Grants Policy Committee GPC

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• Grants Policy Committee (GPC)
• Stakeholder Webcast
• October 28, 2008

Tom Cooley GPC Chair
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Presenters

• Tom Cooley
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• GPC Chair
• Andrea Brandon
• US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Transparency Act, Grants Committee, Sub-Award
  Pilot Group Chair

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Agenda

• Welcome and Thank You to HUD
• GPC Update
• Draft Implementation Plan Presentation
• Transparency Act, Grants Sub-Award
• Pilot Update
• Participants Discussion, Questions,
• and Comments

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About the GPC

• GPC is
• A Committee of the U.S. Chief Financial Officers
  Council
• Charged with improving the management of federal
  financial assistance government-wide
• GPC
• Recommends financial assistance policies and
  practices to the Office of Management and Budget
  and coordinates related interagency activities
• Serves the public interest in collaboration with
  other federal-wide grants initiatives

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GPC Updates

• Latest Publications in the Federal Register
• Finalized Federal Financial Report (FFR)
• Final data elements for summary reports of
  inventions
• Proposed drug-free work place guidance
• Grantees early involvement requests

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GPC Updates

• The new GPC website is now live
• Visit www.GPC.gov
• Stakeholder highlights
• Accomplishments and Work Group Pages
• Webcast and Outreach
• FAQs
• GPC Documents Database

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GPC Home Page
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GPC Home Page

• Check the Latest News box for product updates,
  GPC news, and upcoming outreach activities

• Click here to provide feedback on todays webcast
  or other outreach efforts

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Accomplishments Page

• Highlights
• Accomplishments appear by year
• Where possible, links to the actual documents are
  included for easier access

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Work Groups Page

• Highlights
• Captures pertinent Work Group content
• Work Groups may populate their own pages with
  content and documents in progress as appropriate

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Webcasts Outreach Page

• Highlights
• Links to slide presentations, archived webcasts,
  and feedback surveys
• Webcasts organized chronologically with the most
  recent first
• Each header provides quick insight into webcast
  topics

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FAQs Page

• Highlights
• Quickly access GPC-related FAQs
• Use navigation menu to jump to sections of
  interest

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Documents and Reports Page

• Highlights
• Documents database for easy searches of
  GPC-related documents
• Subpages increase the ease of finding information

• Click at the bottom of each page for printer
  friendly options

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www.GPC.gov

• Explore the site at your convenience
• Spread the word about www.GPC.gov
• Provide feedback on how the site could better
  serve the stakeholder community

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Draft Implementation PlanPresentation
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Strategic Plan Overview

• Mission Vision
• Twin Strategic Goals
• Streamlining and Stewardship
• Objectives
• Consolidated and consistent OMB
  guidance
• Standard business processes
• Uniform forms and formats
• GPC organizational performance
• Training and certification
• Audit and oversight

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Implementing the Strategic Plan

• GPC identified proposed activities for the next 5
  years to help meet the Goals and Objectives of
  the Strategic Plan
• Target timeframes
• Near-term (NT) (FY08)
• Mid-term (MT) (FY09-11)
• Long-term (LT) (FY12-13)

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Goal 1 Streamlining

• Objective 1
• Consolidated
• consistent OMB
• guidance
• Sample Products
• Trafficking in Persons
• (NT)
• OMB guidance on
• general matters (LT)
• OMB guidance on
• pre-award
• Responsibilities (LT)
• Cost Principles (LT)

• Objective 2
• Uniform forms
• Formats
• Sample Products
• Federal Financial
• Report (NT)
• Real Property Status
• Report (NT)
• Research
• Performance Progress
• Report (NT)
• Tangible Personal
• Property Report (NT)

• Objective 3
• Standard business
• processes
• Sample Products
• Standard Payment
• Request Data
• Elements and
• Terms (NT)
• Announcement
• Format Phase 2 (LT)

Impact Streamlined policies, formats, and
business processes
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Goal 2 Stewardship

• Objective 1
• GPC organizational
• performance
• Sample Products
• To be determined

• Objective 2
• Training
• Certification
• Sample Products
• Competencies (MT)
• Training
• Curriculum (LT)
• Certification
• Program (LT)
• Government-wide
• Database Tracking
• Training (LT)

• Objective 3
• Audit Oversight
• Polices
• Sample Products
• A-133 Compliance
• Supplement (Annual)
• Training for Auditors
• conducting A-133s
• (NT)
• A-133 Process
• Review (MT)

Impact Improved stewardship over human and
financial resources
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Outreach Initiatives

• Stakeholder education and outreach initiatives
• Improve public engagement
• Expand the GPC Community
• Develop and maintain GPC website
• Improve grantee outreach mechanisms

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Next Steps

• Open public comment period for participation
  through November 7, 2008
• GPC Executive Committee will review comments and
  update the Plan accordingly
• GPC will approve the Plan

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• Transparency Act, Grant
• Sub-Award Pilot Update
• Andrea Brandon, USDA

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Question Answer Session

• Any Questions?
• Call 202-708-0995
• or
• Email HUDTV_at_HUD.GOV

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• Thank you for joining us!
• To view todays webcast and PowerPoint
  presentation, and to submit feedback go to
• www.GPC.gov