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Federal financial management training built around how your agency spends

Taught by federal financial practitioners, and delivered your way: onsite, live online, or self-paced.

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Trusted across the federal government

Since 1921
training the federal workforce
500,000+
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125+
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200+
federally experienced instructors
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All levels
across the federal financial management curriculum
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Three ways to train your team

Every format draws on the same practitioner-built financial management curriculum and instructors who have done the work. Choose what fits your headcount, timeline, and budget, or combine them.

  • Private group training: bring Appropriations Law, Budget Execution, or PPBE to your resource managers, shaped around your agency's funding lines
  • Open enrollment: send a budget analyst to a scheduled Antideficiency Act or IGCE class, live online or in Washington, DC
  • Self-paced eLearning: work through federal accounting, FTR and JTR travel rules, or Excel budget analysis on your team's own schedule
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Private group training

Bring the class to your own component and we build it around your money: your apportionment and obligation records, your working capital fund, the IGCEs your contracting office sends back for rework, the audit findings still open. Budget shops, resource managers, and PPBE teams train on the same numbers together.

  • Any course or certificate in our financial management catalog, delivered onsite, live online, or blended
  • A new course built to your specification when nothing off-the-shelf fits
  • Scheduled around your calendar, for a cohort of any size
  • Rostering, progress, and completion reporting for the whole group
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Open enrollment

Send one analyst to Federal Appropriations Law and another to Budget Execution without standing up a class of your own. Scheduled public sessions run through the year, which fits a single new budget analyst or a manager who needs the Antideficiency Act before year-end.

  • A published schedule across the federal financial management curriculum, entry to advanced
  • Live online, or in person at 1050 Connecticut Ave NW in Washington, DC
  • No minimum headcount and no setup: register and go
  • The same instructors and materials as our private cohorts
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Self-paced eLearning

Self-paced study suits the reference-heavy side of this work, the standards, ledger mechanics, and travel rules that staff return to transaction by transaction. It fits new analysts and non-financial managers who cannot leave the office for a week.

  • Finish a self-paced budget or accounting course, then take the instructor-led class free within a year
  • Practice sets on apportionment, obligation, and IGCE math, with knowledge checks after each lesson
  • An AI coach on call around the clock, grounded in the appropriations and accounting material you are studying
  • Enroll a single analyst or your whole budget office, with completion tracked person by person
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From appropriations law to audit readiness

Every stage of the federal money cycle is here, from formulating and justifying a budget and applying appropriations law, to executing funds, keeping the books, and standing up to an audit.

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Federal Accounting

Federal accounting standards, the Standard General Ledger, and financial statements from the ground up.
Introduction to Federal Accounting Advanced Federal Accounting Federal Accounting Standards Government Standard General Ledger Federal Activity Costing, Analysis and Reporting Understanding Federal Financial Statements

Appropriations Law

Purpose, time, and amount, plus the Antideficiency Act and the GAO Red Book.
Federal Appropriations Law Advanced Appropriations Law Federal Appropriations Law Refresher and Update Antideficiency Act Appropriations Law for Reimbursements, Revolving Funds, and User Fees DoD Fiscal Law Principles

Budget Formulation and Justification

Build, defend, and present a federal budget request.
Introduction to Federal Budgeting Budget Formulation Budget Justification and Presentation Federal Budget Process

Budget Execution and the Congressional Process

How appropriated funds move from apportionment to obligation to expenditure.
Budget Execution Congressional Budget Process Federal Budgeting, Execution, and Accounting: The Relationship Planning, Budgeting, and Performance Measurement

Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution

The PPBE cycle for DoD, Army, and DHS resource managers.
Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Army DHS Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE)

Cost Estimation and Analysis

Defensible IGCEs and cost-benefit analysis that hold up to review.
Independent Government Cost Estimation (IGCE) Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) Refresher Cost-Benefit Analysis Workshop

Financial Data Analytics and Decision Support

Turn budget and financial data into decisions with Excel and analytics.
Decision Support Analytics Intermediate Decision Support Analytics Data Analytic Tools for Financial Management Federal Budget Analysis Using Microsoft Excel Descriptive Statistics for Data Analysis Inferential Statistics for Data Analysis

Working Capital and Revolving Funds

Defense and non-defense working capital funds and intragovernmental transactions.
Defense Working Capital Funds Non-Defense Working Capital Funds G-Invoicing and the Intragovernmental Transaction Process

Internal Controls, Audit, and Fraud Prevention

Assess controls, resolve findings, and prevent fraud before the auditors arrive.
Manager's and Auditor's Roles in Assessing Internal Control Army Managers' Internal Control Administrators' Course Assessing Financial-Related Activities and Controls Detection and Prevention of Fraud Effective Audit Resolution, Follow-up and Implementation What an Audit Means to You: Working with the Auditors and Surviving an Audit

Financial Management Foundations

First footing for new federal managers and non-financial staff.
Introduction to Financial Management Financial Management Bootcamp for New Federal Managers Federal Budgeting for Non-Budgeting Personnel

Executive and Strategic Financial Leadership

Executive seminars on strategy, risk, and intelligent funds management.
Essential Tools for Executive Strategic and Policy Planning Strategic Spending Executive Seminar: Intelligent Funds Management in Challenging Times Enterprise Risk Management: Executive Seminar for Resource Managers Activity Costing Executive Seminar for Performance Accountability

Federal Travel Regulations

FTR and JTR for TDY and PCS, across defense and non-defense agencies.
Travel Regulations for Non-Defense Agencies, FTR (TDY and PCS) Travel Regulations for Defense Agencies, JTR (TDY and PCS) Travel Regulations for Non-Defense Agencies, FTR (TDY Only) Travel Regulations for Non-Defense Agencies, FTR (PCS Only) Travel Regulations for Defense Agencies, JTR (TDY Only) Travel Regulations for Defense Agencies, JTR (PCS Only)

AI for Federal Financial Management

Apply AI to budgeting, reporting, payments, and cost analysis, compliantly.
AI for Federal Cost Estimation and Analysis AI for Federal Budget Formulation and Execution AI for Federal Financial Reporting and Audit Readiness AI for Federal Payments and Improper Payment Prevention AI for Federal Travel and Charge Card Management

Certificate programs

The Master Certificate in Federal Financial Management runs four levels, from Level I fundamentals in budgeting, accounting, and appropriations law to a Level IV capstone for professionals with ten or more years in the field. Each level runs 13 to 15 days.

Level I

Master Certificate in Federal Financial Management Level I

The entry rung, covering budgeting, accounting, and appropriations law fundamentals for staff new to federal financial management.

15 days
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Level II

Master Certificate in Federal Financial Management Level II

Intermediate skills in budget execution, accounting operations, and financial analysis, with added one-on-one mentoring.

14 days
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Level III

Master Certificate in Federal Financial Management Level III

Advanced coursework in financial reporting, cost analysis, and internal control for experienced practitioners.

15 days
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Level IV

Master Certificate in Federal Financial Management Level IV

A capstone for seasoned professionals with ten or more years of federal financial experience, focused on leadership and strategic oversight.

13 days
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Vetted procurement, right from the GSA Schedule

Graduate School USA is a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract holder, allowing federal agencies and other qualifying organizations to confidently purchase our services.

  • GSA MAS contract 47QRAA24D004K, SINs 611430 (professional training) and 541611 (management/administrative consulting)
  • Held as American Public Training LLC d/b/a Graduate School USA; UEI LA83MCFN1ST3; CAGE 99AA0
  • We work with your training office on the paperwork, whether a Schedule order, purchase order, or an SF-182.
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An established federal training institution

Graduate School USA's federal financial management curriculum is designed and taught in-house by practitioners who have managed federal budgets, accounting, and financial reporting, not licensed from a generic library.

  • Founded 1921 as the USDA Graduate School; 500,000+ government employees trained across 125+ agencies
  • ACCET-accredited (ACCET is a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accreditor)
  • Center for Leadership and Management runs ECQ-aligned executive development, including the Executive Potential Program since 1995
  • 200+ federally experienced subject-matter experts across 400+ courses and certificates
  • Available on an active GSA MAS Schedule (SINs 611430 and 541611)

Questions agencies ask

The answers training officers and program directors ask for most, in one place.

How does my agency buy training from Graduate School USA?
Graduate School USA holds GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract 47QRAA24D004K (SINs 611430 and 541611), so you can place a pre-priced order directly under FAR Subpart 8.4 without running an open-market procurement. We accept the SF-182, Schedule orders, government purchase orders, and purchase cards for micro-purchases.
Can we pay with an SF-182?
Yes. We accept the SF-182, purchase orders, and GSA Schedule orders under contract 47QRAA24D004K, and our group training team works with your training office on the paperwork.
Do your courses count toward CGFM continuing education?
Yes. Our federal financial management courses are built to provide continuing professional education that supports credentials like the CGFM, and each course lists its CPE credits and issues completion records for your files.
What is the difference between private group training and open enrollment?
Open enrollment classes are scheduled public sessions anyone can register for, taken live online or at our Washington, DC campus at 1050 Connecticut Ave NW. Private group training delivers a course for your agency's own cohort, tailored to your mission and delivered onsite, live online, or blended.
Can employees train self-paced, and still take the live class later?
Yes. Our self-paced online courses let a learner start anytime and work at their own pace, and when you buy the self-paced course the learner may also attend the live instructor-led course for free within one year.
Can courses be tailored to our agency?
Yes. We tailor existing courses to reflect your agency's mission, policies, and real cases, and we can develop new courses for unique requirements, all delivered under GSA contract 47QRAA24D004K.
Can training be delivered virtually or in person?
Both. Courses are offered as live virtual instruction or in-person onsite at your facility or at our Washington, DC location, and some programs blend live sessions with self-paced work.
What if an employee needs to repeat a class?
We offer one free retake of a class within one year, so a first attempt is never wasted if someone is reassigned, deployed, or needs a refresher before applying the material.
What's new in your federal financial management training?
Our curriculum is refreshed to current federal law, policy, and practice; we added new AI courses for the federal workforce; courses now run in a modern learning portal, and self-paced courses add an always-available AI coach; and self-paced online options let a learner start anytime and still take the live class for free within a year.
We are a DoD component. Is this catalog written for civilian agencies?
No. Alongside the government-wide coursework there is defense-specific material: DoD Fiscal Law Principles, Defense Working Capital Funds, the Army and DHS versions of Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution, the Army Managers' Internal Control Administrators' Course, and JTR travel regulations for TDY and PCS. Non-defense counterparts are offered where the rules diverge, including Non-Defense Working Capital Funds and FTR travel.
Where does a new budget analyst start, and how far can the certificate take them?
Introduction to Federal Budgeting, Introduction to Federal Accounting, and the Financial Management Bootcamp for New Federal Managers cover the first footing, and Federal Budgeting for Non-Budgeting Personnel is there for staff outside the budget shop. From there the Master Certificate ladder starts at Level I and runs through Level IV, so the same analyst keeps going as they pick up budget execution, cost analysis, and internal control.

Plan your agency's financial management training

Tell us your topics, headcount, and timeline, and we'll propose the right mix for your team.

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