• Finding Reference Number: SA 2023-001 Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) Reporting
Assistance Listing Number: 14.218
Assistance Listing Title: Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants (CDBG)
Name of Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Award Identification Number and Year: B-23-MC-06-0012 (2023)
Name of pass-through Entity: None
Name(s) of the contact person: Christina Crosby
Corrective Action Plan: Beginning with the current FY25 Community Agency Funding Process, the Community Services Division (CSD) will integrate Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) compliance into its existing contracting processes. Language regarding grantees’ reporting responsibilities has been added to the CDBG Public Services, Economic Development, and Infrastructure Contract templates, including the need to register with the System for Award Management (SAM) and provide executive compensation information.
A description of FFATA responsibilities has also been integrated into award communications. Community Services Division is currently preparing to provide grantees with SAM.gov registration support as part of our overall contract process technical assistance. CSD staff is also in the process of registering for both SAM.gov to access grantee submissions as well as Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS). FSRS is the federal portal where staff will provide grantee executive compensation and demographic information as required by FFATA.
FFATA compliance processes, both information gathering and reporting to FSRS, have been added to staff’s internal timelines and checklists to ensure that reporting will be in compliance within the 30 days of contract execution required by law. This will form the basis for the Community Agency Funding processes in future years.
In addition, the Finance department will review all grant awards over $30,000 with other City divisions to verify and ensure compliance with FFATA reporting requirements continue to be met.
• Anticipated Completion Date: Complete