Training Life of a Subrecipient in a Federal Grants World 1 p.m. ET | April 25
Being a subrecipient can lead to organizational transformation and growth, but effective subrecipient performance requires close collaboration with the prime award recipient. Additionally, you must have a thorough understanding of your organization’s role, potential risks, and rights as a subrecipient. In this webinar, attorney Phillip Escoriaza will examine critical considerations for organizations that are already subrecipients or are considering establishing a subrecipient relationship with a pass-through entity.
Training Assessing Subrecipient Policies and Procedures 1 p.m. ET | May 23
Subrecipient monitoring continues to be an area of focus for federal funding agencies, with a high degree of focus on risk assessments and monitoring of subrecipient performance. In this session, attorneys Mindy B. Pava and Scott S. Sheffler will address key subrecipient policies, procedures, and systems from the perspective of recipient evaluation of subrecipient grant management compliance. Working from core compliance requirements under the Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR Part 200, Ms. Pava and Mr. Sheffler will discuss practical tools and strategies to assess subrecipient capacity and compliance, from initial risk assessment through oversight in performance.
Training Delivering Difficult News 3 p.m. ET | June 6
Delivering difficult news is an inherent part of being a leader and is a relationship skill. By planning ahead for such a conversation, an organizational leader may defuse a potential crisis and mitigate organizational risks. Join us for this webinar where we will discuss policy and procedure considerations for delivering difficult news efficiently in a supportive environment, review relevant key principles of effective communication, and provide practical tips to prepare for such conversations.
Training Ryan White Program Income June 12-13 | Hybrid Event - Washington, D.C. and Virtual Classroom
This two-day dive into this critical issue will include practical application of these requirements to real world scenarios and discussion of strategies for successfully managing and properly expending one’s program income.
Firm partner Scott Sheffler and guest speaker Jason Reddish combine their experience in 340B, federal grant management, and cost allocation to detail and explain HAB’s issuances and discuss strategies for navigating these requirements.
Training Concept to Practice: Subrecipient Relationships 1 p.m. ET | June 18
This training covers all aspects of managing subrecipients and is specifically designed to build step-by-step from core compliance obligations to practical implementation steps and tools. Throughout the presentation, Feldesman attorney Scott Sheffler will translate the compliance obligations established at 2 CFR 200.231 through 200.233 into plain language, and, from there, into actionable management strategies, tasks, and tools.
Training The Single Audit Under the Uniform Guidance 1 p.m. ET | June 27
All medium and large grantees must undergo a Single Audit Act annual audit (often referred to as the “Uniform Guidance, A-133 or “Subpart F” audit). The Single Audit is the federal government’s most important tool for testing your compliance with the terms of your awards. Moreover, it is a major annual expense for your organization, so it is important to get it right. In this webinar, CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner Carol Barnard of Aprio and Partner Scott S. Sheffler will provide an in-depth look at this annual process from both the grants accounting and legal perspectives.
Training AmeriCorps Fiscal Compliance July 18-19 | Hybrid Event - Washington, D.C. or Virtual Classroom
AmeriCorps State & National (ASN) Program funding creates the potential to considerably expand community-oriented volunteer opportunities, but comes with many complex rules attached. Feldesman Leifer LLP, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm with over 50 years of experience in federal programs, and America’s Service Commissions, the national association of state and territorial service commissions, have partnered to provide a detailed course of instruction focused on the specific challenges faced by ASN National Direct funding recipients, as nonprofit entities operating multi-state ASN programs. The training and discussion will cover the fundamental nature of the grant agreement, key allowable cost and cost allocation issues, National Service Criminal History Checks, practical approaches to internal controls, and more.
Training Time and Effort Documentation 1 p.m. ET | July 25
The most common compliance finding for federal grant recipients is a failure to adequately document the time and effort of the grantee’s personnel. Fundamentally a requirement designed to ensure reasonable allocation of personnel costs, time and effort requirements are often misunderstood. Join Managing Partner Ted Waters for a discussion of the purpose of time and effort, defensible systemic approaches under current standards, and a discussion of common mistakes.
Training Federal Funding Academy August 14-16 | Hybrid Event - Las Vegas, NV or Virtual Classroom
A three-day overview of the federal grants system, covering everything from the legal underpinnings of the system, through cost allowability and allocation, to procurement, subaward requirements, property management, audit resolution, and more.
This federal grants training is led by attorneys from the firm's Federal Grants practice group, who leverage their backgrounds and experience in areas of law critical to federal programs to convey both clear explanations of legal requirements and practical assessments of risk areas and best practices. In our three days together, our instructors provide in-depth information, building from an overview of the system and of each key compliance area, to discussion of fundamental regulatory language, to analysis of compliance measures and best practices in light of common federal awarding agency practices.
Our goal, whether you are new to federal awards and in need of a thorough overview or an experienced grants manager looking for a next-level understanding of the grants system, is that you leave with more knowledge than you came and that the knowledge be actionable. At this highly interactive and at times humorous training event, you'll have plenty of opportunities for discussion with our faculty and should leave with no question unanswered..
Training The Allowable Cost System 1 p.m. ET | August 22
Fundamentally, a grant from the federal government is simply an agreement by the government to reimburse a non-federal entity for certain costs of certain activities. The limits of the government’s agreement are expressed primarily through the federal cost principles and are defined as “allowable costs.” Join Partner Scott S. Sheffler to evaluate and discuss the scope and limitations on reimbursable costs, and key risk areas inherent in this system.
Training Concept to Practice: Federal Procurement Standards 1 p.m. ET | August 27
This three-hour presentation covers all aspects of the federal procurement standards, and is specifically designed to build step-by-step from core compliance obligations to practical implementation steps and tools. In this module, Feldesman attorney Scott Sheffler will translate the compliance obligations established at 2 CFR 200.317 through 200.327 into plain language, and from their into actionable management strategies, tasks, and tools.
Training Cost Allocation and Indirect Cost Rates 1 p.m. ET | September 26
One of the most challenging compliance obligations for federal grantees is ensuring that they charge only “allocable” costs to their federal awards. From direct allocation, through cost allocation plans, and federally approved indirect cost rate agreements, an understanding of cost allocation principles aids grantees in efficiently and properly recovering project costs from the federal government. Join Partner Scott S. Sheffler to build from cost allocation basics to intermediate allocation concepts, examine practical examples, and walk through the indirect rate agreement negotiation process.
Training Federal Procurement Standards 1 p.m. ET | October 17
Based upon straightforward principles of competition and transparency, the federal procurement standards contain numerous specific rules and remain an area of compliance focus for auditors and agency reviewers. In this webinar, Partner Scott S. Sheffler will concisely address procurement considerations, building from the underlying legal principles to the key specific regulatory requirements. Mr. Sheffler will discuss competition requirements (including sole source justifications); regulatory options for requests for proposals, sealed bids, or simplified procedures; and preferences for small and disadvantaged businesses and domestic sourcing.
Training Audit Resolution 1 p.m. ET | November 11
The federal grant system is, at its core, a “trust but verify” system in which compliance is driven by after-the-fact review of grantee activities. In this presentation, a panel of attorneys will bring their day-to-day practice experience in resolving audit findings to bear for an in-depth discussion of risks, strategies, and opportunities in the audit process. Based upon the legal underpinnings of the federal grant system and government rights to impose remedial measures, the attorneys comprising our panel will provide practical guidance on the “dos and don’ts” in audit resolution.
Training Conflict of Interest Requirements Beyond the Procurement Rules 1 p.m. ET | December 5
Roughly nine years ago, the then-new Uniform Guidance required in 2 CFR § 200.112 that each "Federal awarding agency...establish conflict of interest policies for Federal awards." This broad requirement extended well beyond the traditional conflict of interest requirements found in the procurement section (2 CFR § 200.318(c)). In this webinar, Managing Partner Ted Waters will use a case study method to deepen knowledge in this critical area and provide practical guidance on drafting and implementing compliant as well as functional Standard of Conduct / Conflict of Interest policies and practices.
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