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 NAJA'S  40th ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE. MAY 13-17, 2024  at The Westin Peachtree Plaza, ATLANTA GA

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SHINE A LIGHT ON IT  NAJA's40th Annual National Conference. 

Hot off the press: Major revisions to the mandatory regulations at 2 CFR 200  that must be followed by  ALL  USDOLETA grantees and sub-recipients. These requirements will be covered by our administrative/financial presenters who are current or former career US DOL, Employment and Training Administration (USDOLETA) employees with expert knowledge. They will cover grantees/subrecipient direct cost requirements. The Atlanta Regional Administrator and the Atlanta DFMAS Chief are committed to assist.

NAJA has a dynamic line up for its 40th Annual National Conference in Atlanta, GA.  

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NAJA ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2024

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 NAJA'S  40th ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE. MAY 13-17, 2024  ATLANTA GA

Mrs Prince Swinson  worked 34 years for the US Department of Labor30 years for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) as a Grants and Contracts professional and in other capacities (Fiscal Accounting Specialist, Budget Analyst, and Program Manager). She worked four years for the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics in the accounting and budgeting offices. 

During her tenure with ETA, she assisted with developing program regulations; designed the original ETA 9130 reporting formats and instructions (the first ever ETA automated reports); assisted with developing ETA  administrative and financial policy, assisted with developing numerous monitoring guides and tools for ETA grant programs.   She served as an expert on a national office team that was responsible for addressing complex issues related to the administrative and financial management system requirements for ETA programs.  She provided administrative and financial professional guidance to other regional offices’ grantees for complex issues at the request of the ETA national office.   She was responsible for training the San Francisco regional office staff in the Contracting Officer’s Technical Requirements (COTR) and/or  Grant Officer’s technical requirements (GOTR) as well as other Federal grant requirements. Other duties included training ETA administrative and financial management and program staff as well as the ETA grants community in ETA grant specific and Federal Uniform Guidance requirements.  This included training the staff on-site during the monitoring reviews, providing on-site professional and technical guidance to ETA grantees; recommending corrective actions and assisting with resolving issues identified during monitoring and in audit reports   Many of the issues cross-cut Federal, State and local governments agencies including the U.S. Department of Education (School to Work), Job Corps, Health and Human Services (Welfare to Work), the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Departments of Labors’ agencies: Office of Cost Determination and the  Office of the Inspector General.  She also worked with various state, Indian Tribal and local areas/agencies (Commerce, Governors Office, Legislative Offices, Departments of Treasury, Departments of General Service, UI Judges, Departments of Finance, Bureau of Indian Affairs) on cross-cutting issues.

She is now a consultant providing professional/technical assistance and training to ETA grantees for indirect and direct cost. Mrs. Prince Swinson serves on two boards:  CEO and President for the National Association of Job Training Assistance (NAJA) and the Idaho Shakespeare Board.