Under the new Grant Administrator Certification and Continuing Education (CE) policy that was effective as of March 15, 2018, a certified Grant Administrator must complete six (6) CE credits each year to be able to renew their certification. Two of the six credits must be an OCRA GA Update Training course. The remaining credits can be earned by participation at OCRA approved events. Please see the list below for information regarding the other Continuing Education available this year.
Grant Administrator Update
The Grant Administrator update was held virtually from 1 p.m.– 3 p.m. ET on Sept. 20, 2022. Access the Recorded GA Update 09-20-22 here. The PowerPoint to the GA Update can be found here.
The last GA Update of the calendar year will be held in November. Check your email periodically for details.
Please note: Attendance of at least two GA updates is required for all Grant Administrators. You will not receive continuing ed credit for viewing the recorded meeting.
Additional Approved Events
The following are all the approved events that Grant Administrators can count for CE credit. For each, OCRA has identified the number of credits. Grant Administrators are encouraged to submit additional events for approval consideration to the CDBG Program Manager, Bolanle Oladokun. Continuing ed courses and credits are evaluated based on their ability to advance the ability for a CDBG Grant Administrator to carry out their duties. Note: Recorded webinars are not eligible for continuing ed courses at this time.
| Date | Event | Credit |
| Jan. 11 | Comprehensive Community Wealth Approach, An Introduction- link | 1 |
| Jan. 26 | "Cities for Life: How Communities Can Recover from Trauma and Rebuild for Health"- link | 1 |
| Jan. 26 - 27 | DBLS ADVISOR DAVIS-BACON & SECTION 3 TRAINING - link | 2 |
| Jan. 27 | Level of Review + Aggregation + Project Description - link | 2 |
| Jan. 27 | CENSUS 101 - link | 1 |
| Jan. 27 | Introduction to the National Economic Resilience Data Explorer (NERDE) - link | 1 |
| Feb. 2 | Professional Development Tools for Community and Economic Developers | 1 |
| Feb. 7 | Nothing for Granted: How to Write Better Grants to Support Community Development - link | 1 |
| Feb. 16 | Fiscal and Administrative Management for Development Organizations | |
| Feb. 17 | Future-Focused Economic Development in Rural America - link | 1 |
| Feb. 18 | National Models and Methods for Achieving Equitable Development - link | 1 |
| Feb. 23 | Project Management | 1 |
| Feb. 28 and March 1 | Davis-Bacon Compliance and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - link | 1 |
| March 3 | Environmental Assessment Factors + NEPA - link | 1 |
| March 16 | Ready, Set, Act: Considerations for Co-Creating Community Change - link | 1 |
| March 16 | Easements, Rights of Way and Property Acquisitions - link | 1 |
| March 17 | Strategic Planning for Infrastructure Act Funding - link | 1 |
| March 29 | Department of Labor Prevailing Wage Seminars - link | 1 |
| April 12 | FHCCI 10th Annual Fair Housing Conference - link | 1 |
| April 14 | Easements Acquisition 101 @ the ( Indiana Section AWWA’s 114th Annual Conference) - link | 1 |
| April 18 | “The Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the International Building Code (IBC)" - link | 1 |
| April 19 | Fair housing for All: Indiana Civil Rights Commission - link | 1 |
| April 26 | Digging into the Data: Census, Surveys, and So Much More | 1 |
| April 28 | Environmental Assessment Factors eGuide Webinar - link | 1 |
| April 28 | Explosive + Flammable Hazards - link | 1 |
| May 11 | Part 1 Indiana Brownfields Program Updates - link | 1 |
| May 12 | EPA Brownfields Program Updates - link | 1 |
| May 16-20 | Indiana Economic Development Course | 3 |
| May 24 | 2022 Brownfield Services and Grant Readiness 101 Virtual Workshop - link | 1 |
| May 26 | Endangered Species Act + Farmland Protection - link | 1 |
| June 14 | Department of Labor Prevailing Wage Seminars - link | 1 |
| June 22 | 2022 ConnectHomeUSA - Preparing for New Broadband
Funding: A Collaborative Partnership Model - link | 1 |
| June 29 | Regional Planning for Economic Development and Housing - link | 1 |
| July 12 | Your Community by the Numbers: Data for Community Development - link | 1 |
| July 12 | PHA Disaster Readiness, Response, and Recovery Webinar Series: Extreme Temperatures - link | 1 |
| July 13 | Regional Planning for Economic Development and Housing - link | 1 |
| July 16 | Floodplains + Wetlands - link | 1 |
| July 28 | FHCCI Fair Housing 90/LGBTQ+ (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Aug. 3 | FHCCI Fair Housing Basics (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Aug. 9 | Using Census Bureau Data for Grant Writing - link | 1 |
| Aug. 11 | FHCCI Fair Housing 90/Appraisals (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Aug. 24 | FHCCI Fair Housing Disability (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Aug. 30 | FHCCI Fair Housing 90/Familial Status (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Sept. 1 | The American Community Survey: A Comprehensive Look - link | 1 |
| Sept. 8 | FHCCI Fair Housing Basics (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Sept. 13 | Department of Labor Prevailing Wage Seminars - link | 1 |
| Sept. 14 | FHCCI Fair Housing Disability (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Sept. 20 | FHCCI Fair Housing 90/Tenant Screening (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Sept. 28 | FHCCI Fair Housing 90/FH for Mobile Home Parks (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Oct. 4 | FHCCI Fair Housing 90/Hot Topics (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Oct. 13 | FHCCI Fair Housing 90/Insurance (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Oct. 18 | Beyond Resiliency: Preparing for and Managing Community Crises - link | 1 |
| Oct. 25 | FHCCI Fair Housing Basics (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Oct. 31 | FHCCI Fair Housing Disability (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| November | Indiana Community Development Course | 3 |
| Nov. 9 | FHCCI Fair Housing Basics (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Nov. 17 | FHCCI Fair Housing Disability (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Nov. 29 | FHCCI Fair Housing 90/Lending Hot Topics (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Dec. 1 | FHCCI Fair Housing Basics (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Dec. 6 | FHCCI Fair Housing 90/FH for Real Estate Agents (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Dec. 15 | FHCCI Fair Housing Disability (virtual) Workshop - link | 2 |
| Any Date | StatsAmerica Webinar Series: Measuring Distress - link | 1 |
| N/A | Other Select Indiana Communities Institute Courses (please send in) | N/A |