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Grants Were Never Meant to Fix Bad Government

Published Date: December 10 , 2025

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2025 ARPA-SLFRF: This Isn’t Your Father’s Grant Program

Published Date: December 9 , 2025

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The Grants Pendulum Isn’t About Money — It’s About the W’s

Published Date: December 5 , 2025

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Beyond Ethics: Confronting Our Biases as Grant Professionals

Published Date: December 3 , 2025

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Preparing ISPs for BEAD Subrecipient Agreements: What to Expect and How to Get Ready

Published Date: December 2 , 2025

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The Goals Remain the Same: Continuing the Work of Community Impact while Navigating the False Claims Act  

Published Date: November 4, 2025

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When Inefficiency Becomes a Business Model: Why States Must Break the “Tacit Knowledge” Cycle in Grants

Published Date: November 4, 2025

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Termination-for-Convenience in Grants: What Recipients Should Do Now—and Next

Published Date: October 24, 2025

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ARPA-SLFRF: Re-Obligate Now or Risk Leaving Money on the Table

Published Date: October 20, 2025

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The Critical Need to Modernize State & Local Payment Processing: A Guide from Submittable and Witt O'Brien's

Published Date: October 13, 2025

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Cutting Grants → Cutting People: Why Program Eliminations Precede Federal RIFs (and What Recipients Must Do Now)

Published Date: October 12, 2025

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A Looming Federal Shutdown: Last-Minute Moves for State & Local Grant Programs

Published Date: September 30, 2025

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ARPA SLFRF Annual Reporters: Use October to Prep for the April 30, 2026 Report

Published Date: September 29, 2025

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Why a “Clean” CR Is Bad News—and Why a Shutdown Is Worse (Plus the Scenario Plan You Need)

Published Date: September 23, 2025

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Why Every City Needs an Annual Grant Plan

Published Date: September 17, 2025

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AI in GovTech Shouldn’t Just Replicate—It Should Reinvent

Published Date: September 10, 2025

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The New Reality of Federal Funding: Why States and Locals Must Track Real, Pocket, and Process Rescissions

Published Date: September 3, 2025

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Enhancing Grant Streamlining: The Impact of the 2025 Executive Order on Federal Grantmaking

Published Date: August 7, 2025

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Why Grant Deadline Pressure Increases Potential Fraud Risk

Published Date: July 31, 2025

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Ensuring Compliance with Federal Antidiscrimination Laws: What Government Grantees and Contractors Need to Know 

Published Date: July 31, 2025

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Unlocking Efficiency: How Fiscal Agents Support Policy & Program Success

Published Date: July 31, 2025

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Why State and Local Governments Should Pay Attention to Executive Orders and Grant Exposure

Published Date: July 29, 2025

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New Executive Order: Key Actions for Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Addressing Public Safety and Homelessness

Published Date: July 24, 2025

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What is the New Normal in Government Grantmaking?

Published Date: July 8, 2025

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From Challenges to Opportunities: How Grant Professionals Can Help Influence the “New Normal” in Federal Financial Assistance

Published Date: May 21, 2025

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What Happens Now? The Digital Equity Program Cancellation and the 90-Day BEAD Extension: Why It Matters for Unserved Communities

Published Date: May 21, 2025

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"Eliminate FEMA." That Was the Opening Line. But What Followed Was More Thoughtful and More Actionable

Published Date: May 20, 2025

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Rethinking State Grants Management in the Age of AI: It’s Not Just About the Tech

Published Date: May 14, 2025

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A Moment of Stillness in a One­ Redlight Town

Published Date: April 15, 2025

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ARPA SLFRF at Risk: Why State and Local Governments Should Be Worried

Published Date: April 3, 2025

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The Fate of FEMA: A Political Storm Brewing Over America's Disaster Response

Published Date: March 25, 2025

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The Trump Administration's First Clear Signal on the Federal Role in Preparedness and Recovery 

Published Date: March 19, 2025

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A Watershed Moment for Federal Grants: HUD's Decision on Asheville's CDBG-DR Action Plan and What It Means for All Federal Grant Recipients

Published Date: March 11, 2025

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Understanding Executive Orders and Their Impact on Grant Programs 

Published Date: February 24, 2025

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Why Gutting Energy & Infrastructure Investments Would Be a Costly Mistake - and What to Do Instead

Published Date: February 6, 2025

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A Pause on Federal Grants and Loans: Everybody Take A Long,
Deep Breath

Published Date: January 28, 2025

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Assessing Risk from the Grant Maker and Applicant Perspective

Published Date: October 31, 2024

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Dollars in Our Pockets: The Evolution of Direct-to-Beneficiary Programs in America

Published Date: October 30, 2024

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National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Digital Equity Grant Programs

Published Date: September 16, 2024

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Navigating the Latest Uniform Guidance Changes: Your Key to Proactive Grant Management

Published Date: August 13, 2024

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Does the Build America, Buy America Act Apply to My Entity?

Published Date: August 7, 2024

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Strategies for State and Local Government Agencies: Achieving Grant Management Success in Times of Economic Uncertainty

Published Date: July 17, 2024

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ARPA is Almost Over, Now What?

Published Date: July 16, 2024

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Four Crucial Steps Federal Grant Recipients Should Take Now to Comply with Revised Uniform Guidance 

Published Date: July 9, 2024

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Will The Recent Chevron Ruling Have An Impact On Federal Financial Assistance?

Published Date: July 9, 2024

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Unlocking Federal Financial Assistance: A Closer Look at the Revised Uniform Guidance

Published Date: April 26, 2024

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Investing in a Community’s Grants Enterprise: Updated Uniform Guidance’s Increased De Minimis Indirect Cost Rate Creates Pathway to Sustainable Grants Management

Published Date: April 18, 2024

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Large Language Models' Potential for Grants Management: Opportunities and Challenges

Published Date: April 3, 2024

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The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Crisis Cautionary Tale for Grantees: Why a Reimbursement Payment Basis is Safer than Advance Payments

Published Date: March 27, 2023

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Spending and Allocation Deadlines for CSLFRF Funding are Closer Than You Think: Start Planning Now

Published Date: March 27, 2023

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