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Judgment & ambiguity · When to act

A grant requires spending down eighty percent of the award by year-end, and you're at fifty percent with two months left. Rushing the spend risks weak deliverables and questioned costs; underspending risks returning money and hurting the relationship. When and how do you move?

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A grant requires spending down eighty percent of the award by year-end, and you're at fifty percent with two months left. Rushing the spend risks weak deliverables and questioned costs; underspending risks returning money and hurting the relationship. When and how do you move?

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