For those who are interested in developments with the newest
congressional mandated burden on us -- Federal Funding Accountability
and Transparency Act of 2006, especially the sub-award component,
note that there is a conference call this afternoon  -- June 11, 2- 4
pm.  Details are here
http://www.thengp.org/
There are probably only 75 phone lines, so call early.

The National Grants Partnership seems to have taken over this project
on behalf of users.

The sub-award component was supposed to have a pilot, to test the
data elements, the general process and the IT solution.  This was to
have started last year, as the whole system goes into effect January
1, 2009.  The sub contract pilot has been going on for some time,
now, but only one entity qualified to participate, given the high
criteria imposed.  The sub grant pilot is to start June 23 and run
until mid August.  I urge everyone who does subawards at their
institution to get involved or you will just have to suffer with
whatever is imposed, come January.  You will have to be reporting all
subawards of $25,000 or more, including data elements yet to be
determined,  using some program yet to be determined, in a format yet
to be determined, for some number of lower tiers, yet to be
determined.  Help determine what these will be.  Start by joining in
on the conference call.

By the way, stay tuned for the sequel.

http://obama.senate.gov/press/080603-obama_and_cobur_2/

Consider sending an email from that site, saying (maybe) this is a
good idea but how about waiting until the first one is working
correctly.

Have you all checked out your institutions at
http://www.usaspending.gov/
to see what they have done to you?  The University of Michigan is
quite a mess.  I am all for fighting waste and fraud in government
grants but how to start when here are 9 entries for UM?

Let's hope we can help the subaward system turn out better.

Bob
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Robert Beattie
Editor, eRA Corner, NCURA Magazine
UMich FFATA Sub Award Pilot Representative
UMich e-Business Point of Contact
UMich Grants.gov Liaison
Managing Senior Project Representative for Electronic Research
Administration
Division of Research Development and Administration
University of Michigan
xxxxxx@umich.edu   (734) 936-1283

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