# Monitoring, Performance, and Compliance Oversight Course (Self-Paced)

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## Overview

Monitoring, Performance, and Compliance Oversight is a practice-focused, two-day course designed to strengthen post-award oversight across the federal grant lifecycle. The course explores how effective monitoring integrates compliance requirements, performance management, and risk-based decision making to protect federal interests while supporting successful program outcomes.

Participants move beyond checklist monitoring to understand how oversight decisions influence audit outcomes, corrective actions, and program credibility. Through realistic scenarios and applied exercises, the course examines how to design proportional monitoring strategies, interpret financial and performance information, identify early warning signs of program risk, and respond appropriately when compliance or performance issues arise.

Participants also learn how to document monitoring activities clearly and defensibly while coordinating corrective actions, technical assistance, and enforcement responses when necessary. The course emphasizes practical oversight strategies aligned with 2 CFR 200, OMB expectations, and Inspector General review standards.

By the end of the course, participants will be better equipped to monitor with purpose, assess risk, and make oversight decisions that support both compliance and program performance.

## What you'll learn

- Explain the role of monitoring as a risk management and performance oversight function within the federal grant lifecycle.
- Apply monitoring requirements from 2 CFR 200 to real-world oversight and compliance decisions.
- Differentiate between compliance monitoring, performance monitoring, and financial oversight responsibilities.
- Design risk-based monitoring strategies that align with award complexity and recipient capacity.
- Interpret financial, programmatic, and performance data to identify emerging risks and compliance concerns.
- Recognize common monitoring failures that lead to audit findings and corrective actions.
- Document monitoring activities and oversight decisions in a clear and defensible manner.
- Respond appropriately to noncompliance and performance shortfalls using corrective action and technical assistance strategies.
- Coordinate oversight responses that support accountability while maintaining program progress.
- Demonstrate monitoring practices that withstand audit, OIG review, and policy scrutiny.

## Curriculum

#### Module 1: Purpose and Role of Monitoring in Federal Grants

- Explain why monitoring is a core post-award responsibility for federal programs.
- Distinguish monitoring from audits and program evaluations.
- Recognize how ineffective monitoring can lead to downstream compliance and performance issues.

#### Module 2: Regulatory Framework for Monitoring and Oversight

- Identify monitoring requirements under 2 CFR 200.
- Understand monitoring responsibilities for pass-through entities.
- Recognize documentation expectations for monitoring and oversight activities.

#### Module 3: Risk-Based Monitoring Strategies

- Identify key risk factors that influence monitoring intensity.
- Design proportional monitoring plans based on risk levels.
- Recognize the risks of both over-monitoring and under-monitoring.

#### Module 4: Financial Monitoring and Allowable Cost Oversight

- Interpret financial reports and drawdown data for potential risk indicators.
- Identify red flags related to allowability, allocability, and cash management.
- Connect financial monitoring findings to corrective action decisions.

#### Module 5: Performance Monitoring and Results Accountability

- Differentiate between outputs, outcomes, and performance indicators.
- Assess whether reported results align with program objectives.
- Identify performance risks that may signal deeper compliance concerns.

#### Module 6: Identifying and Responding to Noncompliance

- Identify common compliance failures discovered through monitoring.
- Distinguish minor issues from material noncompliance.
- Determine appropriate response options based on severity and risk.

#### Module 7: Corrective Actions, Technical Assistance, and Escalation

- Design corrective action plans that address root causes of problems.
- Use technical assistance as a proactive monitoring strategy.
- Identify when escalation or enforcement actions may be required.

#### Module 8: Documentation and Defensibility in Monitoring

- Document monitoring activities clearly and consistently.
- Connect monitoring findings to supporting evidence and regulatory standards.
- Avoid hindsight bias and maintain defensible oversight records.

#### Module 9: Subrecipient Monitoring and Pass-Through Oversight

- Apply monitoring requirements to subrecipients and pass-through entities.
- Design oversight strategies for high-risk subrecipients.
- Coordinate monitoring across multiple funding streams and programs.

#### Module 10: Capstone Simulation – Monitoring in Practice

- Apply monitoring concepts to a realistic oversight scenario.
- Identify risks, findings, and appropriate oversight responses.
- Document monitoring conclusions suitable for audit or Inspector General review.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $1050