2 CFR 200 Compliance Workshop
$3,500up to 25 staff
A one-day workshop on procurement, cost principles, documentation and subrecipient monitoring, using examples from your own grants.
APREAUX 31 Academy · April 31st isn't a date. It's a decision.
Training for the people who rebuild after disasters
Online courses in FEMA assistance, HUD CDBG-DR, housing recovery, grant compliance and case management, taught from 17 years inside federal recovery programs. Churches, nonprofits and volunteers can also take our community courses for free.
Taught by April McCants-GlostonFounder · 17+ years inside FEMA and HUD recovery programs
Early registrationCourses open in January 2027. Register now to reserve a seat, and we will email you your start date.
- 2 CFR 200Uniform GuidanceProcurement, allowable costs, subrecipient monitoring
- §408 StaffordFEMA Individuals & HouseholdsEligibility, housing assistance, appeals
- CDBG-DRHUD disaster recovery grantsNational objectives, action plans, program files
- DOBDuplication of BenefitsInsurance, SBA and FEMA calculations
- DCMPDisaster Case ManagementRecovery plans, referrals, case closure
LearnProfessional Academy
ServeVolunteer and Case Management academies
BelieveChristian Education Institute
BecomeMental Health & Wellness Academy
Learn · Professional Academy
Skills for the day after ordinary
Professional development courses for the people who show up the day after a disaster.
Learn the framework free with FEMA. Build the skill with us. Each APREAUX 31 course is a hands-on practicum that turns a FEMA Independent Study course into real-world knowledge, skills and abilities.
- Step 1 · FreeLearn it with FEMATake the matching FEMA Independent Study courses online at no cost and earn FEMA's certificate of completion.
- Step 2 · PracticumPractice it with APREAUX 31Bring your FEMA certificate to enroll. Work real-format files, case scenarios and forms with practitioners who have run these programs.
- Step 3 · Skills recordShow what you can doFinish with graded exercises, a knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) record and an APREAUX 31 Practicum Certificate of Completion.
FEMA Independent Study courses are offered free by FEMA's National Disaster and Emergency Management University at training.fema.gov. APREAUX 31 Academy is not affiliated with or endorsed by FEMA, and our practicums do not award FEMA credit.
Serve · Believe · Become · Free
The April 31st Community Initiative
There are 365 days on the calendar. We created one more.
Four free academies for churches, nonprofits and volunteers. Every course is free to register, free to take and free to complete. Churches and nonprofits can also request a free group cohort of 15–30 people.
Our mental health courses teach awareness and referral. They do not provide counseling or therapy, and they do not qualify anyone as a counselor. If you or someone near you is in crisis, call or text 988. In an emergency, call 911.
Contract training
Training for your recovery team
Live virtual training for your staff, built around your own program's policies and files.
Recovery Workforce Training
$7,50025 staff · 3 days
Hands-on file review, duplication of benefits and quality assurance for new or growing recovery teams. Staff complete the free FEMA ICS-100, IS-700.b and IS-2900.a courses first.
New-Hire Onboarding Bundle
$750per person
Five self-paced courses per employee, with a completion report for your HR or program office.
Built for housing authorities, county and state recovery offices, case management agencies, recovery contractors and long-term recovery groups. Custom training is quoted on request.
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APREAUX 31 Consulting · Grants · Disaster Recovery · Community Impact
Our mission is to rebuild more than walls
The academy is the training arm of APREAUX 31 Consulting, which gives communities expertise, strategic partnerships and sustainable solutions. The same team that advises recovery programs teaches these courses.
Led by founder April McCants-Gloston17+ years on the state grantee and consulting sides of recovery
- Grant Consulting
Federal, state and local grants, proposal development, compliance and capacity building.
- Disaster Recovery
FEMA assistance, CDBG-DR, HUD, long-term recovery and resilience planning.
- Nonprofit & Faith-Based Partnerships
Strategic alliances that widen community impact.
- Housing & Infrastructure
Safe housing, rebuilt communities and stronger infrastructure.
- Economic Development
Workforce, business growth and sustainable opportunity. See economic recovery advisory.
- Community Partnerships
Collaborations that create lasting change.
Advisory & consultation · Public Housing Authorities
A partner who knows HUD from the inside
We advise public housing authorities and their affiliates on the programs, grants and recovery work that sit between HUD rules and daily operations. Our advice comes from years inside state recovery agencies, HUD-funded housing programs and FEMA case management.
Aligned with HUD Exchange. Each service below maps to the free guidance, toolkits and training HUD publishes on HUD Exchange. Your staff can learn the rules there; we help you apply them to your own properties, grants and files. APREAUX 31 is not affiliated with or endorsed by HUD.
- Disaster preparedness & recoveryRecovery planning for PHA properties, FEMA Public Assistance, insurance and duplication of benefits, and coordination with CDBG-DR granteesHUD ExchangeCDBG-DRDR Tools & Templates
- Grants & resident servicesStrategy and applications for HUD resident programs such as ROSS Service Coordinator and Family Self-Sufficiency, plus CDBG-DR subrecipient rolesHUD ExchangeROSSFSS
- Housing development & recovery programsLayered financing such as LIHTC with CDBG-DR, rental new construction, and repair and replacement programsHUD ExchangeHOMEEnvironmental ReviewURA RelocationDavis-Bacon
- Compliance & program operations2 CFR 200, procurement, file reviews, policies and procedures, and monitoring readinessHUD ExchangeGrants ManagementSection 3Lead Paint
- Resident case management & partnershipsService coordination models and partnerships with churches, nonprofits and long-term recovery groupsHUD ExchangePublic Housing & VouchersFSS
- Staff trainingCustom training for PHA staff through the academy, built on your own policies and filesHUD ExchangeTraining ArchiveCDBG-DR Learning Pathway
Engagements are scoped and quoted after a first conversation. Hourly, project and retainer arrangements are available.
Advisory & consultation · Disaster Case Management Program (DCMP)
Disaster case management, run well from day one
FEMA's Disaster Case Management Program, authorized by Section 426 of the Stafford Act, supplements the services state and local organizations provide after a disaster. It reaches survivors two ways: FEMA-administered, where FEMA's Individual Assistance Division works through chosen providers such as federal partners, national voluntary agencies and contractors, and state- or tribal-administered, through a DCM grant. We help organizations on either side plan, launch and run it.
April has done the work: as Program Manager for a FEMA Disaster Case Management Program in Pinellas County, she led 60 disaster case managers helping survivors build and complete their recovery plans.
The lifecycle we build to
- Outreach & intake
- Triage & assessment
- Recovery plan
- Referrals
- Monitoring
- Closure & transition
- Program design & applicationProgram structure, budget, staffing plan and DCM grant application support for states, tribes and territories after a declaration
- Provider readinessPreparing agencies and nonprofits to serve as case management providers: staffing, procedures, and IT systems that meet FEMA cybersecurity and privacy requirements
- Launch & staffingHiring, onboarding and training case managers and supervisors, with caseload standards and supervision models
- Case management operationsStandard intake and assessment, tiering survivors by level of need, individual recovery plans, recurring check-ins and case notes that hold up to review
- Privacy & consentVoluntary participation, signed consent before intake, identity verification, sharing only with written consent, secure handling of survivor information and records retention schedules
- Referrals & transitionWarm handoffs to voluntary organizations, long-term recovery groups and successor programs, so no case is dropped at closeout
- Data, reporting & performanceCase tracking, required reporting, outcome measures and dashboards that show program progress
- Compliance & closeout2 CFR 200, cost documentation, reimbursement support, monitoring readiness and program closeout
Aligned with FEMA's own program documents. Our approach follows the program structure, consent practices and privacy protections described in the DHS/FEMA Privacy Impact Assessment for FEMA-Administered Disaster Case Management (PIA-056, June 2022). APREAUX 31 is not affiliated with or endorsed by FEMA or DHS.
Staff training is available through the academy's Disaster Case Management Practicum and the free Community Case Management pathway.
Advisory & consultation · Workforce Wellness, Resilience & Family Support
Support for the people who carry the mission
We design, manage and scale people-centered wellness and family support programs for federal, state and local agencies, especially workforces that serve under high stress. Our leadership brings 17+ years of federally funded program delivery across FEMA and HUD programs, including leading large case management teams that serve families under pressure.
Clinical care stays with licensed professionals. APREAUX 31 provides program management, family case management and compliance-ready operations, and teams with licensed clinical partners for counseling and health services.
- Center operations & program managementStart-up, staffing plans, workflows and day-to-day oversight for wellness centers and expansion sites
- Family-centered case managementTrauma-informed intake, needs assessment, individualized plans and follow-up for employees and eligible family members
- Resource navigation & referral networksHousing, financial, childcare, legal and community resources coordinated alongside clinical care
- Assessment tracking & reportingIntake and recurring wellness assessment cycles, confidential records, performance metrics and federal reporting
- Resilience & workforce trainingWorkshops on stress, family readiness and financial wellness, plus supervisor and staff training
- Compliance & quality assuranceFederal documentation standards, audit readiness, file review and corrective action
Aligned with DHS and CBP workforce priorities
- The DHS Office of Health Security works toward “a safer and healthier DHS workforce,” and manages departmental workforce health, safety and medical programs across DHS components.
- DHS Directive 254-07, Workplace Health and Wellness Program, directs DHS to “promote workplace health and wellness programs to ensure that our workforce is ready to meet the demands of our missions.”
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection supports its employees and their families through CBP Holistic Health Support Centers and related programs, including peer support, chaplaincy and employee assistance services.
Our program management, family case management and reporting services are built to support programs like these, working alongside licensed clinical partners. APREAUX 31 is not affiliated with or endorsed by DHS or CBP.
Agencies and prime contractors: we will send our capability statement and discuss teaming.
Advisory & consultation · Economic Recovery & Development
Turning recovery dollars into jobs and local business
Housing brings families home. Economic recovery keeps them there. We help communities, housing authorities and recovery programs connect federal recovery funding to jobs, small-business recovery and local contracting, drawing on CDBG-DR program experience and April's workforce commission background.
- CDBG-DR economic revitalizationDesign and management of small-business recovery grant and loan programs, with job-creation documentation for HUD's low- and moderate-income jobs national objectiveHUD ExchangeCDBG-DRCDBG-DR Learning Pathway
- Section 3 compliance & hiring plansPlans, tracking and reporting so PHAs and HUD-funded projects direct jobs and training to low-income residents under 24 CFR Part 75HUD ExchangeSection 3
- Federal economic recovery fundingStrategy and applications for EDA disaster supplemental grants and other economic recovery funding after a declaration
- Local hiring & small-business contractingApproaches that help recovery programs use local, minority- and women-owned businesses
- Workforce partnershipsConnecting recovery programs with workforce boards, colleges and training providers to fill recovery jobs locally
- TrainingAcademy courses on Section 3, CDBG-DR economic revitalization and small-business disaster recovery
Engagements are scoped and quoted after a first conversation.
Recovery is the mission. Restoration is the plan.
Faith · Strategy · Partnerships · Lasting Impact
April
31
The day that doesn't exist — until you create it
Why April 31st?
April 31st isn't a date. It's a decision.
APREAUX 31 is our way of writing April 31. The calendar skips that day, and that is the point. Some people wait for the right day. Others create one.
The people we train do this for a living. They show up after a storm, when ordinary days are gone, and help their neighbors build new ones. The academy exists to prepare them, whether they are paid professionals, church volunteers or someone starting over.
April 31st Day · every April 30
Our yearly day of learning, service, faith and opportunity: free cohorts open, new courses launch, and volunteers sign up for the hurricane season that begins June 1.
Meet the founder
April McCants-Gloston
April has spent more than 17 years inside federal disaster recovery, on both the state grantee side and the consulting side. She founded APREAUX 31 Consulting in 2017 and built the academy to train the next generation of people who rebuild communities.
Where it started: Louisiana's Disaster Recovery Unit
April's career began in Baton Rouge, in the Louisiana Division of Administration's Disaster Recovery Unit, where she served as a Financial Analyst. Louisiana's recovery after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita was the proving ground for HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery, the program now known everywhere as CDBG-DR. The policies, controls and reporting Louisiana built in those years helped shape how disaster recovery grants are run across the country.
April was part of that work from the inside. In disaster recovery finance at the Office of Community Development she supported the Road Home program, Piggyback multifamily housing that combined Low-Income Housing Tax Credits with CDBG-DR, and small rental programs that brought landlords and their units back after the storms. She also created DRX, the system the Office of Community Development's Disaster Recovery Unit uses.
Appeals, people and process
At the Louisiana Workforce Commission she became the first person in the state to hold the title of Clerk of Court, Lower Appeals, while holding permanent status in Louisiana State Civil Service. She also served as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, working disability cases and helping people find their way back to work.
Rebuild Florida and national recovery work
In Florida she joined Rebuild Florida as a Government Consultant, its first African American hire, and worked on the Housing Repair and Replacement, Workforce Affordable Rental New Construction and Voluntary Home Buyout programs. She went on to serve as a Senior CDBG Disaster Recovery Specialist at ICF and a Senior Grant Manager for FEMA Public Assistance at Horne. Most recently she was Program Manager for a FEMA Disaster Case Management Program in Pinellas County, where she led 60 case managers.
New Jersey: leading by following the leader
As a Senior Public Assistance Specialist with Continuity Operations Group (COG), a multimillion-dollar firm, April supported the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. Under COG's leadership she secured her own independent contractual relationship with the State of New Jersey. She led work alongside state agencies and secured millions of dollars in federal FEMA Public Assistance reimbursements. April believes in following the leader, and learning under COG's leadership built a sustainable, continuing relationship with the state.
First for a reason
- Built DRXCreated the DRX system used by Louisiana's Office of Community Development, Disaster Recovery Unit.
- First Clerk of Court, Lower AppealsThe first person in Louisiana to hold the title, at the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
- First African American hire at Rebuild FloridaWorked on Rebuild Florida's housing repair, rental and buyout programs.
April 31st isn't on the calendar. Neither was the path April took. These firsts are why APREAUX 31 is first for a reason.
Every course in the academy draws on that work: the files, the audits, the appeals and the families behind them.
- Experience
- 17+ years in HUD CDBG-DR and FEMA Public Assistance, starting at Louisiana's Disaster Recovery Unit
- Firsts
- Creator of DRX · First Clerk of Court, Lower Appeals in Louisiana · First African American hire at Rebuild Florida
- Leadership
- Led a 60-person disaster case management team
- Credentials
- FEMA Public Assistance Badge · NJOEM Public Trust State Agency Recovery Badge · Licensed insurance adjuster (Alabama and Louisiana)
- Education
- B.A., Sociology, Southern University A&M College · M.S., Ethical Leadership, St. Thomas University
The 31 in APREAUX 31
A Proverbs 31 calling
Wisdom · Strength · Purpose · Impact
The 31 in our name has two meanings. It is April 31st, the day you create. It is also Proverbs 31, the chapter about the virtuous woman: a woman of strength, business sense, compassion and wisdom, whose work serves her household and her community. April's career has followed that pattern, and it is the reason this academy can exist.
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“She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.”
Proverbs 31:16Building something of her ownIn 2017 April founded APREAUX 31 Consulting. The academy is the next planting from that field.
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“She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.”
Proverbs 31:21Preparing people before the stormSeventeen years of disaster recovery taught her that communities fare best when people are trained before disaster strikes. That is the purpose of every course here.
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“She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.”
Proverbs 31:20Serving families in their hardest seasonFrom Road Home in Louisiana to Rebuild Florida and disaster case management in Pinellas County, her work has put homes and help back in reach of survivors. The free April 31st Community Initiative carries that service forward.
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“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.”
Proverbs 31:26Teaching what she has learnedShe has trained and led case managers, program staff and grant teams. Now she is teaching that knowledge with the same kindness to anyone ready to serve.
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“Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.”
Proverbs 31:25Leading with ethicsHer master's study in Ethical Leadership shapes how the academy teaches integrity, fraud prevention and stewardship of public funds.
“Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.” Proverbs 31:31Every graduate who helps a family rebuild is part of that fruit.
Speaking engagements
Book April to speak
April speaks on disaster recovery, housing, leadership and faith, drawing on 17 years inside federal recovery programs. She tailors each talk to the audience, from agency conferences to church women's ministries.
Signature topics
- Rebuilding More Than WallsLeadership lessons from 17 years of disaster recovery, and what it takes to restore a community, not just its buildings.
- Inside FEMA and HUD RecoveryHow FEMA assistance and CDBG-DR really work, where programs stall, and how agencies and partners can move families home faster.
- Survivors First: Disaster Case ManagementWhat leading a 60-person case management team teaches about recovery plans, unmet needs and the people behind every file.
- From Recovery to OpportunityTurning disaster recovery dollars into local jobs, small-business recovery and lasting economic opportunity.
- Ethical Leadership and Public FundsIntegrity, fraud prevention and stewardship when the money is public and the need is urgent.
- The Proverbs 31 Woman at WorkFaith, strength and purpose for women leading in business, ministry and public service.
- April 31st: Create the DayA message on second chances and doing what others say can't be done, for students, women's groups and career changers.
- Formats
- Keynote · Panel · Workshop or training · Conference breakout · Virtual webinar · Church or ministry event
- Audiences
- Housing authorities · Emergency management and recovery conferences · Nonprofits and VOADs · Churches and women's ministries · Colleges and universities · Professional associations
Registration
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