Carson Phillips
CGMS, Senior Manager – CohnReznick Advisory LLC

With over a decade of experience managing federal grants, Carson Phillips supports state, local, not-for-profit, and for-profit entities to help ensure compliance throughout the full grant lifecycle.

Carson Phillips

Office | 703-744-8512

Tysons, VA

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Experience and credentials

Recommend and implement improvements to processes, structure, and resource use within the grantee’s system of record for five programs representing over $1.9B. Reconcile data from three systems of record to improve accuracy and consistency of reports
Provided full-lifecycle grant advisory and implementation support to launch a new 19-state, $156,000,000 program with federal funds, from developing subrecipient application to developing policies and procedures, coordinating with program partners, and creating technical assistance documents
Drafted a competitively selected grant application alongside client to preserve affordable housing throughout the nation via HUD’s new PRICE program, representing $38M and 14 manufactured housing communities
Supported a large childcare company in standing up a new grants management department which processed over 4,500 grants across 42 states to provide safe and affordable childcare during and following the COVID-19 pandemic
Provided grant and project management support related to CDBG, HOME, and HOPWA to conduct reconciliations, application reviews, environmental reviews, underwriting, and updating departmental policies and procedures
Supported a not-for-profit by drafting three distinct legal services procurements, as well as their procurement distribution, review, and selection process in compliance with 2 CFR 200, to support their federally-funded grant initiatives
Drafted a city’s grant applications for the state’s Opioid Relief Fund to implement abatement strategies within the city
Collaborated with Government Contracting practice to support the analysis and development of policies and procedures for a first-time federal grant recipient to help ensure adherence to 2 CFR 200
Provided subject matter expertise to support a major U.S. seaport in their review of policies and procedures across departments within the agency to help ensure adherence to 2 CFR 200

Education

B.A., Psychology – Clemson University
B.A., Sociology – Clemson University

Professional affiliations

National Grants Management Association – Member