Yes, we are part of the pilot.

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Marie F. Smith, CRA
Grants Administrator
Compliance Officer
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
PO Box AB (2801 Sharon Turnpike)
Millbrook, NY 12545
Phone: 845-677-7600 x202
Fax: 845-677-5976
E-mail: xxxxxx@ecostudies.org
Internet:  http://www.ecostudies.org

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-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
Behalf Of Lesley Zajac
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:17 AM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] FFATA news

Bob:

Thanks for the update.  Interestingly, I have tried to sign up for the
sub award pilot due to start on June 23.  I was told to contact Andrea
Brandon at 'xxxxxx@usda.gov'which I did, but never got a
response.  Has anyone been successful in signing up for the pilot?  And,
yes I checked out our institution on the website and even though we are
very small, they managed to get it wrong!

According to Thompson Publishing (Federal Grants Management Handbook)
OMB is requesting comments on the proposed OMB guidance on DUNS numbers
and CCR registration by August 5.  Has anyone seen this?

Lesley S. Zajac
Director, Research Administration
Jaeb Center for Health Research
15310 Amberly Drive
Suite 350
Tampa, FL 33647
Tel: 813.975.8690
Fax: 813.975.8761
www.jaeb.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
Behalf Of Bob Beattie
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:00 AM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: [RESADM-L] FFATA news

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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