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Complying with the New Head Start Performance Standards
On August 21, 2024, the federal Office of Head Start (OHS) released extensive regulatory changes to the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) in Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming (the Final Rule)…
Open Meetings Law State-by-State Guide
Open meetings laws typically apply to federal, state, and local governmental bodies. However, some states expand applicability to non-governmental entities, such as recipients of government grants and certain nonprofit organizations…
Responding to Data Incidents
With cybercrime increasing, this question arises more and more often. Many CAAs have moved away from paper records toward electronic systems which contain significant amounts of data, and it isn’t always clear what obligations a CAA has when data within its care is compromised…
Dynamic Duo: The Board + Executive Director Partnership
Engaged, informed, and enthusiastic executive directors and board members working as a team are essential to the success of a Community Action Agency. This guide, created in collaboration with the National Community Action Partnership, analyzes the board and executive director relationship,...
Indirect Cost Webinar Series Q+A
This Q&A was created pursuant to the webinar series CAPLAW offered earlier this year, Ins and Outs of Indirect Costs Under the Super Circular. We received over 60 questions relating to indirect costs during and after the series and have attempted to answer many of those questions in this...
CSBG Organizational Standards Resources Guide
This online guide compiles various resources developed by CAPLAW and the national Community Action Partnership and links them to specific CSBG Organizational Standards to help Community Action Agencies in their compliance efforts.
Reporting under ACA Employer Mandate
Concerned about which of the new IRS reporting requirements under the employer and individual mandates apply to you? What data do you need collect? When do you need to submit and deliver the new forms? How do you complete those forms? Our second webinar in the Affordable Care Check-up will discuss...
Determining Full-Time Employees under ACA Employer Mandate
Wondering how to determine whether particular CAA staff members are considered full-time employees under the ACA and whether employer mandate assessments will apply if health coverage is not offered? Our first webinar in the Affordable Care Check-up webinar series aims to help CAAs apply the...
Strategies for CAAs Unable to Survive
This webinar focuses on educating attorneys working with Community Action Agencies (CAAs) on the unique obligations that CAAs have as federal grantees when they are potentially facing difficult, major organizational decisions such as bankruptcy and dissolution. The webinar discusses the different...
Statutory Admin Limits and More under the Uniform Guidance
CAPLAW created this FAQ in response to questions we've received about the treatment of indirect costs under the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. This FAQ addresses the following issues: administrative cost limits imposed by a federal...
Should an Executive Director be a Voting Member of a CAA Board?
If the Community Action Agency (CAA) runs a Head Start program, the answer is no; the Head Start Act prohibits board members serving as paid staff of the organization. Even for CAAs without Head Start, however, CAPLAW does not recommend making the executive director a voting board member.
What is FAFTA and a CAA’s Obligation to Comply?
FFATA stands for the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, which requires information on federal awards to be made publicly available via a single, searchable website, www.USASpending.gov. This FAQ discusses if CAAs are required to comply with FFATA's reporting requirements.