| DAY ONE |
| 8:30 am – 9:00 am |
Registration |
| 9:00 am – 9:30 am |
Introductions |
| 9:30 am – 10:30 am |
Overview of CDBG Program
- Program History
- Eligible Activities
- National Objectives
- Related Programs (NSP and CDBG-R)
|
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am |
Morning Break |
| 10:45 am – 12:00 pm |
Planning and Administration
- Pre-Award Requirements and Considerations
- Post-Award Requirements
- Subrecipients and Other Entities
|
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm |
Financial Management Standards
- Internal Controls
- Accounting System (Fund Accounting)
- Budgets and Reports
- Cash Management
|
| 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm |
Afternoon Break |
| 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm |
Procurement
- Standards
- Methods
- Recommendations
|
| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn for Day |
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| DAY TWO |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am |
Federal Cost Principles
- Cost Allowability
- Cost Reasonableness
- Cost Allocation
|
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am |
Morning Break |
| 10:45 am – 12:00 pm |
Financial Analysis and Program Specific Requirements
- Underwriting Guidelines
- Program Income
- Timeliness Issues
|
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm |
Monitoring
- Procedures
- Documenting Compliance (Monitoring Handbook)
- Corrective Actions
|
| 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm |
Afternoon Break |
| 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm |
Audits and Reports
- Audit Standards
- Subrecipients
- CAPER (Performance Measurement)
|
| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn for Day
|
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| DAY THREE |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am |
Technical Assistance Topics*
- Managing Subrecipients
- Keeping Funds Moving
- Coordinating with IDIS
- Measuring Performance
- Preparing Written Agreements
- Allocating Costs
- Underwriting Sec. 108 Loans
- Safeguarding Loan Portfolios
- Analyzing Audit Reports
- Completing Financial Reports
|
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am |
Morning Break |
| 10:45 am – 12:00 pm |
Technical Assistance Topics (Continued)* |
| 12:00 pm |
End of Engagement |
*Participants would select a set of topics from among this list of “Top Ten Financial Management Issues” or from other topics suggested at the end of Day 2. A thorough discussion of those topics would occur on the morning of Day 3.
