Workshops & Annual Meeting
We offer a variety of workshops and our Annual Meeting that enable you to hear presentations from university experts and Maximus staff, meet and interact with peers from other institutions, and earn CPE credits.
Learning Opportunities
Webinars
We offer a variety of webinars in the area of research administration
Maximus will be offering webinars in 2025 on the topics listed below. The website will be updated soon with the webinar dates, titles, descriptions, and registration information.
For additional information on our events, software solutions, or consulting services, please contact us at highereducationinfo@maximus.com.
OMB Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards
In 2013, the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued final guidance on administrative requirements, cost principles and audit requirements for federal awards (which includes research grant awards). Per the OMB website, this guidance “will supersede requirements from OMB Circulars A-21, A-87, A-110 and A-122 (which have been placed in 2 C.F.R. Parts 220, 225, 215 and 230); Circulars A-89, A-102 and A-133; and the guidance in Circular A-50 on Single Audit Act follow-up.”
Uniform Guidance 2 CFR Part 200
Download our user-friendly desk reference of the Uniform Guidance 2 CFR Part 200
Check out our detailed resource page on OMB Uniform Guidance.
See details for reference below.
- The codified guidance does not include the preamble described above
- 2 CFR Part 200: eCFR - Code of Federal Regulations
- 2 CFR Part 200: User-friendly version for desk reference and printing
- OMB Policy Statements: Uniform Grant Guidance
- Uniform Guidance Crosswalk from Existing Guidance to Final Guidance
- Cost Principles Comparison Chart - OMB Circular A-133 and Proposed Uniform Guidance Subpart F
- Definitions Comparison Chart
- Administrative Requirements Comparison Chart
COFAR (Council on Financial Assistance Reform) was created in October 2011 (M-12-01) to provide recommendations to OMB on policies and actions necessary to effectively deliver, oversee, and report on grants and cooperative agreements, as well as sharing with executive departments and agencies (agencies) best practices and innovative ideas for transforming the delivery of this assistance. They took the lead in crafting the OMB Uniform Guidance, which was issued in December 2013. COFAR was disbanded and replaced by the CFO Council in 2017 (M-17-26). On the CFO Council Grants website, you can find information and other resources concerning the OMB Uniform Guidance, including links to FAQs.