When:

All seminars are two-days in length, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m. each day.

Where:

See Accommodations for dates, hotel information, cutoff dates, and seminar sites. 

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Who Should Attend:

These Regional Financial Management Training Seminars are designed specifically for persons responsible for the financial administration of formula and/or discretionary grants awarded from Federal grant-in-aid programs administered by the Bureaus and Offices of OJP and DOJ including the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime and the Crime Act Offices of Corrections, Drug Courts, Weed and Seed, and Violence Against Women; and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Office (COPS).

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Seminar Curriculum:

Seminars will cover the formula/discretionary grants awarded by OJP/DOJ program offices.

Knowledgeable and experienced OC Officials will introduce seminar topics, serve as primary seminar presenters, and facilitate seminar discussion. Topics to be covered during the financial management training seminars include the application review process, grantee financial reporting requirements, methods of payments, matching requirements, indirect costs, confidential funds, closeout process, and monitoring responsibility, as well as the Federal regulations and requirements governing the recording and expenditure of program income, procurement, lobbying, compliance with drug-free workplace requirements, and audits.

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Cost:

Funding for the Regional Financial Management Training Seminars was obtained from the OJP. Seminar attendees will be responsible for all costs associated with their participation in the seminar, including transportation, lodging, and meals. There is no seminar registration fee.

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Seminar Attire:

         The seminar format will be informal and participants are invited to dress casually.

Accommodations:

A block of rooms has been reserved at each of the seminar hotel sites indicated below. Those attendees presenting government identification may be exempt from some of the taxes. Check with the hotel when you make your reservation. The room rate is effective through the cut-off date only.  Remember to register early at http://www.sso.org/ncja.

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Schedule

Location/Dates	OJP Locations	Hotel	Room Rate	HOTEL Registration CUTOFF DATE
Portland, OR Feb. 6-7, 2001 COMPLETED	Portland, OR	Doubletree Downtown  310 SW Lincoln Direct: (503)221-0450 Toll Free: 1-800-222-TREE	$77 + Single $92 + Double	January 4, 2001
San Antonio, TX Mar. 27-28, 2001 FULL	San Antonio, TX	Westin Riverwalk 420 West Market Street Direct: (210)224-6500 Toll Free: 1-800-WESTIN-1	$91 + Single $121 + Double	February 25, 2001
Washington, DC Apr. 12-13, 2001 FULL	Washington, DC	Renaissance 999 9th St., NW Direct: (202)898-9000 Toll Free: 1-800-228-9290	$119 + Single $119 +Double	March 10, 2001
Boston, MA May 9-10, 2001 FULL	Boston, MA	Hilton Boston Back Bay 40 Dalton St. Direct: (617)236-1100 Toll Free: 1-800-HILTONS	$189+Single $192+Double	April 8, 2001
Dayton, OH June 6-7, 2001 FULL	Dayton, OH	Doubletree Downtown 11 South Ludlow St. Direct: (937)461-4700 Toll Free: 1-800-222-TREE	$65 + Single $65 + Double	May 5, 2001
Washington, DC July 11-12, 2001 FULL	Washington, DC	Renaissance 999 9th St., NW Direct: (202)898-9000 Toll Free: 1-800-228-9290	$119 + Single $119 + Double	June 10, 2001
Rapid City, SD Aug. 28-29, 2001	Rapid City, SD Tribal	Radisson Mt. Rushmore 445 Mt. Rushmore Rd. Direct: (605) 348-8300 Toll Free: 1-800-333-3333	$99 + Single $99 +Double	July 25, 2001
Washington, DC Sept. 25-26, 2001 FULL	Washington, DC	Renaissance 999 9th St., NW Direct: (202)898-9000 Toll Free: 1-800-228-9290	$119 + Single $119 + Double	August 24, 2001
Mobile, AL Oct 23-24, 2001	Mobile, AL	Radisson Admiral Semmes 251 Government St. Direct: (334)432-8000 Toll Free: 1-800-333-3333	$55 + Single $55 +Double	September 22, 2001
Denver, CO Nov. 6-7, 2001	Denver, CO	Doubletree 3203 Quebec St. Direct: (303) 321-3333 Toll Free: 1-800-222-TREE	$79 + Single $79 + Double	October 4, 2001
Washington, DC Dec. 5-6, 2001	Washington, DC	Renaissance 999 9th St., NW Direct: (202)898-9000 Toll Free: 1-800-228-9290	$119 + Single $119 + Double	November 4, 2001

Note:  Room rates followed by a plus sign (+) do not include tax which varies from location to location. Those rates without the plus sign (+) are inclusive of taxes. Those attendees presenting government identification may be exempt from some of the taxes. Check with the hotel when you make your reservation.  Individuals should contact the hotel directly to make their room reservations.  In order to obtain the per diem rate you must mention the Office of Justice Programs- Regional Financial Management Training Seminar.  Seminar participants are responsible for payment of their room charges upon check out.

In general, hotel check-in time is late afternoon and check-out time is noon. Individuals who arrive before check-in time will be checked in as soon as rooms become available. Individuals who will be staying at the hotel past the check-out time may bring their baggage to the meeting room or check it with the hotel bell service.

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