
Grants Management Seminar 2022-2023
Date: 03.16.2023
Location: This is a fully virtual event
Cost: Member - $0 | Non-Member - $200
This seminar is designed to develop a general understanding of the role and responsibilities of district personnel when managing grants (with an emphasis on federal education grants), provide knowledge and best practices in the area of grants management, and discuss requirements outlined in the Uniform Guidance.
AGENDA
8:00 a.m.
Welcome & Introductions
8:15 a.m.
Foundations of Managing State and Federal Grants (CPIM Approved)
Grant Timelines
Original Budgets
Brian Jones & Karl Koenig, ODE
9:30 a.m.
Break
9:45 a.m.
Implementation of State and Federal Grants Management (CPIM Approved)
· Budget Revisions
· How to draw and receive funds (Project Cash Requests)
· Grant Closeout (Final Expenditure Reports)
Brian Jones & Karl Koenig, ODE
11:15 a.m.
Lunch
12:00 p.m.
State and Federal Grants Management (CPIM Approved)
Grants Administration Website
Interactive Manual
Uniform Guidance overview and resources to support implementation
Brian Jones & Karl Koenig, ODE
1:15 p.m.
Break
1:30 p.m.
Federal Program (CPIM Approved)
Proper Public Purpose
Expenditures in Accordance with Grants (program side)
Supplement not Supplant
Title I Comparability
Maintenance of Effort, Equity
Brian Jones & Karl Koenig, ODE
2:20 p.m.
Break
2:30 p.m.
ESSER/GEER and Federal Reporting (CPIM Approved)
Provide an overview of the current pandemic relief funding and expectations for
reporting for treasurers to the US Department of Education
Capital Expenditures and Davis-Bacon Act
Procurement
Brian Jones & Karl Koenig, ODE
3:30 p.m.
Conclusion and Q & A
Brian Jones
Executive Director Office of School Finance, Ohio Department of Education
For the past 18 years of Brian’s 25 years of service, he has spent with the Ohio Department of Education, as the Director of the Office of Grants Administration. The Office of Grants Administration is responsible for managing 80+ federal and state grants totaling $2 billion. This includes but not limited to reviewing cash requests and final expenditure reports, providing technical assistance, agency-wide risk assessment and subrecipient monitoring.
He is responsible for financial aspect of the department’s the e-grant system, (Comprehensive Continuous Improvement Plan - CCIP). In addition, his office has developed an online monitoring system (Compliance and Tracking System) which interact with other systems with the department.
Brian is also part of the agency’s leadership team to work with the state and federal audits and monitoring.
Prior to joining the department, Brian served as an Audit Supervisor with the Auditor of State and the Ohio Department of Development. During his time with the Auditor of State’s Office, he was in charge of the Department Human Services at both the state and county levels. While with the Department of Development he was responsible for financial/programmatic compliance audits and technical assistance to Cities, Counties and Non-Profits.

Karl Koenig
Manager, Office of Grant Implementation, ODE Office of Grant Administration
Karl Koenig has worked for the Ohio Department of Education for the past 17 years. During his time with the Department he has helped manage and implement federal education grants in the Office of Federal Programs, assisted community schools and sponsors as the Director of the Office of Community Schools and most recently joined the Office of Grant Implementation assisting ODE program offices and districts with ensuring fiscal compliance with grants.
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