The Office of Federal Assistance Management (OFAM) workshops help you manage your grant.
In 2022, we’ll present the Healthy Grants Workshops as a web series, with presentations on our most requested topics.
VIEW: 2022 Healthy Grants Workshop Schedule
REGISTER: You can register for up to eight sessions. 
Previous Workshops
Session 1 - May 4, 2022
Watch the Session 1 recording
Session 1 Presentation 1 slides (PDF - 370 KB)
Session 1 Presentation 2 slides (PDF - 776 KB)
In this session, OFAM's Division of Grants Policy and Planning summarizes grants policy updates, legislative mandates, and topics that impact HRSA award recipients.
Effectively Managing Your Grants
This session provides information on how to track federal grant funds, document expenditures, and provide adequate supporting documentation. We present on time and effort reporting, including acceptable forms of documentation. We also discuss allowability of costs and share resources and best practices for effectively managing your grants.
Session 2 - May 18, 2022
Watch the Session 2 recording
Session 2 Presentation slides (PDF - 1.11 MB)
In this session, we highlight the many factors to consider when developing and managing a grant budget. We explore cost principles, Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) requirements, allowable and unallowable costs, limitations, and the importance of budget justifications. We use examples to illustrate common budgeting mishaps and resulting consequences.
Session 3 - June 1, 2022
Watch the Session 3 recording
Session 3 Presentation slides (PDF - 527 KB)
Understanding and Managing Your Award
In this session, we share what you need to know once you receive the Notice of Award (NoA). We also review common post-award actions involved in the day-to-day administration of a HRSA award. Topics include:
- Understanding the terms and conditions and reporting requirements
- The importance of accurate and timely submissions
- Common types of prior approval requests and when they are required
- Roles and responsibilities of the HRSA grants management specialist and Project Officer
Session 4 - June 15, 2022
Watch the Session 4 recording
Session 4 Presentation slides (PDF - 1.05 MB)
Changes in Financial Reporting and PMS Updates
In this session, we discuss the Department's initiatives that led to the changes in financial reporting and the goals and benefits of the changes. Additionally, we cover the new features of the APEX reports that are available in the Payment Management System (PMS), which will assist you in reconciling your federal awards.
Session 5 - June 29, 2022
Watch the Session 5 recording
Session 5 Presentation 1 slides (PDF - 1.63 MB)
Session 5 Presentation 2 slides (PDF - 790 KB)
In this presentation, we provide an overview and early successes of HRSA's Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program (HPSWRTP) awards. The program aims to reduce and address burnout, suicide, mental health conditions and substance use disorders and promote resiliency among the health workforce.
Answers to Common EHB Questions
The Electronics Handbooks (EHB) is an important tool for managing and tracking your HRSA grant. In this session, you'll learn about the latest EHB developments and to get answers to common EHB questions.
