Submitted by: Jamie McFaul, Grants Officer
Major projects completed:
- Grants Selection and Performance Task Force meeting held to go over policy changes and to discuss National Directs in the State of Maine
- Attended the new Fiscal Officer virtual Training that was delivered by ASC
- Site monitoring visits with: Main Street Skowhegan, Game Loft, Maine Conservation Corps, Mid-Coast Conservancy, and Trekkers
- Arranged site visits within the month of February for the remaining AmeriCorps programs
- Discussed GPR issues with Program Directors
- Successfully completed the Management Concepts course on Managing Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Recipients
- Review of Performance measures for all AmeriCorps programs, this is ongoing
- Attended the MLK event with the Portland Housing Authority and the NAACP in Portland, ME
- Continued and ongoing technical assistance to programs for various things, to include: site agreement examples, progress report guidance/clarification
- Close-out of the 2018-2019 year for Learning Works
Issues to be aware of:
- IPERIA has sent an invoice to Volunteer Maine on behalf of Learning Works, with a disallowance of costs for time that was based on an estimate.
- Still in the process of closing MSAD 70
Major focus of effort for the next month:
- Continued review and approval of Quarterly reporting, to include Grantee Progress Reports, financial reports, and reimbursement requests
- Completing site monitoring visits in the State
- Writing up Site Visit Reports for each program based on findings at the time of the site visit