Assessing Risk: A Fresh Look at Subrecipient and Contractor Risk Assessment Tools

Webinar • Tuesday, July 15, 2025 • 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET

Are you responsible for managing federal grants and procurement practices? Ensuring compliance with evolving regulations while evaluating subrecipient and contractor risks can be an overwhelming challenge. Join us for this timely webinar tailored specifically for professionals like you who need practical, actionable solutions to streamline risk management.

Discover proven strategies for effective risk assessment in this comprehensive session designed to help you safeguard your organization and enhance compliance. This webinar will focus on equipping you with the tools and techniques necessary to evaluate risks thoroughly and implement effective mitigation strategies. Gain the insight you need to seamlessly integrate procurement risk assessments and monitoring into your operations while navigating complex regulations.

Key Learning Goals:

  • Learn how to leverage publicly available tools, such as SAM exclusions and state or local licensure databases, to thoroughly vet vendors and contractors.
  • Explore best practices for using tailored responsible contractor surveys during your final RFP processes, ensuring compliance and documenting due diligence effectively.
  • Understand the essential role of the Subrecipient Questionnaire in meeting Uniform Guidance requirements and building a strong foundation at the outset of grant activities.

Who Should Attend

  • New awardees navigating procurement and subrecipient risk for the first time.
  • Grant managers inheriting existing portfolios who need to apply updated compliance strategies.
  • Grantees seeking assurance that their procedures align with federal regulations and grant expectations.

By breaking down these critical concepts, this session ensures you gain the knowledge to enhance your risk management processes, improve decisionmaking and maintain compliance standards with ease. This webinar is particularly suited for new grant awardees, grant managers inheriting existing portfolios, and grantees seeking assurance in their compliance procedures.

Reserve your spot today to take your organization’s risk assessment capabilities to the next level. Live attendees are eligible to receive 1.2 NASBA CPEs and/or 1.2 GPCI CEUs!


YOUR EXPERT(S):

Wendi Gephart Wendi Gephart

Wendi Gephart leverages her deep knowledge about grants and contracts to create management tools, training programs, and policies that ensure robust internal control systems and compliance with evolving funder regulations. With over 25 years of hands-on experience as both a grantor and grantee, she has based her practice on funder regulations, rules, and policies, currently as the Federal Contracts and Grants Compliance Manager for Movement Strategy Center, a nonprofit organization that provides equitable intermediary services enabling access to crucial infrastructure and thought partnership for communities challenging intersectional issues of systemic racism, environmental destruction, and economic exploitation. She is an active member of National Grants Management Association committees and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for Thompson Grants.