Event
Event Details
Where:
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
When:
May 4 - 7, 2025
May 4 - 7, 2025
Hear from Attain Partners during the NCURA Region IV 2025 Spring Meeting
Uniform Guidance Revisions – The Sequel and Under New Management
Wednesday, May 7 | 9a – 10a CT | Session Block #9 | Zurich B
On April 04, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the publication of the final revisions to the OMB’s Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR. It proclaimed that “these changes will allow agencies and recipients of Federal funds to focus more time and money on delivering meaningful results for the American people.” The COFFA issued supplementary information to assist agencies with implementation on August 15, 2024, and corrections were published on October 1st, 2024, and included in the final version effective October 1, 2024. See links below.
The “extreme makeover” of the Uniform Guidance results in revisions of 69 out of 191 sections (or 36 percent) from its 2020 edition. With the effective date of October 1, 2024, some of the revisions have become effective but most of the administrative and accounting revisions become effective on July 1, 2025, for most research institutions (the first fiscal year starting after October 1, 2024).
On January 20, 2025, a new Administration made its start in the Nation’s Capital and issued 26 Executive Orders (E.Os) to reshape the Nation’s landscape. The first E.O. rescinded many previous policies. We will explore any impacts of the E.O.s on the Uniform Guidance revisions and overall grant management.
This session will discuss the significant revisions to Title 2 (Office of Management and Budget Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance), its impacts on research institutions, and how institutions are implementing. It will highlight any impact of the Executive Orders on the Uniform Guidance. Participants will have an opportunity to share and to ask questions of the presenters and other participants.
References
- The Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Guidance to Make Grants More Accessible and Transparent for Families, Communities, and Small Businesses | OMB | The White House
- FY 2024 Revisions to 2 CFR: Federal Agency Implementation
- Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance: Corrections
- Title 2 Grants and Agreements
Learning Objectives
- The major revisions by the six subparts and twelve Appendices of the 2 CFR 200, and when they are effective.
- How will the revisions impact the administration of research assistance agreements?
- Potential challenges, strategies, and timelines for implementation.
- Impacts of the New Administration policies on the Uniform Guidance.
Speaker
- Gil Tran, CPA, Senior Specialist Leader, Attain Partners
- Angelo Chrisomalis, Director, Post Award Management Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Illinois Chicago
Building Complex Proposal Budgets
Wednesday, May 7 | 10:30a – 11:30a CT | Session Block #10 | Zurich A
In this session, attendees will learn how to develop complex budgets for large research center projects with an emphasis on Department of Defense projects. Topics covered will include a presentation on how different costs can be supported through campus-wide policy development and resource planning tools. The presentation will include a deep dive by building a sponsor budget task-by-task and aligning that budget to schedule milestones and tasks.
Recommended Reading
Ahead of this session, check out our blog on practical career strategies and foundational skills for budgeting in pre-award grant work.
Read: Pre-Award Grant Budgeting – Career Tips from the FieldLearning Objectives
- Effectively engage your sponsored programs office and other campus stakeholders to develop institutional policy around direct costs.
- Understand different ways to budget complex proposals and justify different types of allowable costs under University guidelines (e.g., provisional Service Centers, electronic systems, capital expenses, and administrative effort).
- Gain proficiency with factors that impact the budget, including by-task or milestone-driven project budgets.
Speakers
- Angela Wilcox, Senior Associate, Attain Partners
- Kristin Michel, Sr. Pre-Award Program Manager & Interim Team Lead, University of Notre Dame
- Patience Graybill, Senior Research Development Associate, Washington University St. Louis
