Grant Consulting Services, LLC

JUNE 29, 2023

One word: budget. In the land of grantmaking, it’s essential to have a budget in place because grantmakers want to know that your financial situation is reasonable and how you plan on spending the money if awarded. The budget should show potential funders EXACTLY where their funds will be directed. Don’t make stuff up.

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Professional Grant Writer

MAY 16, 2023

To successfully navigate the grant application process, it is crucial to understand one of its core components—the proposal budget. With the right approach, The post What is a proposal budget for a grant? appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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Barrett & Greene

MARCH 14, 2023

The 1953 membership photo of the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) shows a world in which men dominated the positions of budget officers. We've been writing about this field since the early 1990s and interviewed many women, over time, who held their state's budget director position.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 24, 2023

“What people are expecting is personalized, online, digital services for those things that can be digitized,” said Charlie Francis, Senior Consultant at Questica, which provides multi-user budgeting, performance measures, transparency and data visualization software for governments.

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Disaster Zone blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The clock is ticking on getting a temporary budget bill passed

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Government Technology Insider

MARCH 30, 2023

Despite the abundance of modern solutions for transforming financial planning practices, agency finance and budget offices have been some of the last areas to modernize. The post Boosting Agility for State and Local Government Finance & Budget Offices appeared first on Government Technology Insider. Click here to get started.

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Citizen Lab

JULY 10, 2023

The People Powered Places program is the London Borough of Newham’s flagship program of participatory budgeting. It started in 2018… The post Lessons learned from Newham’s flagship participatory budget program appeared first on CitizenLab's Blog.

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Professional Grant Writer

JANUARY 3, 2023

Many people leave the grant budget section for last. They spend time on the narrative, carefully crafting a compelling story, but the budget. The post How do you write a budget for a grant? appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 9, 2022

Without considering the environment in the budgeting process, all the commitments to change will be little more than words. Luckily, there are cities that are transforming the budget process to align resources with climate action. They spoke a whole different language: budget cycles and bond ratings.

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Social Pinpoint

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Participatory budgeting is a democratic process that lets community members voice how they would like public money to be spent. However, it’s important that the right technology and processes are in place to maximize the full value of the participatory budgeting process. Participatory budgeting can be conducted offline or online.

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GovPilot

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Unlike the Federal Government, which can and does run a large budget deficit, most local governments are legally required to prepare a balanced budget. Because local governments cannot spend more than they’ve budgeted each year, preparing a budget is one of their most critical jobs.

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ResourceAssociates

MARCH 1, 2022

Everything you need to know to develop a brilliant grant proposal budget. A grant proposal budget outlines your intended expenses if you are awarded the grant funding, specific to the project or program stated in your proposal. One of the most important elements within the application is the Project Budget and Budget Justification.

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zencity

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

When it comes to creating a city or county budget , there are many ways to move forward: whether it’s taking the previous year’s budget and adapting it as necessary, or throwing it all away and starting with a blank slate. There’s no “right” choice when it comes to budget type—only what’s best for your jurisdiction.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 18, 2023

Right now, many cities, towns and villages are planning for their next budget cycle. This timing presents an opportunity for local governments to consider how they will incur expenses for their remaining State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), which were provided through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

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Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Several years ago, we worked with the Volcker Alliance to created a guide to resources about state budgeting intended for use by public officials, policy advocates, journalists, academics, and concerned citizens. ?. You can find it by clicking here : ?

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OpenGov

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

How to Drive Strategic Budgeting in Government with Performance Management November 29, 2022 – OpenGov Public sector performance management has long held the promise of improving efficiency, productivity, and community outcomes.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Authored by: Pat Spampinato, Senior Virtual Chief Information Officer, VC3 It’s no exaggeration to say that information technology (IT) is often one of city leaders’ least favorite parts about running a municipality.

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Professional Grant Writer

AUGUST 9, 2022

Developing a grant proposal budget can be an intimidating prospect, especially if you’re not a numbers person. The post How to determine a budget for a grant proposal appeared first on Professional Grant Writer. But it’s incredibly important to do.

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Barrett & Greene

APRIL 5, 2023

This male-dominated 1953 photo of a National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) annual meeting would not have been a surprise to public sector leaders of the time. That was followed by two budget directors we knew well -- Kansas’s Gloria Timmer in 1996-1997 and Utah’s Lynne Koga the following year.

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GCN

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Misunderstandings about cloud security, scalability and storage has led to the vast majority of enterprises spending much more than anticipated, a new survey finds.

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Citizen Lab

JULY 5, 2022

Participatory budgeting — or, in plain English, involving community members in the allocation of public funds —is a powerful tool for cities to empower communities and co-create more pleasant, accessible, and equitable cities.

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Partnership for Public Service

APRIL 27, 2023

Budget management is often a top priority when discussing technological modernization, and digital ways of working are often seen as more expensive. However, adopting digital services does not have to conflict with a lean budget. Sharing services and investing in people and processes will save costs and pay dividends later.

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Peak Proposals

JANUARY 28, 2021

If a subscription to FDO fits within your organization’s budget, we recommend giving it a try, but you need to be aware that it will take time to master its features. Which type of grant database will best meet your needs depends on what you are looking for, your patience, and your budget.

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OpenGov

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Strategic Local Government Budgeting: How to Determine Which Method is Best for Your Community September 23, 2022 – OpenGov Traditionally, local government budgeting has not been directly tied to outcomes in the community. Instead, incremental amounts were shifted based on previous use and separated by department.

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Government Technology Insider

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the state and local levels, budgets prove thinner. According to SolarWinds recent annual Public Sector Cybersecurity Survey , 50% of security IT professionals across state agencies and 25% of local governments selected “low budgets” as the leading challenge plaguing their team’s success. Automate wherever possible.

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Grant Training Center

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Biden Administration’s FY 2022 Budget for higher education signals support for innovation in agriculture and science, climate change, rural development and access as well as equity via the funding of minority institutions. For higher education, research and development in the sciences as well as equity takes a leading role.

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Barrett & Greene

JULY 11, 2023

In fact, many of us who study state budgeting annually observe budget processes that lead to (largely) fiscally responsible decision-making and do not require high stakes hostage taking to get there. ​ The most obvious place to begin is that almost all states have some sort of statutory or constitutional balanced budget requirement.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This week, local leaders helped persuade Congress to keep the government open with strong bipartisan support for funding the government through the remainder of 2023. On Wednesday, November 15, Congress overcame the latest government shutdown threat by passing a complicated Continuing Resolution that will temporarily keep the government open.

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FedHeads

APRIL 11, 2022

The FedHeads invite Grant Thornton Public Sector Managing Director Doug Criscitello to totally geek out about the President's FY23 Budget proposal, and spoiler alert -- a possible new slogan.

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GovPilot

JULY 20, 2023

billion budget just in time for the new 2023-24 fiscal year. On June 27th, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 101 into law, passing the $310.8 The legislation is set to allocate billions of dollars towards broadband internet investment, social services improvements, and beyond.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The Pew Charitable Trusts, for example, has noted that “Using evidence-based policymaking has enabled Minnesota…to provide better outcomes for residents, [and] improve the way research and evidence inform the budget and policymaking processes….”. He is a senior manager at MMB and leads the Impact Evaluation Unit.

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FedHeads

MAY 31, 2021

The FedHeads Francis Rose and Robert Shea process the $6 trillion budget and other nerdy developments on this week's episode. The FedHeads Francis Rose and Robert Shea process the $6 trillion budget and other nerdy developments on this week's episode.

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Disaster Zone blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

You cannot base future cost projections on past expenditures.

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FedHeads

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

On episode 76, Robert Shea and Francis Rose updates us on the budget of the executive branch, avoiding a government shutdown as the fiscal year nears an end. On episode 76, Robert Shea and Francis Rose updates us on the budget of the executive branch, avoiding a government shutdown as the fiscal year nears an end.

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FedHeads

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

On episode 93 of the FedHeads, Robert Shea and Francis Rose discuss the President's budget proposal for FY 2021. On episode 93 of the FedHeads, Robert Shea and Francis Rose discuss the President's budget proposal for FY 2021.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

AUGUST 17, 2023

The United States’ nuclear weapon stockpile depends on facilities that are, on average, about 50 years old. In fact, the processing of enriched uranium used in nuclear weapons is still conducted in an Oppenheimer-era facility built in 1945.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

"Now integrated into its seventh consecutive year of budget development, PBB is the framework within which all budget decisions are made." The City of Boulder, Colorado is one of the fiercest proponents of priority based budgeting (PBB) in the nation. Boulder has recently published their 2017 Recommended Budget.

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