate budgets and waste program dollars. Meanwhile, staff dedicated to grants management must regularly keep track of reporting and account for meticulous detai...

Traditionally, cost allocation and indirect cost planning seem like an ancillary matter in the scheme of all that leaders in state, local, and tribal governments have to do. However, reporting the true cost of services agency-wide is hard to capture, especially in the wake of COVID-19 bringing revenue shortages, and several grants and funding streams to navigate.The challenges that are compounded when individual departments complete their fina...

Right now, governments have a lot on their plates, from determining reopening policies and potentially transitioning workforces from telework back to their offices, to ensuring communities are staying safe and healthy. That’s why, when it comes to grants and funding, many agencies and departments may not be thinking of their long-term post-pandemic measurement and performance. Ensuring your agency is prepared for the single audit is more...