FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Debra Sonderman Senior Procurement Executive

FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Debra SondermanSenior Procurement ExecutiveDirector, Office of Acquisitionand Property Management

DOI Financial Assistance Programs

• 231 financial assistance programs

• 196 programs listed in the CFDA

• 154 funding opportunities posted

- 148 application packages

- 2,537 electronic submissions to Grants.gov

DOI Financial Assistance Funding

• FY 2008: $3,035,084,248

4,175 recipients

17,216 transactions

• FY 2007: $1,899,099,199

3,568 recipients

13,743 transactions

DOI Financial Assistance Organization

• Most Bureaus administer multiple grant and cooperative agreement programs

• Decentralized program• 1,346 Interior employees with FA responsibilities• Financial Assistance Communication Liaisons• PAM Office Policy and Direction

Federal Assistance Focus

• Legislative Authority

• Use of Appropriate Instrument

• Competition

• Accurate Reporting in FAADS

• Transparency

Financial and Business Management System (FBMS)• eGrantsPlus• OSM, BLM, MMS• Standardized award terms and

conditions• Interfaces to Grants.gov and Treasury’s

ASAP payment system• USA Spending

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

• Mandatory Use of Financial Assistance Checklist• Financial Assistance Evaluation Criteria• Davis-Bacon Act• DUNS/CCR Registration• Enhanced Reporting Requirements• Single Audit Compliance• Excluded Parties List System (EPLS)

Internal ControlsInclude:• Identifying key controls, whether manual or

automated, and evaluating risk• Mitigating risks;• Monitoring performance of recipients;• Single Audit Act compliance; and • Proper close-out processes.

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