Breaking Down Funding for Facilities

01/06/22 • 34 min

E&I Hosts: Saul Alvarado, Vice President, Construction, Energy & Facilities and David Manz, Category Business Manager, Construction, Energy & Facilities
Guest: Matt Robeson, National Enterprise Account Manager for K-20 at Carrier
Since March 2020, Congress has allocated $264.5 billion for private, public, K-12, and higher education spending in response to the pandemic. Much of these funds can be used for your facilities project -- including construction -- if you are able to justify the costs as being necessary to virus mitigation.
In this episode, David, Saul, and our guest Matt discuss the different kinds of funding available for educational facilities (CARES, CRRSAA, ARPA, GEER, ESSER, HERF) and how they can be used to fund your facilities projects.
Relevant Links:

Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (CPRSA)
Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act (CARES)
Coronavirus Response & Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act (CRRSA)
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance & Productivity by Joseph G. Allen and John D. Macomber
ESSER Fund: Frequently Asked Questions
ESSER / GEER: Frequently Asked Questions
AASA: School District Funding of ARP Funding
E&I's competitively solicited Carrier contract

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Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (CPRSA)
Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act (CARES)
Coronavirus Response & Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act (CRRSA)
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance & Productivity by Joseph G. Allen and John D. Macomber
ESSER Fund: Frequently Asked Questions
ESSER / GEER: Frequently Asked Questions
AASA: School District Funding of ARP Funding
E&I's competitively solicited Carrier contract

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Supplier Diversity Part II: Starting & Improving Your Program is Easier -- and More Important -- Than You Think

Join us for part two of our discussion on supplier diversity within the education space (check out part one here!). You'll walk away from this episode with practical, tangible tips on how you can establish your program and build on it to make it truly great.

In this episode, we dive deeper into supplier diversity and how it affects your end-users, your procurement staff, and the suppliers with whom you are partnering. We touch on the importance of diversity at its many levels, and why these programs are not only beneficial for all parties, but also not as difficult to implement or improve as you might think.

Relevant Links:

Minority Business Development Agency: state offices for minority & women business enterprises
National Minority Supplier Development Council
Women Business Enterprise National Council
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
National Veteran Owned Business Association
National Veteran Business Development Council
U.S. Small Business Administration: Small Business Development Centers
U.S. Small Business Administration: Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
E&I’s supplier diversity program

*Please note: Though Mark has moved on from E&I since publishing this episode, we believe the information he shared remains important and relevant for our listeners, which is why it remains published.

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The Hidden Risk in Your Vendor Master

E&I Host: Joe Castelluccio, Director, Business Development
Guests: Naomi Emmons, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer at the University of Kentucky; Rick Gay, Director of Procurement Services at Spring Branch Independent School District; and Taylor Nemeth, Head of Payments at PaymentWorks
With 74% of organizations reporting they were the target of an actual or attempted payments fraud in 2020, the problem is well known -- but not well understood.
In this episode, Joe (in his debut episode!) and our guests discuss the common ways these frauds are successful using real-world examples from higher education and K-12 institutions. You'll learn why the risk inherent to the vendor master is not solved by traditional cybersecurity, common ways in which fraudsters try to trick AP/procurement into changing bank account information, and the processes in place at Spring Branch ISD and UK that thwarted fraudulent attempts.
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