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Fiscal requirements play a significant role in ensuring that programs manage their finances responsibly, transparently, and in line with federal regulations. They are crucial for the financial responsibility, accountability, and sustainability of Head Start programs. Explore how fiscal requirements impact budgeting, financial management, and overall program quality.
This Information Memorandum (IM) provides guidance on cost-saving measures and how the savings should be treated by the recipient toward the Head Start award. This IM supersedes ACF-IM-HS-12-09.
Discover tips and tools for submitting required payment justifications that demonstrate accountability and transparency for all federal funding.
The Office of Management and Budget provides instructions for completing the SF-425A Financial Reporting Form. The SF-425A Financial Reporting Form is a consolidation of financial reporting forms SF-269, SF-269A, SF-272, and SGF-272A. Grantees will find these instructions useful when completing their financial reporting forms.
This publication provides per diem rates for Federal travel in the continental United States. Federal travel customers will find this resource useful when planning and arranging their travel activities.
Grantees who are negotiating for an indirect cost rate should find this information helpful in determining which type would benefit their organization. The three types of indirect cost rates are provisional, predetermined, and fixed with carry-forward.
Watch this webinar about the new uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for federal awards. These requirements went into effect Dec. 26, 2014.
Use these resources to become familiar with the expectations and impact of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements regulations for your organization.
Find out how the new Performance Standards address Administrative and Fiscal Regulations.
The IRS has published an easy-to-use brochure that contains the information most tax-exempt organizations need in order to obtain and maintain their status. Grantees will find this information beneficial to their organizations. It provides references to other IRS publications and forms. It also provides special telephone numbers organizations can call for help on more complex issues.
Uniform Guidance streamlines and consolidates government requirements for receiving and using federal awards. In this way, it reduces the administrative burden for programs and improves outcomes.
HeadStart.gov
official website of the Administration for Children and Families
