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Grant File & Single Audit Tabs

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Grant file tabs give every federal award the same binder sections, from award and budget to procurement, draws, reports and closeout, so auditors can test it. Tabzoola prints them to your grants office's list, priced online from $136.25 for 25 sets of 5 tabs, with a free PDF proof.

Tabzoola prices 25 sets of 5 custom paper tabs at $5.45 a set, $136.25 total — delivered free.

Setup included. Instant PDF proof before anything prints. Price it anywhere else first — we’d rather you did.

Need them fast? Tick 3-Day Rush at checkout (+40%, $75 minimum) and it ships 3 business days after you approve your proof. See your delivery date →

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Tabzoola is a US manufacturer and supplier of custom index tabs for federal grant files and Single Audit binders, manufactured to order at our own plant in Schaumburg, Illinois — tabs made at the Anselmo Die & Index, Inc. plant, die-cutting index tabs since 1993 and shipping nationwide.

Federal money arrives with a file attached. The Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) defines what an award's documentation must show — eligibility, allowable costs, procurement discipline, effort allocation, reporting — and the Single Audit tests it annually at every nonprofit, municipality and district past the expenditure threshold. The auditors' own framing is the design brief: if they cannot use your files to recreate a test of eligibility or a cost's allowability, that is a finding, whatever the underlying truth was.

A grant file tabbed to the compliance requirements answers recreation by construction: one award, one binder, every question's evidence behind a named tab — rebuilt per award, per fiscal year, for as long as the organization takes federal funds.

Index tab dividers with clear Mylar tabs printed with advisor section titles, fanned to show each tab position
Index tab dividers with clear Mylar tabs printed with advisor section titles, fanned to show each tab position. More photos of real sets →

One award, one file, one structure

The file that survives an audit mirrors the compliance supplement's questions: the award and amendments, the approved budget and modifications, written policies the award operates under, procurement records with their competition documentation, payroll allocations and time-and-effort certifications, expenditure support and draw reconciliations, subrecipient monitoring where funds pass through, program reports, and closeout.

Ten to fourteen tabs is typical, which suits the 1/10 through 1/15 cuts. The wording should track your auditor's request list — when the PBC list says time and effort and the tab says the same, the file answers letter by letter.

  • Award & amendments · budget & modifications · policies
  • Procurement & competition · time and effort · expenditures & draws
  • Subrecipient monitoring · reports · closeout

The Single Audit is an annual rebuild

Every fiscal year resets the cycle: new awards open files, continuing awards add a year's records, and audit season pulls the majors for testing. An organization with a dozen active awards maintains a dozen live files plus the archive the retention rules require.

That is the saved-design pattern at its cleanest — the same tab structure ordered per award and per year, so the auditor who tested last year's files opens this year's knowing exactly where everything lives. Grant-writing consultants and fiscal sponsors extend the same structure across every client.

Findings are usually filing failures

The most common Single Audit findings are documentation findings: support that exists somewhere but cannot be produced, procurement files missing the competition record, effort certifications signed but unfiled. The money was spent properly; the file could not prove it.

Tabs attack precisely that failure: every compliance requirement has one home, an empty tab is visible months before the auditor arrives, and the year-end file review becomes a flip-through instead of a reconstruction.

Ordering for a finance office or fiscal sponsor

Nonprofits, districts and municipalities buy on purchase orders, and an emailed PO is treated as the order — Net-30 invoicing, W-9s and vendor registration routine, published per-set pricing so the requisition writes itself. Minimum 25 sets covers a mid-size grants office's year; fiscal sponsors and consultants order in the hundreds across clients.

Mylar-reinforced paper suits grant files — they live in finance offices and archive boxes — in 19 Mylar colors so federal, state and pass-through awards block by color. Tabzoola manufactures the tabs and does not provide grants-management or audit advice; your auditor's request list is the structure, and we print it exactly.

Specs, minimums, and pricing at a glance

Grant File & Single Audit Tabs — what you can choose, what a set costs, and how fast it ships.

Minimum order
25 sets
Paper price, 5-tab set
$5.45 per set at 25 sets, $2.35 at 100 sets, $1.57 at 250 sets. The size most suppliers quote — compare this one.
Paper price, 12-tab set
$11.40 per set at 25 sets, $5.22 at 100 sets, $3.60 at 250 sets. One price, setup included — nothing is added at checkout.
Poly price, 12-tab set
$53.20 per set at 25 sets, $22.84 at 100 sets, $14.08 at 250 sets. Setup included; poly is screen printed, so the per-set price falls sharply on longer runs.
How you order
Design online and see the exact price live, then buy by card — no quote form, no sales call.
Materials
90# or 110# index paper, with optional Mylar edge reinforcing; .015 gauge solid poly (plastic) — wipe-clean and tear-resistant.
Colors & cuts
19 Mylar colors on paper and 11 poly colors, mixable tab by tab. Every cut from 1/2 to 1/15, up to 150 tabs per set across banks.
Printing & finishing
1- or 2-sided, up to 2 lines of text per tab, 3-hole punching, collated sets ready to assemble.
Proof
A free PDF proof is emailed before printing — nothing prints until you approve it.
Production
about 5 business days for paper, about 15 for poly, from proof approval. Free UPS Ground on US orders over $75.
Made in
Schaumburg, Illinois, USA — manufactured by Anselmo Die & Index, printing tabs since 1993.

Frequently asked questions

What are grant file tabs?

Printed divider tabs that organize a federal award's documentation — award and amendments, budget, policies, procurement records, time-and-effort certifications, expenditure support and draws, subrecipient monitoring, reports and closeout — into one binder per award, structured to match the compliance requirements the Single Audit tests. Printed to your grants office's or auditor's own section list.

Who needs a Single Audit file?

Any non-federal entity — nonprofit, municipality, school district, university — whose federal expenditures cross the threshold in a fiscal year (raised to $1,000,000 under the revised Uniform Guidance) must undergo a Single Audit, and the auditor tests actual award files. Entities below the threshold still face the same documentation requirements from their pass-through funders.

What does an auditor actually test in the file?

Recreation: can the file alone prove eligibility, allowability, procurement discipline, effort allocation and reporting for the sampled transactions. The auditors' own framing is that if they cannot use your files to recreate a test, you get a finding — regardless of whether the underlying spending was proper. The file is the evidence; the tabs are its table of contents.

How many tabs does a grant file need?

Ten to fourteen covers most awards — award documents, budget, policies, procurement, payroll and effort, expenditures and draws, subrecipient monitoring, reports, correspondence and closeout — which suits the 1/10 to 1/15 cuts. Match the wording to your auditor's PBC list so the file answers request by request.

Does one design work across all our awards?

Yes — that is the point. The compliance structure is common across federal awards, so one saved design orders per award and per fiscal year, and every file opens identically for the auditor, the program officer and the successor grants manager. Fiscal sponsors and consultants run one structure across every client.

Do you provide grants-management or audit advice?

No — Tabzoola manufactures the index tabs and does not advise on Uniform Guidance compliance or audit preparation. The section list belongs to your grants office, CPA or auditor; we print it exactly, with a free PDF proof before production.

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Customer Reviews

★★★★★5.0 out of 5 from verified buyers
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Amazing Customer Service

We had a deadline to get 50 presentation books out, and our current tab supplier couldn't deliver the tabs that we needed on time. I worked directly with Justin and he was able to get our order manufactured and shipped out within days. The order arrived in time for us to complete our presentations, and the tabs looked great. This type of amazing customer service is very hard to find nowadays, but I'm thrilled to now have a supplier that I can count on.

Lamar W. · Sep 1, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Lamar, thank you — a deadline like yours is exactly what the shop is built for. The moment Justin heard it, your deadline became our deadline, and your order was manufactured and out the door in days. Rush work only counts when it arrives looking right, so "the tabs looked great" is the part we're proudest of. Count on us for the next one — we'll be here. John Anselmo, Tabzoola

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Thanks !

Justin was so nice to work with ! He answered all my questions and now I feel like an expert :)

Megan D. · Aug 29, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Megan, thank you for the kind words — I'll pass them straight to Justin. Getting every question answered before anything prints is exactly how we like to work, so "now I feel like an expert" is about the best review we could ask for. Whenever your next set of tabs comes up, your questions are always welcome. John Anselmo, Tabzoola

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Great Price

Glad I found you online. You're approximately 30 percent less than my old supplier and easier to work with. I'll be back.

Ben H. · Aug 22, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thank you, Ben — the price is no accident. We publish the whole table, setup included, so the number you see while you design is the number on the invoice. Glad the switch was easy, and we'll be ready when you are. — Tabzoola

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Great customer service

I can't say enough about how great Justin was helping me with my order. After I approved the order he took time to call me to ask if i was sure about a decision to use next day delivery on the whole order when only a partial would keep me going while the rest of the order shipped ups ground. He saved me a ton of money. Thank you for caring about your customers. I wish more people were like you.

Amy L. · Aug 20, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thank you, Amy — I'll make sure Justin sees this. Splitting the shipment so only the part you needed went next-day was the right call, and it's the kind of thing we'd rather catch on the phone than have you find on the invoice. Anyone here would have made that call. Thank you for taking the time to write it down. — Tabzoola

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Thank You

My old supplier went out of business. You guys produced an exact copy of what we've been using. Thank you!!!

Perri V. · Aug 18, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thank you, Perri — losing a supplier you've used for years is a real headache, and matching a set you already rely on is the kind of job we like. If you ever need another one matched, a photo of an existing tab is enough for us to pick up the titles and the colors. Glad we could keep you running. — Tabzoola

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Perfect!

Tabs came out better than expected. Will definitely be back.

Joan S. · Aug 18, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thank you, Joan — better than expected is a good place to land. The part people usually don't expect is the make: real die-cut tabs on index stock, with the Mylar bonded on both sides of the extension, which is where tabs tear first. We'll be ready whenever you need the next run. — Tabzoola

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Easy

Very easy to use.

Pat M. · Aug 15, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thank you, Pat — short, and the best kind. Easy is the whole thing we were aiming for, so that is good to hear. Ready whenever you need more. — Tabzoola

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Thanks!

You guys made ordering easy :)

Louie B. · Aug 14, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thanks, Louie — easy is the goal, and hearing it beats any feature list. Everything's printed and die-cut here in Schaumburg, so if anything ever isn't easy, you're one call from the people who made it. — Tabzoola

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Impressive

Very seldom do you see orders handled in such a professional manner. Thank you for a great job!

Sherri K. · Aug 13, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thank you, Sherri — that’s a compliment we don’t take lightly. Every order here gets the same handling: a free proof before anything prints, and one shop seeing it through from die-cut to the box. Glad yours showed it. — Tabzoola

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Easy ordering!

Very impressed how easy it was to order our index tabs. Will definitely be back for future orders!

Anna B. · Aug 11, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thank you, Anna — glad ordering was easy, that's the way it should be. And since you mentioned coming back: your design is saved, so the next run is a one-click reorder whenever you need it. — Tabzoola

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Thank you!

Turned out perfect!

Beth H. · Aug 9, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thank you, Beth — "turned out perfect" is the best thing we can hear. Every set is die-cut and printed in our own shop in Schaumburg, so the people who made yours are the ones who checked it before it shipped. We'll be ready whenever you need the next one.

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Exactly what we needed

They looked great and saved hours of collating :)

Chris C. · Aug 6, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thank you, Chris — collating is exactly the labor we're trying to take off your desk. Your sets came off the line already in order, so nobody had to stack them by position. Glad it showed. We'll be ready for the next run. — Tabzoola

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Thank You

Thank's for the great service. Will be back for future orders.

Greg M. · Aug 2, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thanks, Greg — that's exactly what we like to hear. We'll be ready whenever the next set comes up. — Tabzoola

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I'm Impressed

I'm truly impressed how easy it was to order.

Tony S. · Jul 25, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thanks, Tony — easy is exactly what we were going for, so that's good to hear. Your design is saved whenever you need more. — Tabzoola

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Nice Job

Easy to order, they came out perfect!

Nancy C. · Jul 23, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thank you, Nancy — "came out perfect" is exactly what we aim for. We've got your design saved whenever you need more. — Tabzoola

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Very easy to use :)
Kim Y. · Jul 21, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thanks, Kim — that's what we were going for. The designer is meant to get you to a proof in a couple of minutes, not an afternoon. We're here whenever you need another set. — Tabzoola

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Exceptional service

Tabs turned out great, and the service was above and beyond.

Jessica · Jun 28, 2026
Response from Tabzoola

Thank you, Jessica — service is the part we can't automate, so that means a lot. The tabs and the phone come from the same building in Schaumburg, which is the whole idea. Your design is saved whenever you need another run. — Tabzoola

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If it isn’t what you approved on the proof, we reprint it — or refund it. 30 days from delivery.

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