From FederalReporting.gov
Recipient Reporting Process Overview
From the Office of Management and Budget
Webinar Information on Recovery Act Reporting Requirements
OMB Guidance Documents Regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
From Other Agencies
Agencies Provide Helpful Information on Recovery Act Reporting Requirements (Updated 9-16-2009)
Reporting Guidance from HUD Office of Native American Programs (.pdf) (Updated 9-30-2009)
Reminder to Register with FederalReporting.gov and
Prepare your report on Recovery Act funding
- who is receiving Recovery Act dollars,
- the amount awarded,
- the amount expended since the enactment of the Recovery Act (2/17/09),
- description of the projects or activities being funded and their completion status,
- estimates of project job creation and job retention impact, and
- details on sub-awards and other payments.
Recipient Reporting Information from Recovery.gov
In addition to the resources below, Recovery.gov provides a vareity of resources for registration assistance, including downloadable registration guides, guidance, reporting documents, and Frequently Asked Questions. To learn more, go to: http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/recipient-reporting
OMB Webinar Information on Recovery Act Reporting Requirements
General Overview
The first webinar in the series summarized the reporting requirements and set the stage for the rest of the series.
Presentation was held on July 20, 2009.
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Basic Principles and Requirements of Recovery Act Recipient Reporting
The second webinar explained the responsibilities of recipients of Recovery Act funding as well as how to calculate and report Job Creation Estimates.
Presentation was held on July 20, 2009.
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Recipient Reporting Process Overview
The third webinar provided an overview of the technical solutions and required data elements for reporting on Recovery Act funds.
Presentation was held on July 21, 2009.
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Federal Agency Report Review
The fourth webinar explained the technical solutions, data elements, and key aspects of Recovery Act reporting from the perspective of a federal agency.
Presentation was held on July 21, 2009.
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Prime Recipient Reporting
The fifth webinar explained the technical solutions, data elements, and key aspects of Recovery Act reporting from the perspective of a prime recipient.
Presentation was held on July 22, 2009.
Download the Audio File (mp3) | Download the Presentation (PDF)
Sub-Recipient Reporting
The sixth webinar explained the technical solutions, data elements, and key aspects of Recovery Act reporting from the perspective of a sub-recipient.
Presentation was held on July 22, 2009.
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Data Quality Requirements
The seventh webinar explained the procedures that ensure all submitted data is accurate.
Presentation was held on July 23, 2009.
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During the week of July 20th, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Recovery, Accountability and Transparency Board conducted a series of webinars to provide information about the reports that recipients of funds awarded under the Recovery Act must file beginning on October 10th. The webinars were designed to train federal agencies and recipients of Recovery Act funding on how to comply with their reporting responsibilities under the Act. The webinars presented a great deal of very helpful information to tribal governments, tribal organizations and other tribal entities that have been awarded Recovery Act funding, such as the following:
- Section 1512 of the Recovery Act requires that recipients of funds awarded under the Act must submit separate quarterly reports via www.FederalReporting.gov beginning on October 10th.
- Registration at www.FederalReporting.gov will open on August 17th. Recipients will enroll in the Central Contractor Registration and obtain a DUNS number. Because this enrollment takes several days, recipients are encouraged to register soon after August 17th.
- Information to be contained in the report includes:
- who is receiving Recovery Act dollars,
- the amount awarded,
- the amount expended since the enactment of the Recovery Act (2/17/09),
- description of the projects or activities being funded and their completion status,
- estimates of project job creation (reported both numerically, using a standard calculation adding the total hours worked by all employees in the quarter, divided by the total hours in a full-time schedule, and in a narrative) and job retention impact, and
- details on sub-awards and other payments.
- There are different reporting requirements for
- prime recipients (e.g., Recovery funds given directly to tribal government),
- sub-recipients (e.g., Recovery funds to state, then to tribe),
- vendors, and
- sub-recipient vendors.
- Recipient reporting begins on October 10, 2009, with subsequent quarterly reports due 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter. Data may be entered in any of three ways:
- keyed in on www.FederalReporting.gov;
- entered into an MS Excel spreadsheet template that can be downloaded and submitted; or
- through a link interface with another system.
- Note: Please ensure sub-recipients and vendors report early to meet the reporting deadline and requirements of the prime recipient.
- Then, prime recipients will have a specific period of time (10 days) to review and ask for corrections to be made on data submitted by sub-recipients and vendors prior to its review by the federal agency.
- Non-compliance with section 1512 reporting requirements could be treated as a violation of the funding award agreement.
- OMB will have help desk personnel available to help with the submission of reporting information to www.FederalReporting.gov.
- The information provided in the recipient reports will be available to the public through posting on www.Recovery.gov.
OMB has updated the list of Recovery Act programs that are subject to recipient reporting. That updated list is available here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-21-supp1.pdf
If your tribe has been awarded or has received Recovery Act funding, or plans to apply for funding, under any of the following popular Indian Country programs, among others, you must comply with the section 1512 reporting requirements:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works
USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grants
USDA Wildland Fire Management
USDA Community Facilities Loans and Grants
USDA Water and Waste System Loans and Grants
Department of Commerce Economic Adjustment Assistance
Department of Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
Department of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
HHS Aging Nutrition Services for Native Americans
HHS Head Start
HHS Community Services Block Grant
HHS Child Care and Development Block Grant
Indian Health Service Facilities Maintenance and Improvement
IHS Equipment
IHS Health Care Facilities Construction
DHS Assistance to Firefighters Grant
HUD Indian Community Development Block Grant
HUD Native American Housing Block Grants
HUD Healthy Homes Demonstration Grants
BIA Housing Improvement Program
BIA Construction
BIA Operation of Indian Programs
BIA Indian Guaranteed Loan Program
DOJ Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Grant Program
DOJ Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program
DOJ Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands
Department of Labor Native American Employment and Training
Department of the Treasury Native American Community Development Financial Institutions Assistance Program
EPA Clean Water Tribal Set-Aside Program
EPA Brownfields grants
Federal Communications Commission Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
The OMB webinar series called “Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009” is divided into seven parts:
OMB Guidance Documents Regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Updated Guidance Regarding Job Creation Estimates and Issues of Non-reporting Recipients and Data Quality (12/18/09)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_2010/m10-08.pdf
Updated Guidance Regarding Communications with Registered Lobbyists About Recovery Act Funds (7/24/09)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-24.pdf
| Agency | Reporting Guidance |
|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture (USDA) | View Site |
| Department of Commerce (DOC) | View Site |
| Department of Defense (DOD) | View Site |
| Department of Education (ED) | View Site |
| Department of Energy (DOE) | View Site |
| Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | View Site |
| Department of Homeland Security (DHS) |  Download |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) | View Site |
| Department of Justice (DOJ) | Download |
| Department of Labor (DOL) | View Site |
| Department of the Interior (DOI) | View Site |
| Department of Transportation (DOT) | View Site |
| Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) |  Download |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | View Site |
| National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | View Site |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | View Site |
| Small Business Association (SBA) | Download |
