[Update: In 2013 the federal government issued new regulations concerning this issue. See this blog post for more details.]
[Update: In 2013 the federal government issued new regulations concerning this issue. See this blog post for more details.]
Did your local government receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants? Or Community Development Block Grants? Or do you ever use other federal grants to pay for goods and services? If your answer to any of these questions is “yes” or “I don’t know,” read on! Although no two grants seem to have the same requirements, there is a set of regulations called the Grants Management Common Rule (the “GMCR”) that applies to almost all federal grants (including ARRA grants and CDBG grants), and if you don’t comply with the GMCR, you risk losing your grant funding.
Did your local government receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants? Or Community Development Block Grants? Or do you ever use other federal grants to pay for goods and services? If your answer to any of these questions is “yes” or “I don’t know,” read on! Although no two grants seem to have the same requirements, there is a set of regulations called the Grants Management Common Rule (the “GMCR”) that applies to almost all federal grants (including ARRA grants and CDBG grants), and if you don’t comply with the GMCR, you risk losing your grant funding.
A company’s sole facility has been located in North Carolina for the past decade, but the company recently decided to move its facility to a new location in order to expand its operations. It has three choices: (1) move to an available facility in the … Read more
A company’s sole facility has been located in North Carolina for the past decade, but the company recently decided to move its facility to a new location in order to expand its operations. It has three choices: (1) move to an available facility in the same county in which it is currently located, (2) move to an available facility in the county next door, which is another North Carolina county, or (3) move out of state. The company’s executives determine that moving out of state is not advantageous for the company, so the search is narrowed to the two counties in North Carolina.
A company’s sole facility has been located in North Carolina for the past decade, but the company recently decided to move its facility to a new location in order to expand its operations. It has three choices: (1) move to an available facility in the same county in which it is currently located, (2) move to an available facility in the county next door, which is another North Carolina county, or (3) move out of state. The company’s executives determine that moving out of state is not advantageous for the company, so the search is narrowed to the two counties in North Carolina.
Counties and municipalities in North Carolina are not required to furnish (or fund) fire protection services for their citizens, but many local governments provide, or contract for the provision of, these services within their units. And, typically that fire protection … Read more
Counties and municipalities in North Carolina are not required to furnish (or fund) fire protection services for their citizens, but many local governments provide, or contract for the provision of, these services within their units. And, typically that fire protection extends beyond basic fire prevention and suppression services to include, among other things, emergency dispatch services, medical and other response services, and building code enforcement. Local governing boards have much leeway in determining the types and amounts of these services to provide.
Counties and municipalities in North Carolina are not required to furnish (or fund) fire protection services for their citizens, but many local governments provide, or contract for the provision of, these services within their units. And, typically that fire protection extends beyond basic fire prevention and suppression services to include, among other things, emergency dispatch services, medical and other response services, and building code enforcement. Local governing boards have much leeway in determining the types and amounts of these services to provide.