# Grants Management Certificate Program

Live online certificate program to master federal grants management

Canonical URL: <https://training.sdfm.org/certificates/grants-management-certificate-program>

## Overview

Annually, the federal government awards approximately $675 billion in grants to state and local governments. Since grants management has evolved in a decentralized manner, the subject can be daunting to master.  
  
This program is focused on the training needs of Federal assistance grantees, pass-through entities, grant managers, grant specialists, Federal program and project staff (including individuals in the GS-1109 classification series), monitoring officials, and auditors whose duties include compliance testing and internal control certifications. In addition, attorneys with suspension/debarment responsibilities.  
  
The content focuses on both technical competencies as well as professional business competencies identified by the Office of Personnel Management.

## What you'll learn

- Learn federal grant policies and the full grants lifecycle under 2 CFR 200.
- Enhance oversight skills in performance management and monitoring.
- Prepare for and respond to grant audits and close-out requirements.
- Deepen competency in grant governance, cost principles, and recipient controls.

## Curriculum
1. **Introduction to Grants Course**
2. **Monitoring Grants Course**
3. **Uniform Administrative Requirements for Federal Grants Course**
4. **Cost Principles for Grants Course**
5. **Detecting and Preventing Federal Grant Fraud Course**
6. **Internal Control for Grants Course**
7. **Auditing Grants Course**

## Instructors

### Alan McCain — Curriculum Program Manager

Alan McCain is a retired combat veteran who served as both an Air Force enlisted member and a Navy officer. He brings over 30 years of experience spanning federal and commercial budgeting, auditing, programming, operations, global logistics support, supply chain and inventory management, as well as major IT acquisition.

 

He possesses extensive, hands-on budget and audit experience across Federal, State, and Local government operations, including work within the Executive Office of the President and the Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Education, as well as the Office of the Mayor of Washington, D.C., among others.

 

Alan’s consulting background includes strategic planning and business development with the District of Columbia government, multiple federal agencies, Lockheed Martin, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a Certified Government/Defense Financial Manager (CGFM/DFM), holds a Teaching Certification from Harvard University’s Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, and earned an Executive MBA in International Business from The George Washington University.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $5499