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Burned Out but Brilliant: 8 Smart, Sanity-Saving Strategies for Frustrated Grant Writers

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But youre also exhausted, constantly chasing core operating support, wrangling impossible deadlines, mentoring green writers, and navigating post-award red tape that never seems to end. Dont Let Post-Award Work Crush Your Soul Winning the grant is only half the battle. Sound familiar? Youre not alone. The good news? The solution?

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IIJA Explainer: Leveraging Available Funds

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1 The good news for governments of all sizes is that as of the act’s two-year anniversary in November, 80% of competitive funding had yet to be awarded. Let’s take a look at both—how to access IIJA grant funds and how to manage your awards to maximize and demonstrate the impact of the IIJA funding.

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Your Cheat Sheet to Better Grant Budgeting & Financial Reporting

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Ensure that you have SOPs and communicate the policies well with the right training to support your team. When it comes to reporting requirements and financial management, I touched on the impact of Uniform Guidance, agency guidance, and the specific award documentation.

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In Case You Missed it: Our Top Grant Management Learning Resources of 2023

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This guide provides recommendations and resources for enhancing your organization’s risk assessment procedures—including a pre-award risk assessment template and a subrecipient monitoring risk assessment tool to use as a starting point. Sub-Recipient Monitoring Checklist It's critical to ensure that your subrecipients are in compliance.

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3 Ways to Improve Your Chances of Winning Federal Infrastructure Funding

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You can take concrete steps to improve your chances of receiving these awards, but getting the right information for a winning proposal may require a different approach than your program typically uses. Organizations that start preparing their project proposals now will be at a significant advantage later. Take lead remediation, for example.

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Preparing to Manage Your Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding

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The IIJA has created and begun awarding new formula and competitive grants, and many existing grant programs will receive a boost. States will apply for this funding through a competitive awarding process, and then elected and appointed officials will be responsible for the creation and implementation of funds received.