Domains

Grants Management

Driving stewardship and program outcomes above and beyond the grant management lifecycle.

Our Approach

Grants management activities are ongoing and cyclical. Effective grants management requires an understanding that activities do not fit neatly within a lifecycle.

Our comprehensive approach to grants management empowers clients to deliver lasting results by going Beyond the Grants Lifecycle.

We provide clients with expert guidance and a suite of resources and tools that leverage data analytics, dashboards, and emerging technology to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, identify and mitigate risks, and support critical activities to drive grant performance and program outcomes.

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Service Offerings

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Grant Readiness

Continuous grant administration support and solutions that drive outcomes through thoughtful program design, integrated internal controls, and recipient and sub-recipient oversight during pre-award, award, post-award and closeout, and beyond.

Grant Readiness Capabilities

  • Grant Program Set-up & Maintenance
  • Program Design
  • Application Development & Deployment
  • Assistance Listing Management
  • Notice of Funding Opportunity Simplification
  • Single Audit Administration
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Risk Awareness

Strengthen stewardship of federal grant dollars with comprehensive and ongoing grant risk management insights informed by authoritative government-wide data repositories including the System for Award Management (SAM.gov), Do Not Pay Initiative, and the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC.gov).

Risk Awareness Capabilities

  • Risk Assessment & Evaluation
  • Continuous Monitoring
  • Eligibility & Entity Verification
  • Risk Reviews
  • Suspension & Debarment
  • Special Conditions
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Program Performance & Outcomes

Demonstrate program performance and outcomes that leverage the Grants Standard Data Elements and tailored data requirements, performance measures, and reporting by evaluating recipient and program success that is calibrated as needed to improve results.

Program Performance & Outcomes Capabilities

  • Financial, Performance, and Compliance Reports
  • Performance Measures
  • Program Evaluation
  • Recipient Success
  • Standard Data Element Integration
  • Tailored Data Requirements
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Recipient and Sub-recipient Success

Support recipient and sub-recipient success and mitigate common grant management internal controls challenges with expert guidance, resources, and tools to fulfill requirements that range from eligibility assessments to compliance with allowable costs, procurement methods, and Build America, Buy America Act requirements.

Recipient and Sub-recipient Success Capabilities

  • Eligibility & Entity Verification
  • Payment Processing
  • Allowable Costs & Cost Principles Compliance
  • Procurement Methods
  • Reporting & Compliance
  • Sub-recipient Monitoring

 

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Audits and Advanced Monitoring

Understand and address single audit findings with support for audit resolution activities that leverage AI and other leading technologies to identify root causes and support recipient success by mitigating future findings and refining program design. Provide comprehensive support through training and technical assistance and advanced monitoring including desk reviews and site visits.

Audits and Advanced Monitoring Capabilities

  • Cooperative Audit Resolution
  • Corrective Actions
  • Management Decision Letters
  • Desk Reviews
  • Site Visits
  • Finding Trend Analysis & Mitigation
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Program Investment Manager (PIM)

Manage the full grants management lifecycle and beyond with Program Investment Manager (PIM). PIM is a Grants Quality Service Management Office (Grants QSMO) recommended solution that is scalable, provides seamless integration with existing IT investments, and is comprised of a modular suite of FedRAMP-authorized applications that help grant-making agencies effectively and efficiently manage their grant portfolios.

Program Investment Manager (PIM) Capabilities

  • Accelerate Automation & Implementation
  • Grant Standard Data Elements
  • Scalable Grant Management Solution
  • Seamless System Integration
  • FedRAMP-Compliant Ecosystem
  • Optimized User Experience

Cross-Cutting Capabilities

  • Continuous Process Improvement

  • Data Analytics & Dashboards

  • Data Strategy & Management

  • Eligibility & Entity Verification

  • Internal Controls

  • Modeling Solutions

  • Risk Management

  • Statutory & Regulatory Compliance

  • System Integration

  • Training & Technical Assistance

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