Sponsored Program Financial Compliance

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Sandy Sturgeon	Director of Financial Analysis, Management & Compliance	sandras@uark.edu	479-575-5553
Yolanda Harden	Director of Financial Compliance for Sponsored Programs	yharden@uark.edu	479-575-6290
Patricia Macke	Foundation Compliance Officer	pmacke@uark.edu	479-575-5056
Elizabeth Tipton	Gift Analyst	etipton@uark.edu	479-387-3970
Amanda Sanders	Non-Resident Alien Tax Coord.	ajs030@uark.edu
Natalie Undernehr	Payment Compliance Officer	natalieu@uark.edu	479-575-2162
Colin French	Tax Compliance Officer	cdfrench@uark.edu	479-575-4717

Yolanda Harden

Director of Financial Compliance for Sponsored Programs

Phone: 479-575-6290

About This Department

Our mission is to ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and private funders regulations regarding research.

Uniform Guidance

The Uniform Guidance is a set of rules and requirements for federal awards that is used by the government as a framework for managing grants. It is published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The Uniform Guidance aims to:

Reduce administrative burden: The guidance is intended to reduce the burden on recipients of awards.
Prevent waste and misuse: The guidance aims to reduce the risk of waste and misuse of federal funds.
Strengthen oversight: The guidance aims to strengthen oversight of federal funds.
Improve outcomes: The guidance aims to focus grant policies on areas that can improve outcomes at lower costs.

The Uniform Guidance is based on several OMB circulars that were previously separate, including: Administrative requirements, Cost principles, and Audit requirements.

The Uniform Guidance is also known as Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA)

The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) is a financial statement schedule prepared by the compliance office that lists an organization’s expenditures of federal assistance for the fiscal year by federal agency, grant number and amount.

Approved SEFA reports by the DFA:

2023

2022

2021

Single Audit

Single Audit, previously known as the OMB Circular A-133 audit, is an organization-wide financial statement and federal awards’ audit of a non-federal entity that expends $1,000,000 or more in federal funds in one year. It is intended to provide assurance to the Federal Government that a non-federal entity has adequate internal controls in place, and is generally in compliance with program requirements. Non-federal entities typically include states, local governments, Indian tribes, universities, and non-profit organizations.

University of Arkansas Single Audit links: