Managing California Energy Commission Grants

Join us for an information packed session on everything you need to know to manage a grant project from the California Energy Commission.

OpenGrants CEO, Sedale Turbovsky, and Momentum Project Management Team Lead, Andrea Swanson, will discuss what exactly goes into project management for grant funding initiatives.

The conversation covered: - Project Management Best Practices - Risk Management - Tools and Helpful Frameworks - How to Budget For Project Management in Your Grant

Discussion Questions: - How do you define the scope of your role? - Are there any unique things about grant funding that impact project management activities? - Can you give some examples of well managed projects and poorly managed projects. (what contributed to good outcomes, bad outcomes) - What should teams be thinking about when they budget for project management? - Any suggestions on helpful tools, platforms or frameworks for project management.

Speaker Information

Sedale Turbovsky, CEO & Co-Founder, OpenGrants

Sedale Turbovsky is the CEO and co-founder of OpenGrants, a venture-backed startup focused on building modern infrastructure for funding. He has been an entrepreneur since childhood. After honing his leadership skills as an outdoor guide in his younger years, he started his professional career as an independent consultant focused on delivering data products and digital strategies to enterprise clients in South America.

Andrea Swanson, Project Management Team Lead, Momentum

Momentum designs, develops, and deploys innovation campaigns for organizations working on transformative water, energy, transportation, and manufacturing technologies. We conduct rigorous research, thoughtful analysis, and strategic engagement to dramatically increase the ability of our clients to access and manage public and private investment, acquire new customers, and commercialize advanced technologies.

As a senior project manager at Momentum, Andrea Swanson spearheads the administration of groundbreaking zero- and near-zero emission freight projects worth over $60 million in grants for the Ports of Long Beach, Oakland, Stockton, and San Diego. With her expert leadership, she drives the growth of Momentum's dynamic project management team, guiding them in the management of competitive grant applications and executing all post-award administration and project management tasks, such as contract negotiation, kickoff meetings, invoicing, and reporting, with precision and excellence.

Andrea is a highly accomplished professional with over 15 years of expertise in the field of environmental consulting. Prior to her tenure at Momentum, she was an integral member of the team at Seattle-based Floyd|Snider, providing indispensable support to a group of over 25 engineers and scientists with her exceptional skills in document management, formatting technical editing, QA/QC, and graphic design. She also led the production of over 300 deliverables annually at AMEC/Geomatrix Consultants while managing a team and overseeing company style and marketing materials. With her exceptional eye for detail and background in fine art, Andrea brings a unique perspective to visual presentation and a highly trained eye for detail.