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Procurement Under Grants Training Schedule
2025-01-15T18:00:00
2025-01-15T18:30:00
Virtual
Jan 15, 2025
Jan 15, 2025
Jan 15, 2025 EST
- Jan 15, 2025 6:30 p.m. EST
Virtual
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of 30-minute training webinars on the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Buy America Branch (BAB) and offered on various dates from January through April 2025. The trainings will cover a variety of topics related to BABAA, including roles and responsibilities, best practices, covered products, and waivers. The various training descriptions are below:
2025-01-29T18:00:00
2025-01-29T18:30:00
Virtual
Jan 29, 2025
Jan 29, 2025
Jan 29, 2025 EST
- Jan 29, 2025 6:30 p.m. EST
Virtual
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of 30-minute training webinars on the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Buy America Branch (BAB) and offered on various dates from January through April 2025. The trainings will cover a variety of topics related to BABAA, including roles and responsibilities, best practices, covered products, and waivers. The various training descriptions are below:
2025-02-12T18:00:00
2025-02-12T18:30:00
Virtual
Feb 12, 2025
Feb 12, 2025
Feb 12, 2025 EST
- Feb 12, 2025 6:30 p.m. EST
Virtual
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of 30-minute training webinars on the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Buy America Branch (BAB) and offered on various dates from January through April 2025. The trainings will cover a variety of topics related to BABAA, including roles and responsibilities, best practices, covered products, and waivers. The various training descriptions are below:
2025-02-26T18:00:00
2025-02-26T18:30:00
Virtual
Feb 26, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Feb 26, 2025 EST
- Feb 26, 2025 6:30 p.m. EST
Virtual
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of 30-minute training webinars on the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Buy America Branch (BAB) and offered on various dates from January through April 2025. The trainings will cover a variety of topics related to BABAA, including roles and responsibilities, best practices, covered products, and waivers. The various training descriptions are below:
2025-03-12T17:00:00
2025-03-12T17:30:00
Virtual
Mar 12, 2025
Mar 12, 2025
Mar 12, 2025 EST
- Mar 12, 2025 5:30 p.m. EST
Virtual
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of 30-minute training webinars on the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Buy America Branch (BAB) and offered on various dates from January through April 2025. The trainings will cover a variety of topics related to BABAA, including roles and responsibilities, best practices, covered products, and waivers. The various training descriptions are below:
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Top Ten Mistakes When Purchasing Under a FEMA Award
This short training module is self-paced and takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. The training covers the federal requirements for FEMA award recipients and subrecipients when purchasing under their grant. The training introduces the 10 most frequent procurement noncompliance issues as reported by The Office of Inspector General (OIG) and lists available resources to help avoid these mistakes.
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The Procurement under FEMA Awards Training helps participants understand how to properly contract when using federal funds.
Target Audience
- State
- Local
- Tribal emergency management personnel
- Houses of worship
- Private nonprofit entities
- Public Assistance applicants
Topics Include
- Federal procurement requirements applicable to states
- Local and tribal governments
- Hospitals
- Institutions of higher education
- Houses of worship and other private nonprofit organizations
- Full and open competition
- Emergency and exigency period contracting
- Methods of procurement
- Cost or price analysis
- Socioeconomic contracting
- Contract provisions
Goal
- Increase awareness of applicable contracting requirements when using federal funds under the Public Assistance Program
- Decrease potential noncompliance
- Help applicants avoid the potential loss of federal assistance funds
Course Length
Several options available to meet the audience’s needs.
Delivery Options
PDAT offers in-person and webinar course delivery options.
Reach out to your state or FEMA representative to schedule a webinar or in-person PDAT training today!