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OMB Update – Revised Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200: Including Performance-Based Payments, Significant Changes to the Procurement Standards and the De Minimis Rate


Total Credits: 2 including 2 Accounting (Governmental) - Technical

Average Rating:
   81
Categories:
Accounting and Auditing |  ACPEN Industry Institute |  Grant Compliance and Management
Speaker:
Paul H. Calabrese
Course Levels:
Update
Duration:
2 Hours
Product Type:
Live Webcast Replay
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Description

The Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) is revised effective November 12, 2020. The Uniform Guidance provides the rules for grants and cooperative agreements funded by the U.S. Government. The revision reflects a foundational shift to focus on enhanced results-oriented accountability for grants and cooperative agreements based on performance. As a part of President’s management agenda, the revision will improve stewardship and ensure the American people receive value for Federal funds spent on various grant programs. This update will provide an example of performance initiates by demonstrating performance-based payments using unit cost rates in lieu of cost reimbursable invoicing.

 

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Understand the critical updates to the Uniform Guidance
  • Obtain a working knowledge of how Performance-Based Payments operate with Unit Cost Rates in Lieu of cost reimbursable invoicing.
  • Compare the precise language changes for the various policies and procedures
  • Learn the key updates organized by each revised topic
  • Ability to take action to enhance an organization’s existing procedures to conform to this important update

Major Subjects
  • New and revised definitions
  • Clarification on the use of time periods
  • Emphasis on performance and outcomes
  • Performance-Based Payments using unit cost rates in lieu of cost reimbursable invoicing
  • New cost principle
  • New prohibitions
  • New procurement preference and refocus on public policy objectives
  • Clarification on sub-recipients with no direct funding
  • Relaxing the rule for NICRA to De Minimis rate usage
  • The flexibility that no “one-size-fits-all” procurement standards

Course Materials

Speaker

Paul H. Calabrese's Profile

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Mr. Calabrese has hands-on experience with the Uniform Guidance for Federal grants recipients: nonprofits, universities, hospitals, and state/local/tribal units of governments. His skill-set involves: grant cost accounting, sub-recipient monitoring, preparation of over (100) indirect rates / NICRA for several Federal agencies, developed policies and procedures, medical management systems invoicing to state Medicaid agencies and toolkit for unit cost rates for Ryan White HIV AIDS HRSA awards. Paul has developed grant and financial statement dashboards. He has performed out-sourced CFO duties, annual budgets, cash flow projections, grant draws and budget monitoring.

 


Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites Working with the prior version of the Uniform Guidance
Advanced Preparation None
Designed For Public Accountants, Consultants, Awardees of Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements which include: nonprofits, institutes of higher education, hospitals, Federal, state, local and tribal units of government, as well as commercial firms. Specific positions might include: Director of Finance, grants administrator, legal, program personnel, principal investigator, auditors, and department heads overseeing Federal grants and cooperative agreements
Original Recording Date 09/21/2020
Yellow Book No
Course Developer Paul Calabrese and Steven Shamlian
Date Added to Catalog 09/09/2020

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Instructional Delivery Method Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements Online Registration
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Total Reviews: 81

Comments

Suzanne T - Sarasota, Florida

"Good course. I will watch the video class again as this is new to me and I need to learn as much as I can for the accounting of a $3ml federal earmark we received to build a building (this will cover some of the construction costs). Thank you!"

Trusha P

"Paul did an excellent job going over the updates. "

Charles S

"The class and instructor were very good!"

Bonnie H

"This topic new to me so was very interested"

Patricia M

"Very informative!"

Lawrence P

"Perfect class. Thanks for having available. I learned a lot that previously not aware of. Thanks again."