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<P><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Good afternoon,</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">The State Controller's Division is sponsoring the following FREE Training Opportunity</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">This training event is<U><B> free</B></U><B></B> (sponsored by the State Controller’s Division); registration information is included at the bottom of this announcement. This event is separate from the recently announced “Grants Management in Today’s Environment” scheduled for 9/2/09.</FONT> </P>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=6 FACE="Times New Roman">How to Conduct an "Audit" Of Your Federal Grants Management Policies<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">A 90-minute Interactive Audio Conference</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Times New Roman">Wednesday, September 9, 2009<BR>
11:00pm to 12:30pm</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Course Description:</FONT></B>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Like a lot of entities that receive federal grants and subgrants, your organization probably has a set of thick manuals that dictate policies and procedures to be used to administer those federal awards. If your organization is also like a lot of others, the manuals were drafted long before you arrived. As federal policies have changed over the years, the manuals have been supplemented. The odds are, though, that they've seldom been culled because of the nagging fear that something will be dropped that will leave you vulnerable to unwelcome charges of noncompliance. They're probably also accepted as gospel using phrases like, "The feds require us to do that." Only those staffers who are new or who don't care to advance professionally dare question such assertions. But with every policy and procedure in those manuals, there's a cost of communicating it, implementing it, complying with it, and enforcing it. And those costs can add up to real money! So, in tough economic times when maximizing effectiveness in use of federal funds and minimizing their administrative costs are essential, a "policy audit" is probably in order.<BR>
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A "federal grants management policy audit" is a systematic examination of those policies and procedures conducted to identify situations where you are going beyond what the federal government requires in the management of funds and those where you're not doing everything that really is required. Once careful authoritative identification occurs, your organization is better positioned to make careful and informed "business" decisions about what to retain, what to alter, and perhaps what to dump. This audio conference, conducted by respected federal grants management consultant Bob Lloyd, will help you start that process.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Program Highlights:</FONT></B>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">To differentiate federal policies that are triggered by receipt of federal grants and subgrants from those that apply because of your status as an organization or an employer.</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">What specific federal grants management policy documents to use in assessing your own?</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">How to hold your policies up against the proper criteria?</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">How to integrate federal policy requirements with other mandates you face?</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">How to devise alternative responses to federal policy mandates?</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">What tools are available to identify best practices?</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Plus, time will be set aside for an interactive Q&A session after the presentation. Listen in and get the chance to ask the speaker your specific question!</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Level:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Intermediate</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Bob Lloyd</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman"> is a respected authority on federal policies affecting the acquisition, administration, and audit of federal grants and contracts. </FONT><A HREF="http://xsuite.thompson.com/SF_Module/pr_e.cfm?m=653656.16126.245858"><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Click here</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman"> for more.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Registration Includes:</FONT></B>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Admittance to the 90-minute call for as many people as you can fit in a room with a speakerphone</FONT> </LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Access to the specially created presentation handouts (available 48 hours in advance)</FONT> </LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Participation in the 30-minute, live Q&A with the speaker following the presentation</FONT> </LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Certificates of attendance for all audio conference attendees</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
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<P><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Attendees who will benefit most from this course include:</FONT></B>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Grant and subgrant managers</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Finance and accounting staff</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Internal auditors</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Program Managers</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Legal counsels</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Senior executives</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></LI>
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<P><U><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Registration Information:</FONT></B></U><B></B>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Date:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman"> Wednesday, September 9, 2009</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Time:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman"> 11:00 a.m.</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">–</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman"> 12:30 p.m.</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Location:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Department of Veterans’ Affairs</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Auditorium</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">700 Summer St NE</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Salem, OR 97301</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Cost:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT><U></U><U><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">FREE</FONT></B></U><B></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman"> (sponsored by SCD)</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">CPE:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman"> 1.5 credits</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">To register: </FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">SEATING IS LIMITED.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman"> If you are interested in attending, please sign-up early by sending an email to</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT><B> </B><A HREF="mailto:SCD.Training@das.state.or.us"><B></B><B></B><B><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">SCD.Training@das.state.or.us</FONT></U></B><B></B></A><B></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">. The following information should be included in the text of your email:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">1. Name and date of training (enter in subject line of message)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">2. Attendee name</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">3. Agency name and address</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">4. Email address</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">5. Telephone number</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">If you have any questions, please call Erin Haney at 503-378-3156 ext. 277.</FONT>
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