In recent changes to the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), some pre-award steps are getting a makeover. The Biden Administration is also on a mission to broaden participation in federal grant programs by organizations that haven’t received much federal funding in the past, particularly outfits that support underserved communities and beneficiaries.

The revised pre-award steps are intended to unclog funding streams. As such, OMB has:

• Overhauled the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to use plain language and present it in a sequence of steps that track the life of a grant award to help organizations make informed decisions about whether to apply.
• Mandated use of the SF 424 (Application for Federal Assistance) and encouraged applicants to build program features into their project narratives that mirror administration priorities.
• Enhanced the pre-award risk assessment and added language that creates a clearer picture for applicants about how their performance and integrity will be judged.
• Instructed federal agencies about accurately communicating award terms and conditions in standardized, plain English.

Scratch the surface of those rules and you find lots of hints about how to enhance your ability to obtain an award, and what to expect once you have it. This will help you take advantage of funding opportunities, and will cover:

• Creating agreed-upon language for an “organizational resume’” that can easily be built into a grant application
• Budgeting for the application using the federal cost principles
• Fashioning and documenting organizational partnerships with clear lines of authority and responsibility
• Knowing what’s negotiable and how to pursue ”differential accountability”

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Grants coordinators
• Program specialists
• Project directors
• Grant and contract managers
• Sponsored projects administrators
• Resource development personnel
• Executives
• Finance 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).

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