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Grant Administration Continuing Education

Overview

To maintain active certification under the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) Grant Administrator Certification (CE) Policy, all Certified Grant Administrators must complete six Continuing Education Units (CEUs) annually. This ensures administrators stay informed, compliant, and equipped to serve Indiana communities effectively.

Resources

For complete details on CEU policies, eligible training formats, approved subject areas, and submission procedures, please refer to the official documents:

  • Annual Certification Requirements

    Requirement

    Details

    Total CECs Required

    6 per calendar year

    OCRA GA Updates

    2 CECs must come from attending official Spring and Fall updates

    Additional CECs

    4 CECs from OCRA pre-approved or non-preapproved training events

  • Approved Subject Areas

    Training must align with HUD/CDBG program topics or community development areas, including:

    • Grant administration and financial management
    • Fair housing, citizen engagement, and environmental review
    • Economic development, housing, infrastructure, and public facilities
    • Strategic planning, broadband, sustainability, and more

    View Full List of Approved Topics in MSR 2025-005 - Grant Administrator Continuing Education Guidelines.

  • Key Deadlines

    Deadline

    Action

    December 31

    Submit all CEUs for the calendar year

    January 31

    Annual audit completion

    Quarterly

    CDBG Program Manger Review of CEUs and non-preapproved trainings

  • Logging CEUs in the Grants Management System Portal

    Grant Administrators are responsible for tracking and submitting CEUs through the Grants Management System.

  • Steps to Log CEUs
    1. Log in to the Indiana Grants Management System portal
    2. Navigate to the CEUs tab in the GMS homepage
    3. Create a new entry and input training details
    4. Upload supporting documentation within 15 days of event completion
  • Support & Resources

    Need help with CEU submissions or portal access?

    Contact: cdbg@ocra.in.gov

Grant Administrator Update

2025

The first Grant Administrator update of 2025 was held virtually on April 3, from 10 a.m.– 12 p.m. ET.

  • The PowerPoint presentation can be found here.
  • The webinar recording can be found here.

The second Grant Administrator update of 2025 was held virtually on Oct. 16 from 10 a.m.– 12 p.m. ET.

  • The PowerPoint presentation can be found here.
  • The webinar recording can be found here.

Additional Approved Events

The following are all the approved events that Grant Administrators can count for CE credit. OCRA has identified the approved number of credits for each training on the list. Grant Administrators are encouraged to submit additional events for approval consideration to CDBG@OCRA.in.gov. Continuing education courses and credits are evaluated based on their ability to support Grant Administrators in their knowledge and work. Pre-recorded webinars are not eligible for CE credits at this time.

2026

  • Fair Housing Basics Webinar
    • Training Date:
      • Jan. 7, 2026
    • 12-2 p.m. ET
    • Credit: 2 CEC
    • Register to attend here
  • Fair Housing Disability Webinar
    • Training Date:
      • Jan. 14, 2026
    • 12-2 p.m. ET
    • Credit: 2 CEC
    • Register to attend here
  • Fair Housing 90/Hot Topics Webinar
    • Training Date:
      • Jan. 21, 2026
    • 2-3:30 p.m. ET
    • Credit: 1 CEC
    • Register to attend here
  • Fair Housing 90/Housing Impact Webinar
    • Training Date:
      • Jan. 28, 2026
    • 2-3:30 p.m. ET
    • Credit: 1 CEC
    • Register to attend here

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