FEDERAL FUNDING ACADEMY

DAY ONE                             8:00 am – 5:00 pm

8:00 am – 9:00 am                        REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 am – 9:15 am                        WELCOME

9:15 am – 10:45 am                     UNDERSTANDING THE FEDERAL GRANT SYSTEM AND THE GRANT AGREEMENT
Edward (Ted) Waters, Esq., Managing Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP
Scott Sheffler, Esq., Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP

10:45 am – 11:00 am                   BREAK

11:00 am – 12:30 pm                   FEDERAL INTEREST & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Edward (Ted) Waters, Esq., Managing Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP
Scott Sheffler, Esq., Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm                     LUNCH

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm                       SUBRECIPIENT RELATIONSHIPS AND PASS-THROUGH ENTITY  RESPONSIBILITIES
Edward (Ted) Waters, Esq., Managing Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP
Scott Sheffler, Esq., Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm                        BREAK

3:15 pm – 4:45 pm                       OPERATIONALIZING INTERNAL CONTROL STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
Jerry Bertrand, Independent Trainer & Consultant

4:45 – 5:00 pm                              Q & A – DAY 1 WRAP UP

 

DAY TWO                               8:00 am – 3:15 pm

8:00 am – 8:30 am                        CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 am – 10:00 am                     CONTRACTS UNDER GRANTS: THE PROCUREMENT STANDARDS Edward 

(Ted) Waters, Esq., Managing Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP

Scott Sheffler, Esq., Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP

 

10:00 am – 10:15 am                   BREAK

 

10:15 am – 11:15 am                   COST ALLOCATION, INDIRECT COSTS, AND TIME & EFFORT

Edward (Ted) Waters, Esq., Managing Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP

Scott Sheffler, Esq., Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP

 

11:15 am – 11:30 am                   BREAK

 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm                   COST ALLOCATION, INDIRECT COSTS, AND TIME & EFFORT (CONT) 

Edward (Ted) Waters, Esq., Managing Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP

Scott Sheffler, Esq., Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP

 

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm                     LUNCH

 

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm                       Compliance

Edward (Ted) Waters, Esq., Managing Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP

Scott Sheffler, Esq., Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP

 

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm                       Q & A – DAY 2 WRAP-UP