After January 20, What Will Happen to Your Federal Grants?

The political winds have blown. Speculation is rampant about what the shift in control of the federal executive and legislative branches of the federal government means. With the government’s active federal grant funding topping a trillion dollars, many recipient and subrecipient organizations are wondering what will happen to their federal grants. The concerns relate both to awards already in place, as well as to whether funding for future grant projects and programs will be foreclosed by budget “reconciliation” battles.

There is uncertainty, to be sure. So, a clear understanding of how the actual requirements affecting federal grantmaking agencies and their interactions with non-federal entities is needed. And that’s what this webinar will provide.

Bob Lloyd, the session presenter, has followed federal grant programs through seven presidential transitions. He’ll use that experience and practical knowledge of applicable policies to help you determine what to keep your eyes on during critical months ahead. You’ll hear about these topics — and why they’re likely to be important to your federal grant portfolio:

• Federal grant-related policies that are “baked” into:
  • Program authorization and appropriations statutes
  • The Budget Control and Impoundment Act
  • The Federal Advisory Committee Act
• Status of financial obligations made by federal agencies
• Appointment and removal authority for
  • Top federal agency management positions
  • Senior civil servants with grant responsibilities
  • Federal agency inspectors general
  • The Comptroller General of the United States
• The “stroke of a pen”--Presidential executive orders
• The Code of Federal Regulations
  • The required procedures for new rulemaking
  • Procedures for rescission of existing rules
• Grant award termination authority
  • Authorized bases for termination and “clawback”
  • Related changes to OMB’s Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200)

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Grant and contract managers
• Sponsored projects administrators
• Federal program managers
• Finance directors
• Accounting staff
• Internal auditors
• External auditors
• Federal agency grant officers
• Pass-through entity officials
• Sub-award managers