If you are not sure about something, do not hesitate to contact a grant team member assigned to your grant. That person is here to give technical assistance and to help you understand grant regulations and the award documents. Their guidance can ensure that your documents are complete the first time so you can avoid unnecessary paperwork. The Office of Management and Budget, in the Executive Office of the President, issues OMB Circulars . OMB Circulars are guidance for federal departments and agencies on a variety of topics.
Some circulars establish federal policy on matters of grant administration.
It is important for you to remember that OMB circulars apply to Department of Education grant awards only when the Department adopts them in regulations that specifically govern the Department. Carrying out your project in a way that is consistent with the requirements of federal regulations is a process that begins before you even receive a Grant Award Notification. It begins with the application process. You should make yourself very familiar with the program regulations when you are filling out the required forms and preparing your application for submission to the Department. You can find these regulations in the application materials that the Department originally sent to you.