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FRA In-Person

FRA FRA In-Person

Financial Research Administration

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In-Person Workshop

Presented Live at

June 3 - 5, 2026
Chicago, IL
Day 1 & 2 8:00am- 4:00pm
Day 3: 8am-12pm

Register Here
IN-PERSON
Hotel Booking Information:
June 2 - 5, 2026

Hilton Chicago Hotel

Group Rate: $219.00 per night
Booking Link!
Sleeping rooms available until the cutoff date of May 21, 2026 OR until the rooms in the block are sold out, whichever comes first.

Charleston Featured Faculty

 
David Schultz

David Schultz

Assistant Vice President for Sponsored Programs, Office of Contracts and Grants
University of Houston

Chea Smith

Chea Smith

Director, Office of Sponsored Accounting and Cost Analysis
Stevens Institute of Technology

Kathryn Wrench

Kathyrn Wrench

Executive Director, Sponsored Research and Institutional Grants
Lawrence Technological University

 

 

Workshop Agenda

Day 1

  • 8:00 – 9:00am: Registration & Coffee Service
  • 10:30 – 10:45am: Networking & Coffee Break
  • 12:00pm: Lunch
  • 2:30 – 2:45pm: Networking & Refreshment Break
  • 4:00pm: Adjourn
 

Topics:

  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Sponsored Project vs. Gift
  • Funding Mechanisms
  • Federal Regulatory Environment
  • Uniform Guidance Introduction
  • Award Review & Negotiation
  • Reporting Requirements
  • Payment Methods
  • Cost Accounting Standards
  • Internal Controls & COSO

Day 2

  • 8:00 – 9:00am: Continental Breakfast & Coffee Service
  • 10:30 – 10:45am: Networking & Coffee Break
  • 12:00pm: Lunch
  • 2:30 – 2:45pm: Networking & Refreshment Break
  • 4:00pm: Adjourn
 

Topics:

  • Award Administration
  • Account Establishment
  • Account Monitoring
  • Rebudgeting and Revisions
  • Cost Share
  • Award Administration & Documentation of Personnel
  • Cost Transfers
  • Equipment and Property Controls
  • Procurement and Purchasing Systems
  • Indirect Cost Rates and Recovery
  • Service Centers

Day 3

  • 8:00 – 9:00am: Continental Breakfast & Coffee Service
  • 10:30 – 10:45am: Networking & Coffee Break
  • 12:00pm: Adjourn

 

 

 

Topics:

  • Subrecipeints & Consultants
  • Closeout
  • Reports, Records, Termination, & Enforcements
  • PI Transfer
  • Audits
  • UG Subpart F Single Audits
  • Hot Topics