Services

Advice and Counsel

We provide legal advice and counsel that helps your organization make important decisions related to your federal funding. We offer guidance on best practices for complying with federal grant law, including specific programmatic requirements as well as the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements of Federal Awards (commonly referred to as the "Uniform Grants Guidance" or the "UGG").Help federally funded organizations navigate the sometimes-complicated process of constructing, renovating, or leasing property with federal funds. We also negotiate a variety of subrecipient and contractor agreements to assist federally supported organizations incorporate provisions necessary to maintain compliance with funding restrictions.

Representation and Advocacy

We defend and advocate for your organization in disputes related to your federal funding before federal courts and administrative bodies like the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Departmental Appeals Board. Issues include, but are not limited to, grant disallowances, grant terminations, False Claims Act defense, enforcement of payment rights under the grant.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Lead negotiations for a group of health centers and obtained settlement for collectively $70 million in claims for 24 years of Medicaid reimbursement.
Defended federal grant recipients in cost disallowances at agency level as well as before the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Departmental Appeals Board (also known as the "DAB").
Argued appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit regarding payment rights of federally qualified health centers obtaining favorable decisions.
Defended federal grant recipients against U.S. Department of Justice False Claims Act investigations.
Successfully appealed grant terminations before the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Departmental Appeals Board.

Training and Technical Assistance

We train your organization's leadership and staff understand and apply the federal grant requirements to avoid compliance missteps.

CLASSES/SEMINARS TAUGHT

Topics Include:

Grant Administration and Grants Management topics
Federal Interest: Requirements for properties funded with federal grant dollars
Rights and Obligations of Federal Grantees and Subrecipients
Subrecipient Relationships – Formation, Monitoring, Closeout
Procurement Standards and Grantee Policies and Procedures
Advantages and Disadvantages of Indirect Cost Rate Agreements
Time and Effort, Leave Time, Self-Insurance, Incentive Compensation
Matching Share with focus on in-kind valuation, documentation, allowability
Head Start Program Performance Standards
Head Start Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance Requirements