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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Users Group May 9, 2006

Page 2 Overview  Partial Funding New functionality – Greater flexibility  Short Subjects FFOs, FRNs, Omnibus Announcements — Current Functionality – Future Plans Electronic Recipients — All new Recipients are Electronic Expanded Authorities No-Cost Extensions — Recipient on time, FPO not, getting them done Legal Signatures — What constitutes a legal signature

Page 3 Overview  Short Subjects - Continued Project Description/Abstract — Who looks at them and what are they looking for Project Progress Reports and the PO Checklist — Getting the frequency right Federal Financial Reports — Still submitted in paper RFAs and Fiscal Years — Must use RFA for current FY to fund in current FY Workflow and Communications with Recipients — Recipients can’t see workflow comments

Page 4 Partial Funding  What is it? Obligating remaining funds on approved Application Can be single year award or multi-year award  Rules One Application per Partial Funding Each application can be funded to 105% of approved amount (with appropriate explanation and budget) Can fund past, current, or future Fiscal Years Multiple Partial Funding actions per Application per Fiscal Year allowed

Page 5 Partial Funding  Remaining Funds on Approved Application Single-year application — Application amount = negotiated amount — Obligation is for less than application amount Multi-year application — Application is for certain amount with plan for multiple budget periods = negotiated plan — Obligation can be for any amount less than the total application multi-year amount  GMD signature on Award document is approval of negotiated amounts Included in Special Award Condition  The Federal Government is not obligated to provide any remaining approved funding on any application Always dependent on availability of funds and satisfactory progress

Page 6 Partial Funding  Approved Funding Example Paper Application Negotiation  Grants Online can only use the negotiated amount Correlation between application and negotiation is a flag for the Grants Specialist For multi-year Applications from Grants.gov, the PO must revise/enter the Application Funding Details  Procurement Request and obligation for this Application can be any amount up to $121,699

Page 7 Partial Funding  Find the Award to be Partially Funded Enter Award Number (1) Click Submit (2)  Start the Partial Funding (3)

Page 8 Partial Funding  Memo is Required Field Short explanation of what this release of funds is about. Certification of currency of Project Progress Reports Program Officer recommendation for continued funding is implied by sending the Partial Funding action forward — But it doesn’t hurt to state your recommendation  Top of Partial Funding Screen Memo not required until application and amount is selected and user is ready to save.

Page 9 Partial Funding  Application List in Partial Funding Screen

Page 10 Partial Funding  Application List in Partial Funding Screen All approved Applications for Award are shown Application list only appears when starting a new Partial Funding The “+” box shows the approved plan and corresponding obligations for each Fiscal Year Pending actions do not appear in the plan Clicking the “Select” button adds a Selected Application section to the page

Page 11 Partial Funding  Before clicking Save Change selected application by using “Select” buttons Enter the memo. — Memo can be changed after the Procurement Request is approved. Actions in pipeline show up here.  Plan is informational only The important part of Partial Funding is what is approved and what is remaining. Original amendment for application

Page 12 Partial Funding  Clicking Save The application list and plans disappear The memo can still be edited Award File is created — Partial Funding document, Procurement Request, FAIS, Amendment  Clicking Save and Continue Workflow starts — Tasks are in initiator’s inbox –Review Release of Funds (Award File) –Procurement Request

Page 13 Partial Funding  Partial Funding Screen After Workflow Starts Depending on state of Procurement Request (PRCF), the Pending Federal Share will show different values. Shows 0 until the PRCF is filled out. Shows pending amount until PRCF is approved by Auth Official Shows 0 after approval by Auth Official

Page 14 Partial Funding Partial Funding Workflow for Program Officer, Grants Specialist and Grants Officer Questions?

Page 15 FFOs, FRNs, Omnibus Announcements  FFO Repaired for mid-May Release Can be published directly from Grants Online Report Document history comparison feature added  June Omnibus is set for publication Using FFO feature still not required  Building full featured Omnibus, FRN, Omnibus Synopsis, FRN Synopsis Expected for October 1 release – will be required for December Omnibus

Page 16 FFOs, FRNs, Omnibus Announcements  Advantages of using Grants Online FRN/FFO Features Fooling the workflow not necessary Direct comparison of versions by FALD Forced compliance with OMB standards Directly publishable — Special formatting does not have to be removed — Non-ASCII characters do not have to be converted  Advanced FPO Training May 24, 25 Features training on the FFO

Page 17 FFOs, FRNs, Omnibus Announcements  Audit Trail provides FALD with tool for rapid determination of changes between versions

Page 18 Electronic Recipients  All New Recipients are Electronic Upon award, Recipient Authorized Representative gets notification Help Desk provides initial access For paper applications, Program Officer needs to make sure that address of Recipient Authorized Representative is correct  By October 1, ALL Recipients will be Electronic

Page 19 Electronic Recipients  Be Aware of Electronic Status Some PIs are bypassing their Authorized Reps by submitting paper documents Grants Online is developing a “Submitting PI” role to add greater flexibility to Recipient Administration — For an Electronic Recipient with a paper document submission, Program Officers need to question why it was submitted in paper — If the submitter is a PI, is the submission authorized by their organization?

Page 20 Expanded Authorities No-Cost Extensions  Electronic Recipients Must initiate Expanded Authorities No-Cost Extension 10 or more days before the award expires. Must do it in Grants Online — There is no human intervention. Expanded Authorities is automatic if the Expanded Authorities link is available. — After execution of extension, task is sent to CBS/ASAP personnel to extend drawdown period.

Page 21 Expanded Authorities No-Cost Extensions  Non-Electronic Recipients If the Program Officer does not initiate Award Action Request (AAR) before window closes: — Start the EA NCE AAR –Attach Recipient notification –Attach evidence that EA NCE was requested on time (The Help Desk will not assist in execution of an EA NCE that was not submitted on time – Get waiver from Grants Officer) — Contact Help Desk for assistance –A temporary short-term award extension will be applied to provide a window for completion of the EA NCE. — Complete EA NCE –Search for award – navigate to EA NCE details – click Save & Continue

Page 22 Expanded Authorities No-Cost Extensions  PO Checklist Will be modified to only ask if the Award supports research. Values currently reset for all active awards based on recipient type  EA NCE Link Activation Change Check the answer to “Supports Research” Check Recipient Type — Be careful of “Other” recipient types that may qualify as non-profits Check “High-Risk” status of Recipient  Until changes made, Help Desk performing workaround

Page 23 Expanded Authorities No-Cost Extensions

Page 24 Legal Signatures  Applications YES: Signed paper application with an original wet signature YES: Grants.gov submitted application NO: Faxed application NO: ed application (even with scanned signature) NO: PureEdge Application File  Program Officers cannot accept applications that do not have legal signatures

Page 25 Legal Signatures  Negotiations Program Officers must set the Authorized Representative to the Person who actually signed the application. There are legal and security requirements that Grants Online must follow in order to allow electronic access by the recipients.

Page 26 Project Description/Abstract  Entered through the PO Checklist Has 4000 character limit – too much for what is required  Who Looks at the Project Description/Abstract? Non-scientists are target — Congressional Liaisons, Members of Congress, Public Affairs, DOC Senior Management, NOAA Senior Management, General Public  Purpose Provide the target audience with an understandable description of how our tax dollars are being spent

Page 27 Project Description/Abstract  What should it look like? SHORT 1-paragraph description of the project or planned activities — Upon compilation for reports, multi-paragraph descriptions will be stuck together as one long (and probably boring) paragraph Not a repeat of the Project Title NO ACRONYMS. — Not even NOAA! No special formatting — No special characters –When copying from Word, check the results to see if your left double- quote turns into a block character Spell checked and grammar checked

Page 28 Project Progress Reports and the PO Checklist  Standard Terms and Conditions Semi-Annual Interim Project Progress Reports (PPRs). Comprehensive Final PPR — A last semi-annual PPR covering the final six months (or less) of the award is required  For anything else there are 2 requirements: 1.Indicate the change in frequency and/or Final Report type in the PO Checklist 2.Create a Special Award Condition (SAC) — The existence or lack of a SAC overrides the checklist values  Program Officer responsibility to ensure the SAC is in place and the PO Checklist values are correct

Page 29 Federal Financial Reports  Submission All Federal Financial Reports (FFR) must be submitted in paper to the Grants Management Division. We will switch to using Grants Online for submission of the FFRs after OMB approval of the new combined FFR to replace the SF-269 and SF-272. — Additional testing and modification will be required.  Post-Submission Report information is manually entered into a spreadsheet. Grants Online uploads tracking information for reports into system.

Page 30 RFAs and Fiscal Years  Applications that are to be funded in a Fiscal Year must be associated with an RFA for that Fiscal Year Award Tracking Report puts Award Actions associated with Applications into Fiscal Years based on the FY of the Application’s RFA. — The Help Desk regularly searches for dead workflow. Only Applications that show up in the current FY are of the Award Tracking Report are searched. There are multiple Senior Management Reports. Some track the Application process and use the FY of the RFA. Others track the Award process and use the FY of the signed award. Incorrectly associated applications cause discrepancies in reported numbers.  Applications missing deadline need to be switched to RFA for following Fiscal Year

Page 31 Workflow and Communications with Recipients  Program Officers can send documents back to Electronic Recipients for revision  Recipients do not have access to workflow comments  Use the provided Notes sections to discuss problems with submitted documents Or send an Or call

Page 32 Additional Resources  Go to the Grants Online PMO Website at to Access: Grants Online Training/Support Resources Frequently Asked Questions