Learn to confidently navigate the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) Subparts A–D. This course will help you make sense of this critical and complex grants regulation. Gain an in-depth understanding of how these requirements apply for grantors and grantees across the grant lifecycle. This is a core course in all tracks of the GMCP™.

Who Takes This Course: Anyone who needs to understand the fundamental rules governing Federal assistance will benefit from this course. Participants who completed this course prior to implementation of 2 CFR 200 would benefit from retaking this course to understand the changes.

Course Format: Lecture, discussion, hands-on practical exercises, case studies, and final exam.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the purpose and applicability of the Uniform Guidance
• Use 2 CFR 200, Subparts A and B to locate information about general terms and requirements
• Use 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 200, Subpart C to identify the pre-award requirements for federal awarding agencies and describe how they affect nonfederal entities
• Use 2 CFR 200, Subpart D to identify the post-award requirements for federal awarding agencies and describe how they affect nonfederal entities (NFEs)
• Apply the administrative requirements found in the Uniform Guidance

Course Topics

Introduction to the Uniform Administrative Requirements

• Significance of the Uniform Administrative Requirements
• Understanding the Uniform Guidance

General Provisions of the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200, Subparts A and B)

• Acronyms and Definitions in the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200, Subpart A)
• General Provisions of the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200, Subpart B)

Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards (2 CFR 200, Subpart C)

• Federal Award Instruments and Program Planning
• Notices of Federal Financial Assistance
• Merit Review Process
• Pre-Award Risk Assessment
• Application Forms
• Specific Conditions
• Certifications and Representations
• Federal Award Document
• Information That Becomes Public
• Prohibitions

Post Federal Award Requirements (2 CFR 200, Subpart D)

• General Provisions (2 CFR 200.300–309)
• Property Standards (2 CFR 200.310–316)
• Procurement Standards (2 CFR 200.317–327)
• Performance and Financial Monitoring and Reporting (2 CFR 200.328–330)
• Subrecipient Monitoring and Management (2 CFR 200.331–333)
• Record Retention and Access (2 CFR 200.334–338)
• Remedies for Noncompliance (2 CFR 200.339–343)
• Closeout (2 CFR 200.344–346)

Course Capstone

• Navigating 2 CFR Subparts A-D Capstone