Description:

Grant Management Boot Camp gives you an overview of the unique requirements for federal grants captured in 2 CFR Part 200 (aka the Uniform Guidance.). This live instructor-led Federal grant training webcast supports the Federal government’s emphasis on a well-trained workforce in the following ways:

• Employees new to grant management will learn the skills they need to successfully manage federal awards.
• Experienced grant professionals will keep up-to-date on changing regulations, deepen their expertise, and gain a renewed feeling of confidence in their abilities.

Course Objectives:

Upon course completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand the foundations of federal awards and effective risk management.
• Navigate pre-award processes, including legal agreements and compliance issues.
• Develop proficiency in monitoring, reporting, and financial management for grant success.
• Efficiently manage payments within federal grants.
• Establish procurement standards aligned with best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Effectively manage various types of property and adhere to disposition standards.
• Master the award closeout process and record retention requirements.
• Gain competence in cost management, including direct and indirect costs, allowable and unallowable costs, and documentation best practices.

Course Length:  4 days

Delivery Format: Instructor led via Webcast.

Course Outline:

1. Getting started with Federal awards
   1. Overview
   1. Managing risk for agencies, pass-throughs, and sub-recipients
2. Pre-award requirements
   1. Types of legal agreements
   1. Suspension and debarment
   1. Other compliance issues
3. Monitoring and reporting requirements
   1. Reporting requirements
   1. Revisions of budgets and program plans
   1. Financial management and controls
   1. Documentation standards
4. Payment management
5. Procurement standards – Best practices and requirements
   1. Written procedures
   1. Procurement methods
   1. Conflicts of interest
   1. Competition topics
   1. Contract issues
6. Property management standards
   1. Types of property
   1. Title and care of property
   1. Disposition of property
7. Closeout of awards
   1. Closeout process
   1. Record retention
8. Direct costs and indirect costs
   1. Basics of costs
   1. Other cost topics
   1. Direct cost base
   1. Cost allocations
   1. Indirect cost rates
9. Grant Management It takes a village
   1. Internal controls for everyone
   1. Code of conduct
   1. Time and effort reporting
   1. Evolving public policy
   1. Surviving the Single Audit
10. Allowable costs
    1. Allowability basics
    1. Documentation best practices
    1. Employee-related costs
    1. Facilities and equipment costs
    1. Other types of costs
11. Unallowable costs
    1. Unallowability basics
    1. Cost disallowance
    1. Employee-related costs
    1. Facilities and equipment costs
    1. Other types of costs