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How to Prepare for Desk Reviews, Site Visits, and Monitoring Visits

September 2024

This training session will define the purpose of financial monitoring reviews, provide an overview of the types of financial monitoring, including desk and on-site reviews, share elements of pre-site and on-site reviews, and identify the top ten monitoring findings.

Conducted on September 17, 2024 

2024 TVSSA Allowable and Unallowable Costs

August 2024

In this training session, you will learn to locate allowable versus unallowable costs for each solicitation, determine if a cost is allowable or unallowable per cost category, assess whether a cost is reasonable, allocable, and necessary, and apply policies and procedures to ensure costs are consistently treated.

Conducted on August 1, 2024 

Redesigning Life in U.S. Prisons

July 2024
Series

The prison system in the U.S. typically places a heavy emphasis on security, control, and punishment, and this foundation can create an adversarial culture within correctional facilities — incarcerated individuals versus correctional staff. But what if that culture could change? What would it look like? How would it impact not only incarcerated individuals but also correctional officers and other staff?

The impact of CVI

July 2024
Leaders and community advocates share their perspectives on the critical role of community violence intervention (CVI) in building safer neighborhoods. Through a series of interview clips, they discuss how empowering individuals with lived experiences, fostering leadership, and implementing grassroots efforts can lead to meaningful change.