Access Trainings and Resources To Meet Your Needs
OJP FMSC offers a variety of trainings throughout the year to meet the needs of OJP grantees. These trainings are designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of grantees, ensuring they are well-equipped to manage their federal grants effectively. Participants can explore both live and recorded trainings.
Certification Training
Tribes and Territories Grants Financial Management Training (TT-GFMT)
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Tribes and Territories Grants Financial Management Training (TT-GFMT) is framed around the grant life cycle from pre-award to closeout. TT-GFMT focuses on priority topics to help OJP tribal and territory grantees effectively manage their federal grant awards.
Completion of this training fulfills the certification required by a grant award.
For details on upcoming TT-GFMT sessions, subscribe to our listserv.
Microlearnings
These short, interactive, skill-based learnings are designed to enhance your grants financial management knowledge.
To access these microlearnings, visit the OJP FMSC online learning portal and enroll. Enter the appropriate course code found below and you will receive an email to access the training.
We recommend using Google Chrome for the best experience using this resource. (NOTE: OJP FMSC does not endorse any particular web browser.)
To access this course, visit the OJP FMSC online learning portal and enroll using code BDW on the sign-up screen to gain access.
Course length: 60 minutes (Can be taken in smaller increments.)
This course covers the completion of the following categories of the worksheet:
- Personnel
- Fringe Benefits
- Travel
- Equipment
- Supplies
- Construction
- Subawards/Subgrants
- Procurement/Contracts
- Other Costs
- Indirect Costs
Budget Detail Worksheet This document provides a detailed overview of the Budget Detail Worksheet.
To access this course, visit the OJP FMSC online learning portal and enroll using code BDW on the sign-up screen to gain access.
Course length: 60 minutes (Can be taken in smaller increments.)
This course covers the completion of the following categories of the worksheet:
- Personnel
- Fringe Benefits
- Travel
- Equipment
- Supplies
- Construction
- Subawards/Subgrants
- Procurement/Contracts
- Other Costs
- Indirect Costs
Budget Detail Worksheet This document provides a detailed overview of the Budget Detail Worksheet.
Past Trainings
Journey in Grants Financial Management Essentials
Journey in Grants Financial Management Essentials is a complimentary training series designed to enhance the financial management skills of OJP grantees.
OJP Financial Management Virtual Seminar
The Financial Management Virtual Seminar (FMVS) provides essential financial and grants management training to assist grantees effectively manage their federal award. Framed around the life cycle of a grant (pre-award, post-award, and closeout) the series delivers five (5) live virtual sessions focused on priority topics on financial and grants management.
Learning Exchange Training Series
Our Learning Exchange Training Series (LETS) covers the essential components for managing your subawards, including implementing policies and procedures on subrecipient budgeting, spending and record retention. The series is designed for staff at OJP grantee organizations operating in America Samoa, Guam, the Northern Marian Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Recorded Trainings
FY25 Tribal Victim Service Set-Aside (TVSSA) Pre-Application Webinar: Developing Your TVSSA Budget
A comprehensive, well-organized budget will help you get the most out of your Tribal Victim Service Set-Aside (TVSSA) award and give you a better chance of early final budget approval.
During the presentation, TFMC financial specialists cover several important budgeting practices, including distinguishing between allowable and unallowable costs, writing your budget narrative to support project costs, estimating project costs and categorizing your budget, and navigating and understanding the Office of Justice Programs Budget Detail Worksheet used to complete your budget.
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Strategies for Success: Navigating the Budget Clearance Process- Open Forum
During this Open Forum, OVC TFMC financial specialists provided a comprehensive overview of the budget clearance process. Attendees engaged directly with our experts, who were available to answer questions and help navigate this crucial aspect of financial management.
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Strategies for Success: Navigating the Budget Clearance Process
This training will give you the tools to manage your grant's budget clearance efficiently and effectively.
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