HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's public policy update in the September 10, 2014 Member eBrief includes information about Government-Nonprofit Contracting Reform and the America Gives More Act.
Government-Nonprofit Contracting Reform
The National Council of Nonprofits recently reported about the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) work on government-nonprofit contracting reform. OMB has addressed multiple areas of confusion and inconsistency arising from the nonprofit reforms published last December. Their answers to Frequently Asked Questions have been incorporated into the OMB Uniform Guidance. The FAQs provide answers that are binding on federal agencies and pass-through entities – typically states and local governments receiving federal funding. The answers by OMB should help nonprofits protect their rights under Uniform Guidance, especially in regard to pass-through entities and indirect costs. Read the full article in National Council of Nonprofits' Nonprofit Advocacy Matters >>
- New OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs: What It Does and Why It Matters >>
- Overhead Myth website >>
Urge Senators Blumenthal and Murphy to Pass the America Gives More Act This Month
U.S. Senators will only be in Washington D.C. for a few weeks in September before they leave to campaign for re-election. Urge our Senators to take care of the public's interest by passing the America Gives More Act before leaving to campaign. Tell Senator Blumenthal and Senator Murphy to urge Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring the America Gives More Act (H.R. 4719) to the Senate floor for a vote as soon as possible. Tell them how important it is to support the Act.
- Connecticut Council for Philanthropy: Letter to Senators Blumenthal and Murphy >>
- Independent Sector: Take Action on Charitable Tax Extenders >>
- National Council on Nonprofits: America Gives More Act >>