Agenda

• February 18, 2025 (Tuesday)
  
  Day 1 is an overview of what is involved in managing federal grants, the Uniform Grant Guidance
  rules (and other national policy requirements) that need to be followed, and the internal control
  framework that guides effective grant administration. There is also a focus on risk management
  and mitigation, and its importance in federal grants.
  
  Module 1: Getting Started with Federal Awards - Overview and Kickoff
  Hands-on activity: Reviewing sample notice of grant award and terms and conditions
  Module 2: The Importance of Risk Assessment, Mitigation, and Management - Overview of SAM.Gov Excluded Parties list
  Module 3: Internal Controls Requirements - Managing the Award 
   Review sample grant management policies
  
• February 19, 2025 (Wednesday)
  Day 2 dives deeper into the grant administration process with an overview of key grant
  management activities, including time and effort reporting, financial and programmatic
  reporting, and drawdowns. We will also go into cost management and review the cost principles
  that are necessary for effective financial management of the award.
  
  Module 4: Grant Administration Processes - Demonstration: Completing a Federal Financial Report (FFR)
  Module 5: Defining Direct and Indirect Costs and Indirect Cost Rate Agreements -Review of SF-424A Completion and Indirect Cost Calculation
  Module 6: Allowable and Unallowable Costs Deep Dive and Summarizing Subpart E
• February 20, 2025 (Thursday)
  Day 3 will focus mostly on procurement oversight issues, specifically related to contractor

  management and subrecipient monitoring. There will also be a review of property management,

  including equipment and supplies, and rules that govern these activities. Before finishing the

  session, there will be an overview of single audit preparation.
  
  Module 7: Working with Partners – Contractor Procurement and Subrecipient Monitoring - Review sample subrecipient monitoring plan checklist
  Module 8: Property Management and Disposition
  Module 9: Preparing for Single Audits -Demonstration: Review of Compliance Supplement Example
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