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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">FYI for those involved with federal grants and the recent administrative reliefs granted by OMB in response to the coronavirus outbreak.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please join the OMB Grants Team for the March Grants Innovation Exchange Session: <i>OMB Updates - Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus; and Implementation of The GREAT Act</i>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>March Grants Innovation Exchange Session<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Registration is now open for the March Grants Innovation Exchange Session scheduled for Thursday, March 26 from 12:00 to 12:45 pm.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Topic and Description<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The topic this month is "OMB Updates - Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus; and Implementation of The GREAT Act.” Rhea Hubbard and Gil Tran, Senior Policy Analysts for the OMB Grants Team,
will discuss recent OMB memos (<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/M-20-11.pdf">M-20-11</a> and
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/M-20-17.pdf">M-20-17</a>), which provide administrative relief for recipient and applicants impacted by the coronavirus crisis. Also, OMB will provide an update on implantation of the GREAT Act
(<a href="https://www.congress.gov/116/plaws/publ103/PLAW-116publ103.pdf">P.L. 116-103</a>).<u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Registration:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Register via the following link</b>: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://grants-innovation-exchange-march2020.eventbrite.com/">http://grants-innovation-exchange-march2020.eventbrite.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Stay Informed <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Be sure to join the Grant Community of Practice Listserv to receive the registration links for each Grants Innovation Exchange Session and stay informed about updates for the grants community. Select the “Join Community” button from the
top of the following website: <a href="https://www.performance.gov/CAP/grants/">
https://www.performance.gov/CAP/grants/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Innovation Exchange Session Schedule <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sessions are held on the 4<sup>th</sup> Thursday of the month from 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm. The next Sessions will be tentatively held on the following dates:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">April 23, 2020<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 28, 2020<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">June 25 2020<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Submit an Innovation <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do you have an innovation currently in use that you would like to share with the grants community? If so, please email the OMB Grants Team at
<a href="mailto:GrantsTeam@omb.eop.gov">GrantsTeam@omb.eop.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The OMB Grants Team<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Chebinou, Cornelia <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 19, 2020 7:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NSAAAuditors <<a href="mailto:NSAAAuditors@nasact.org">NSAAAuditors@nasact.org</a>>; NASCComptrollers <<a href="mailto:NASCComptrollers@nasact.org">NASCComptrollers@nasact.org</a>>; StateTreasurers <<a href="mailto:StateTreasurers@nasact.org">StateTreasurers@nasact.org</a>>;
UniformGuidanceImplementationWorkgroup <<a href="mailto:UniformGuidanceImplementatinWorkgroup@nasact.org">UniformGuidanceImplementatinWorkgroup@nasact.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> NSAAAuditorsCCs <<a href="mailto:NSAAAuditorsCCs@nasact.org">NSAAAuditorsCCs@nasact.org</a>>; NASCComptrollersCCs <<a href="mailto:NASCComptrollersCCs@nasact.org">NASCComptrollersCCs@nasact.org</a>>; StateTreasurersCCs <<a href="mailto:StateTreasurersCCs@nasact.org">StateTreasurersCCs@nasact.org</a>>;
Poynter, R. Kinney <<a href="mailto:kpoynter@nasact.org">kpoynter@nasact.org</a>>; 'srowland@nasact.org' <<a href="mailto:srowland@nasact.org">srowland@nasact.org</a>>; O'Ryan, Kim <<a href="mailto:koryan@nasact.org">koryan@nasact.org</a>>; Hutchko, Neal <<a href="mailto:nhutchko@nasact.org">nhutchko@nasact.org</a>>;
Emily Swenson Brock <<a href="mailto:ebrock@gfoa.org">ebrock@gfoa.org</a>>; Markoe Raymond, Jeannine <<a href="mailto:jeannine@nasra.org">jeannine@nasra.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Relief for Administrative, Financial Management and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good Evening: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released memorandum M-20-17, regarding administrative relief surrounding circumstances resultant of the Corona Virus crisis. This memorandum provides similar administrative relief
listed in M-20-11 to an expanded scope of recipients affected by the loss of operational capacity and increased costs due to the COVID-19. The document provides short term relief for administrative, financial management, and audit requirements under 2 CFR
Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, without compromising Federal financial assistance accountability requirements. This memo was sent to the Heads of Federal Executive Departments and
Agencies but provides important information for NASACT members. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, OMB’s March Grants Innovation Exchange Session (Thursday March 26, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET) will feature updates from the OMB Grants Team on recent OMB memo M-20-17 providing administrative relief regarding the Corona Virus crisis
and an update on The GREAT Act. Details on registration will be provided as soon as they become available.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To view this memo, please click <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/M-20-17.pdf">
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/M-20-17.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cornelia Chebinou, Washington Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">202-624-5451<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">202-624-5473 (f)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nasact.org">www.nasact.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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