Kohl Taberner

About Kohl Taberner

Federal grants professional with 8+ years of experience managing government grant…

Experience

1. Grants Fiscal Specialist

   U.S. Department Of The Interior

   Jul 2021 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   In this position I serve as a Grants Management Specialist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) Program, to provide pre-award, award, post-award, and close-out functions in support of various financial assistance programs. Responsibilities related to this role are- Perform detailed budget analysis to determine the allowability, allocability, and reasonableness under applicable cost principles and their relationship to the objectives of proposed project- Receive, review, and evaluate all applications for assigned programs to ensure that proposals/agreements conform to law, regulations, Bureau and DOI policy and are consistent with the published NOFO- Review recipient requests for modifications to the agreement, coordinate and facilitate legitimate requested revisions, and process applicable documentation for executing agreement modifications- Respond to data calls, coordinate preparation for audits and reviews, handle the more complex, politically sensitive, higher-risk, unprecedented or unique financial assistance actions- Administer, modify, and terminate financial assistance actions, and perform budget analysis functions from simple to complex- Perform and monitor close-out of agreements which includes reconciling financial information and processing a funding de-obligation, if required- Provide technical assistance, attend meetings and conferences of interest to financial assistance community; and assist with training and business management assistance to program staff, applicants, and recipients.