Ever since Ronald Reagan was president, the federal government has been trying to rid grant programs of bad actors — organizations and their employees who perpetrate “fraud, waste and abuse.” He issued a commonsense executive order (EO 12549) that defined objectionable behavior and provided federal agencies with authority to bounce the bad actors out of all federal business.
Unfortunately, the clarity of the executive order got lost when federal implementers tried to tell the players what to do and how. And now, there are procedures that require independent auditors to check to see if grantees properly vet partner organizations. Further, the General Services Administration is proposing to add significantly to information grantees would be required to obtain from partners.
This webinar will discuss all you need to know about the current federal vetting protocol. You’ll learn about:
- Vetting tools and how they work
- System for Award Management (SAM.gov)
- Excluded Parties List System (EPLS)
- Who does the vetting and who gets vetted?
- Subrecipients vs. contractors (2 CFR 200.331)
- Required risk assessment for subrecipients (2 CFR 200.332(b))
- Commonsense due diligence for contractors
- Requirements for checking suspended or debarred status
- Understanding the governmentwide requirements (2 CFR 180)
- Form and substance of grantee certifications
- Required recipient review of federal databases
- Documentation for vetting reviews
- Dovetailing with other nonfederal requirements
- Single audit coverage of compliance
- “A target-rich environment”
- What you need to know about the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)
- GSA’s recent “request” to update information collection from grant recipients — what new burdens are likely?
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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