Awarding and Management of Contracts

This course will be delivered on-site in American Samoa.

Registration for this course is invitation-only. Please email us for additional details.

This course is designed and intended for employees of LBJ Tropical Medicatl Center

You are a grant manager and need contractors to help you achieve your grant objectives.  Does your organization have the administrative knowledge of the various Federal requirements to ensure that the contract is awarded properly?  Is the proper contract type being used?  Does your organization perform a cost and price analysis before awarding a contract?  If you cannot answer yes to all these questions, then this course may help you.  

In order to meet the grant objectives, recipients are required to obtain goods and services through contracts, The purpose of this course is to assist you in managing, reviewing or auditing contracts issued using pandemic relief funds.

What You Will Learn

Upon the completion of this course, you will be able to;

• Explain the requirements under 2 CFR 200 for contracts awarded under grants.
• Compare different types of contracts allowed under grants.
• Describe the role of auditors and others involved in awarding, managing and closing out contracts awarded under grants.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for employees working for LBJ Tropical Medical Center. TIn order to meet the grant objectives, recipients are required to obtain goods and services through contracts, The purpose of this course is to assist you in managing, reviewing or auditing contracts issued using pandemic relief funds.

Health & Safety Protocols

For all on-site training in the insular areas, the Graduate School USA's Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) works closely with local training hosts to ensure that participants, instructors, and training support staff enjoy a safe learning experience. Please note the following:

• Full details of PITI-VITI's health and safety guidelines are available here.
• Local health and safety guidelines for the government of American Samoa, which will be hosting this training, is available at https://www.americansamoa.gov/.
• Please contact PITI-VITI Admin at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

Tuition Fees

With funding support from the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs, courses are available free of charge for government accountability professionals within the insular areas. The course fee is waived and there is no cost to register and attend, Professionals who do not meet the above criteria, please contact [email protected].