[CAFR-Contacts-News] FW: OMB releases draft grants management common data standards - Your feedback is requested by January 4, 2019

[HAMILTON Robert W * DAS]

Hello CAFR Contacts,

Please see the notice below from NASACT regarding a proposed grants management common data standards.  If you or your agency has a response to the proposal, please let us know by close of business on Friday, December 28.

Thank you,

Rob

From: Poynter, R. Kinney [mailto:kpoynter at nasact.org]
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Subject: OMB releases draft grants management common data standards - Your feedback is requested by January 4, 2019
Importance: High

To:       State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers
            NASACT Uniform Guidance Implementation Work Group
            NSAA Single Audit Committee

Recently, OMB issued a notice<https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-11-16/pdf/2018-24927.pdf> in the Federal Register seeking comments on a set of proposed grants management common data standards.  The proposed common data standards contained in the notice are a pre-decisional draft and should not be interpreted as setting policy or official guidance.

These common data standards have been created in support of the Results-Oriented Accountability for Grants Goal<https://www.performance.gov/CAP/CAP_goal_8.html> (CAP Goal #8) which was contained in the President's Management Agenda (March 2018). The intent of CAP Goal #8 is to: rebalance compliance efforts with a focus on results for the American taxpayer; standardize grant reporting data (emphasis added) and improve data collection in ways that will increase efficiency, promote evaluation, reduce reporting burden, and benefit the American taxpayer; measure progress and share lessons learned and best practices to inform future efforts, and support innovation to achieve results.

OMB is proposing 426 data standards outlined here<https://grantsfeedback.cfo.gov/data-elements.html> (scroll to the bottom of the web page).  For your convenience, we are also attaching an Excel spreadsheet that contains the proposed data standards. The proposed data standards cover the following areas:

010 Grant Program Administration
020 Grant Pre-Award Management
030 Grant Award Management
040 Grant Post-Award Management and Closeout
050 Grant Program Oversight
060 Grant Recipient Oversight

OMB is requesting feedback on the following areas:

  *   Are the data elements appropriately named?
  *   Are the data element definitions accurate?
  *   Is the authoritative reference(s) listed correct and comprehensive?
  *   Are the corresponding domain values accurate and complete?
  *   After reviewing all of the identified critical GRM data elements, do you believe OMB is missing any data elements?

OMB is holding Office Hour Sessions for any questions, comments or concerns you may have. Updated dates and times will be posted on the Grants Feedback Site<https://grantsfeedback.cfo.gov/index.html> and the Community of Practice Page<https://digital.gov/communities/results-oriented-accountability-for-grants/>. To join an Office Hour Session, use the following number: 1-866-928-2008; 8514834#.


  *   November 29, Time 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (EST)
  *   December 6, Time TBD
  *   December 13, Time TBD

OMB is seeking comments on the proposed data standards by Tuesday, January 15, 2019.  So that we can prepare comments from NASACT, please send your feedback to Cornelia Chebinou, NASACT's DC director, at cchebinou at nasact.org<mailto:cchebinou at nasact.org> no later than Friday, January 4.  We also encourage everyone to respond individually to OMB at the Grants Feedback Site<https://grantsfeedback.cfo.gov/index.html>.

Thank you,

R. Kinney Poynter, CPA
NASACT Executive Director
(859) 276-1147

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