2022 Annual Grants Training Agenda

• Learn new ways to increase inclusion - even in challenging situations;
• Explore techniques to you help see more choices; and
• Improve your ability to self-manage while improving your impact.

Plenary Panel Discussion: COVID-19 Panel

Panelists:
Wagish Bhartiya, Vice President, REI Systems
Trevor Krause, Senior Manager Consultant – Cybersecurity, Crowe LLP
Stacie Massey, Lead of the Ohio Grants Partnership, Ohio Office of Budget and Management
 
Moderator:
Maria Howeth, Secretary, NGMA Board of Directors

We have been operating under COVID-19 guidelines since 2020. There has been a great impact on organizations and services in this current environment.  With the COVID-19 related funding, there are new issues and implications worthy of understanding and discussing while highlighting best practices for reporting and preparing for audits of that funding.
 
Join us for the COVID-19 Panel discussion to cover key questions you and your colleagues may have related to COVID-19 funding.  We have a rich bench of panelists ready to answer your questions, impart important lessons learned, and share best practices as it relates to this topic.  You won’t be disappointed!

Learning Objectives:

• Understand What Funding is Available
  
• How to Navigate the Funding
  
• How to Identify Which Regulations are Applicable

• Streamline time-consuming grant operations;
• Adjust grant operations to overcome pandemic barriers to operations; and
• Conduct performance management to validate your program’s success.

A panel discussion on the state of the profession will follow the presentaion.

Plenary Panel Discussion: OIG Panel—Recent Findings and Hot Topics

Panelists:
Marc Meyer, Acting Assistant Inspector General, USAID OIG’s Office of Investigations
Joe Comé, Retired, OIG, U.S. Department of Transportation
Kathleen Sedney, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations for the U.S. Department of Interior OIG
Ken Dieffenbach, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the U.S. Department of Energy OIG
 
Moderator:
Kerry Neal, Managing Director for Financial Policy, Reporting, and Analysis in the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, U.S. Department of State

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, with a look-ahead to a post-COVID environment.

Plenary Panel Discussion: Grants Attorney Q&A Panel-Hosted by the American Bar Association, Grant Law Committee
 
Panelists:
Tiffany Kesslar, Esq., CGMS, Partner, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC
Wendel Askew, Esq., Assistant General Counsel for Financial Assistance Law, Office of General Counsel, US Environmental Protection Agency
Victoria “Tori” Roth, Esq., Supervisory Attorney Advisor, Resilience - Preparedness and Continuity Legal Division: Grant Programs Directorate, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Dismas “Diz” Locaria, Esq., Partner, Venable LLP
 
Panelist and Moderator:
Andrew Victor, Esq., Associate, Nichols Liu LLP

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, stimulus federal funding, and other grants concerns!
 
Learning Objectives:

• Learn the current top legal issues facing granting agencies and recipients
  in today’s environment;

• Gain an understanding of industry trends; and

• Listen and learn from questions your peers are asking practicing grant attorneys.

A continental breakfast will be provided on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Lunch will be provided on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Schedules, locations and speakers are subject to change without notice.