Senior Corps Fund Raising and OMB Cost Principles

This site centralizes information and resources to assist Senior Corps sponsor and project staff in developing or refining strategies for fund raising that are in compliance with federal regulations and cost principles applicable to federal grants.

Documents and Communication

• Memo of January 18, 2008 (PDF)
  
• FAQs (PDF)
  
• OMB Circular A-21 — Appendix A to Part 220, section J #20a (HTML)
  
• OMB Circular A-87 — Appendix B to Part 225 #17a (HTML)
• OMB Circular A-122 — Appendix B to Part 230 #17a (HTML)
• e-Overview Session (HTML)
  

Financial Record-Keeping Resources

• This file contains rebudgeting scenarios and examples, and information on tracking time and activity to account for fund raising activities on the part of Senior Corps project staff. This information is taken from the Fund Raising and OMB Cost Principle Overview Presentation (PDF).
  

Fund Raising Resources

Do you want to learn more?

• Schedule of Strategy Webinars on fund raising topics, with a link for sign-up
• Opportunities at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service 2008:
  - Table top discussions
  - Workshop Sessions

Are you looking for “how to’s”?

• This section provides tip sheets, exercises, processes, and brief articles to assist sponsors and project staff in developing fund raising strategies.

Do you want to discuss approaches with your peers?

• Idea Forums (HTML)
  

Do you have a specific question?

• For questions about grants or to discuss specific circumstances, project directors and sponsors should contact their Corporation State Office
• For questions about fund raising or best practices, access the Senior Corps Fund Raising Response Center