[CAFR-Contacts-News] NASACT Webinar: Uniform Grant Guidelines: Implementation Issues for Management and Auditors

Fri Apr 29 15:50:56 PDT 2016

Hello CAFR Contacts,

I'm pleased to announce that SARS is hosting a NASACT webinar titled "Uniform Grant Guidelines: Implementation Issues for Management and Auditors." This training will occur on Wednesday, May 18th from 11:00 - 12:50 at the Auditorium at the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs, which is located at 700 Summer Street NE in Salem. This webinar is FREE to attend and NASACT is offering two hours of continuing professional education (CPE). This webinar will provide practical guidance on how two states, Maine and Virginia, have implemented the requirements of Uniform Guidance from an administrative and management perspective and Single Audit perspective. We've chosen to hold this training at a larger venue because we believe this could be a beneficial training for grant program staff.

The training is available in iLearn (ilearn.oregon.gov), with the search keywords of SARS, NASACT, and Uniform Guidance.

Below is an overview of the webinar and the agenda. Please note that all times are Eastern.

We will send out materials via iLearn before the training.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks,

Rob

Robert W. Hamilton, CPA
Statewide Accounting and Reporting Services Manager
Chief Financial Office
Department of Administrative Services
Phone:  (503) 373-0299
http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/financial/acctng

Data Classification: Level 1 - Published

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OVERVIEW
NASACT, in conjunction with the Association of Government Accountants and the Association of Local Government Auditors, is pleased to announce the latest in its series of training events addressing timely issues in government auditing and financial management

Have you encountered problems implementing the provisions of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance or UG)?  Are you prepared to conduct the FY 2016 Single Audit in accordance with its new provisions?

Originally published as a final rule in the Federal Register on December 26, 2013, governments and other recipients have been working diligently since that time to understand and implement the myriad of changes contained in the UG. This has been no small feat considering the UG represents the consolidation and combination of eight previously existing OMB Circulars.

This webinar will provide practical guidance on how two states, Maine and Virginia, have implemented the new requirements of the UG in two areas:

Administrative and Management Issues - Discuss the challenges of administering subrecipient awards under the new guidance, including complying with pre-award risk assessments, communicating all required data elements to subrecipients for reporting/disclosure, and monitoring and reporting on subrecipient performance. Additionally, participants will hear how Maine approached the task of readiness determination and awareness with federal program managers statewide.

Single Audit Issues - Discuss the differences between A-133 and UG for Major Program Determination and reporting requirements.  Learn how changes in Major Program Determination could potentially have a negative impact on the annual workload of state auditors in 2018 (the same year as the first national study of Single Audits under UG).  Additionally, participants will learn how Virginia, in light of these changes, is adjusting its testing in 2016 and 2017 to actively manage its workload to consistently provide quality Single Audits.

Speakers:

  *   Doug Cotnoir, State Controller (ME)
  *   Shirley Browne, Deputy State Controller (ME)
  *   George Strudgeon, Audit Director and Single Audit Coordinator (VA)

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AGENDA
2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks

  *   Moderator: Kinney Poynter, Executive Director, NASACT
2:05 - 2:45 p.m. - Administrative and Management Issues

  *   Doug Cotnoir, State Controller (ME)
  *   Shirley Browne, Deputy State Controller (ME)
2:45 - 3:25 p.m. - Single Audit Issues

  *   George Strudgeon, Audit Director and Single Audit Coordinator (VA)

3:25 - 3:50 p.m. - Q&A Session and Wrap-Up

  *   Moderator: Kinney Poynter

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INSTRUCTIONS & MATERIALS
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN PROCEDURE: You will now receive instructions on how to join the webinar as part of your registration confirmation email. All forms and available bios and presentation materials can be found on our webinar materials page HERE<http://nasact.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61c76c4b320bf504df577d7d7&id=eadae2ce8a&e=224cba0fa0>.

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CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will have learned:

  *   How to effectively handle challenges of administering subrecipient awards under the new UG
  *   Applications for the task of readiness determination and awareness with federal program managers statewide
  *   Differences between A-133 and the UG for Major Program Determination and reporting requirements
  *   How to proactively adjust testing to manage workload for continued quality Single Audits in preparation for the upcoming changes
Delivery Method
Group-Live (for group registration settings) or Group-Internet Based (for individual registration settings)

CPE Credits
Two credits are available for this event.

Level of Knowledge
Overview

Field of Study
Auditing/Governmental

Advanced Preparation
All government employees are encouraged to attend. No prerequisites or advanced preparation required.

[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/61c76c4b320bf504df577d7d7/images/a7714e7b-de59-451c-8cc3-d920c9dc4494.jpg]The National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of  accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.<http://nasact.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61c76c4b320bf504df577d7d7&id=63fcce3083&e=224cba0fa0>

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Program Content
Kinney Poynter, kpoynter at nasact.org<mailto:kpoynter at nasact.org>, (859) 276-1147

Website Login, Payments or Registration
Pat Hackney, phackney at nasact.org<mailto:phackney at nasact.org>, (859) 276-1147

Logistics, CPE or Other
Anna Peniston, apeniston at nasact.org<mailto:apeniston at nasact.org>, (859) 276-1147

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