Grants Management Group Training

This course focuses on the pre-award and award phases of federal assistance, providing a clear overview of the legal landscape, stakeholder roles, and the mechanics of program announcements and selections. Participants connect policy to practice by walking the grants lifecycle with emphasis on planning, solicitation, eligibility, and award instrument choice.

This three-day course provides a foundational overview of federal grants and cooperative agreements from concept through closeout. Participants examine the evolution of policy and the core regulatory framework—especially the Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR 200—to understand how compliance, roles, and documentation are structured across programs. Through lecture, discussion, case studies, and practical exercises, learners connect policy to day-to-day grants management tasks.

Learn to spot red flags, test controls, and implement practical prevention/detection steps to protect federal grant funds. Designed for professionals who manage, oversee, or support federal assistance programs.

This course translates internal control frameworks into grants practice, showing how to design, document, and test controls that support compliance and performance. Learners connect legal requirements to day-to-day activities across the assistance lifecycle.

Translate 2 CFR 200 into practical steps across pre-award, post-award, and closeout, including subrecipient oversight and audit. Ideal for professionals who manage, oversee, or support federal assistance programs.

Master Subpart E cost rules, allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and practice decisions with real-world scenarios. Perfect for professionals who manage, oversee, or support federal assistance programs.

This focused course clarifies what effective grant monitoring looks like, how to scale oversight by risk, and how to complete closeout correctly. Participants learn the language of monitoring, the linkage between risk and internal control, and how to select and execute the right mix of oversight techniques.