# Grant Performance, Outcomes, and Results Management Course Canonical URL: ## Overview This two-day course provides a structured, practical framework for managing grant performance, outcomes, and results across the post-award lifecycle. Participants learn to move beyond activity tracking and compliance-based reporting to design, monitor, and document performance in ways that support decision-making, program improvement, and oversight defensibility. The course emphasizes aligning objectives, performance measures, data collection, reporting, and oversight so results can be credibly demonstrated to leadership, funders, auditors, Inspectors General, OMB, and congressional stakeholders. Through realistic scenarios and performance data examples, participants practice distinguishing outputs from outcomes, identifying performance risk, responding to underperformance, and documenting results management decisions that withstand scrutiny. ## What you'll learn - Design performance frameworks that align activities, outputs, and outcomes - Distinguish between compliance reporting and results management - Identify and prioritize material performance risks - Develop performance measures that are credible, measurable, and decision-useful - Use performance data to inform oversight, technical assistance, and corrective action - Respond to underperformance in a structured, defensible manner - Document performance decisions in ways that withstand audit and oversight review ## Prerequisites Students should have a basic familiarity with federal grants. ## Curriculum #### Module 1: Purpose and Role of Grant Performance and Results Management - Explain the role of performance management in the grants lifecycle. - Distinguish performance accountability from compliance monitoring. - Describe how results management supports stewardship and public trust. #### Module 2: From Program Goals to Measurable Outcomes - Translate statutory and program goals into measurable outcomes. - Identify misalignment between activities and intended results. - Recognize common outcome design failures. #### Module 3: Outputs, Outcomes, and Impact - Differentiate outputs, outcomes, and long-term impact. - Identify when programs over-rely on activity metrics. - Assess which measures are material to program success. #### Module 4: Designing Effective Performance Measures - Develop clear, specific, and measurable performance indicators. - Avoid vague or non-actionable measures. - Align measures with data availability and program capacity. #### Module 5: Data Collection, Quality, and Limitations - Identify common data quality risks in grant programs. - Evaluate the reliability and usefulness of performance data. - Document assumptions and data limitations defensibly. #### Module 6: Analyzing Performance and Identifying Material Risk - Assess performance trends and patterns. - Distinguish material underperformance from normal variation. - Identify when performance issues require intervention. #### Module 7: Responding to Underperformance - Select appropriate responses to performance shortfalls. - Use technical assistance, corrective action, or escalation appropriately. - Avoid overreaction and inconsistent enforcement. #### Module 8: Linking Performance to Oversight and Monitoring - Design monitoring approaches based on performance risk. - Adjust oversight intensity using performance data. - Prevent over-monitoring and under-monitoring. #### Module 9: Performance Reporting and Oversight Expectations - Prepare performance reports that are decision-useful. - Anticipate oversight questions related to outcomes and results. - Avoid common reporting and documentation failures. #### Module 10: Capstone – Defensible Performance and Results Management - Apply course concepts to a realistic performance scenario. - Diagnose performance design and implementation issues. - Develop and document a defensible results management approach. ## Schedule - Jun 8, 2026 – Jun 9, 2026 — Live Online - Jun 17, 2026 – Jun 18, 2026 — Live Online - Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 11, 2026 — Live Online - Aug 24, 2026 – Aug 25, 2026 — Live Online - Dec 3, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026 — Live Online ## Instructors ### Seitu Stephens, J.D. — Instructor Seitu I. Stephens, J.D., is a nationally recognized trainer and consultant in federal grants management, compliance, and program oversight. With more than two decades of experience working with federal, state, territorial, and nonprofit organizations, he specializes in helping agencies and grant recipients design, manage, and monitor federally funded programs in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200). Mr. Stephens has trained hundreds of grant professionals across government agencies, community-based organizations, and institutions of higher education. His instruction focuses on practical strategies for managing federal awards, structuring and monitoring subawards, ensuring financial accountability, preparing for audits, and strengthening internal controls to protect federal funds and program outcomes. He has developed and delivered numerous professional development courses on topics including grant program design, risk assessment, subrecipient monitoring, procurement under federal awards, and audit preparation. His courses combine regulatory expertise with real-world case studies that help participants translate complex federal requirements into effective operational practices. In addition to his training work, Mr. Stephens advises organizations on strengthening grant management systems, improving compliance frameworks, and building sustainable partnerships between government agencies and community-based organizations. Mr. Stephens holds a Juris Doctor degree and is widely respected for his engaging instructional style and his ability to make complex federal grant regulations clear, practical, and actionable for practitioners. ## Pricing **Tuition:** $1050