The Office of Management and Budget and its federal awarding agency colleagues have been on a mission — to assure that federal grant recipients and subrecipients “establish and maintain effective internal control” over the property acquired with the funds made available to them. But now there’s an additional wrinkle: The Trump Administration has floated some new requirements about recovery and disposition of federally funded assets as part of its proposed infrastructure rebuilding program.
The rules for use, management, reporting and disposal of that property are already complicated. And they vary depending on what kind of property is involved — equipment, supplies, real estate or intellectual property. But a couple of things are certain across the board. Compliance with the applicable requirements is readily auditable, and findings of noncompliance almost always demonstrate deficiencies of internal control. So, it’s little wonder that auditors spend so much time looking at what they know is fertile territory.
With grant-acquired property so much in the crosshairs, it makes sense to gain a solid understanding of the applicable requirements now, particularly those that were changed or clarified in OMB’s recently issued “Super Circular.” This webinar will enable you to understand the requirements and discharge your responsibilities effectively to safeguard these federally funded assets.
You’ll learn how to:
- Differentiate between “government-furnished” and “grant-acquired” property, and why that’s important — particularly in light of new Trump Administration proposals
- Link purchasing actions with best property management practices
- Define various types of grant-acquired assets
- Determine cost allowability for computing devices
- Choose among acceptable accounting methods for withdrawal of assets already in stock
- Create necessary property records with required data elements
- Craft compliant policies related to authorized use and prudent maintenance
- Decide about disposition of assets at the conclusion of a grant project or program
- Address property issues at award closeout and afterward
- Recognize areas of audit vulnerability
Join Bob Lloyd, principal of Federal Fund Management AdvisorÔ and a respected authority on federal grants management policies, for this fast-paced and thorough session.
Who Should Attend?
- Grant and contract managers
- Sponsored projects administrators
- Executives
- Finance directors
- Purchasing agents
- Procurement directors
- Human resources professionals
- Federal program managers
- Principal investigators
- Accounting staff
- Internal auditors
- External auditors
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).
Attend this Live Webinar and Earn up to 1.5 CPE Credits