The Federal Government awards billions of dollars in grants and cooperative agreements to a wide selection of recipients, including states and local governments, research institutions and many non-profits. Many of these recipients – and their subgrantees and subrecipients - need to make purchases or contract out functions in order to achieve the goals of the grant. All this must be done in accordance with the federal rules for contracting with grant dollars.

This course is essential for the recipients of federal grant dollars and their subgrantees and subrecipients. Attendees will learn how grantees are required to make their contractor selections and administer their contracts and how federal government employees, especially those new to grant process, are involved in this process.

The program opens with an overview of the federal grant practice, delving into the responsibilities and relationships of the parties in the federal grant process and the management of federal grants including financial and property management. The program will cover the rules for grantee and subgrantee contracting for both state and non-state recipients, conflicts of interest, gratuities and penalties and the impact of federal grants on 2009's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Whether you are a federal employee, grantee recipient or subgrantee, you will find this course indispensible to your understanding of the practice.