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Agenda |
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Monday, April 10 |
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3-4 p.m. |
I'm a New Grants Manager, HELP!
Sabrina Renteria, FSA Advisory Group
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Lincoln |
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Panel Discussion: Training Grants Staff
in a Virtual World
Renee Cooper, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) Office of Grants (OG),
Shaunta Johnson, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Laura Mahoney, Federal Railroad Administration, DOT
Lisa Newton, Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Jefferson |
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4:15-5:15 p.m. |
We Have the Grant, Now What? A Toolbox for Grant Intake and Audit Preparation
Carla McMullen, Wake Technical Community College
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Lincoln
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Crafting Clear Subaward Agreements
Sly Atayee and Dan Durst, BDO
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Jefferson
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Tuesday, April 11 |
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ROOM |
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7-8 a.m. |
Breakfast (Breakfast provided by NGMA) |
CAPP Expo
with seating in the
International Ballroom
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8-9:15 a.m. |
The Code of Trust: Five Steps for Creating Allies
Presented by Robin Dreeke, Trust Expert, People Formula
DESCRIPTION
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International Ballroom
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9:30-10:30 a.m. |
OMB Update
Deidre Harrison, Office of Management and Budget
DESCRIPTION
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International Ballroom
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10:45-11:45 a.m. |
Welcome to the World of Federal Grants! Now What?
Steven A. Spillan and Madelaine Cleghorn,
The Bruman Group, PLLC
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Jefferson
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Selection Strategy - How Do Grant Makers
Pick Winners?
Nick Sellars, OCM
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Georgetown
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Procurement Under Pressure: Requirements,
Competition and Emergencies
Brette Fishman, Department of Treasury
and Nielsen Leon, FEMA
Course Level: Overview
DESCRIPTION
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West
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Beyond the Metrics: Telling Your Grant Impact Story
Tim Podkul, PhD and Nicole Togno, PhD, Fors Marsh
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Lincoln
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11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. |
Lunch (Provided by NGMA) |
International Ballroom
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1:15-2:15 p.m. |
How to Stay Off the 5 O'clock News: Managing
the Risk of Fraud in Grants Management
Thomas Stanton, KPMG LLP, Stacey Alles and Gina Salazar,
Colorado Office of the State Controller
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Jefferson
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Who's the Prudent Person in Your Neighborhood?
Identifying and Understanding the Naysayers
Johna Rodgers, Johna Rodgers Consulting, LLC
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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West |
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If You Think Compliance is Expensive,
Try Non-Compliance!
Stacie Massey, State of Ohio Office of Budget
and Management
Course Level: Overview
DESCRIPTION
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Lincoln
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Teaching to the Test! What You Need to be Prepared
to Answer During Your First Single Audit
Danny Martinez, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Georgetown |
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2:30-3:30 p.m. |
Ways to Shape Federal Funding Packages - Not Just Conform to Them
Dionne Deschenne, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Lincoln
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Current State of Grants Management - Based on Grants Survey 2022 Results
Rujuta Waknis and Heather Morgan, REI Systems
Course Level: Overview
DESCRIPTION
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Georgetown |
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Panel Discussion: Preparing for Grant Closeouts
Bert Nuehring, Crowe, LLC (Moderator), Frances Cordell,
and Christine Beste, Delaware Emergency Management Agency
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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West |
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Strings Attached: Introduction to Grant Accounting and Compliance
Peter James, City of DeSoto and Jennifer Ripka, Weaver
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Jefferson |
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4-5:30 p.m. |
Conquering the Single Audit--Best Practices for
Making Your Organization "Audit-Proof"
Sarah K. Hluchan, Management Concepts, Sly Atayee, BDO and Joseph O’Meara, BDO
Course Level: Overview
DESCRIPTION
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West |
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Creating a Risk Based Monitoring System
in the Real World
Tiffany Kesslar, Esq., CGMS and Madelaine Cleghorn, Esq.
Course Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Lincoln
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Panel Discussion: Coming Together to Ensure Quality, Compliance and Expediency in the Disaster Management Reimbursement Process
Rebecca Silva-Gonzalez and Diana Soler, Falcon Sanchez & Associates, Zulma Rovira, Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction & Resiliency, Government of Puerto Rico, and Billie Pearsal, ICF International
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Jefferson |
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Directed Grants in the New Congress: Earmarks--
What are They, How Do They Work, What are
the Terms?
Phillip A. Escoriaza and Rosie Griffin, Esq.,
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Georgetown
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6-7 p.m. |
Opening Reception |
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Wednesday, April 12 |
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ROOM |
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7-8 a.m. |
Breakfast (Breakfast provided by NGMA) |
CAPP Expo
with seating in the International Ballroom
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8-9 a.m. |
Opening Session with Awards Presentation
Plenary Panel Discussion: Ethics and
Conflicts of Interest
DESCRIPTION
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International Ballroom
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9:15-10:15 a.m. |
Plenary Panel Discussion: OIG Panel--Recent Findings and Hot Topics
DESCRIPTION
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International Ballroom
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10:30-11:30 a.m. |
Buy America Requirements for
Federally-Funded Infrastructure
Scott S. Sheffler and Phillip A. Escoriaza, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Jefferson
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10 Common Procurement Mistakes
Under Federal Grants
(and How to Avoid Them)
Jayna Marie Rust, Thompson Coburn LLP
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Lincoln |
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Panel Discussion: Beyond Compliance:
Improving Subrecipient Monitoring for
Better Outcomes
Lisa Stinson, Crowe, LLP (Moderator), Glenn Richter, Department of Health and Human Services, Lori A. Beeler, Illinois Governor's Office of Management & Budget and Lashon Brown, Valencia College
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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West |
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Be the Source--Developing Stronger Ties with Your
Grant Staff, Even When Swimming in Hostile Waters
Ashley C. Ross, CDC Foundation
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Georgetown
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11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Lunch (Provided by NGMA) and Membership Meeting |
International Ballroom
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1-2 p.m. |
FEMA: Procurement Under Grants Training
Isabel Fitzgerald and Nielsen Leon, FEMA
Course Level: Overview
DESCRIPTION
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Lincoln
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Mitigating Grant Fraud and Other Compliance Issues
Ken Dieffenbach, U.S. Department of Energy, OIG
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Jefferson
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The Secret Life of Grants: Hidden Costs
Nicolie Lettini, eCivis
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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West |
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Leveling the Playing Field with Environmental Justice: Making Grant Applications, Reviews and Panel Evaluations Fair and Equitable
Cheryl Kelly, Seth Tinkham, James Alvey, National Park Service (NPS), State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division
Course Level: Update
DESCRIPTION
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Georgetown |
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2:15-3:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Subrecipient Monitoring: Challenges to Effective Federal Oversight and Transportation Grant Management
Darren Murphy, Aisha Evans, Kathryn Novicky and Luke Brennan, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department
of Transportation
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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West |
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Considerations for Educational Agency and Education-Focused NGO Recipients of ARPA Coronavirus State and Local Government Fiscal Recovery Funds: A Case Study in the District
of Columbia
Andy Ball and Lee Hagy, District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Lincoln |
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What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You: Using Desk Reviews for Grant Compliance
Rebecca Davis and Sarah Schroeder, Ellucian
Course Level: Overview
DESCRIPTION
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Jefferson |
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Grants Quality Service Management Office
(QSMO): Striving to Improve the Federal Grants
Management Experience
Andrea Sampanis and Mary Beth Foley, Grants Quality Service Management Office (QSMO), HHS
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Georgetown |
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3:45-5:15 p.m. |
Importance of Utilizing Indirect Cost Rates and Direct Administrative Costs
Mara Ash and Cindy Watson, Business & Financial Management Solutions, LLC
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Jefferson |
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Panel Discussion: Auditors Gone Wild
Jillian Neimeister, AmpliFund (Session Facilitator), Carol Kraus, Illinois Governor's Office of Management & Budget (RETIRED), and Lori A. Beeler, Illinois Governor's Office of Management & Budget
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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West |
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Grants Closeout--How's Your Backlog?
Inga Paredez and Lydia Vollmann, Guidehouse
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Lincoln |
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Stop Wasting Time and Start Subrecipient Monitoring
Glenn McCormick, City of Fort Lauderdale
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Georgetown |
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Thursday, April 13 |
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ROOM |
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7-8 a.m. |
Breakfast (Breakfast provided by NGMA)
BREAKOUT ROOMS
STATE/LOCAL: International Ballroom (Concourse Level)
FEDERAL: Monroe (Concourse Level)
NONPROFIT: Kalorama (Lobby Level)
HIGHER EDUCATION: Holmead (Lobby Level)
TRIBAL: Jay (Lobby Level)
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Concourse Area
with seating in the
Breakout Rooms
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8:15-9:15 a.m. |
Management Review and Corrective Action, the Overlooked Requirement of Subrecipient Monitoring
Mara Ash, Business & Financial Management
Solutions, LLC
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Lincoln |
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Panel Discussion: Grants Monitoring: Don't Forget about Subrecipients
Lucy Mungle, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Jennifer Edmonds, State of Michigan and Crystal Wolf, Guidehouse (Moderator)
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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West |
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Streamline Processes for Allocating ARPA Dollars
Shelby Glover, Chelsea Sadler, Christine Nguyen and Kevin
Pennington, City of Chattanooga
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Jefferson
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Keeping Your Grant Train on Track--Avoiding Ethics
and Conflict of Interest Derailments
Kathy Brunot, University of Alabama
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION
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Georgetown |
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9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Preparing Your Organization to Handle Mega Construction Grants & Compliance
Jodie Kim, Azadeh Meshkaty and Christine Daoud, Deloitte & Touche LLC
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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Jefferson |
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Data-Driven Post-Award Risk Assessments:
Leveraging Dynamic Data Inputs and Processes
Lucy Mungle, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice
Programs and Matthew Nelson, Deloitte
Course Level: Intermediate
DESCRIPTION
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West
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From CARES to IRA: Maximizing Federal Funding for Long-Term Impacts
Andrea Veach and Deb Harris, ICF
Course Level: Overview
DESCRIPTION
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Georgetown |
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Differences and Similarities: Contract &
Grant Management vs. Project Management
Peter Dale, Heluna Health
Course Level: Basic
DESCRIPTION |
Lincoln |
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10:45-11:45 a.m. |
Plenary Panel Discussion: Grants Attorney Q&A
Hosted by the American Bar Association, Grant Law Committee
DESCRIPTION
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International Ballroom
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2023 Annual Grants Training Agenda
