Updates for the U.S. Department of Education and some others

Updates for the U.S. Department of Education and some others

Fred Winter

fawinterassociates@gmail.com703-350-3267

www.fawinterassociates.com

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Today’s agenda:

1. OMB Uniform Guidance2. DoE HE program foci3. Grant writing tips

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OMB Uniform Guidance

26 December 2013 for implementation 26 December 2014

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/12/26/2013-30465/uniform-administrative-requirements-cost-principles-and-audit-requirements-for-federal-awards

2 C.F.R. 200 Supersedes requirements from OMB Circulars A-21, A-87, A-110, and A-122; Circulars A-89, A-102, and A-133; and the guidance in Circular A-50 on

Single Audit Act follow-up.

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Uniform Guidance Key Takeaways

-10% de minimus IDC (unless alternative published and approved by agency head)

-negotiated rate accepted, and can be extended up to four years

-administrative costs can be reckoned as direct costs

-voluntary cost sharing “may never be considered during the merit review”

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Uniform Guidance Key Takeaways

-required risk assessment, including financial stability and past performance

-single audit threshold now $750K, up from $500K

-provisions for child care

-computers reckoned as “supplies,” not equipment

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Uniform Guidance Key Takeaways

-grantees required to protect PII

-standardized vocabulary in Notices of Funding Opportunities

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Prognosis for the Future:It’s all about the electionand who gets the Senate

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ED Leadership Transitions: new leaders

Ted Mitchell Undersecretary of Education (New Schools Venture Fund)

Erika MillerAssistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education (Education Trust)

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ED’s Higher Ed Programmatic Foci

The 3 Cs:

Cost Containment

College Completion

Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement

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ED’s Higher Ed Programmatic Foci

The 2 Cs:

Cost Containment

College Completion

Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement

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ED’s Higher Ed Programmatic Foci

Coming this fall:

Ratings –-completion

-post bac. salary levels-enrollment of underserved constituencies

Recruitment and Undermatching – getting underserved constituencies into

college to stay

Programmatic Foci

STEM

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HEA Renewal

Programmatic Foci

Earmarks

and

Quasi-Earmarks-Training for Realtime Writers

-Centers for the Study of Distance Education and Technological

Advancements-Center for Best Practices to Support

Single Parent Students

Programmatic Foci

Non-agenda items: the three As

Adjuncts

Alcohol

Athletics

Programmatic Foci

Not yet an agenda item:

A new one

Sexual Abuse on Campus

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Department of EducationGrant Writing Tips

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“If you know one funding agency…”

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The Key Role of Peer Review

Want to really unpack the secret of successful

Department of Education grant-writing?

Become a reviewer!*******

Department of Education Review System

https://www.g5.gov/ext/wps/portal

Formulating an ED Application

It’s all in the Published Selection Criteria

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And take evaluation very, very seriously

What Works Clearinghouse’s (WWC’s) Procedures and Standards Handbook

http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/  

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ED Competitions May Include *Preference Priorities*

----------------------Three types of preference

priorities:Absolute

CompetitiveInvitational

(different from NEH’s Standing Together “initiative”)

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Funding Schemes:

Continuation/Incremental Funding

Full Forward Funding

Formulating an ED Application

And don’t forget grants.gov

and SAM issues 

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First in the World

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FY 2015 FitW request

“$100 million for First in the World for innovative strategies and practices that improve affordability and outcomes for low-income students

“$75 million for new College Success Grants competitive grant program to HBCUs and MSIs to support innovations that reduce costs and improve outcomes for students”

Fred Winter

fawinterassociates@gmail.com703-350-3267

www.fawinterassociates.com