Re: FFATA - short follow up Bob Beattie 16 Jan 2008 09:29 EST
Sorry to send a reply to my own message. I did get a bit more info. The person who made the FDP presentation was Andrea Brandon (xxxxxx@csrees.usda.gov) of the Department of Agriculture. She is now the leader of the FFATA Subaward Pilot Program. Contact her if you want to join in. She had some slides for another program that she sent me. ------------------- -Will be continuing with the work that has already been done. -Pilot still on target for March through July 2008 -Pilot will be open to States, Universities, Tribes, Non-Profits, etc. -------------------- Currently working on DRAFT Regulations: -30 day reporting requirement -Additional data elements -How to report to the sub-award database -Liability for data (First Tier vs. Sub-awardee) -Other information -------------------- -Will be looking to add more Federal Agency representation to the Transparency Act Sub-award working group -Will be using the GEB and the GPC to leverage Executive level input from various federal Agencies ------------------- Bob xxxxxx@umich.edu On Jan 15, 2008, at 3:44 PM, Bob Beattie wrote: This is a great topic for regional SRA and NCURA meetings; national meetings too. There was no session on FFATA at the NCURA Fall meeting last year. There was a short -- 15 minute -- session at the just concluded FDP. The core was that there is a FFATA subaward pilot project going on now and it is going slowly. Here is a link just about all you'd want to know about FFATA http://thefdp.org/Sept_2007_meeting.html go to the FFATA session and see three presentations. If you want more, you can read my article in the September/October NCURA Newsletter http://www.ncura.edu/content/news/newsletter/ (there was also one in the summer SRA newsletter and a nice piece by Theresa Defino in the "ncura compliance newsletter.") I think it is still possible for institutions to participate in the Pilot. Contact xxxxxx@hud.gov The participants are having a weekly conference call. There must be someone on the listserv who is participating and can bring us up to date. Our accounting office chose not to, but just take whatever we get. Our grants office takes almost no part in the subaward process, so we can pass it off. Here is information on the Contract side of the subaward pilot. Grants and Contracts have separate projects. The url is long so you may need to cut and paste. I asked at the FDP meeting if there was to be any conciliation between the contract subaward plans and those for grants, and was told no. Note the parameters of the contract project, in section 52.204-10 Reporting Subcontract Awards. http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/ edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/07-4336.htm Back to Craig's original question. I think that there is not much that we can do locally until the pilot is complete and we are told what to do. Perhaps I am missing something, since we are not in the pilot. Bob xxxxxx@umich.edu On Jan 15, 2008, at 1:20 PM, Reynolds, Craig A. wrote: Bob mentioned the FFATA website, which gets me to wondering... is anyone currently collecting, or preparing now to collect, subaward data that we will eventually be required to submit under FFATA? If so, what are you doing in anticipation of January 2009 implementation schedule? I'm particularly interested to hear from institutions that have NOT implemented a S2S Grants.gov solution, but all replies are of course welcome! Craig -- Craig Reynolds / Office of Research & Sponsored Programs / Central Michigan University / Foust 251 / Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 / T: 989.774.3859 / F: 989.774.3439 / E: xxxxxx@cmich.edu -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Bob Beattie Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 4:29 PM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: [RESADM-L] "heads up" on Grants.gov activities Hi All, <SNIP!> Lastly, on another topic. Have you all gone to the new FFATA reporting site to see what your institution is reported to have received. http://fedspending.gov/ I have not checked our total yet because there are 6 different University of Michigans, and sub units listed. Well, at least someone can tell how much money went to the state as a whole. --------- Watch the webcast Grants.gov webcast tomorrow, and post questions you have to our group so we can get collective help. 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