(Recorded Webinar) The Allowable Cost System

Duration: 90 minutes
Recorded on: 08/28/2025

Fundamentally, a grant from the federal government is simply an agreement by the government to reimburse the grant recipient for certain costs of certain activities. The limits of the government’s agreement are expressed primarily through the federal cost principles and are defined as “allowable costs.”  

Join Feldesman attorney Ted Waters to evaluate and discuss the scope and limitations on reimbursable costs, and key risk areas inherent in this system.  

Please note: This webinar is offered as a complimentary product to all Federal Grants Training Membership subscribers. For more information on our Federal Grants Training Membership, click here or contact us.

Target Audience

  • CEOs/Directors   
  • CFOs/Controllers/Fiscal Staff 
  • Compliance Directors  
  • Program and Project Managers  
  • Other Grants Management Staff  

Learning Objectives

After this webinar, you will be able to:

  1. Discuss and evaluate the scope and purpose of the federal grant agreement   
  2. Understand the fundamental requirements of the federal cost principles  
  3. Evaluate key “allowable cost” and cost allocation risk areas and strategies for addressing them
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
Course opens: 
08/14/2025
Course expires: 
04/01/2026
Cost:
$185.00

Ted Waters

Serving as Managing Partner of the firm and a member of the Health Care and Federal Grants practice groups, Ted focuses his practice on helping organizations to solve problems. Ted’s experience in financial, cost reporting, reimbursement, and administrative issues is widely recognized, and illustrated by his continued selection as a Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer in health care. Ted routinely handles challenging issues for clients such as government audits, internal investigations, and litigation. [Full Bio]

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Available Credit

  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance

Price

Cost:
$185.00
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