FEMA Public Assistance

FEMA Grant Accounting Basics: How To Make Big Purchases With Grant Funds

Avoid the number one failure that causes the DHS OIG to recommend grant clawback, and keep your hard-won grant funds working in your community. In our FEMA Quest game and in our game cards, we call this the Land of Eleven. The reason is that there are eleven essential steps which will generate at least eleven documents. Get eleven documents, you’re likely following grant management best practices. In this episode, we learn how to make big purchases with grant funds.

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FEMA Public Assistance

FEMA Grant Accounting Basics: Small Purchases with Grant Funds

The small purchases are often the ones that can skew the budget if unchecked. Maximize your reimbursements and make sure everything you’ve spent is covered by following these three simple steps – and by three steps, I think I mean four. Join us as we examine how to make small purchases with grant funds. In our FEMA Quest game, this corresponds to the Lil Money Loop.

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FEMA Public Assistance

FEMA Grant Accounting Basics: Labor Cost Reporting

Halve the time it takes to enter and calculate labor, equipment and materials costs, while omitting errors using one simple tool. We all want FEMA assistance, but some of the FEMA grant accounting basics take some training and getting used to. Join us as we learn how to manage disaster relief grants and report labor costs.

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how to manage disaster relief grants, emergency protective measures, how to get FEMA funding for COVID-19 response in your community
FEMA Public Assistance

FEMA Grant Accounting Basics: Setting Up for Labor, Equipment & Material Cost Reporting

Do this task once and access the data 100s to 1,000s of times, depending upon your grant. It’s a huge timesaver AND maximizes your reimbursement. In this episode, we’ll take a closer look at Tempest-GEMS and the features you’ll use during the early phases of the FEMA public assistance grant program lifecycle. We aim to show grant management best practices using grant management software.

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FEMA Public Assistance

FEMA Small Grants: Are They For You?

Find out why you really don’t love small grants…but think you do…and avoid the pitfalls. FEMA small grants fall within a special set of rules. It permits a simplified effort with grant management best practices. A FEMA public assistance small grant seems very attractive but may cause problems long term. You decide as we examine the topic in detail. Walking Small trail on the FEMA Quest map is easier than the rough terrain, hazards, and effort of Large grants.

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FEMA Public Assistance

The Role of States in the FEMA Grant Process

Ensure visibility of your grant recipients’ progress and reduce your administrative burden using one simple, inexpensive tool. We’ll define the difference between grant administration and grant management and take a look at the role of states in the FEMA grant process. Join us as we explore, grant administration best practices using grant management software.

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