Grants
Management in Today's Environment
Sept. 2, 2009
2
CPE Hours Available!
AGA, in
conjunction with the National Association of State Auditors,
Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) and the Association of
Local Government Auditors (ALGA) is pleased to announce a new
and increasingly important topic to our audio conference
schedule—grants management.
Grants administrators operate
in a dynamic and complex environment. They face an ever-growing
list of compliance issues, closely scrutinized by internal and
external auditors. The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
has raised the “compliance bar” with additional reporting and
accountability requirements. State and local governments,
not-for-profits and education and research grant administrators
are struggling to untangle, interpret and manage the growing
list of requirements that comes with the flow of federal
dollars. The presenters will cover some of the recent changes
related to grant regulations and begin to sort out the new
reporting and compliance requirements related to grant funding.
These requirements are not only important for grant
administrators to know, but for auditors, accountants and other
financial accountability professionals to understand.
More time that the usual 20
minutes will be devoted to answering questions regarding
Recovery Act reporting requirements. The presenters will address
many of the concerns already raised in various circles, but
participants have the opportunity to e-mail questions before
and during the audio conference. Please send your
questions to
we10@txstate.edu and cc
joseph.kull@us.pwc.com. We will attempt to include them in
the program.
To share
their practical experiences in grants management are Thomas
A. Cooley, MS, Chief Financial Officer and Director, Office
of Budget, Finance and Awards, National Science Foundation;
W. Scott Erwin, CGFM, CRA, Director, Office of Sponsored
Programs, Texas State University – San Marcos; and
Joseph L. Kull, CGFM, CPA, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
LLP.
Please
join us for two hours of lively discussion about this important
and timely topic. In addition to the speakers’ commentary, there
will be approximately 40 minutes for Q & A so that the
participants can ask the speakers questions and share their
experiences.
Date:
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
Time: 2 –
3:50 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
Learning
Objectives: To understand the requirements related to grant
funding and management
Prerequisite: Some familiarity with grants
Advance
Prep: None required
CPE: Two
credit hours
Field of
Study: Finance
Cost: $249
per site (UNLIMITED ATTENDANCE) if you register on or before
Friday, Aug. 28, and $299 thereafter. SPECIAL PROMOTION:
Government agencies and CPAG members who register five or
more office will receive a 20 percent discount ($200 per site)
To
Register: 1)
Register online
2) Print the registration form
or
the
Special
Promotion Registration
and fax it to
703.684.6933
This audio
conference offers important information to almost everyone in
the accountability profession. Please share this program
announcement with others in your government, chapters,
educational institutions and private firms. Remember, there is
no limit to attendance per phone site. If you have any questions
regarding registration, please contact Maria Lucas at
800.AGA.7211, ext. 308, or
mlucas@agacgfm.org. Questions regarding the program should
be directed to Raymond Harris, CGFM, at ext. 339, or
rharris@agacgfm.org.