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Federal Programs & Grant Management
Mark H. Parrish
Administered $7.25 million in federal grant awards and program funds.
Federal Programs
I’ve employed federal resources to assist with capacity building and support on-going program
implementation under the following federal programs:
US Environmental Protection Agency
a. American Indian Environmental Office – General Assistance Program
b. Water Division
c. Land & Chemicals Division
d. Air & Radiation Division
US Department of the Interior
a. Bureau of Indian Affairs
1. Water Resources program
2. Circle of Flight
3. BIA- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding
b. Fish & Wildlife Service
c. National Park Service
Federal Emergency Management Agency
US Department of Health and Human Services
a. Administration for Native Americans
US Department of Agriculture -
a. Natural Resource Conservation Service
b. Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
c. Forest Service
US Department of Energy
Federal Highway Administration
Grant Management Activities
“(Your annual performance report for the grant) is comprehensive and provides a firm
understanding of the environmental activities that were undertaken , and is an excellent
toll for the Region to evaluate the outcome and/or the effectiveness of the work performed
under the grant so far…In all respects, the grant is being well managed…”
General Assistance Program Project Officer, US Environmental Protection Agency Region 5
Relevant Trainings:
a. US Environmental Protection Agency Grants Management Trainings
b. Bill Helmich & Associates - Administration and Financial Management of
Federal Grants

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Prepared Grant application packages
a. Research grant program policies and procedures
b. Authored work plans and schedules of deliverables
c. Prepared detailed itemized budget and budget narrative/justifications.
d. Grant Assurance documents (Lobbying, Disbarment, Civil Rights)
Supervised Grant Implementation
a. Upon notice of award, review grant terms and programmatic conditions; provide
recommendation to Tribal Chairman to accept and sign for award.
b. Set-up grant account with Finance Department to ensure proper accounting and
records management
c. Monitored individual grants and department budget with the assistance of an
assigned staff accountant
d. Evaluated monthly transaction reports recorded for various accounts against their
respective budget forecasts
e. Verified that Tribal and federal procurement policy and procedures were followed
for purchases and vendor contract negotiations
f. Inspected costs, work, and contractor performance
g. Reconcile procurement invoices with line item budgets and ensure they are
applied to the appropriate grant account
h. Review and confirm reimbursement requests for the Tribal finance department
i. Evaluated grant performance to ensure program objectives and deliverables are
met within budget and within grants’ terms and conditions and programmatic
requirements.
j. Prepared grant progress and Financial Status reports, Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises reporting
k. Assisted Tribal Finance Department with preparation for Single Audits, as needed
Conducted Grant Close-outs
a. Confirm total dollars in reimbursement requests matches up with the grant fund
award total (with adjustments from additions to or de-obligations of funding)
b. Verify all deliverables and work plan objectives have been completed
c. Prepared appropriate equipment procurement and disposition reports
d. Prepare/submit final Financial Status reports, final Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise reports, and other Assurances forms