Grants Management Breakfast (GMB) Forum
On February 22nd, REI Systems and the George Washington University’s Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration will host the first Grants Management Breakfast (GMB) Forum of 2017. Our bimonthly GMB Forums bring together professionals from government, academia, and industry to share first-hand experiences in managing the full grants life cycle, resulting in real-world opportunities for process and performance improvement.
Our guest speaker for this month is Stanley Gimont, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The title of his presentation is, “Lessons and Successes at HUD – Supporting Grantees.”
Register for the livestream event here.
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Speaker and Presenter Information
Stanley Gimont is the Director of HUD’s Office of Block Grant Assistance (OBGA) and is currently acting as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs. As a career member of the Senior Executive Service, Mr. Gimont is responsible for administration of all aspects of the Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) program, including the Entitlement and State CDBG programs, the Section 108 loan guarantee program, CDBG-funded disaster recovery efforts, and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
Mr. Gimont effectively represents the CDBG program to a range of internal and external stakeholders and, during his tenure, approximately $60 billion has been appropriated to these programs for the purpose of assisting the nation’s communities to address development and disaster recovery needs. In December 2015, Mr. Gimont received a Presidential Rank Award in recognition of his accomplishments in managing these programs and achieving nationwide results.
Mr. Gimont earned his BA and MPA degrees from George Washington University and also holds a Masters degree in real estate development from Johns Hopkins University.
Relevant Government Agencies
Federal Government
Event Type
Webcast
This event has no exhibitor/sponsor opportunities
When
Wed, Feb 22, 2017, 8:30am - 10:00am
ET
Cost
Complimentary: $ 0.00
Website
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Organizer
REI Systems
George Washington University
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