Training Program Details
Day One
The Grants Management Process
Presentation
Case Study
Exercise
The Process and the Players
Grant Administration
Grantee
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Agency Auditors
Comptroller General
Day Two
Structuring the Announcement
Format
Certificates
Application Requirements
Funding/Eligibility
Making Responsibility Determinations
Roles and Responsibilities
Responsibility Components
Developing Selection Criteria
Mandatory Requirements
Special Requirements
Cost as an Element
Competitive Requirements
Responsibility
Responsiveness
Number and Quality
Public versus Private
Subgrant Competition
Type of Grants
Cooperative Agreements
Cost-Type
Fixed Price
Cost Sharing
Day Three
Selecting the Grantee
Process
Qualifications of Reviewers
Qualitative and Quantitative
Documentation
Ensuring Fairness and Equity
Performing Financial Analysis on Potential Suppliers
Negotiations with the Grantee
Roles and Responsibilities
Negotiations Process
Setting Appropriate Objectives
Negotiation Styles
Using a Six-Step Process for Succes
Ensuring Compliance with Terms and Conditions
Circulars
Policies
Acquisition Regulations
Legal Requirements
Required Terms and Conditions
Day Four
Introduction to Grant Administration
Initial Case Study: Dealing with Grants
Administration Issues: A Birdseye View
Managing Projects
The Project Management Cycle
Roles and Responsibilities
Project Management Leveraging Exercise
Scheduling Projects: What are the Options?
How to Manage Risks?
The Rules of Documentation
Grant Formation
Importance of the Narrative
Payment Term Options
Various Grant Types and Applicable Terms and Conditions
Interpreting Grant Agreements
Day Five
Integrating the Grantee s Application
Acceptance
Mistakes
Securing Grant Performance
Grants Administration
Inspection and Acceptance
Risk of Loss
Delays
Changes in Budgets and Scope
Managing Changes: The Change Process
Payment Matters
Reports
Schedule Changes
Problem Solving and Corrective Action
Disputes/Appeals
Simulation: Managing a Grantee Problem
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