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GRANTS MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW
ARLENE SIMPSON PORTER, DIRECTOR GRANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION
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Grants Management Division
Division Director’s Office Arlene Simpson Porter
Admin Assistant Tina Stevens
OAR, NWS, NESDIS, External
Debbie Chen
Kadija Baffoe-Harding Nicola Bell
Joan Gibson Donald Gooding Peggy Henson Frederick Isaac
Andrew Nobleman Janet Russell
Heather Cooper (C) Bathsheba Cross (C)
Halima Turner (C) Grants Specialist (C)
NOS, NMFS, Policy, Audits
Alan Conway
Naabia Bannerman Marianne Eggers
Tracy Jackson Nadia Musa
Evelyn Nabbah Craig Reid
Lamar Revis Susan Cook (C) Andrea Mack (C)
ARRA
Larry Jenkins (Term) William Ball (C) – R
Gordon Fletcher (C) – R Jeffrey Kulnis (C) – R Darius Porter (C) – R Travis Powers (C) - R
DRA/Hurricane Sandy
Stacy Tedder Raishan Peterson (C)
Ashlee Brown(C) Brandi Franklin (C) Erica Crawley (C)
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FY 2014 Financial Assistance Activity
NOAA Line Office/Client
Awarded by GMD
Number Dollars (M) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and
Information Services (NESDIS) 122 $37.27 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 695 $309.73
National Ocean Service (NOS) 261 $160.00 National Weather Service (NWS) 69 $26.77
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) 880 $297.84 USEC 25 $15.29
NOAA TOTAL 2052 $846.90 International Trade Administration (ITA) 15 $7.44
Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) 57 $14.36 External Client Total 72 $21.80
Overall Total Funded Actions 2124 $868.70
Unfunded Actions 1929 $0.00
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Session Overview
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2 CFR Part 200: Uniform Guidance ─ Implemented December 26, 2014
─ Supersedes and Streamlines Policies into
─ Applies to:
─ New awards on or after 12/26/2014
─ Funding increments on or after
12/26/2014
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Grants Life Cycle
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Budget and Grant Proposal Review
Complete Application Packages Submission of Required Federal
Forms Detailed Budget Justifications Detailed Project Descriptions and
Narratives
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ASAP: Automated Standard Application for Payments
─ An all-electronic payment and information system developed jointly by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service and the Federal Reserve Bank. The latter, in its capacity as Treasury's fiscal agent, operates the system.
─ ASAP is a system through which grantee organizations receiving federal funds can draw from accounts pre-authorized by federal agencies.
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Risk Assessment
• Do Not Pay – Effective July 1, 2014 – U.S. Treasury manages list of grantees – Prevents improper payments by NOAA
• System for Award Management (SAM) – Effective July 2012 – Access Central Contractor Registry (CCR) for vendor
profile – Replaces Excluded Parties List System (EPLS)
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Into The Current: Noteworthy Topics
─ Department of Commerce Standard Terms and Conditions - Change implementations pursuant to 2 CFR Part 200
─ Indirect Cost Rate Deviations ─ Grants.gov Find and Apply
─ Audit Requirements – 2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F:
─ Increases audit threshold from $500,000 to $750,000 ─ Increases the threshold of questioned costs from $10,000 to $25,000 ─ Requires identification of repeat prior year audit findings ─ Increases oversight and focus on where there is greatest risk of waste,
fraud and abuse
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Program Initiative Highlights
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Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Hurricane Sandy)
─ Total Awarded: 115 awards ─ 29 Grant Recipients ─ Total Federal funding awarded: $57.8M
─ Enhanced Monitoring ─ Quarterly Financial and Progress Reporting ─ Site Visits ─ Conference Calls
─ Currently in the monitoring and closeout phase
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Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
─ Funded in 2009, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
─ Total Awarded: 123 awards for $3.4 billion
─ Program Achievements - Deployed broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas ─ Enhanced public technology centers ─ Provided internet connectivity and staffed resources
nationwide
─ Monitoring and Closeout Phase
─ Program ends: September 30, 2015
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OIG: Investigations
WASTE
FRAUD
ABUSE The OIG Office of Investigations investigates alleged or suspected fraud, waste, abuse, and misconduct by Commerce employees, contractors, recipients of financial assistance, and others involved in the Department's programs and operations.
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OIG: Audits
The OIG Office of Audit and Evaluation supervises and conducts independent and objective audits and other reviews of Commerce programs and activities to ensure they operate:
Economically … Efficiently and ... Effectively
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DOC: Ethics The DOC office of Ethics Law and Programs, oversees Government Ethics Rules for Grants Administrators and Grantees, ensuring a Grants Management ethical way of funding, project management and compliance.
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We Want To Hear From You!
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