Stimulus Funding Information

Stimulus Reporting Requirements

ORPA - SRA ARRA Update


There will be significant new reporting requirements on any funding received as part of the stimulus package. Following is guidance put together by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in their Initial Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 memo. Beginning on page 14 OMB describes the detailed reporting requirements for recipients of economic recovery funds.

Following are some highlights from this memo (page 15):

"As required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and this guidance, each recipient, as described above, is required to report the following information to the Federal agency providing the award 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter, starting on October 10th.

Detailed reporting instructions will be made available at www.FederalReporting.gov no less than 45 days before the October 10, 2009 reporting deadline.

These reports will include the following data elements, as prescribed by the Recovery Act:

  1. The total amount of recovery funds received from that agency;
  2. The amount of recovery funds received that were obligated and expended to projects or activities.  This reporting will also included unobligated Allotment balances to facilitate reconciliations.
  3. A detailed list of all projects or activities for which recovery funds were obligated and expended, including--
    1. The name of the project or activity;
    2. A description of the project or activity;
    3. An evaluation of the completion status of the project or activity;
    4. An estimate of the number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained by the project or activity; and
    5. For infrastructure investments made by State and local governments, the purpose, total cost, and rationale of the agency for funding the infrastructure investment with funds made available under this Act, and name of the person to contact at the agency if there are concerns with the infrastructure investment.
  4. Detailed information on any subcontracts or subgrants awarded by the recipient to include the data elements required to comply with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-282), allowing aggregate reporting on awards below $25,000 or to individuals, as prescribed by the Director of OMB.

On Jun 22, 2009, OMB has issued http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-21.pdf. The new document supplements, amends, and clarifies the initial OMB guidance issued.