Public comments for the proposed changes to Uniform Guidance (2 CFR, Part 200) were due July 13, 2026. Sure, that date has come and gone, but the fight is far from over. In a typical year, the next step would be for staff at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...
If I had a dollar for every board member or executive director who told me, "we're a nonprofit, we can't do advocacy," I could fund a small foundation myself. Here's the short version: advocacy and lobbying are not the same thing. Advocacy is a broad effort to support...
Many nonprofits don’t participate in advocacy for fear it will jeopardize their nonprofit states. The truth is, there is a big difference between lobbying and advocacy – and advocacy is allowed. For grant and fundraising professionals, advocating for your...
I was recently lamenting on LinkedIn about a string of federal grant opportunities that went live on July 2 with a 30-day window between then and the deadline. 30 days is already a tight window when developing large federal grant proposals, but when you drop the...
If you touch federal grants in any way—direct recipient, subrecipient, or pass-through entity—I need you to put down your coffee, because OMB just proposed a major overhaul of 2 CFR Part 200, the Uniform Guidance. This is the rulebook governing how we apply for,...
The Office of Management and Budget proposed many changes to 2 CFR Part 200 (also known as Uniform Guidance) in early June. If approved, changes will significantly impact agencies’ ability to receive and manage federal funding. The comment period closes July 13, 2026....
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