EPA Grants Management Training for Applicants and Recipients
Please be advised that the training content reflects the EPA’s grants policies at the time of the training development.
This online training course introduces EPA grant applicants and recipients to key aspects of the entire grant lifecycle, from finding a grant opportunity to preparing an application through closing out a grant. Throughout this training, the term grant is used as a general term to refer to both grants and cooperative agreements.
The course is divided into six modules that can be completed individually. Each module includes a list of defined abbreviations, a downloadable file of resources referenced in the module, and a keyword search. Interactive knowledge checks will help you verify your understanding of key concepts. If you need to leave a module, the last slide to be completed will be saved, and you will be able to return to that location later. Upon completion, you will be prompted to generate a downloadable certificate of completion.
Course Modules
Module 1: Introduction to EPA Grants
Provides a foundation for understanding how the EPA uses grants to achieve its mission, including the types of grants awarded by the EPA, the phases of the grant lifecycle, and how the EPA ensures effective grants management and reports the results.
Approximately 45 minutes | Launch
Module 2: Demonstrating Financial Management System and Internal Controls Capability
Defines how to set up and maintain a financial management system capable of administering EPA grants, and covers property management and procurement standards that can help identify potential areas of weakness.
Approximately 90 minutes | Launch
Module 3: Applying for a Grant
Reviews how to find grant opportunities and develop a grant application and budget, and the EPA's process for evaluating applications and notifying applicants.
Approximately 60 minutes | Launch
Module 4: Accepting a Grant Award
Describes the process and procedures for accepting an EPA grant award, from the initial notification to the procedures for reviewing and accepting the award documents.
Approximately 30 minutes | Launch
Module 5: Managing a Grant
Provides guidelines and information for complying with grant regulations, fulfilling the terms and conditions for specific grant types, submitting financial and performance reports, following requirements for purchasing goods and services, managing subawards, requesting payments, and responding to EPA monitoring activities and audits, requesting changes to a grant agreement, and addressing noncompliance issues and following dispute procedures.
Approximately 60 minutes | Launch
Module 6: Closing Out a Grant
Reviews guidelines and information for closing out an EPA grant, disposing of equipment, maintaining grant project files and records, and how to prepare for an Office of Inspector General audit.
Approximately 30 minutes | Launch
Text Versions
Each of the modules is also available as a text version.
- Text version of Module 1 – Introduction to EPA Grants (docx)
- Text version of Module 2 – Demonstrating Financial Management System and Internal Controls Capability (docx)
- Text version of Module 3 – Applying for a Grant (docx)
- Text version of Module 4 – Accepting a Grant Award (docx)
- Text version of Module 5 – Managing a Grant (docx)
- Text version of Module 6 – Closing Out a Grant (docx)
Related Training
EPA Grants Budget Training: This online training course, previously titled How to Develop a Budget, introduces EPA grant applicants and recipients to key aspects of grant budget development. The training will help applicants and recipients when preparing proposed work plans, budgets, and budget narratives for EPA grants.