General Information

Duration

Each 2-day seminar begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. Certificates are only given to participants who fully complete the 2-day training.

Who Should Attend

The seminars are designed for persons responsible for the financial administration of formula and/or discretionary grants and cooperative agreements awarded from Federal grant-in-aid programs administered by DOJ and OJP Bureaus and Offices.

Seminar Curriculum

Seminars will cover the formula/discretionary grants and cooperative agreements awarded by DOJ/OJP program offices. Knowledgeable and experienced OCFO officials will introduce seminar topics, serve as primary seminar presenters, and facilitate seminar discussion. Topics to be covered include:

Federal regulations and requirements governing the recording and expenditure of program income, procurement, lobbying, compliance with drug-free workplace requirements, supplanting, and audits will also be reviewed.

Cost

There is no registration fee for the seminars. Seminar attendees are responsible for all costs associated with their participation in the seminar, including transportation, lodging, and meals.

Seminar Facilities

All the 2012 regional financial grant management trainings are expected to take place in Federal, State, or Local government facilities. Seminar participants must be able to provide identification to access each training (government issued ID is recommended). The facility may also require participants to submit to a personal inspection prior to accessing the seminar, and personal belongs may be inspected and passed through an X-ray machine. Select locations also may issue visitor passes, which should be prominently displayed at all times while at the facility.

Facility staff will be provided with a list of approved participants in advance of the first day of the meeting. Only pre-approved participants whose names appear on the registration list will be permitted to attend the meeting. There will be no onsite registration or walk-ins allowed.

Seminar Attire

Participants are invited to dress casually.

Logistics and Hotel Accommodations

A block of sleeping rooms will be reserved at each of the seminar locations. Specific logistics information will be provided in the final “approved to attend” email that will arrive 10 to 15 days after you register. Attendees presenting government identification may be exempt from some of the taxes; check with the hotel when you make your reservation. Attendees traveling on grant funds are required to book lodging at or below the government lodging maximum (e.g., the rate at which the reserved rooms have been booked).

Transportation

Participants are responsible for arranging their own transportation.

Registration

Attendance for each seminar is limited, so register early. First-time attendees will be given priority. To ensure the training is available to as many participants as possible, please attend the training no more frequently than once every 2 years. Each person planning to attend the seminar must register.