Recent audit trends reveal that it’s a serious mistake to think internal controls apply only to the financial/business practices of the grant award. You need strong policies, procedures and practices throughout the grant lifecycle.
If you don’t, it’s all too easy for an audit to find that the way you spend federal dollars qualifies as fraud, waste or abuse. That’s when the federal government can use the False Claims Act to recover their money.
What specific controls reduce the chance that unallowable costs will derail your program and cut off from future grant opportunities?
Register now for Internal Controls: Your First Line of Defense Against Waste, Fraud and Abuse of Federal Funds.
In this 90-minute webinar, grants compliance officer Toni DeMaglio explores internal controls grant recipients need to put in place throughout the grant lifecycle to avoid misusing federal dollars—and facing grant recovery via the False Claims Act.
Meet the real-life challenges of “reasonable assurance.” You’ll learn how to identify potential risk of fraud, waste and abuse and implement practical processes to mitigate those risks. Plus, you’ll have the chance to ask your own questions during the Q&A portion of the webinar.
Reserve your space now for expert guidance on how creating internal controls to safeguard the way you spend federal money, including:
- Factors contributing to waste, fraud and abuse
- How to assess current internal controls across the grant lifecycle
- Examples of how weak internal controls trigger audit findings
- How the federal government uses the False Claims Act to recover grant funds
- How to troubleshoot common grant management internal control problems
- How to work with senior management to gain support to strengthen internal control procedures to address compliance risks
Invest just 90 minutes with this webinar and come away with full-lifecycle perspective on how to put the right internal control procedures in place to reduce the risks—and consequences—of misusing federal dollars.
Register now for Internal Controls: Your First Line of Defense Against Waste, Fraud and Abuse of Federal Funds.
Who Will Benefit:
This webinar is of value to any entity that uses federal grant dollars to procure products or services. Attendees who will benefit most include:
- Project directors
- Administrators
- Senior officials