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Navigating Federal Grants with the Right Crew Onboard federal grant compliance federal grant management federal grant management training federal grants grant consultant grant writing Jul 13, 2025

Imagine you’re surrounded by darkness as you’re steering a ship at night and suddenly you see a light in the distance. You maneuver the ship toward the light and as you approach, it gets brighter and brighter. You realize the light is from a beacon atop a lighthouse. Because of the light, you avoid ...

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Simplifying Subawards federal grant management federal grant management training federal grants grant compliance grant training grant writing pass-through entity requirements subrecipients Jul 13, 2025

If you are a federal grantee and you have subawardees, you may have questions about how to select, manage, and monitor subawardees.

If you are a subawardee of a federal grant, you may want to know more about your responsibilities.

What is a subaward?

According to Uniform Guidance, a subaward is “an...

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Patrice Davis, MS, CGMS

CEO and Founder, Grants Works

Patrice Davis is a grant consultant with 18 years of direct experience who has obtained and managed $300 million in grants from federal and other government grants. She started applying for and managing federal and other government grants at national and local nonprofit organizations and a top research university. She was also a public health analyst at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who partnered with project officers and research grantees, including recipients of Small Business Innovation Research grants. Patrice also served as the fiscal consultant during site monitoring visits of state agency recipients of federal grants. She is a member of the National Grant Management Association, the Grant Professionals Association, and the Georgia Grant Professionals Association. Patrice is also a mother of three young adults. She loves to travel and read international fiction.

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