These courses build technical and professional skills to master the full grants life cycle, monitor recipients effectively, and apply federal cost principles with confidence.
Gain essential skills to manage federal grants effectively, from pre‑award to closeout, while aligning with Uniform Guidance, cost principles, and monitoring protocols.
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.
Master the skills to audit grants effectively, ensuring compliance with regulations and improving accountability throughout the grants process.
A two-day, hands-on course that equips federal grant professionals to manage and document post-award performance. Participants learn to align objectives, measures, data, reporting, and oversight, distinguish outputs from outcomes, and address performance risk and underperformance to withstand scrutiny from leadership, auditors, OIG, OMB, and Congress.
A two-day, hands-on course for federal grants and program staff on managing subawards across the lifecycle using risk-based monitoring to strengthen performance, address noncompliance, and meet 2 CFR 200 and audit expectations. Distinguish subrecipients from contractors under federal regulations Apply pre-award risk assessment to subrecipient selection Draft and manage compliant subaward agreements Design risk-based subrecipient monitoring strategies Interpret financial and performance information from subrecipients Identify early warning signs of noncompliance or performance failure Respond appropriately to subrecipient findings and issues Document monitoring activities and decisions defensibly Coordinate corrective actions, technical assistance, and enforcement Manage subaward closeout and record retention requirements
Financial Administration of Federal Grants is a two-day, recipient-focused course that equips federal grants and program staff to manage grant funds from award acceptance through closeout by meeting 2 CFR 200 financial standards, ensuring cost allowability and cash management, and maintaining audit-ready documentation.
Federal Grant Law and Policy Framework is a two-day course that helps federal grants and program staff apply the core legal and policy authorities governing federal financial assistance. Participants learn how these requirements translate into defensible grant decisions and reduced audit and oversight risk.
Developing a Federal Grant Application is a two-day, hands-on course for federal program and grants staff on building compliant, competitive applications. Participants learn to interpret FOAs, align narratives and budgets with program priorities, and avoid common errors that lead to low scores or disqualification.
Audit Prep Workshop for Federal Grants is a two-day, hands-on course that equips federal grant recipient staff to prepare documentation, manage the audit process, and respond to findings and questioned costs with defensible corrective actions.
Since 1921, Graduate School USA has partnered with over 125 federal agencies and trained more than one million federal employees. Led by instructors with deep, real-world knowledge of federal regulations, policies, and practices, our private group programs are practical, mission-driven, and tailored to your agency’s objectives. We offer expertise across key federal domains—including human resources, financial management, acquisition and contracting, leadership, and more—to deliver training where and how your team needs it.
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Our alumni consistently commend the expertise of our instructors and the real-world relevance of our programs. Their feedback highlights how Graduate School USA training has advanced their skills, supported their agencies’ missions, and fostered long-term professional growth.
This class provided a lot of helpful handouts. The instructor had a lot of experience and knowledge to share and kept the class engaged.
Sarah S.
Overall, it was a positive experience—we had the opportunity to interact with the instructor and collaborate in teams. David was an excellent instructor—knowledgeable, engaging, and clearly passionate about the subject matter. He created a welcoming learning environment and encouraged thoughtful discussion throughout the session.
Alan S.
Overall, the course was worthwhile, and the information will be useful in my auditing profession. David was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the entire course. He was able to relate the material to our experiences.
Lorraine P.
Everything was great! The content was easy to access and understand. David did a great job. Very friendly and knowledgeable about the class. Learned a lot a different views on grants and contracts.
Amit S.
I enjoyed the course, I feel like I gained a lot of knowledge about how grants should be handled throughout the process and as an auditor, I feel as though I know more about what to look out for.
Wilfredo M.
David was very personable, goes with the flow. He was knowledgeable and had some great real world stories about both being audited and auditing.
Carrie S.
I really enjoyed the class. A lot of information the helped refresh our knowledge of grants.
Edward K.
Received a lot of information out of this course. Instructor was well spoken and informative and engaging.
Stephanie V.
Materials provided were clear and understandable. And the instructor was knowledgeable of the subject.
Nicholas H.
Good class! Although it's a technical course, the instructor did a great job at keeping us engaged for 3 days.
Dana Barchi
Great class, highly recommended.
Michelle Belval
Helps understanding and confirming that the federal requirements should be followed, and needs the finance team to learn these aspects of contracts.
Victor Payne
Both the External and the Internal Audit units attended this training and it was great working in different assigned groups every day that the Directors of Internal and External set up prior to the training. It gave us a chance to get a better understanding of what the other unit does. This training would be excellent for CTDOT Finance as well as CTDOT program managers for the various Federal Grants for which CTDOT receives funding.
Melissa M.
Bob was great and informative.
Bon Pham
Our Grants Management Training are rated 4.6 stars by 18 students
Both the External and the Internal Audit units attended this training and it was great working in different assigned groups every day that the Directors of Internal and External set up prior to the training. It gave us a chance to get a better understanding of what the other unit does. This training would be excellent for CTDOT Finance as well as CTDOT program managers for the various Federal Grants for which CTDOT receives funding.
Overall, it was a positive experience—we had the opportunity to interact with the instructor and collaborate in teams. David was an excellent instructor—knowledgeable, engaging, and clearly passionate about the subject matter. He created a welcoming learning environment and encouraged thoughtful discussion throughout the session.
Overall, the course was worthwhile, and the information will be useful in my auditing profession. David was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the entire course. He was able to relate the material to our experiences.
Everything was great! The content was easy to access and understand. David did a great job. Very friendly and knowledgeable about the class. Learned a lot a different views on grants and contracts.
I enjoyed the course, I feel like I gained a lot of knowledge about how grants should be handled throughout the process and as an auditor, I feel as though I know more about what to look out for.
David was very personable, goes with the flow. He was knowledgeable and had some great real world stories about both being audited and auditing.
I really enjoyed the class. A lot of information the helped refresh our knowledge of grants.
Received a lot of information out of this course. Instructor was well spoken and informative and engaging.
Materials provided were clear and understandable. And the instructor was knowledgeable of the subject.
Good class! Although it's a technical course, the instructor did a great job at keeping us engaged for 3 days.
Great class, highly recommended.
Helps understanding and confirming that the federal requirements should be followed, and needs the finance team to learn these aspects of contracts.
This class provided a lot of helpful handouts. The instructor had a lot of experience and knowledge to share and kept the class engaged.
Bob was great and informative.
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February 26–27
Thursday to Friday
9–5pm
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$1,050
2 Days
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Master the skills to audit grants effectively, ensuring compliance with regulations and improving accountability throughout the grants process. |
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March 3–4
Tuesday to Wednesday
9–4:30pm
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$1,050
2 Days
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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. |
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March 16–17
Monday to Tuesday
9–4:30pm
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$1,050
2 Days
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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. |
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March 23–24
Monday to Tuesday
9–5pm
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$1,050
2 Days
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Master the skills to audit grants effectively, ensuring compliance with regulations and improving accountability throughout the grants process. |
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April 3
Friday
9–5pm
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$649
1 Day
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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. |
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