Comments from participants of the Grants Management TA Program
Workshops and/or Direct Deliveries:
"You did a super job during your visit. Your
initial visit was so well received by our people along with other Guam
agencies who are deeply involved in the required processes."
Frank Ishizaki, Territory of Guam Homeland Security SAA
“Without a doubt, your training far exceeded our
expectations. Not only did we learn new and better ways to
manage preparedness grants, but you pointed out that our current program
already consists of many successful systems and processes. You
(Lisa Accordini) are an outstanding presenter, which made our week long
training a huge success. Thank you so much for a great training
experience.” Captain John Eickhorn, Kansas
Highway Patrol and Homeland Security SAA
“On the behalf of the Illinois Terrorism Task Force and
Illinois Emergency Management Agency, thank you for coming to Illinois
and for giving such a great presentation. You did an absolutely
outstanding job with the grants management workshop. Your lively
and interactive presentation was well received by the
participants. Everyone walked away with new knowledge and had
nothing but great things to say. Although we have a pretty good homeland
security program in Illinois, all of us took away numerous ideas for how
we can improve our grant application and management system. I
really think your visit made our homeland security program
stronger.” Don Kauerauf and Anthony Filipiak, Illinois
Terrorism Task Force and Homeland Security SAA
"I can't thank you enough for all that you have done for us and
helped us with. You have truly had a major impact on helping us
turn this program around to get it where it needs to be."
Mimi Myslewicz, Chief, Division of Grants Management,
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security
SAA
"All aspects (of the TA Delivery) were effective
– Lisa provided excellent training, quickly evaluated our level of
knowledge & adjusted the training to meet our needs, had a firm
grasp of the subject matter and was committed to our success."
Liz Wainwright, Executive Director of Merchants Exchange,
Columbia River Port Fiduciary Agent
Comments from participants about the strengths of the FEMA
Basic Grants Management Workshops
- Instructor had incredible
command of the material. Facilitators made efforts to share
information in–depth
- Every program manager, SAA employee and
leadership should attend these workshops.
- Information was presented at the lowest common
denominator—great for beginners.
- Covered the steps of the grant cycle in a way
that was easy to understand.
- Well-organized and presented. Enjoyed the
diversity in the classroom and the breakouts.
- Gave a thorough “what to expect” with
a grant.
- Provided insight into overall process at federal
level of acquisition through closeout
- Provided good information on documenting
information, monitoring and tracking expenditures, creating a system to
provide/detailed information and providing written
procedures
- Emphasis on what our SAA has as responsibilities
to us as subrecipients was helpful
- The breakout session allowed me to gauge my
understanding of the information presented
- Content of PPTs and experience of instructors was
an effective part of the workshop
- Organization of the workshop presentations and
the amount of useful information provided
This project is supported by Cooperative
Agreement #2007-TH-T7-K004, awarded to the National Criminal Justice
Association (NCJA), from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Points of view or opinions contained within this document are those of
the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or
policies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and/or
NCJA.
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