Federal Grants: How to Decipher the Codes

If your organization receives federal grant funds, make sure you are familiar with the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Title 2.  You could literally write volumes of encyclopedias with the information contained in the C.F.R. So it’s imperative that you develop a working knowledge of them, how to find the codes that pertain to your … Read More

How to Avoid Supplanting in the World Of Grants

  What is supplanting, anyway? Supplanting is the use of Federal Funds to replace already designated funds. Technically, supplanting applies to State and Local Government units who receive Federal funding. However,  you shouldn’t engage in supplanting no matter what.  Supplanting defeats the purpose of grant awards. Let’s suppose your existing organizational budget includes the salary … Read More

Model Creek School

Hi, everyone! I wanted to share this photo from November 7th, 2018. The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors presented me, the Grant Writer (left check holder) and Lori Bomar, Head Teacher and Administrator (center) with a $35,000 Big Check from the Gila River Indian Community Grant. This grant is to pay for a Behavioral Interventionist … Read More