The OMB SUPERCIRCULAR: Grant Reform or Something More?

    Authors

    L. L. Martin

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Adm. Soc. Work

    Keywords

    contracts; federal grants; pay for performance; performance; accountability; SUPERCIRCULAR; Public Administration; Social Work

    Abstract

    The federal Office of Management & Budget (OMB) has finally issued the long anticipated revisions to its federal grants administration requirements. The so-called SUPERCIRCULAR was published in the Federal Register on December 26, 2013. The SUPERCIRCULAR updates, coordinates, revises, replaces, and augments the guidance on federal grants administration previously provided by eight separate OMB circulars. The SUPERCIRCULAR is said to be an attempt to reduce the duplication, confusion, and red tape associated with federal grants. A closer examination, however, suggests that the SUPERCIRCULAR does much more. This article reviews and critiques the SUPERCIRCULAR, identifies its implications for nonprofit human services organizations, and suggests steps they can take to prepare for the SUPERCIRCULAR.

    Journal Title

    Administration in Social Work

    Volume

    38

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2014

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    394

    Last Page

    404

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000342290800007

    ISSN

    0364-3107

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