Techniques for Monitoring Federal Subawards, 3rd Edition

Thompson’s newest edition of the best-selling guidebook for subrecipeint monitoring is now available.  Since the previous edition in 2007,  the federal government has toughened accountability and transparency standards and launched the website, FederalReporting.gov, which allows everyone to track where Recovery Act dollars are spent. Making sure you can meet the important monitoring requirements of OMB Circular A-133 and the Recovery Act, however, takes thorough research, detailed paperwork and valuable time. Techniques for Monitoring Federal Subawards is written to help you comply with these monitoring requirements. The new 2010 edition has been expanded to:

• Explain the differences between a subrecipient and a vendor;
• Walk you through what you need to know to properly monitor your subrecipients to meet the needs of USASpending.gov and the Recovery Act’s FederalReporting.gov;
• Look at how the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act is affecting subrecipient monitoring;
• Explain how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has intensified the need for subrecipient monitoring; and
• Spell out what you will need to do to meet the requirements of the Obama administration’s Open Government Directive.

Written by the editors of the Federal Grants Management Handbook and Single Audit Information Service, this edition of Techniques for Monitoring Federal Subawards also includes these helpful guidance and tools:

• Internal Control Assessment Checklist
• A sample audit process
• Performance indicators and measures
• Guidance on how to conduct meaningful site visits
• Guidance on how to document pre-award understandings
• Pre-Award techniques such as, assessing the applicant, reviewing the program, and tailoring the agreement
• Post-Award techniques such as, audits and reviewing financial and performance reports
• Federal Cash Management — what every grantee and subgrantee should know
• Sample subaward agreements, checklists and excerpts from Office of Management and Budget circulars.

Featured Topics:

• Summary of Monitoring Requirements
• Structuring Subaward Agreements as Sound Monitoring Tools
• Effective Monitoring Methods for Particular Subrecipients
• Using Audits and Other Reports as Monitoring Tools

Techniques for Monitoring Federal Subawards, 3rd Edition is available in print (softbound) and in eBook format.

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