Description:

The U.S. government is the largest funder of grants in the world, disbursing more than $1 trillion in grant funding last year. Federal grants offer large-dollar, multi-year funding that transforms organizations and amplifies impact. But all that funding comes with concerns around limiting fraud, waste, and abuse, lots of processes to assure compliance, and lots of administrative burden. Understanding who all of the key grant stakeholders are and what roles and responsibilities they have throughout the full grants lifecycle is an essential part of navigating federal grants. After attending this session, you will fully understand the roles and responsibilities of each key stakeholder at each stage of the grants lifecycle. Learn what to expect and what is expected of you throughout the grant process before embarking on your federal grants journey.

Grants 101 – Learning to Navigate the Federal Grants Process provides an introduction to federal grants, including types of grants, key stakeholders, and the grants life cycle. Whether you're new to federal awards or a veteran who’s been around the block a few times, you're guaranteed to learn something from this presentation!

Presenters:

Tim Riddlestorffer is a Managing Consultant who leads financial management initiatives for Guidehouse’s Defense & Security Segment. For the past six years, Mr. Riddlestorffer has supported FEMA by providing grants management expertise in the execution of projects related to internal control testing, business process improvement, and internal and external audit remediation. Through Mr. Riddlestorffer’s strong understanding of grants management, he assists FEMA in strengthening its internal controls environment to ensure grant funds are used for their intended purpose.

Vasanth Ganesan has over 12 years experience in providing full lifecycle support to various types of financial assistance programs for federal, state and local governments. He has helped build, provide and deliver technical assistance and training to federal grant recipients including hospitals and institutes of higher education as well as state, local, territorial and tribal government entities. Vasanth has helped organize and conduct national level symposiums on grants management as well as grantee conferences. He has also built and conducted grants management training for internal firm stakeholders. He is adept in presenting content that is timely and helps build audiences understanding.

Skill Level:

Early-Career

Learning Track:

Federal Grants

GPC Competencies:

Practices and services that raise the level of professionalism of grant developers

Originally Recorded: 

February 2023