Ten countries – Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Morocco, Uganda, and Niger – receive nearly half of Africa’s total ODA (46.4%). The Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s latest report, Financing Africa: where is the money? provides a comprehensive analysis of both the financial needs deemed necessary for Africa to meet its development and climate … [Read more…]
On March 19, 2024, the Inspector General (IG) for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), who is the Special Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve, including U.S. assistance to Ukraine, and the IGs for the U.S. Department of State (State) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the launch of www.UkraineOversight.gov. This new, collaborative … [Read more…]
People can find all the CDC Award Terms & Conditions here: Federal Regulations and Policies | Grants | CDC. You’ll need to know if it’s a research or non-research award. Note that 45 CFR 75 is the regulation that applies and it has a few differences from 2 CFR 200- one that might be of interest … [Read more…]
The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding individuals who are interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). If you want to work on the front lines of some of the most pressing global challenges of our times — poverty, … [Read more…]
2 CFR 200, also known as the “Uniform Guidance” consists of Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. It was issued by The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) on December 26, 2013 and was compiled from previously separate OMB circulars that addressed separately administrative requirements, audits, and cost principles for specific … [Read more…]
Some sponsored activities generate income as a by-product of the work performed. Federal regulations refer to this as program income. Examples of program income include: Cost sharing occurs when the implementer proposes, and the funder accepts, that a portion of award activities will be funded by the implementer. Once a cost sharing commitment is accepted, … [Read more…]
OMB’s Proposed Changes to the Uniform Grants Guidance. Earlier today OMB posted a blog highlighting proposed updates to the Uniform Grants Guidance. OMB concurrently submitted the proposed updates to the Federal Register, which will be posted for public comment soon for a period of 60 days. We will provide an update when the notice is published … [Read more…]
The USAID Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline provides a mechanism for individuals and organizations to report fraud, waste, abuse (including sexual exploitation and abuse), and corruption related to programming, personnel, or operations for which OIG provides oversight. To better serve its mission, OIG is pleased to announce the release of a new online Hotline portal … [Read more…]
Registering for the System for Acquisition Management (SAM) is the first step to becoming a contractor for the U.S. government. Federal contractors must be registered on SAM.gov to be eligible for award of federal contracts. Failure to do so can have significant consequences, as the recent U.S. Court of Federal Claims (CFC) decision in Myriddian, LLC … [Read more…]
Top 10 countries that received the most foreign aid obligations from the U.S. in 2020: