Roundtable – Leaving Money on the Table: The Challenge of Unspent Federal Grants

The goal of this roundtable is to convene a cross-section of leaders from the public and private sector to explore the challenges of unspent federal grants in the context of the intergovernmental transfers system in the United States. In a 2015 report, the Government Accountability Office called attention to this problem in fiscally distressed municipalities and in a more recent report estimated that almost one billion dollars in federal grants are currently unspent. We seek to raise awareness of the problem and catalyze solutions-oriented conversations across leaders from all levels of government, the private sector, and non-profit sector stakeholders who work with municipalities.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Kil Huh, Senior Director, State and Local Fiscal Health, Pew Charitable Trusts
• Ben Metcalf, Director, California State Department of Housing and Community Development
• Thomas James, Assistant Director, Government Accountability Office
• Natalie Keegan, Research Manager, Congressional Research Service
• Betsy Gardner, Northeastern University
• Kurt Wilson, City Manager, Stockton, California
• Mike Grigalonis, Chief Operating Officer, Chester County Economic Development Council, Pennsylvania
• Patrick Jordan, Deputy Director, National Resource Network
• Toby Rittner, President and CEO, Council of Development Finance Agencies
• Ramesh Advani, Former Director, CPAT Federal Grants Management, state of Massachusetts
• Carol Kraus, Director of Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit, state of Illinois
• Laurie Petrone, Director of Grants Management, state of Rhode Island
• George “Mac” McCarthy, President and CEO, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• John Hill, Chief Financial Officer, City of Detroit, Michigan
• John Hageman, Chief of Staff to the CFO, City of Detroit, Michigan
• David Cibrian, Managing Director, Brevet Capital
• Greg Dunkle, Executive Vice President, Tutor Perini Corp.
• Merril Oliver, Director, Maryland Governor’s Grants Office

This event is free to attend, but space is limited and registration is required. Please contact Jenna DeAngelo at jdeangelo@lincolninst.edu for more information.