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Unpacking the DOGE Team’s Role in Federal Government Systems department of government efficiency doge federal grant management federal grant training federal grantees federal grants Jul 28, 2025

This post was originally published on February 25, 2025 by Grants Works for its Federal Grant Insights newsletter on LinkedIn.

As the country learns more about the DOGE team's access to government systems, we may find ourselves faced with three questions:

  1. Who is in control of the US federal gove
  2. ...
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How Some Federal Grantees Are Impacted by the Unleashing American Energy Executive Order bipartisan infrastructure law building a better america executive order federal grantees federal grants impoundment inflation reduction act of 2022 office of management and budget russell vought unleasing american energy Jul 24, 2025

This post was originally published on January 23, 2025 by Grants Works for its Federal Grant Insights newsletter on LinkedIn.

In the Unleashing American Energy executive order (EO), the current president orders all agencies to “immediately pause the disbursement of funds appropriated through the In...

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5 Mistakes New Federal Grantees Should Avoid federal grant compliance federal grant consultant federal grant management training federal grants foundation grants government grants grants Jul 21, 2025

As a new federal grantee, there are certain pitfalls you must avoid. One of the pitfalls is focusing solely on the programmatic output of the funded project without ensuring your organization's financial management systems are reinforced. Below are five of several mistakes some new federal grantees ...

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Navigating Federal Grants with the Right Crew Onboard federal grant compliance federal grant management federal grant management training federal grants grant consultant grant writing Jul 13, 2025

Imagine you’re surrounded by darkness as you’re steering a ship at night and suddenly you see a light in the distance. You maneuver the ship toward the light and as you approach, it gets brighter and brighter. You realize the light is from a beacon atop a lighthouse. Because of the light, you avoid ...

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Simplifying Subawards federal grant management federal grant management training federal grants grant compliance grant training grant writing pass-through entity requirements subrecipients Jul 13, 2025

If you are a federal grantee and you have subawardees, you may have questions about how to select, manage, and monitor subawardees.

If you are a subawardee of a federal grant, you may want to know more about your responsibilities.

What is a subaward?

According to Uniform Guidance, a subaward is “an...

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