The Federal Grants Management Landscape: From Program Design to Audit Defense (Webinar)

This seminar provides a comprehensive, high-level view of the federal grants management landscape, examining how decisions made across the full grant lifecycle—from program design and pre-award risk assessment through post-award monitoring and audit response—collectively determine success or failure. Participants gain clarity on how federal requirements, oversight expectations, and practical realities intersect, and why breakdowns often occur between policy intent and operational execution. The session is designed to help agencies, pass-through entities, and recipients understand where risk emerges, how accountability is evaluated, and how disciplined grants management practices support both compliance and mission outcomes.

Key Takeaways

• Gain a clear, end-to-end understanding of how decisions across the federal grant lifecycle affect compliance, risk exposure, and program success.
• Learn how federal statutes, regulations, and agency guidance translate into real-world grants management and oversight expectations.
• Identify common points where risk emerges in grants administration and understand how early decisions influence downstream monitoring and audit outcomes.
• Understand how accountability is assessed across federal agencies, pass-through entities, and recipients.
• Recognize why strong documentation, internal controls, and risk-based decision-making are critical to defensible and effective grants management.