Hello Theresa, I would like to read your article on FFATA. Please forward it to me via email. Best, Jari Jari Peters, JD Office of Research Compliance Weill Medical College of Cornell University 1300 York Ave, Box 89 New York, NY 10065 Tel: 212-821-0959 Fax: 212-821-0799 ----- Original Message ----- From: Theresa Defino <xxxxxx@AOL.COM> Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:50 am Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] FFATA pilot update > > > > I recently completed a story on the FFATA pilot. Please email me if > you would like a copy. > > > Theresa Defino > > Editor > > Report on Research Compliace > > xxxxxx@aol.com > > > > > 301-738-3721 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lesley Zajac <xxxxxx@JAEB.ORG> > To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > Sent: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:44 am > Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] FFATA Information Gathering Process > > > > > > > > > As a small company, we are quite honestly in a "holding pattern" right > now - unwilling to invest limited and precious programming/developer > time in reports that may or may not meet whatever the final format and > final requirements are for FFATA. Some feedback or updated > informationfrom OMB would be appreciated by the sponsored > programs/researchadministration community I am sure. > > 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 [xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On > Behalf Of Bob Beattie > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:19 AM > To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] FFATA Information Gathering Process > > First: There is not a lot of data to collect, Below I give the > specific text of the law regarding Sub-awards. Note the passed > dates > and the perhaps useless reference to indirect costs. Are any > schools > planning on increasing their rate based on FFATA costs. > > The law requires up to 17 data elements for the Sub award (from > both > Grants and Contracts) the same as for the primary award. Some of > these data will come from the Primary Award -- most of (C). New > data > you will need are (A), (B), (D) & (E). You should know A, B and > most of D. If you are using Grants.gov to get sub-award data, then > > you will know the DUNS number, or easily found in USASpending.gov > for > other universities. The organizations that will really have > problems are state governments, such as Departments of Education > that > give out sub awards to 100's to 1000's of school districts. > "includes for each > Federal award- > (A) the name of the entity receiving the award; > (B) the amount of the award; > (C) information on the award including transaction > type, funding agency, the North American Industry Classification > System code or Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance > number (where applicable), program source, and an > award title descriptive of the purpose of each funding > action; > (D) the location of the entity receiving the award and > the primary location of performance under the award, > including the city, State, congressional district, and > country; > (E) a unique identifier of the entity receiving the award > and of the parent entity of the recipient, should the entity > be owned by another entity; and > (F) any other relevant information specified by the > Office of Management and Budget." > > So far OMB has not specified any other relevant data. > > Second, : the Federal Demonstration Partnership Sub-award > committee, > under leadership of Michelle Christy, MIT, is developing a national > > sub-award data site to hold much of the required items. > > Third: Where is the Sub-award Pilot now. A representative from > OMB > was supposed to come to FDP to tell us but he got hijacked to a > Transition Team meeting. He wrote me the following > "In terms of subaward reporting -- We continue to work to develop a > > process for reporting subaward information to USAspending.gov in > accordance with the Transparency Act, but do not now have one in > place. Recipients of federal funding who are subject to this > requirement will be notified by their awarding agencies once the > process and portal have been established and are ready for use. It > > is currently unclear when this will be, but recipients will be > given > sufficient notification of the requirements before they are > expected > to report." > > To which I replied > "What you write is very scary! It sounds like there will be no > more > pilot, no more user participation. Just another Federal system > imposed on grant recipients who will get a 'take it or else' > mandate. We will get some warning of what's coming but no > opportunity to respond? " > > But a further reply was somewhat reassuring > "I didn't mean to imply that much. Based on the feedback we did > recieve we understand the significant burden this could impose if > not > done well. I simply meant we don't know right now exacly what the > next phase will look like, and will work to ensure everyone has > some > notice of what we are doing before we do it, even if the next phase > > is another pilot. I currently am hopeful that we will proceed with > another, broader pilot, possible tracking all funding for a > specific > activity, such as the pending economic recovery act. This would > allow > us to meet some of the objectives the president-elect has discussed > > recently in his public statements, and would also give better > information than our past pilots on the true costs and benefits of > subaward reporting." > > So I guess that is a "stay tuned for further developments from the > new Administration. No one is expecting us to be turning in sub- > award reports now, but it might well be retroactive, once in place. > > > ----------------------------------- > (d) SUBAWARD DATA.- > (1) PILOT PROGRAM.- > (A) IN GENERAL.-Not later than July 1, 2007, the > Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall > commence a pilot program to- > (i) test the collection and accession of data about > subgrants and subcontracts; and > (ii) determine how to implement a subaward > reporting program across the Federal Government, > including- > (I) a reporting system under which the entity > issuing a subgrant or subcontract is responsible > for fulfilling the subaward reporting requirement; > and > (II) a mechanism for collecting and incorporating > agency and public feedback on the design > and utility of the website. > (B) TERMINATION.-The pilot program under subparagraph > (A) shall terminate not later than January 1, 2009. > (2) REPORTING OF SUBAWARDS.- > (A) IN GENERAL.-Based on the pilot program conducted > under paragraph (1), and, except as provided in > subparagraph (B), not later than January 1, 2009, the > Director of the Office of Management and Budget- > (i) shall ensure that data regarding subawards > are disclosed in the same manner as data regarding > other Federal awards, as required by this Act; and > (ii) shall ensure that the method for collecting > and distributing data about subawards under clause > (i)- > (I) minimizes burdens imposed on Federal > award recipients and subaward recipients; > (II) allows Federal award recipients and > subaward recipients to allocate reasonable costs > for the collection and reporting of subaward data > as indirect costs; > Bob > ------------------------------ > Robert Beattie > FDP-eRA Representative, FFATA Sub-award Pilot Project > 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 > > On Jan 15, 2009, at 8:14 AM, Hamaker, Amanda K wrote: > > We are currently developing a process for collecting the > information > from our subcontract recipients to meet the requirements of the > Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. We are > curious > how other Sponsored Programs Offices are approaching this matter. > Any information you can share, particularly any forms you may have > developed, are greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! > Amanda > > Amanda Hamaker > Senior Account Manager - NSF > Sponsored Program Services > YONG Hall, Room 716 > Purdue University > 765-494-4958 > xxxxxx@purdue.edu > ====================================================================== I > > nstructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are > available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv > Lists") > ====================================================================== > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================
