A.S. Pratt

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Even though the writing has been on the wall for some time, President Bush’s latest budget proposal makes something pretty clear – many federal grant programs aren’t showing the kind of results that justify their continuance. The President has targeted 114 “poor performing” programs for elimination and most of them are – you guessed it – grant programs.

With the federal government deep in debt and lots of media attention devoted to “horror stories” where grant funds have been squandered, many are questioning the traditional grant program model where the level of expenditure and the amount of effort have been used to measure the worthiness of programs. But how can grantee organizations demonstrate good program performance while maintaining the kind of financial accountability that federal rules require and that nervous auditors are looking for?

Learn how federal grant programs are being assessed, what performance measures are being used, and how outcomes can be improved and more when you attend this audio conference featuring Bob Lloyd, a respected authority on federal policies affecting acquisition, administration and audit of federal grants, with more than 30 years of experience in federal award administration and oversight, and Jonathan Breul, a Senior Fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government and a Partner at IBM Business Consulting Services.

Program Highlights:

During this audio conference, you’ll learn:

1. What the state of the art in performance and results measurement is
2. What resources are available to help you gear up to better assess performance
3. How to shift from measures of inputs and program operations to outputs and outcomes
4. What criteria are currently being used to judge grant programs and how to develop even more meaningful ones
5. How to report on program performance

Plus, 30-minutes immediately after the presentation will be set aside for an interactive Q&A session. Listen in and get the chance to ask our expert speakers your specific questions!

Registration Includes:

• Admittance to the 90-minute call for as many people as you can fit in a room with a speakerphone
• Access to the specially created presentation handouts (made available 48 hours in advance)
• Participation in the 30-minute live Q&A with the speakers following the presentation
• Certificates of attendance for all audio conference participants

When you attend this live audio conference and complete a short post-conference survey (NASBA requirements), you’re eligible for 1.5 CPE credits! For more information, please go to: http://www.thompsoninteractive.com/cpe_credits.asp. (Please note: CPE credit is earned only by attending the live conference. CD only purchases do not qualify for CPE credits.)

Who Should Register:

• Grant Program Managers
• Principal Research Investigators
• Financial Managers
• Internal Auditors
• External Auditors

About Our Speaker

Robert M. Lloyd is a respected authority on policies affecting the acquisition, administration and audit of federal grants and contracts. The former executive director of the Grants Management Advisory Service, Mr. Lloyd has more than 30 years of experience in federal award implementation and oversight. After extensive work with two large federally funded organizations and a national firm, he formed his own management consulting practice in Washington, DC, in 1982. Since then, he has been a trainer, consultant and advisor to management and audit units in fourteen major federal award-making agencies. In addition, he has served recipient and independent audit organizations located in forty-nine states and territories and the District of Columbia and eight foreign countries. Among his diverse clients are governmental units, colleges and universities, nonprofit organizations, associations and professional and commercial firms.

Jonathan Breul is a Senior Fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government and a Partner at IBM Business Consulting Services. He retired from federal service as the Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director for Management at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with key responsibility for implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. He previously served in grants policy positions at OMB and at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).