Major projects completed:
- Completed the seven modules of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate offered by USF Muma College of Business
- Attended and participated in ASC’s first Fiscal Officer Learning Community to discuss the living allowance distribution and management
- Sent out the course, Key Concepts for Cash and In-Kind, to subgrantees for whom this course is required.
- Participated in the 2021 Virtual National Service Training Conference in the Financial and Grants Management and the Special Topics track
- Review of Grantee Progress Reports in Q2 for continuation assessment and performance report for the Grants Task Force (GTF) for GPCOG, KVCAP, USM-MEAP, Alfond Youth Center and the Maine Development Foundation
- Consensus call and public call for new Formula grants and Formula continuations for motions that the Commission voted on during the May Commission meeting
- Attended the ASN monthly update call that went over updated NSCHC rules and updates to member enrollment in the eGrants portal
- Review and certification of your financial reports for 18ACHME001, 18AFHME001, 20ESHME001 and 20FXHME001
- Participated in the AmeriCorps input session for the first draft of the Goals and Strategic objectives 2022-2026 five-year strategic plan
- Networking and updates on the ASC Regional Check-In Call
- Compliance review of Maine Development Foundations NSOPW check
- Meeting with ASC staff to discuss member enrollment changes and the potential to correct the record by writing an appeal to the Federal agency on behalf of Colby College
- Key Concepts of Cash and In-Kind Match course launched, and all operational AmeriCorps program directors and finance director are required to take the course
Issues to be aware of:
- The appeal for the member enrollment issue with Colby College was denied by the Federal Agency and a cost disallowance will occur, this program has decided not to continue
Major focus of effort for the next month:
- On site and virtual AmeriCorps member files monitoring will begin in the month of June
- Continued an ongoing review and process of Periodic Expense Reports (PER’s), Periodic Income Reports (PIR’s), Aggregated Financial Reports (AFR’s) and Grantee Progress Reports (GPR’s) along with corresponding reimbursement requests
- Complete the No Cost Extension and amendments necessary for the 18AFHME001 grant cycle so that MSS, the second on the waiting list, can receive funds and MSY’s at a reduced amount
- Attendance and participation in ASC’s virtual grantmaking boot camp June 7th – 9th: a Grantmaking Convening for State Commission staff
- Agenda creation and deliverance of AmeriCorps program staff training to new and pre-existing operational AmeriCorps grants
Prepared by Jamie McFaul, Grants Officer