The PREA Targeted Implementation Planning and Support (TIPS) program hosted a virtual Budget Webinars for TIPS sites and TIPS coaches (CCLP and Vera) on October 15, 2020 and October 28, 2020. The webinars provided an overview of changes made to financial documentation to be submitted in site's Final Project Plan Package, clarify the invoice and expense request timeline/process, and supply a platform for sites to ask questions directly to Impact Justice's finance team and TIPS programmatic staff.
The objectives of the webinars included: (1) Introducing updated Final Project Plan Documents, explaining in-depth the changes and submission process for these documents (Budget Narratives and Equipment Policies); (2) Highlight the differences between the "Final Budget" and "Budget to Actuals" required in the Final Project Plan; (3) Provide examples of what each completed document should look like and overview of instructions; (4) Clarified process moving forward during planning phase regarding Invoice & Expense Request process (i.e. updated excel workbooks, google forms, and final invoice submission process); (5) Reiterating rules and regulations of TIPS program (i.e. equipment regulation, match and federal funds, and overall financial grant management) and common mistakes noticed made by sites.
After the Budget Webinars, recordings of the presentation PowerPoint slides, a written Question and Answer PDF document including all the questions asked by Sites during the webinar, and a Commonly Asked FAQ document created by the Impact Justice Finance Team were uploaded to the TIPS Dashboard and emailed to all TIPS sites for continual reference in the future during the remainder of the planning phase.
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The TIPS Budget Webinar was a two-day hourlong virtual session from 2:00pm - 3:00pm (EST).
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