When Congress recesses for its August “district work period,” the pace in Washington has traditionally slowed. Well, that was then. This is now.

The first week of August ended with President Trump signing a major new executive order on federal grantmaking that will restrict how discretionary grants are awarded and managed. Before leaving town, Congress let stand the first rescission of appropriated funds in decades. Then came a formal decision by the watchdog Government Accountability Office (GAO) that one of the most significant federal grantor agencies violated the law by unilaterally withholding appropriated grant funds from obligation and expenditure.

On what seems like a daily basis, the media has been keeping score about federal court decisions and orders in dozens of grant cases. Recipients and subrecipients have a stake in all of these and other developments that are rumored to be in the works.

This webinar will provide an authoritative up-to-date briefing that will help you understand the current federal grant environment and what your organization can do to protect its interests. We’ll cover:

• Executive Order 14330, Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
  • New policies tracking the lifecycle of direct federal grants
  • Forthcoming revisions to OMB’s uniform guidance
  • Revised procedures for solicitation and review of applications
  • Post-award oversight
  • Grant termination “for convenience”
• Key Provisions of Federal Appropriations Laws Affecting Grant Programs
  • Executive and congressional actions under the Impoundment Act
  • Deferral of expenditures
  • Rescission of appropriations
  • Possible “pocket rescissions”
  • Federal agency obligations under grant agreements
• Judicial Decisions in Recent Grant Cases
• Strategies and Tactics for Recipients and Subrecipients
• Timely accurate performance
  • Publicizing positive grant impacts
  • Engaging with members of Congress and staff

Hand-out Materials:

Attendees will receive presentation slides as well as access to background materials.

Allowable Charges

The costs of webinars sponsored by Federal Fund Management Advisor™ are allowable charges to your federal grants and subgrants. The cost principles issued by OMB under its uniform guidance (and applicable to all types of awardees) state, “The cost of training and education for employee development is allowable” (2 CFR 200.472).

Attend this Live Webinar and Earn up to 1.8 CPE Credits