2008 NOAA Grants Workshop Learning Grants Business with Grants

2008 NOAA Grants Workshop: Learning Grants Business with Grants Online Oct. 23rd-24th, 2008 Silver Spring, MD Grande Cappuccino at Starbucks - $3.40 Hotel accommodation at Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts - $200.00 New business suit for conference - $150.00 Succeeding as a team with NOAA Grants – PRICELESS CBS Obligation Process/ ASAP Authorization  Grants Online Workflow/ Obligation Lifecycle  CBS: Commerce Business Systems  Obligations  Authorizations  SF-270 Payments  Challenges Page 2 WORKFLOW FOR OBLIGATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS 1st step Grants officers approval 2nd step CBS 1nd approval 5th step Certification In ASAP 3rd step CBS 2nd approval 4th step Authorization in ASAP Page 3 CBS Obligation Process/ ASAP Authorization CBS Page 4 CBS Obligation Process/ ASAP Authorization Obligations  Obligations are only performed upon start of Grants Officer Signature. Involves 1st and 2nd level approvals Is a 2 step process —   CBS — GOL (GrantsOnline) Page 5 CBS Obligation Process/ ASAP Authorization Page 6 CBS Obligation Process/ ASAP Authorization Authorizations  Authorizations occur as the last step of funds obligations  Awards are only authorized as ASAP  Also a 2 step process  NOAA Finance  Funds Certification Page 7 CBS Obligation Process/ ASAP Authorization  CHALLENGES  How long does it take for us to receive funds? What could delay our funds? Why is July, August and September a bad time to get our funds? What does each stage of the workflow mean?    Page 8 CONTACTS NOAA GRANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION: 301-713-0922 OBLIGATION TEAM: Heather Cooper x210 Michelle Brown x135 Halima Turner x105 Evelyn Nabbah x133 Page 9 NOAA GRANTS FEDERAL PROGRAM OFFICER’S TRAINING WORKSHOP Automated Standard Application For Payment (ASAP) and Finance Certification October 24, 2008 Page 10 TOPICS  Recipient Enrollment ASAP Certification  Page 11 Enrollment Process Enrollment Initiator Point of Contact Head of Organization Authorizing Official Financial Official The first step in initiating the enrollment of a new Recipient Organization begins with the Enrollment Initiator (Heather Cooper), who identifies the organization to be enrolled Page 12 Enrollment Process The following information must be provided to the Enrollment Initiator to begin the process 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. EIN/TIN # [Tax Identification Number, Social Security] DUNS # [Data Universal Numbering System (Dun & Bradstreet)} Name of Organization Type of Organization (Non-profit, State, University, ect) Address 6. 7. 8. 9. Point of Contact Title Point of Contact’s Email Address Phone After the data is entered into ASAP by the Enrollment Initiator the grantee will receive a user id via e-mail and a password will be sent via post office by Treasury. Page 13 Enrollment Process Enrollment Initiator Point of Contact Head of Organization Authorizing Official Financial Official After the initiation of the new Recipient Organization, the Organization’s Point of Contact, verifies the DUNS, TIN, and official organization name entered by the Enrollment Initiator and enters their Head of Organization, Authorizing Official, and Financial Official in ASAP. Page 14 Enrollment Process The following systems MUST ALL AGREE in order for the grant set up process to run smoothly. 1. Grants on Line 2. CCR (Central Contractor Registration) 3. ASAP The verification step is very critical, grantees must verify their DUNS and TINS and be certain they match in all three systems. Page 15 Enrollment Process Enrollment Initiator Point of Contact Head of Organization Authorizing Official Financial Official The next step in initiating the enrollment of a new Recipient organization is for the Head of Organization to establish authority for the organization to use ASAP and approve the authorizing and financial officials identified by the Point of Contact. (Please note that each person will get a user id via e-mail and a password via post office) Page 16 Enrollment Process Enrollment Initiator Point of Contact Head of Organization Authorizing Official Financial Official Once the Authorizing Official is approved, they enter the organization’s profile and identify users and their roles for the organization. At least one payment requestor must be identified. Page 17 Enrollment Process Enrollment Initiator Point of Contact Head of Organization Authorizing Official Financial Official Once the Financial Official is approved, they enter and maintain the banking information for the new organization. Organizations can have up to four (4) ACH and four (4) Fedwire accounts for a maximum of eight (8) accounts. After banking is identified Treasury goes out and verifies the validity of the information, this process takes about 5 working days. Page 18 Enrollment Process  Grantees having problems should call their Regional ASAP Finance Branches  Eastern Time Zone – Philadelphia 216-516-8021 Central Time Zone – Kansas City 816-414-2100 Pacific/Mountain Time Zone – San Francisco 510-594-7182   Page 19 Enrollment Process After the process is completed by the grantee NOAA is notified by e-mail that the process is complete. The following steps are then performed by Finance: 1. ASAP information is given to vendor support to set up all recipient/requestor information in Commerce Business System (CBS), 1 – 2 business days. 2. After set up process is complete Finance notifies Grants Management Division (GMD) to authorize the funds in ASAP Page 20 Certification Process The certification process begins following the authorization. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Every day at 5:00pm an electronic file of authorizations is sent from CBS to Treasury. The following morning the certifying officer goes into ASAP and retrieves all the authorizations. This list is distributed to accounting technicians to print out all auditor required backup to be maintained with the certification batch. The certifying officer reviews all backup and certifies the authorizations by the close of business on the same day. Once certifications are completed grants are released in Grants on Line. Any rejected grants will not be released until the process is complete. Page 21 Finance Office Contacts Office of Finance and Administration 20020 Century Blvd. Germantown MD 20874 Questions relating to ASAP Setup contact: Diana Carpenter, 301-444-2778, Diana.Carpenter@noaa.gov Questions relating to ASAP Certification contact: Maria Eisel , 301-444-2197, Maria.Eisel@noaa.gov Grant Specific Questions: NFMS: Dimitrie Brown, 301-444-2751, Dimitrie.Brown@noaa.gov OAR: Maria Eisel, 301-444-2197, Maria.Eisel@noaa.gov All Others: Diana Carpenter, 301-444-2778, Diana.Carpenter@noaa.gov Page 22 NOAA GRANTS FEDERAL PROGRAM OFFICER’S TRAINING WORKSHOP QUESTIONS????? Page 23 Post Award Actions What to expect after your award has been signed and obligated. Page 24 Types of Post Award Actions Page 25 Types of Post Award Actions  No Cost Extensions  Extension – With Invocation of Expanded Authority Extension – Without Invocation of Expanded Authority  Extension requests invoking expanded authority are only for those recipients who have research based grants/cooperative agreements and are governed by 15 CFR Part 14. Those requests must be submitted 10 days prior to the expiration date of the award. Extension requests not invoking expanded authority are available to all grantees and must be submitted 30 days prior to the expiration date of the award and must have a budget attached showing remaining funds. Page 26 Types of Post Award Actions cont’d  Extension to the Closeout Period  Requests to extend the closeout period are only for the completion of invoice payments and reporting (progress reports and financial reports). No new work can be done in this period. The maximum additional time that can be requested is 60 days. The request must be made before the initial 90 days has expired.  Page 27 Types of Post Award Actions cont’d  Budget Revisions  Recipients can reprogram funds cumulatively up to 10% before they require prior approval If establishing a new budget line item recipient must request prior approval regardless of what percentage of federal share is reprogrammed. Recipients must submit to the Grants Office a SF-424A outlining the original budget and a SF-424A showing the revised budget. Program office must provide recommendation of approval or denial before forwarding to the Grants Office.  Page 28 Types of Post Award Actions cont’d  Change in scope of work  When the project description is significantly changed prior approval must be obtained from the Grants Officer. Prior approval determines if proposed activity still falls within the statutory requirements of the program. Request should include: clear reason and supporting documentation to assist in the Grants specialist/officer review.   Page 29 Types of Post Award Actions cont’d  Equipment Purchase  Non expendable, tangible personal property with a unit cost of $5,000.00 or more and has a useful life of more than one year. For equipment not expressly identified in the project description prior approval of the Grants Office is required. —  Lease v Purchase is required to be incorporated with request; Listing of equipment and use; and Explanation of how equipment purchase may or may not affect the scope of work. — — Page 30 Types of Post Award Action cont’d  Foreign Travel  Requests that were not specifically outlined in the project description require prior approval. When requests are submitted to the Program Office it should include: —  Trip destination and necessity of trip for the successful completion of the project; — Dates, number of travelers and position titles; Per diem rates, air fare costs, ground transportations costs and registration fees; and If using a foreign flag carrier prior approval is required and a Fly America Act Waiver Checklist must be incorporated with request. Page 31 — — Types of Post Award Actions cont’d  Change or Absence of Principal Investigator  For those recipients who have Expanded Authorities this can be done without prior approval. For those entities who do not have Expanded Authorities the request should incorporate a Curriculum Vitae or an explanation for the absence and the estimated amount of time, how the project will be affected and what action will need to be taken.  Page 32 Types of Post Award Actions cont’d  Other Requests Include  Sub award/Contract to a Federal Agency — Recipients can not subgrant or subcontract to any Federal agency without prior approval. Requests should include justification why it is necessary to issue a subgrant/subcontract to a Federal agency. —  Carryover Funds or Carry Forward Funds into Subsequent Funding Periods. — 15 CFR Part 14 recipients do not require prior approval, however, should note any carryover on financial reports. 15 CFR Part 24 recipients should request to carry over funds by submitting applications for continued funding or time extension requests and indicate on request amount to be carried over, reason and work remaining. Page 33 — Federal Program Officer Roles in Post Award Actions  Your role as an Federal Program Officer is critical in the smooth and efficient way the award runs.  FPO’s are the front line defense in the majority of these requests. You can ensure that the recipients requests are approved by following a few simple steps.  When requests come through the Program Office check to make sure that the request was submitted in a timely fashion. If the request is late, make sure the recipient incorporates a justification for why it was late and how they will ensure efficiency. Page 34 Federal Program Officer Roles in Post Award Actions  Check to make sure that all required documentation is attached and appear reasonable in their requests. Check to make sure that the recipient is current in their progress report submissions AND that the reports have been certified before they are submitted to the Grants Office for review. Finally, provide your approval or disapproval in the comments box on Grants Online. If you don’t wish the recipient to be granted an unfunded action your recommendation is not only required but invaluable.   Page 35 Program Officer Presentation – Enforcement by GMD Rich Fales Page 36 Types of Enforcement Actions  1. High-Risk Special Award Condition  2. Suspension of Payments  3. Suspension of Award  4. Termination for Cause  5. Termination for Convenience  6. Debarment and Suspension of a Recipient Page 37 All Notifications are now included in “Notifications” section of user’s inbox  Delinquent PPR Notification  Delinquent Report Notification  Due FFR Notification  Due PPR Notification  Manage Award Users Pending  Report Enforcement Notification  Review Synopsis Pending  RFA Notify Recipients Pending  RFA Post Application Package Pending  RFA Publish Pending  RFA Review Pending  Upcoming FFR Notification  Upcoming PPR Notification These notifications were previously sent out via email but were not copied to the “Notifications” section of the Inbox. Page 38 SF-270 indicator is now in SF-272 Frequency Field of Grants File Header. Page 39 Transaction Date added to list of Drawdowns Page 40 New “Internal Comments” Feature for Financial and Progress Reports Read this Note! Page 41 New AAR - “Termination for Convenience” Page 42 Updates to Enforcement Functionality  Remove the Transmittal Letter creation from the Enforcement and replace it with an automated notification to the recipient.  Send notification to all Recipient Authorized Reps and Recipient Investigators associated with the Award (or organization depending on type of suspension) upon completion of workflow action by the CAMS 1st Approver. A cc of the notification will go to the Grants Specialist(s) and Program Officer(s). Notifications are sent to the Recipient after CAMS 1st Approver action instead of Grants Officer approval to keep the recipients from emptying their accounts between Grants Officer approval and shut-off by CAMS 1st Approver.  Grants Online needs to remove the High Risk option from enforcements because if you are going to designate an organization as High Risk, an amendment needs to be created for each existing award for that organization with a SAC that designates them as high risk with potentially new reporting requirements. This cannot be done with the existing Enforcement actions and it would be overly complicated to accomplish at this time. Page 43 Enforcement Actions Step 1: GMD uses Search Awards or Search Reports feature, navigates to the Grants File launch page for the award or organization on which the enforcement action will be taken and selects “Create Enforcement” from the dropdown menu. Page 44 Enforcement Actions cont. Step 2: In the Enforcement Guidance there are 6 options for Enforcement Actions. Grants Online is currently handling options 2, 3, and 4 from the guidance as listed in the dropdown list. Termination for Convenience was added to the Award Action Request index. (See Slide 6.) Because Debarment and Suspension of a recipient is done so rarely, resources will not be dedicated to developing workflow in Grants Online. The Help Desk will provide assistance as needed. Page 45 Enforcement Actions – Suspension of Payements Step 3: The Specialist selects “Suspension of Payments” from the drop down list and presses the “Go” button. Page 46 Enforcement Actions – Suspension of Payments cont. Step 4: a. b. c. Select the appropriate radio button for whether the Suspension of Payments enforcement is being applied to a specific award or to all awards for an organization. Click “Save” (A “Suspension of Payments” document has now been created which can be accessed from the Grants File launch page under “Associated Documents”) Enter data into the “Reason for Suspension” and “Corrective Action” boxes. Page 47 Enforcement Actions – Suspension of Payments Step 5: A task will appear in the Specialist inbox to “Review/Revise Enforcement” Page 48 Enforcement Actions – Suspension of Payments Step 6: Action options on this new task. The task will leave your inbox if you forward to FALD. When it is returned by FALD the new task will no longer have a “Forward to FALD” option. FALD does not have to review suspensions of access to ASAP for delinquent reports. Page 49 Enforcement Actions – Suspension of Payments Step 7: After Grants Officer Approval, the CAMS 1st Approver gets a task to “Update CAMS” (should actually be called “Update ASAP” to reduce the amount available for drawdown to zero). Page 50 Enforcement Actions – Suspension of Payments Step 8: Note that the Status on the Grants File now says “Accepted – Payments Suspended” Page 51 Suspension of Payment Notification p.1 Page 52 Suspension of Payment Notification p.2 Page 53 Enforcement Actions – Suspension of Payments Step 9: The Grants Specialist will now have a task in your inbox to “Reactivate”. It will remain in their inbox until they are ready to remove the enforcement activity. Page 54 Enforcement Actions - Reactivation of Payments Step 10: The “Suspension” document (Slide 12) has now become a “Reactivation” document. Page 55 Enforcement Actions - Reactivation of Payments cont. Step 11: After Grants Officer Approval and ASAP Update by CAMS 1st Approver both the Suspension and Reactivation actions will appear under the “Associated Documents” section of the Grants File. The Grants File status changes back to “Accepted”. Page 56 Monitoring and Reporting Performance  Reports should contain:  1. A comparison of actual accomplishments with the goals and objectives established for the period.  2. Reasons why established goals were not met, if appropriate.  3. Other pertinent information including, when appropriate, analysis and explanation of cost overruns or high unit costs. Page 57 Financial Reporting SF-270, 272 & 269  SF-270 Request for Advance or Reimbursement No set reporting dates. Least used form.  SF-272 Report of Federal Cash Transactions – due semi-annually no later then 30 days after the reporting period ending March 31 and September 30 for the entire period of the award. $5k or more cash on hand not allowed without explanation.  SF-269 or 269a Financial Status Report – Federal share of unliquidated obligations must be zero.  SF-425 Federal Financial Report due out April 2009 Page 58 Termination for Cause Page 59 Enforcement Actions – Termination for Cause cont. Page 60 Enforcement Actions – Suspension of Payments The Grants Specialist will now have a task in their inbox to “Review/Revise Termination Page 61 Enforcement Actions – Termination for Cause cont. Page 62 The “Review/Revise Termination” will stay in the Grants Specialist’s Inbox to complete . Page 63 Enforcement Actions – Termination for Cause cont. Page 64 Enforcement Actions – Termination for Cause cont. Page 65 Enforcement Actions – Termination for Cause cont. After the Grants Specialist forwards completes the steps for the Letter of Termination and forwards the enforcement task to the Grants Officer, the Grants Officer will have a task to “Review Termination” . Page 66 Enforcement Actions – Termination for Cause cont. The Grants Officer can now approve the termination action which will generate a new option to sign the Enforcement Letter. Page 67 Enforcement Actions – Termination for Cause cont. Grants Officer option to sign the Enforcement Letter. Page 68 Enforcement Actions – Termination for Cause cont. Grants Officer option to indicate that the Letter of Termination has been sent to recipient. Page 69 Enforcement Actions – Termination for Cause cont. Workflow on completed “Termination for Cause” Enforcement Action . Page 70 Enforcement Actions – Termination for Cause cont. Termination for Cause details screen with all dates entered. Page 71 “Termination for Cause” Enforcement Details Report Page 72 Additional Resources  GrantsOnline.QandA@noaa.gov  GrantsOnline.HelpDesk@noaa.gov  (301) 444-2112 (877) 662-2478 (1-877-NOAAGRT)   Grants Online PMO Website at www.ofa.noaa.gov/~grantsonline to Access:  Grants Online Training/Support Resources Frequently Asked Questions   What’s New page http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/grants_forms.html Page 73  Procedures for Closeout of Federal Financial Assistance Awards Presented by: Tracy T. Jackson Page 74 Closing Out an Award  Closeout of a financial assistance award occurs after the Grants Management Division (GMD) determines that all required programmatic work and all applicable administrative actions under a grant or cooperative agreement are completed.  The recipient has 90 days after an award expires to draw down funds expended during the award and to submit all final reports. Once the closeout period ends, NOAA will proceed in closing the award and deobligating the remaining funds. Page 75 Required Documentation for Closeouts  Required for ALL awards   Final Financial Status Report (SF-269) All interim Federal Cash Transactions Reports (SF-272) must be submitted plus a final report — Not required for awards paid by Reimbursement Only (SF-270) Certification/acceptance of the Final Progress Report by the Federal Program Officer  Final Progress Report —  Submitted only if applicable  Final Request for Reimbursement (through ASAP or SF-270) — For recipients who received payments through reimbursements, not advances  Report of Government Property (CD-281) — For recipients who have borrowed Federal government property under the terms of the award  Statements regarding Inventions/Patents/Royalties — For recipients who have invented and/or patented intellectual property under the award, and/or written for publication and profit (I-Edison Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 197 / Thursday, October 9, 2008 / Notices, data elements) Page 76 Grantee Closeout Requirements All final reports are due within 90 days after the award expiration date  Submit to the Program Office:  Final Progress Report Invention disclosure, if applicable; and Federally-owned property report, if applicable    Submit to the Grants Office:  Final Financial Status Report Final request for payment, if applicable Final Federal Cash Transaction Report   Page 77 Program Office Closeout Requirements  Review grantee’s final progress reports to ensure consistency with project objectives;  Review grantee's final Federal property report, forward to the Property Officer with disposition instructions and copy Grants Officer; and  Review grantee’s final patent report and forward to Grants Officer with recommendations. Page 78 Grants Officer Closeout Requirements  Ensure all Final financial and progress reports are submitted on time and accurate  Send closeout letter  Advise grantee closeout is completed; Determine whether or not closeout results in a deobligation of funds; and Ensure access and retention of closeout files   Page 79 What happens after GMD closes the award  Finance Office reconciles account balance based on the Final SF-269 and ASAP  Recipient must maintain award records for three years after submission of the final SF-269  If the award is audited during the award or prior to the three year retention period ending, the recipient must keep all award related records until the audit is closed by GMD  Official Grant File is sent to records retention facility and kept for 6 years and 3 months, then destroyed if requested by GMD Page 80 Grant Related Corrective Action Plan Close-Out Policy dated July 9, 2008  Since October 1, 2007, the system has generated e-mails to recipients delinquent on submitting financial/progress reports that an enforcement action will be initiated if the overdue reports are not submitted immediately.  Since February 5, 2008, Grants Management Specialists will receive an expired award report from Grants Online on the 5th day of every month. The report captures all awards that are expired with outstanding reports.  When reports are delinquent, GMD personnel receive an email from Grants Online directing them to suspend payment of funds in ASAP for that award. If delinquent reports are not subsequently received, the GMS sends a suspension letter to the recipient for that award. If that notice does not result in action by the recipient, the GMS suspends all NOAA awards. (GMD staff will focus on awards with delinquent reports that are 150 days or older.)  With regard to outstanding funds in ASAP accounts for expired awards, for accounts with balances in excess of $25k, the recipient will be contacted electronically through Grants Online on the 121st day after the award has expired and notified they have 14 days to submit a request to GMD to reopen their ASAP account and withdraw award related funds. On or after the 150th day after an award expires, GMD will take action to have the funds deobligated and the account closed. Page 81 Helpful Websites:  NOAA Grants Management Division Homepage Http://www.ofa.noaa.gov/~grants/  DOC Grant Regulations – Administrative Rules  15 CFR Part 14 (2 CFR 215) for Educational Institution, Non-Profit & Commercial Organizations 15 CFR Part 24 for State and Local Governments  http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov/  OMB Circulars – Cost Principles  A -21 for Educational Institutions (2 CFR 220) A-87 for State and Local Governments (2 CFR 225) A-122 for Non-Profit Organizations (2 CFR 230) A-133 Audits    http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/ Page 82 FFATA, Taxes and Subgrants Report, DOC Manual Update  FEDERAL FUNDING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT  WEBSITE: USAspending.gov January 1, 2008 – website went live Single searchable website for all federal grants, cooperative agreements, loans, loan guarantees, and contracts    Includes all actions obligated on or after October 1, 2007 Excludes actions under $25,000 and awards to individuals January 1, 2009 – Add data for subgrants, subcontracts, purchase card, and interagency agreements   Page 83 FFATA (Subgrants reporting), Taxes, DOC Manual Update, Etc.  FFATA  For grants and loans, NOAA uses the Federal Assistance Award Data System (FAADS) for 37 basic elements Information includes name of recipient, funding amount, brief summary of activity, date of award FAADS Plus – the nine additional FFATA required data elements for grants and cooperative agreements and two additional ones for loans Contract data is provided via the Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation    Page 84 FFATA (Subgrants reporting), Taxes, DOC Manual Update, Etc.  FFATA  Currently, NOAA is completely up to date for all grants, cooperative agreements, and loans (that is, reported all obligations through September 30, 2008) OMB is working on the subaward reporting requirement – all subawardees would have to obtain a DUNS number (no charge)   Requirement would be for subawards which perform awardtype work, not contractual type work Flow down would be limitless as long as action is not to an individual or equal to or less than $25,000  Page 85 FFATA (Subgrants reporting), Taxes, DOC Manual Update, Etc.  FFATA  Subaward pilot from September – October, 2008 OMB is developing quality assurance procedures New expanded FFATA proposed June 3, 2008: —   Copies of Federal contracts Information on competitive bidding Earmarks Lease agreements, work quality, audit disputes Violations, tax compliance, government reports — — — — Page 86 FFATA (Subgrants reporting), Taxes, DOC Manual Update, Etc.  Taxes  GAO report: ―TAX COMPLIANCE; Federal Grant and Direct Assistance Recipients Who Abuse the Federal Tax System‖ – GAO-08-31, November 2007 Some grantee organizations are not paying taxes; that is, certain grantee organizations are not properly paying and reporting tax collections and submitting them to the Internal Revenue Service Study found that most grantees are paying taxes, but there are enough that are not to make the issue troublesome   Page 87 FFATA (Subgrants reporting), Taxes, DOC Manual Update, Etc.  Taxes  Recommendations of GAO Report: — Determine if applicants had unpaid federal tax debt Consider the results of those inquiries in the award determinations. —  GAO/OMB co-sponsored a committee to address the issue  Recommendations of committee: — Use the same definition of delinquency as the Federal Acquisition Regulations: – Greater than $3,000 – Liability has been finally determined Page 88 FFATA (Subgrants reporting), Taxes, DOC Manual Update, Etc.  Taxes – Taxpayer is delinquent in making payment — Seek a statute or Executive Order that would prohibit a federal agency from making a grant or cooperative agreement to an organization that is delinquent on paying taxes Have the IRS include delinquent taxpayers in the Excluded Parties List System — Page 89 FFATA (Subgrants reporting), Taxes, DOC Manual Update, Etc.  Department of Commerce Grants and Cooperative Agreements Manual Update  URL: http://moamlocs.doc.gov/gmd_updated-doc.html Chapters recently updated: —  Chapter 4 – Responsibilities in Grants Administration – July, 2008 Chapter 9 – Pre-Award Administrative Requirements – June, 2008 Chapter 11 – Enforcement – June, 2008 Chapter 14 – Credit and Debt Management – June, 2008 Chapter 15 – Public Policy Requirements – January, 2008 — — — — Page 90 FFATA (Subgrants reporting), Taxes, DOC Manual Update, Etc.  Department of Commerce Grants and Cooperative Agreements Manual Update — Chapter 17 – Construction Awards – December, 2007 Chapter 19 – Guidelines for the Preparation of Public Notices Announcing the Availability of Financial Assistance – Synopses, Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) Announcements, and Federal Register Notices – June, 2008 Chapter 20 – Guidelines and Procedures for Completing an Individual Background Screening Using Form CD-346, Applicant for Funding Assistance – December, 2007 — —  Upcoming changes: — Chapter 18 – Research Awards – brand new Chapter 13 – Audits – major revisions Page 91 — FFATA (Subgrants reporting), Taxes, DOC Manual Update, Etc.  Etc.  Public Law 106-107 – Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 Reauthorization and revisions to FFATA Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations Payments     Forms Certification of Grants Management Specialists  Page 92