2 CFR Part 200 Procurement Compliance for Grant Recipients — One-Day Essentials
A quick guide to Phoenix Canyon’s federal law courses:
2 CFR Part 200 Procurement Compliance for Grant Recipients — One-Day Essentials— for organizations that spend federal grant dollars; how to run compliant procurements under the Uniform Guidance, and how to read the regulation yourself.
Acquisition Law — the big-picture legal framework behind how the government buys: the sources of law, ethics and integrity, competition, protests, and the rules that run across the whole acquisition lifecycle.
Federal Contract Law — the comprehensive, doctrine-level command of the law governing federal contracts: formation, authority, the major statutes, changes, disputes, remedies, and termination, start to finish.
Federal Contracting Law Made Simple — federal contracting law in plain language, with no legal background required; this course is for everyone, government or contractor, who wants to understand the rules and use them with confidence.
CON 2160 Legal Considerations in Contracting — for government personnel only, Phoenix Canyon's half-day presentation of CON 2160, covering the legal considerations that run through federal contracting.
Federal Appropriations Law for Acquisition Professionals— a rigorous, in-depth command of fiscal law and the rules governing how appropriated funds may be obligated and spent.
Federal Appropriations Law Made Simple — fiscal law in plain language, built for practical, on-the-job use and staying on the right side of the rules.
The Antideficiency Act for Acquisition Professionals — One-Day Essentials— a focused look at the single most important fiscal-law constraint: what the Antideficiency Act forbids, why it matters, and how to stay clear of a violation.
2 CFR Part 200 Procurement Compliance for Grant Recipients — One-Day Essentials is for the people who spend federal grant dollars — the procurement, finance, and program staff at state, local, and tribal governments, tribal enterprises, nonprofits, and universities — and for the federal grants-management staff who oversee them.
When you buy with federal grant money, you're not spending under your own purchasing rules — you're spending under 2 CFR Part 200, and the procurement standards in Subpart D are where recipients get into trouble. This course is a focused, one-day legal overview of those standards: what the regulation requires, how to run a procurement that holds up, and — most importantly — how to find the answers yourself when a real purchase raises a question no training anticipated.
We start with who is covered and what every recipient must have in place before a single purchase is made: documented procurement policies, written standards of conduct, and the conflict-of-interest rules — personal and organizational — that the regulation requires. We cover the competition requirements and the records that prove the work was done right.
Then we map the procurement methods as the 2024 revision restructured them — informal methods (micro-purchases and simplified acquisitions), formal methods (sealed bids and competitive proposals), and noncompetitive procurement — and when each applies. The dollar thresholds that trigger each method are tied to the FAR and change over time, so rather than hand you a number that may already be outdated, we teach how the thresholds work and where to confirm the current figures yourself.
From there we work through the rest of Subpart D: cost and price analysis, the socioeconomic steps recipients must take (now including veteran-owned businesses), domestic preference and Build America, Buy America, the labor-related provisions added in the 2024 revision, the required contract provisions in Appendix II, and the suspension-and-debarment check that has to happen before award.
We also take on the situation that produces some of the worst audit findings: procurement under disaster and emergency conditions. Recipients of FEMA Public Assistance and other disaster funding still have to follow the 2 CFR Part 200 procurement standards — noncompetitive procurement is allowed only in genuine exigent or emergency circumstances, and "we were in a hurry" is not a defense when the auditors arrive months later. We cover what flexes in an emergency, what doesn't, and how to document an emergency procurement so it survives the audit that almost always follows.
What sets this course apart is that we don't just tell participants what 2 CFR Part 200 says — we teach them to read it themselves. The instructor draws on legal training to teach participants how to navigate the regulation itself, where to find the answer they need, and the basic principles of regulatory interpretation — so they learn how to figure out what a provision actually means. This class will teach you how to find the answers you need, and that's the skill that matters in real life.
(Ask us how we can help you build or update your written procurement policies and procedures.)
This course is taught by Melinda Milheim, JD, a Federal Acquisition Law Instructor whose background spans federal contracting and the auditing of government vendor and procurement contracts for agencies with grant funding. She draws on that experience, along with her law degree and MBA studies to teach participants not just what the rules require, but how to read and apply the regulation themselves — the regulatory-interpretation skill that turns a compliance question on your desk into an answer you can find and defend. A member of the National Grants Management Association (NGMA), she is an award-winning instructor who has taught more than 1,000 federal acquisition workforce students across 20-plus agencies.
Best for: federal grant recipients and subrecipients — state, local, and tribal governments, tribal enterprises, nonprofits, and universities — and the procurement, finance, and program staff responsible for spending grant funds correctly. Valuable as well for federal grants-management staff who oversee recipient compliance.
Format: One-day course, delivered in person or virtually. Phoenix Canyon, a DAU/WarU Recognized Equivalent Provider, issues every attendee a certificate of completion documenting the number of training hours as well as CEUs and CLPs earned, which eligible attendees may apply toward Continuous Learning or Professional Development requirements at their organization's discretion. Please check with your organization to confirm eligibility.
Pricing is set per engagement. Contact Phoenix Canyon to request a quote.
You might also consider
Procurement Policy & Procedure Development — A Phoenix Canyon Consulting Service — let us build or update the written procurement policies and procedures 2 CFR Part 200 requires, tailored to how your organization actually buys.
Contract Compliance Audits — A Phoenix Canyon Consulting Service — once the award is spent, we audit your contracts against every requirement and payment term and deliver a defensible Findings Report you can act on.
Contract Compliance Audits Made Simple — How to Make Sure You Got What You Paid For — a course that teaches your team to audit contracts against their requirements and catch what's slipping through.
A quick guide to Phoenix Canyon’s federal law courses:
2 CFR Part 200 Procurement Compliance for Grant Recipients — One-Day Essentials— for organizations that spend federal grant dollars; how to run compliant procurements under the Uniform Guidance, and how to read the regulation yourself.
Acquisition Law — the big-picture legal framework behind how the government buys: the sources of law, ethics and integrity, competition, protests, and the rules that run across the whole acquisition lifecycle.
Federal Contract Law — the comprehensive, doctrine-level command of the law governing federal contracts: formation, authority, the major statutes, changes, disputes, remedies, and termination, start to finish.
Federal Contracting Law Made Simple — federal contracting law in plain language, with no legal background required; this course is for everyone, government or contractor, who wants to understand the rules and use them with confidence.
CON 2160 Legal Considerations in Contracting — for government personnel only, Phoenix Canyon's half-day presentation of CON 2160, covering the legal considerations that run through federal contracting.
Federal Appropriations Law for Acquisition Professionals— a rigorous, in-depth command of fiscal law and the rules governing how appropriated funds may be obligated and spent.
Federal Appropriations Law Made Simple — fiscal law in plain language, built for practical, on-the-job use and staying on the right side of the rules.
The Antideficiency Act for Acquisition Professionals — One-Day Essentials— a focused look at the single most important fiscal-law constraint: what the Antideficiency Act forbids, why it matters, and how to stay clear of a violation.
2 CFR Part 200 Procurement Compliance for Grant Recipients — One-Day Essentials is for the people who spend federal grant dollars — the procurement, finance, and program staff at state, local, and tribal governments, tribal enterprises, nonprofits, and universities — and for the federal grants-management staff who oversee them.
When you buy with federal grant money, you're not spending under your own purchasing rules — you're spending under 2 CFR Part 200, and the procurement standards in Subpart D are where recipients get into trouble. This course is a focused, one-day legal overview of those standards: what the regulation requires, how to run a procurement that holds up, and — most importantly — how to find the answers yourself when a real purchase raises a question no training anticipated.
We start with who is covered and what every recipient must have in place before a single purchase is made: documented procurement policies, written standards of conduct, and the conflict-of-interest rules — personal and organizational — that the regulation requires. We cover the competition requirements and the records that prove the work was done right.
Then we map the procurement methods as the 2024 revision restructured them — informal methods (micro-purchases and simplified acquisitions), formal methods (sealed bids and competitive proposals), and noncompetitive procurement — and when each applies. The dollar thresholds that trigger each method are tied to the FAR and change over time, so rather than hand you a number that may already be outdated, we teach how the thresholds work and where to confirm the current figures yourself.
From there we work through the rest of Subpart D: cost and price analysis, the socioeconomic steps recipients must take (now including veteran-owned businesses), domestic preference and Build America, Buy America, the labor-related provisions added in the 2024 revision, the required contract provisions in Appendix II, and the suspension-and-debarment check that has to happen before award.
We also take on the situation that produces some of the worst audit findings: procurement under disaster and emergency conditions. Recipients of FEMA Public Assistance and other disaster funding still have to follow the 2 CFR Part 200 procurement standards — noncompetitive procurement is allowed only in genuine exigent or emergency circumstances, and "we were in a hurry" is not a defense when the auditors arrive months later. We cover what flexes in an emergency, what doesn't, and how to document an emergency procurement so it survives the audit that almost always follows.
What sets this course apart is that we don't just tell participants what 2 CFR Part 200 says — we teach them to read it themselves. The instructor draws on legal training to teach participants how to navigate the regulation itself, where to find the answer they need, and the basic principles of regulatory interpretation — so they learn how to figure out what a provision actually means. This class will teach you how to find the answers you need, and that's the skill that matters in real life.
(Ask us how we can help you build or update your written procurement policies and procedures.)
This course is taught by Melinda Milheim, JD, a Federal Acquisition Law Instructor whose background spans federal contracting and the auditing of government vendor and procurement contracts for agencies with grant funding. She draws on that experience, along with her law degree and MBA studies to teach participants not just what the rules require, but how to read and apply the regulation themselves — the regulatory-interpretation skill that turns a compliance question on your desk into an answer you can find and defend. A member of the National Grants Management Association (NGMA), she is an award-winning instructor who has taught more than 1,000 federal acquisition workforce students across 20-plus agencies.
Best for: federal grant recipients and subrecipients — state, local, and tribal governments, tribal enterprises, nonprofits, and universities — and the procurement, finance, and program staff responsible for spending grant funds correctly. Valuable as well for federal grants-management staff who oversee recipient compliance.
Format: One-day course, delivered in person or virtually. Phoenix Canyon, a DAU/WarU Recognized Equivalent Provider, issues every attendee a certificate of completion documenting the number of training hours as well as CEUs and CLPs earned, which eligible attendees may apply toward Continuous Learning or Professional Development requirements at their organization's discretion. Please check with your organization to confirm eligibility.
Pricing is set per engagement. Contact Phoenix Canyon to request a quote.
You might also consider
Procurement Policy & Procedure Development — A Phoenix Canyon Consulting Service — let us build or update the written procurement policies and procedures 2 CFR Part 200 requires, tailored to how your organization actually buys.
Contract Compliance Audits — A Phoenix Canyon Consulting Service — once the award is spent, we audit your contracts against every requirement and payment term and deliver a defensible Findings Report you can act on.
Contract Compliance Audits Made Simple — How to Make Sure You Got What You Paid For — a course that teaches your team to audit contracts against their requirements and catch what's slipping through.