Getting Back to Basics — Focused Management Requirements for Federal Funding

This webinar will focus on the basic management requirements with which recipients need to comply for federal funding. It will cover the full range of applicable requirements, from the Uniform Guidance to grant-specific requirements that need to be incorporated into the recipient's management framework.

The webinar will provide tips on how to integrate federal requirements with recipients' policies and procedures. In addition, the webinar will discuss conducting standing project status reviews using a standard review sheet, timelines for internal review before submitting required reports, and maintaining decision-making documentation regarding the federal grant. The presentation also will discuss how policies and procedures reflect internal controls.

Understanding basic federal management requirements and how to implement them provides grant recipients the necessary framework for preparing for an audit.

Template examples will be provided.

Learning Objectives

• Learn how to manage a grant by incorporating federal requirements into recipient management policies, procedures, and practices.
• Learn how management processes help mitigate risk and meet performance measures.
• Learn when and how to submit requests for pre-approval of budget changes, and learn which changes need pre-approval.
• Ensure that documentation supporting management decisions for audit purposes is maintained.
• Learn about the changes to 2 CFR Part 200 that may affect your internal policies and procedures.

Attendees will gain information on focusing on the basic management requirements of a federal grant, which include oversight, funding, personnel, procurement, travel and reporting. They will also learn how to maintain documentation, why creating standard management practices helps to manage risk, and how having standard practices can easily provide single audit support. Attendees will gain an understanding that maintaining organization policies and procedures is beneficial for maintaining funding support and indicates that the recipient can meet performance measures to support the federal funding program.

Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed for:

• New grant administrators, managers, and specialists.
• Recipient executives and those involved with overseeing or working on a federally funded project, such as PIs, financial managers, and budget managers.