Indian Health Service Grants Policy Update Fall 2006

							       Policy Update
   What’s New?
   IHS Grants Policy Source Documents
  What’s New?
  The Federal Funding Accountability
    and Transparency Act- FFATA

When?
Who?
Where?

Office of Management and Budget chaired a
task force to implement FFATA Federal-wide…
What’s New?
FFATA
   Effective Dates
    Phase I: October 1, 2008 – primary award data
    Phase II: January 1, 2009 – subaward data

   Applicability: Federal awards (grants, subgrants,
    loans, awards, cooperative agreements, contracts
    (FAR), and other forms of financial assistance)

   Made available to the public via a single searchable
    website: usaspending.gov
Certification of Filing and
Payment of Federal Taxes
   Requirements
   Applicability
   Term of Award
Certificate of Filing and
Payment of Federal Taxes
   Certify that applicant has filed all Federal
    tax returns required within the last three
    years;
   Certify that applicant has no criminal
    offence related to filing taxes;
   Applicant has not been notified of any
    unpaid Federal tax assessments that remain
    unsatisfied (unless an agreement with IRS
    has been made).
Certificate of Filing
Payment of Federal Taxes

    Applies to all grants, cooperative
     agreements, and FAR contracts.
    Dollar Threshold - $5,000,000 or
     more.
    Standard term of award for all awards
     at or over the aforementioned
     threshold.
Standard Receipt Dates for
Continuation Applications
   All continuation applications are due to
    Grants Operations at least 120 days
    prior to the budget start date of the
    award.
   Due date is based on the budget start
    date of the award.
   Timely awards.
Grants Policy/Operations
Website
   Link:
    http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalProgra
    ms/gogp/
   Houses: Current News, Funding
    Opportunities, Policy Topics, Policy
    Sources, Policy Training Tools, Grants
    Forecast, Staff Listings, and other
    grant-related links.
Department of Health and
Human Services Grants
Forecast Tool
   HHS Grants Forecast is a database of
    planned grant opportunities proposed by
    each funding agency operating under HHS
    (including the Indian Health Service).
   The database provides information on
    unfunded grant projects that will be
    announced on Grants.gov (and in the
    Federal Register for IHS opportunities).
   Link:
    https://extranet.acf.hhs.gov/hhsgrantsforec
    ast/
What’s New regarding the
Cost Principles?
   Location changed to Title 2.

   Grants policy related circulars include:
     – 1) Administrative requirements (A-110 & A-102)
            A-110 now found at 2 CFR, Chapter II, Pt 215
     – 2) Cost Principles (A-122 & A-87)
            A-122 now found at 2 CFR, Chapter II, Pt 230
            A-87 now found at 2 CFR, Chapter II, Pt 225
     – 3) Grant Audit requirements remain at this time in
          A-133, Single Audit Act

   Target Audience: Federal agencies and grantee
    organizations.
What’s New with DGO Staff
Assignments – FY 2009?
   Cardiovascular Disease/Disease
    Prevention Program: Norma Jean
    Dunne
   Special Diabetes Program for Indians –
    Urban Program: Pallop
    Chareonvootitam
   Main Telephone: 443-5204
New Staff Assignments for
Community Directed Program –
SDPI FY 2009
Grants Management Specialists
 John Hoffman: Alaska, Albuquerque,
  Billings, Navajo, Nashville, and Phoenix
 Sylvia Ryan: Bemidji, California, and Tucson



Grants Management Officers
 Denise Clark: Aberdeen

 Kim Pendleton: Oklahoma
Policy Source Documents
IHS Grants Policy Source
Documents
   Grants Policy Directives
   Awarding Agency Grants Administration
    Manual (AAGAM)
   Policy Announcements – “coming soon”
   Administration Regulations: 45 CFR 74 and
    92
   HHS Grants Policy Statement. Rev 01/07
   Indian Health Service Circulars
Questions?