PDF Ebook Financial Management Guide

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What is the purpose of this Guide?
This Guide is intended to be used for the administration of Federal award programs administered by the Office of Grants and Training (G&T) in conjunction with the provisions of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circulars and government wide common rules applicable to grants and cooperative agreements, program guidelines, application kits, special conditions, terms and conditions, G&T information bulletins, and DHS policy, regulations and statutes. Below is a
list of the most commonly used circulars with which grant recipients should become familiar.

This document is provided for the use of all recipients and their subrecipients of Federal award programs administered by G&T. This Guide is to serve as the primary reference for financial management and grants administration.

This Guide is not for the direct use of contractors. However, direct recipients should ensure that monitoring of organizations under contract to them is performed in a manner that will ensure compliance with their overall financial management requirements.

This Guide is intended to be used for fiscal year 2006 and future G&T awards. Any awards made prior to October 1, 2005 must follow the legacy organization’s regulations as outlined in the recipient’s award terms and conditions.

Contents

    Chapter 1: Introduction
    What Is The Purpose Of This Guide ?
    Who Is This Guide Designed For ?

Chapter 2: The Application Process

    Notice Of Funding Availability/Announcements
    Application Review
    Technical Review
    Cost Analysis

Chapter 3: The Award Process

    The Award Document
    Acceptance Of Award And Conditions
    Types Of Financial Ssistance: Grant Or Ooperative A Greement
    Planning And Implementing Award Programs

Chapter 4: Managing Federal Funds

    Financial Management Systemrequirements
    Recipient And Subrecipient Accounting Responsibilities
    Commingling Of Funds
    Monitoring Project Performance
    Conflicts Of Interest
    Supplanting

Chapter 5: Payments

    Request For Advance /Reimbursement
    Withholding Of Funds
    Cash Management Improvement Act Of 1990
    Interest

Chapter 6: Obligation And Expenditures

    Obligation Of Funds
    Period Of Availability
    Expenditure Of Funds
    Suspension And Termination

Chapter 7: Grant Reporting

    Fincialreporting
    Programmatic Reporting

Chapter 8: Djustments To Awards

    Modifications And Evisions (Including Grant Adjustment Notices)
    Notification Of Changes
    Types Of Adjustments:

Chapter 9: Other Program Funds

    Program Income
    REquirements For Matching Or Cost Sharing

Chapter 10:

    Costs And Expenditures
    Allowable Costs
    Unallowable Costs
    Costs Requiring Prior Approval

Chapter 11: Procurement

    Procurement Standards
    Sole Source Procurement (Non -Competitive)

Chapter 12: Audits

    Audit Requirements For States, Local Governments ,And Non Profit Organizations
    Audits Of Commercial/For-Profit
    Organizations
    Audits Of Subrecipients
    Distribution Of Reports
    Technical Assistance

Chapter 13: Close Out

    Close Out Process
    Retention And Maintenance Of Records
    Access To Records

Appendix: Glossary Of Terms
Index

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