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Technical Assistance / Training

Technical Assistance / Training 

As a partner in the recovery process, the GLO is committed to providing Technical Assistance and Training to its subrecipients. With current CDBG-DR allocations spanning impacted counties with over 75% of the state’s population, the number of communities participating as subrecipients continues to grow. The GLO continues to conduct kickoff and informational meetings with subrecipients regarding 2015 and 2016 Floods and Hurricane Harvey funds. 

The GLO will be developing training materials on the most important topics for administering CDBG-DR funds. These topics include:

GLO Long-Term Disaster Recovery Training and Mitigation

Recently Held Trainings: 

Infrastructure Competition Webinars

April 26: General Application Overview and Storm Tie-back
May 3: Identifying Project Service Area & Documenting Beneficiaries
May 10: Developing the Budget

 

May 23: Completing Reporting Requirements



May 25: Practical Application of Davis Bacon and Related Acts 


May 26: GLO URA Infrastructure Process




Local Acquisition and Buyout Program (LBAP)

May 24: Local Acquisition and Buyout Program Lifecycle 


September 28: Local Acquisition and Buyout Program Right Side Documents

Mandatory Anti-Fraud, Waste and Abuse Training


Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Training Presentation and Resources (2015/2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey, and Mitigation as applicable)


MIT TIGR Payment Request Training and Presentation (Subrecipient Mitigation Only)


Financial Management 101 Training Presentation and Resources (2015/2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey, and Mitigation as applicable)


Section 3 101 Training Presentation and Resources (2015/2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey, and Mitigation as applicable)


Section 3 101 Training Presentation and Resources (2018/2019 Disasters and Mitigation as applicable)


Uniformed Relocation Act (URA) 101 Training Presentation and Resources (2015/2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey, and Mitigation as applicable)


Procurement Overview - Technical Assistance Roadshow (2015/2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey, and Mitigation as applicable)


Procurement 101 Training Presentation - January 18, 2019 (2015/2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey, and Mitigation as applicable)


Procurement 201 Training Presentation - July 18, 2019 (2015/2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey, and Mitigation as applicable)


Duplication of Benefits 101 Training Presentation - August 9, 2019 (2015/2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey, and Mitigation as applicable)


Davis Bacon 101 Training Presentation - October 4, 2019 (2015/2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey, and Mitigation as applicable)


Program Income 101 Training Presentation – November 6, 2019 (2015/2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey, and Mitigation as applicable)


Environmental Review Training Materials (2015/2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey, and Mitigation as applicable)


Environmental Review Training Video (2015/2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey, and Mitigation as applicable)


GLO Quarterly HUB Training with Recovery Partners - Inaugural Training


GLO Disaster Recovery Training Presentations


GLO Housing Recovery Training

HUD CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT Training

HUD also provides helpful training tools including in-person trainings and self-paced online trainings These HUD-provided resources provide the most up-to-date information from the source.

The GLO requires its staff to participate in a wide variety of trainings including FEMA and HUD based materials prior to working on recovery grants. The following represents a portion of the GLO’s on-boarding materials:


HUD CDBG-DR Overview:


HUD CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT Resources


CDBG-DR Training: Keys to Effective Grant Administration


Webinar: Overview of CDBG-DR - Dated March 15, 2016


Webinar: CDBG-DR Action Plans, Citizen Participation, and Limited English Proficiency Webinar – Dated March 17, 2016


Financial Management Curriculum


Financial Management 101: A Well-Oiled Machine Prezi - Module 2


HUD Financial Management Curriculum: Financial Management 101: Get in Gear - Module 3


HUD Financial Management Curriculum: Financial Management 201: A Closer Look - All 7 Modules

FEMA Training Resources

IS-0800.d: National Response Framework, An Introduction

IS-2900.a National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Overview

IS-403 Introduction to Individual Assistance (IA)

IS-700.a An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)

 

Texas Attorney General’s Office Training Resource

State of Texas Open Government Training Portal, "Public Information Act Training"

 

Links to some materials and resources contained on the www.recovery.texas.gov website are not official Texas General Land Office resources and have not been reviewed by GLO counsel. These materials are provided for informational purposes only. Any binding agreement should be reviewed by attorneys for the parties to the agreement and must conform to state and local laws.