The Thompson Grants Compliance Expert puts the critical information you need about the far-reaching impact of the uniform guidance at your fingertips in a convenient and comprehensive digital platform so you can confidently navigate the entire grants lifecycle — from finding federal grant opportunities to submitting your closeout documents — and stay up to date on how the complicated rules affect you and your funding every step of the way.

As a Grants Compliance Expert subscriber, you and your organization will have access to:

• GrantScape  — A grant-seeking database that uses cutting-edge technology to deliver the widest-reaching source of grants opportunities.
• Thompson Grants Compliance Knowledge Center  — A continuously updated digital platform of compliance guidance covering pre-award, post-award, audit and subrecipient monitoring quickly accessible with a "google-style" search function.
• On-Demand Training  — 24/7 access to 36+ continuously updated on-demand training webinars on critical grants management topics.
• "Ask the Expert" — Exclusively for Compliance Expert subscribers, get answers you need to your specific compliance questions. It’s like having our compliance experts on call for you without those steep hourly fees!
• Practical Tools and Resources — Access forms, templates, worksheets and more so you don't have to start from scratch.
• Database of Government Forms and Regulations  — Easily searchable information available in one location. 
• News Alerts and Commentary — Stay up to date on the latest grants headlines delivered directly to your inbox.
• Team Access — Access for 3 users is automatically included with the ability to easily add more.
• Subscriber Discounts  — Save on registration to Federal Grants Forums, compliance boot camps, and more.
• BONUS — You may be able to charge the cost of your subscription to your federal grant(s). For state agencies and other nonfederal entities, under the cost principles of the uniform guidance, there are allowable items of cost for subscriptions (§200.454(b)) and professional development (§200.473). Please check with your program director, finance officer or granting agency to ensure there is no restriction in the approved grant budget or the award documents.

Learn more about the Grants Compliance Expert.

• Federal Grants Development Module — Find federal funding, develop competitive proposals and take the steps needed to stay in compliance with the complicated rules that govern federal dollars. Most importantly, you'll stay on top of new grant guidance, merit criteria and risk-prevention procedures — all issues of particular importance as you work to understand the requirements of the uniform guidance and avoid disqualified proposals.
• Federal Grants Management Module — The uniform guidance identifies the procedures and expectations for anyone who works with or monitors grants, but, more importantly, it shifts the focus from compliance to a new emphasis on performance. As the most comprehensive and trusted guide for the federal grants community since 1978, this resource can help you manage your funds in light of the increasingly complicated regulatory landscape, including how the guidance impacts financial management systems, procurement and property standards, audit resolutions, time and effort documentation, financial and performance reporting, and more!
• Single Audit Information Service Module — This A-to-Z guide breaks down the most complex and potentially confusing single audit requirements for grant recipients that expend more than $750,000 in agency funding. But what if your organization doesn't make the audit threshold? Are you still subject to a federal audit? What should you prepare for? Find out about the audit process, different types of audits, the most recurring audit findings and how to avoid them.
• Techniques for Monitoring Federal Subawards, 6th Edition — A no-nonsense reference for pass-through entities, subrecipients and contractors alike, this guide is a must have for any who need to understand their increased responsibilities under the uniform guidance.

Yes. Additionally, citations in the handbooks’ analysis are directly linked to provisions in the uniform guidance for quick and easy reference.

Visit https://www.thompsongrants.com/subscriptions to see subscription options. Group and enterprise rates are also available.

Most likely! You may be able to charge the cost of your Thompson Grants Compliance Expert subscription to your federal grant(s). For nonfederal entities, under the cost principles of the uniform guidance, there are allowable items of cost for subscriptions (§200.454(b)) and professional development (§200.473). Please check with your program director, finance officer or granting agency to ensure there is no restriction in the approved grant budget or the award documents.

Organizations that subscribe to the Thompson Grants Compliance Expert receive up to 3 users at normal cost. Group and enterprise rates are also available. Contact Client Services at 1-800-677-3789 or service@thompson.com for more information.

Yes! Sign up for a no-cost, risk-free trial of the Thompson Grants Compliance Expert.

Yes! Group and enterprise rates are available as well as IP access for large institutions. Subscriptions are transferrable should a member of your team leave your organization and you wish to reassign their login to another member. Contact Client Services at 1-800-677-3789 or service@thompson.com for more information.

We are happy to give you a brief tutorial to help you learn how to use the Thompson Grants Compliance Expert successfully. Please call Client Services at 1-800-677-3789 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern Time or email service@thompson.com to schedule your tutorial.

GrantScape is the largest and broadest grants opportunities database available. With nearly 180,000 grantors in our system, GrantScape is the only database that provides opportunities across the spectrum of grantors, from Federal, State, Local, and Foundation sources. In addition to its search functions, GrantScape also has workspace functions similar to enterprise platform software that helps you manage, track, and analyze your opportunities as well as set up custom alerts for new grants opportunities that apply directly for you.

At any given time, there are approximately 10,000 available grants.

With a team of professional researchers, GrantScape pulls from local and county resources along with foundation sources, while also having a direct data feed to the federal government.

GrantScape uses an automated form of web tracking that ensures that anytime a change is made to a grant by the grantor, that change is also made within the database.

Most other grants databases are focused on a specific type of grant opportunity, be it a federal grants, municipal grants, or foundation grants. GrantScape is the only database that covers the entire spectrum of grants funding. Additionally, most other grants databases operate using manual research exclusively, a costly and time-consuming effort, the price of which is often passed along to the user. By combining automated web crawling techniques and an experienced research team, we leverage both the quality of a seasoned editorial team with the technology to make sure the opportunities you’re seeing are the most up to date.

Visit https://www.thompsongrants.com/grant-seeking and fill out the contact form on the right side of the page for more information.

A webinar is like a large conference call, but in a more controlled, program-like environment. The entire "conference" is conducted via the telephone, and a speakerphone is the only equipment needed to participate in the conference as a listener.

 

An organization interested in participating in a specific conference needs to register for it using one of our 3 easy ordering methods. Registration includes:
- access to a 90-minute interactive call for as many people as can fit in a room with a speakerphone
- downloadable presentation handouts-which are made available 24 hours prior to the call
- an opportunity to participate in a live Q&A session following the presentation

 

Each Thompson Grants webinar runs for approximately 90 minutes. The expert speaker usually uses the first 75 minutes to share "how-to" tips and real-world insights on a particular topic. During this speaker presentation portion of the webinar, registrants are in a "listen-only" mode. After the presentation portion is concluded, the phones are opened for a live interactive Q&A session, with webinar attendees queuing up to ask questions of the presenters. This part of the webinar usually lasts for 15 minutes.

Yes, simply visit our Webinars page. If you're interested in information specific to a certain topic area, you will be able to filter using the controls on the left.

There are three easy ways to register. You can order online at grants.thompson.com/Webinars. You can call us toll-free at 800-677-3789, or you can mail in your completed registration to
Thompson Grants
1530 Wilson Blvd, Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22209.

Thompson Grants audio conferences typically run for 90 minutes: 75 minutes for the "presentation" of how-to tips and real world insights by our expert speaker and 15 minutes of live interactive question and answer session that conference attendees participate in. Most audio conferences are scheduled for 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

At any time before the audio conference begins, you can call 800-677-3789 and our Customer Service team will assist you in joining the call.

If you are not able to attend for any reason, please notify us as soon as possible. Conference cancellations received 24 hours prior to the start time of the audio conference are fully refundable. After that, cancellations are subject to a $25 processing fee. If you prefer, you may substitute an upcoming audio conference for the one you originally registered for and avoid the $25 processing fee. All refunds resulting from conference cancellations will be issued within 72 hours.

Yes, we would love to hear from you. If you have suggestions for audio conferences please call 800-677-3789 and let us know your audio conference topic suggestion.

Please feel free to contact Client Services at 800-677-3789 about making recommendations for new speakers or becoming part of our expert speaker network.

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The purpose of a cookie is to help Thompson Grants analyze our web traffic overall and to identify when you visit a particular section of our site. By gathering and remembering information about your preferences, we can tailor our website to better meet your needs, likes and dislikes in the future.

In most cases, not only does the storage of personal information into a cookie go unnoticed, so does access to it. Web servers automatically gain access to relevant cookies whenever the user establishes a connection to them, usually in the form of Web requests.

Accepting a cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any personal information about you, other than the data you chose to share. We strictly monitor and enforce this practice.

Additionally, you may set your web browser to notify you of cookie placement requests or decline cookies completely. You can delete the files that contain cookies. The files are stored as part of your internet browser.

Audio conferences are sponsored by Thompson Grants, 1530 Wilson Blvd, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22209. Thompson Grants reserves the right to substitute speakers and reschedule or cancel audio conferences due to unforeseen circumstances. Thompson Grants is not responsible for any problems stemming from registrants' organization's hardware or telecommunications services. Recording of audio conferences is prohibited.

Recognizing the importance of continuing education, we are currently working with the appropriate accrediting bodies to obtain permission to offer this important service to our conference participants. Thompson Grants currently offers CPE and GPCI CEU credits. Please note that credit can be earned for attending the live audio conference only.

In order to obtain an official document confirming that you have attended an audio conference/webinar, you must complete the Thompson Grants survey. After the audio conference/webinar, you will receive an email from the registrar with a link to the survey. Upon completing the entire survey, you can download a "Certificate of Completion". This certificate can be used for CPE Credits and proof of attendance. Please note that credit can be earned for attending the live audio conference only.

No, you do not need to download any plug-in software to set up your computer for a Thompson Grants webinar.

The conference registrar will email you the information you need 24-48 hours prior to the start of the conference. The email will contain dial-in information for the audio component of the conference as well as the URL address and Conference ID number for connecting to the webinar portion. A link to download the presentation materials will also be provided; these materials can be printed out in advance for the purpose of note-taking. The virtual webinar room allows participants to view the materials as the slides are advanced by the speaker as well as ask questions via the "chat" functionality. Additionally, all participants can ask questions verbally during the Question and Answer session at the conclusion of the speaker's presentation.

OnDemand recordings will be available within 2-3 days after the live webinar airs. It’s important to remember that CPE credit is ONLY available to live webinar attendees.

Yes, more than one person can attend, as long as they are in the same room. If you would like more than one person to attend in separate locations, contact Client Services 800-677-3789.

Yes, more than one person can receive CPE credit, but there is an additional fee. Please contact Client Services 800-677-3789.