Enhance your understanding of the cost principles! This deep dive on Subpart E of 2 CFR 200 will explore common issues and help you identify potential unallowable costs. Learn to understand what can be charged to a grant award and how to properly document your costs for more effective award management.

Learn winning strategies to make the federal financial assistance application process easier and more fluid. Course participants will identify and review funding opportunities to determine the feasibility of submitting an application. Participants will walk through the key components of an effective application. A review of post-award implications will be discussed. In conclusion, participants will assess reviewer comments and identify appeals procedures if an application is not funded. This is a core course in the Recipient Track of the Grants Management Certificate Program GMCP™.

Differentiate between direct and indirect costs on federal grants and demystify how to leverage indirect cost rates. This one-day workshop will challenge you to work through several common scenarios and examples.

Learn to confidently navigate the audit process. This course will provide grant recipients with a practical and relevant understanding of various types of audits, including the Single Audit. Through interactive exercises and honest discussions, you will learn about the entire audit process as governed by 2 CFR 200, Subpart F. From initiation through results and corrective action planning, this course outlines best practices for effectively managing audits of your grant funding.

Virtualize your site visits! Using best practices from traditional site visits, this course shows participants how to carry out site visits virtually. Through simulation activities and interactive exchanges, you will gain the knowledge needed to effectively plan and facilitate virtual site visits.

Develop a comprehensive understanding of cost principles around grants, including allowable costs and the difference between direct and indirect costs. You will learn how to use the principles throughout the grants lifecycle: budget development and review, spending decisions, and site visits and desk reviews or audits. This is a core course in all tracks of the GMCP™.

Practice vigilance in detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse within your grant programs. In this course, you will explore potential fraud risks and learn techniques to mitigate them. Case studies will enhance your learning, enabling you to practice identifying and preventing fraudulent activities.

Explore indirect cost (IDC) rates through hands-on experience! This course will introduce you to the basics of IDCs (sometimes called Facilities and Administrative or F&A rates). You will explore how to develop IDC rates and prepare and negotiate IDC proposals. This is an elective course in all tracks of the GMCP™ and will enable you to determine which IDC method best applies to your organization—whether state, local, or tribal government; university; or nonprofit.

Explore pre-award and post-award risk assessments through key topics like defining risk factors, qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methodologies, documenting risk assessments, using risk assessments to identify specific conditions during pre-award, and using risk assessment results to develop post-award monitoring plans.

Apply effective best practices and leverage data and tools to assess the financial capabilities of federal award recipients. Discover when and how to evaluate recipients; conduct risk assessments; and monitor activities through financial statements, audit reports, and cost analysis—before, during, and after a federal award. This is an elective course in both the Federal and Pass-Through tracks of the GMCP™.

Develop an in-depth understanding of the statutory authorities, regulations, and agency rules that impact how grant funds are administered by analyzing actual court cases and appeals board decisions. Through exercises and discussions, you will gain a holistic perspective of the federal assistance process and the relevant laws and regulations. This is an elective course in all tracks of the GMCP™.

Refresh your grants expertise! This course is designed to help you stay up to date on the changing regulatory and legislative requirements, including everything you need to know about the 2024 Uniform Guidance updates, while reinforcing your knowledge of the grants lifecycle. In this course you will review the key activities aligned with each stage of the grants lifecycle, focusing on recent changes and developments within the grants landscape. This course is designed for grantors and recipients who have a basic understanding of the Uniform Guidance and wish to refresh their knowledge and explore recent updates.

Gain experience identifying financial requirements for federal awards, preparing financial reports, and conducting desk reviews to meet complex fiscal obligations throughout the grant lifecycle. This is an elective course in the Pass-Through and Recipient tracks of the GMCP™.

Learn what it takes to be a successful federal grant recipient. Gain insight into federal requirements, assess your organization's current state of readiness, and build strategies to close identified gaps. In this hands-on introductory workshop, you’ll explore your organization’s unique identity and discuss the foundations of the federal grants landscape, including the grant lifecycle, federal regulations, award management, and capacity-building. As a final capstone, you’ll leave this course with an actionable roadmap to prepare and equip your organization for compliance and success.

Apply foundational knowledge of Government Accountability Office (GAO) standards, risk management, and requirements outlined in 2 CFR 200 to conduct effective internal controls. You will practice using these concepts by reviewing sample policies for compliance and understanding key components of an internal control process. This is an elective course in all tracks of the Grants Management Certificate Program™.

Explore best practices for managing cost-share and program issues and learn how organizations can use match and income strategically to support project and program sustainability.

Learn to effectively manage your federal grant awards! This course will help you develop a working knowledge of the grants lifecycle to manage your grant for compliance and results. This course will help you develop a working understanding of issues that affect day-to-day operations and federal grant management through a series of exercises and discussions. You will cover topics such as site visits to managing cost-share contributions throughout the period of performance. This is a core course in the Pass-Through and Recipient Tracks of the Grants Management Certificate Program™.

Learn to effectively monitor your subrecipients! This course will explore the responsibilities pass-through entities have for monitoring their subrecipients. You will develop a working familiarity with a risk-based approach to monitoring, apply techniques for assessing subrecipients, and gain insight into potential problem areas in grants administration. These insights inform how you can better steward federal funds and reduce the risk of unallowable costs or audit findings. This is an elective course in the Pass-Through Track of the GMCP™.

Learn to effectively monitor your grants! This course explores monitoring in all forms, from day-to-day oversight and relationships with grantees to desk reviews and in-depth site visits. You will learn how to take a risk-based approach to planning and executing monitoring activities and how to navigate findings and develop corrective action plans. This is a core course in the Federal Track of the GMCP™ and is a recommended follow-on to Introduction to Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Federal Personnel.

Develop a foundational understanding of performance measurement approaches and the specific requirements and definitions in the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200). Learn to apply performance-based principles to grant projects by gaining critical insight on how performance measurement affects each phase of the federal grants lifecycle. This is an elective course in all tracks of the GMCP™.