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AGT Registration Closes at 4pm ET on April 5th! | |||
REGISTRATION RATES |
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Member Rate | Non-Member Rate Includes optional one year of FREE NGMA Membership |
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2021 Annual Grants Training | $719/pp | $893/pp | |
2021 GMBoK Training | $719/pp | $893/pp | |
You must be registered by 3/12 to receive an AGT attendee bag. |
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2021 Annual Grants Training Agenda (All Times Eastern Time) |
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | |
9:30 am - 10:15 am ET | Coffee with CAPP Partners and Federal Foyer |
10:15 am - 11:15 am ET | Breakout Sessions |
Session 1 | How to Test Your Entity's Internal Controls (Even Virtually) to Ensure Compliance! |
Session 2 | Leveraging Federal Grant Programs to Improve Response to Critical Incidents |
Session 3 | Fraud, Waste and Abuse (Focus on Suspension and Debarment): What YOU Need to Know |
Session 4 | Pandemic Relief Funding: Risk Management and Grants Performance Management and Monitoring |
11:15 am – 11:30 am ET | Break |
11:30 am – 12:45 pm ET | ![]() Speaker: Beth Ziesenis |
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm ET | Lunch Break and NGMA Info Session—NGMA Membership Benefits: All Members Welcome |
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ET | Breakout Sessions |
Session 1 | Buy, Buy My American Pie! A Discussion on the New Domestic Preference Provision and Other Changes Affecting Grant Procurement |
Session 2 | Grant Reconciliations for Non-Accountants: What You Need to Know |
Session 3 | Single Audit Update: What's New and What to Expect |
Session 4 | The Woodstock Effect: How Three Days of Peace, Love, and Music Defines your Grants Community |
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm ET | Break |
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm ET | Breakout Sessions |
Session 1 | Audits, Audit Management, and Audit Resolution |
Session 2 | Fireside Chat/ Grants Management Federal Infrastructure in Development |
Session 3 | Grant Management for the Overwhelmed: A simple guide to simplify a complicated mess |
Session 4 | So You Have Covid-19 Grant Funding... Now What? A Beginners Guide to Instituting or Modifying Controls over Compliance in a Covid World |
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm ET | Break |
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET | Plenary Panel Discussion: Shared Challenges in Grants Implementation Panel Lisa Andrew, Sylvia Ezekilova, Carol Kraus CGMS, DeMakus Staton CGMS Moderator: Maria Howeth, CGMS This panel consists of representatives from Higher Ed, Tribal, State, and Nonprofits who will share their grants management challenges in light of the Uniform Grants Guidance as well as recent proposed changes and our current pandemic. |
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET | Grants Trivia Challenge A special trivia event sponsored by our CAPP Partners. Three top performers will win complimentary passes to AGT 2022 |
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | |
9:30 am – 10:15 am ET | Coffee with CAPP Partners and Federal Foyer |
10:15 am - 11:15 am ET | Breakout Sessions |
Session 1 | Current State of Grants Management in 2020 |
Session 2 | Help, the Auditors are Coming! |
Session 3 |
Updating Policies & Procedures: Best Practices to Avoid Unnecessary Compliance Pitfalls |
Session 4 | Keep your Grants Program Out of the Headlines: How to Detect Ethical Dilemmas and Prevent Waste, Fraud, and Abuse |
11:15 am – 11:30 am ET | Break |
11:30 am – 12:45 pm ET | General Session |
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm ET | Lunch Break and Special Presentation |
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ET | Breakout Sessions |
Session 1 | 2 CFR 200.332 Pass Through Entity (PTE) Requirements |
Session 2 | Federal Grant Legal Update: Key Cases, Changes and Issues of 2020 and 2021 |
Session 3 | Timekeeping and Effort Reporting Best Practices in the Current (COVID-19) Remote Work Environment |
Session 4 | Leveraging the Power of Data to Execute Your Program Strategy |
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm ET | Break |
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm ET | Breakout Sessions |
Session 1 | How to More Effectively Work with Federal Auditors |
Session 2 | Managing Performance Goals and Procurement under OMB's 2020 Revised Uniform Guidance |
Session 3 | Uniform Grant Guidance Updates Impact on State & Local Governments |
Session 4 | Beyond Paperwork: Managing Your Grants From a Programmatic Perspective |
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm ET | Break |
4:00 pm –5:00 pm ET | Plenary Panel Discussion: OIG Panel – Recent Findings and Hot Topics Joseph Comé, Marc Meyer, Kathleen Sedney, Jaishiri Mehta Moderator: Kerry Neal Representatives from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) with experience at four agencies will provide attendees with an update regarding the top issues in grants management, recent findings and the top concerns in light of the pandemic and supplemental funding. |
Thursday, April 8, 2021 | |
9:30 am – 10:15 am ET | Coffee with CAPP Partners and Federal Foyer |
10:15 am – 11:15 am ET | Breakout Sessions |
Session 1 | Advanced Contracting Concepts Under the Federal Procurement Standards |
Session 2 | Fraud Awareness |
Session 3 | Pandemics to Parks: How to Get the Most Out of a Federal Disaster Declaration |
Session 4 | Virtually Everywhere! Best Practices for Managing the Pre-Award Process During a Pandemic |
11:15 am – 11:30 am ET | Break |
11:30 am – 12:45 pm ET | ![]() General Session: Warrior Spirit in Leadership Speaker: D.J. Vanas |
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm ET | Lunch Break and NGMA Info Session—Get Your CGMS! |
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ET | Breakout Sessions |
Session 1 | Common Single Audit Findings in Grants Management |
Session 2 | Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics to Conduct Grants Oversight |
Session 3 | Subrecipient Monitoring during COVID |
Session 4 | What's Next for Grants? |
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm ET | Break |
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm ET | Breakout Sessions |
Session 1 | Grant Risk Assessment and Unforeseen Emergencies |
Session 2 | Navigating Federal Grants During COVID-19 |
Session 3 | Managing Property and Finance Changes during COVID-19: What to Report on the SF429 |
Session 4 | Navigating Development and Review of Indirect Cost Rate Proposals |
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm ET | Break |
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET | Plenary Panel Discussion: Grants Attorney Q&A Panel-Hosted by the American Bar Association, Grant Law Committee Wendel Askew Esq., Tiffany Kesslar Esq., CGMS, Dismas Locaria Esq., Scott Sheffler Esq., Brian Walsh Esq. Attorneys from the American Bar Association Public Contract Law's Grant Law Committee will discuss the top questions they have seen as well as answer the questions you have related to compliance under the Uniform Grants Guidance, recent supplemental federal funding, and other grants concerns! |
CPE Credits Total: 18 |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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Prerequisites | Varies by Session |
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Who Should Attend | Grant Professionals, including Grant Specialists, Grant Administrators, Grant Managers, Program Officers, Grant Officers, Auditors | |||
Program Level | Varies by Session | |||
Advance Preparation | Varies by Session | |||
Delivery Method | Internet Based Delivery |
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Cancellation Policy | Cancellations received prior to February 19, 2021 will be eligible for a NGMA credit or refund. Cancellations received after February 19, 2021 will be eligible for a full NGMA credit. Credits and refunds are not given for no-shows. NGMA accepts substitutions until March 22, 2021. If a nonmember substitutes for a member, the difference between the two rates will be due for payment. For more information regarding administrative policies such as program cancellations or concerns, contact [email protected] or (202) 308-9443. |
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Code of Conduct | All attendees of NGMA’s virtual events agree to NGMA’s virtual code of conduct. |
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