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Request from MT Nonprofit Association re: Government Contracting Complexity

Will you help us understand?

The recent Urban Institute report on Government Contracting http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412949-National-Study-of-Nonprofit-Government-Contracts-and-Grants-2013.pdf ranked Montana 2nd worst in the nation for complexity of and/or time required for the contract and grant application process, and 8th worst for complexity of and/or time required for reporting. And yet in other areas we came out smelling like a rose!

We are asking "What Gives?"

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Toward Common Sense Contracting: What Taxpayers Deserve http://www.councilofnonprofits.org/files/downloads/toward-common-sense-contracting-what-taxpayers-deserve.pdf

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If your nonprofit has contracts or grants with the State of Montana, will you take a moment to fill us in?

Question:

What about Montana’s application and/or reporting process is especially complex, cumbersome, and/or time consuming?

Here is the experience I’ve had with the application and/or reporting process with State of Montana contracts or grants:

I think Montana received bad grades because:

I want to give a more positive perspective on what is working:

Please send your responses to: [email protected]

All responses will remain individually confidential though they will be used to create an aggregate picture of the nonprofit experience with state contracts and/or grants. Thank you for taking time to respond.

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