ARRA and Reporting
ARRA clearly states that taxpayer dollars spent under ARRA will be subject to unprecedented transparency and accountability. As a result, extensive reporting requirements have been implemented to track and assess the use of all ARRA funds. While the ARRA reporting requirements generally apply to prime recipients (e.g., states receiving “pass-through funding, such as Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) or Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) funds, or CAAs receiving direct federal funding, such as Head Start), prime recipients can delegate some of their reporting requirement to sub-recipients (e.g., states can delegate to CAAs receiving CSBG and/or WAP funds, and CAAs receiving Head Start or other direct federal funding can delegate to delegate agencies or other sub-grantees). The first quarterly report required by ARRA is due October 10 and must be filed on www.FederalReporting.gov.
- OMB Issues New Guidance on ARRA Jobs Reporting
In response to confusion about how to calculate and report estimates of jobs created and/or retained by Recovery Act funds, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued new guidance on ARRA jobs reporting. This guidance applies to ARRA reports due January 10, 2010.
- CAPLAW Primer on ARRA Reporting
This article by CAPLAW summarizes ARRA reporting requirements and related considerations for prime recipients and sub-recipients of ARRA funds.
Office of Management and Budget November 30, 2009 Memorandum for the heads of executive departments and agencies
Registration reporting guidance for ARRA recipients who may now register at www.federalreporting.gov.
www.FederalReporting.gov resources (including registration guide, Excel spreadsheet templates for submission of ARRA reporting data to www.FederalReporting.gov (use the template for grants, loans and cooperative agreements), the Data Dictionary (a detailed explanation of the data elements that recipients must report), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance, and federal agency guidance on recipient reporting.
This tool provides grant-specific information to assist recipients in the preparation of their data for reporting to www.FederalReporting.gov.
The OMB memoranda explain what Section 1512 of ARRA requires recipients to report on the use of ARRA funding. The first of these reports is due October 10, 2009.
Answers from OMB to questions about ARRA reporting requirements.
Information regarding ARRA reporting from webinars and audio conferences.
