Grants & Contracts

Indirect Cost Negotiations for Grant Awards

The term “negotiations” implies reaching an agreement to establish rates. This is in part true for the indirect cost rate negotiation process, but it isn’t the full perspective. The process of negotiating indirect cost rates for your grant award is about building a case through documentation, analysis, and an understanding of your business and then presenting it to the cognizant...

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Grant (SBIR and STTR) Recipients Need to Read

With the increasing use of e-mail and other electronic means of delivering grant documents, more and more the terms and conditions associated with a grant award come in the form of URL links embedded in the electronic documents that are sent.  These links are critical to documenting and understanding ALL the requirements you as a grant recipient must meet. Read, Read, Read One of the first...

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After the Award – The Work Begins on the Busines

Many grant recipients believe the “real” work is getting a grant.  After all, it is about the dollars.  Not true!  The real work – technically and commercially, begins after the award. Award recipients are generally able to execute the technical aspects of a grant (or contract).  The larger challenge usually lies with executing the business side – complying with the full scope of...

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