Federal Grants Management

DePaul's Federal Grants Management Training Program is for those who are managing federally sponsored projects or who support the financial management of them.

After downloading the Getting Started Guide  and the Training Checklist , right-click on each of the following 14 links, and open link in a new tab, to access the modules of the training program.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Roles and Responsibilities in the Management of Grant Awards​
• An Introduction to the Quality Assurance Review (QAR)​

Charging Costs to Federal Grant Award

• Introduction to the Uniform Guidance​
• Three Key Concepts: Allowability, Reasonableness, and Allocability​
• Time and Effort Certification​
• Administrative Costs​
• Cost Sharing​

Managing Your Grant Budget

• Introduction to Financial Activity Reports​
• Cost Transfers​

Sponsors Relations

• Award Modifications​
• Preparing and Submitting Reports on Sponsored Projects​

Financial Conflicts of Interest

• Conflicts of Interest in Management Decisions​
• Conflicts of Interest in Externally Sponsored Projects​

Closing out the Grant Award

• Steps Involving the Closeout of a Grant Award​