HRTG_NOFA_RENEWAL_2020 Details.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Fund Availability under the Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (Grant Renewals).

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the availability of funds under the Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas. This

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) contains information concerning the Grants for

Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas program, grant renewal application process, and amount of funding available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The National Program Coordinator for

Highly Rural Transportation Grants, Veterans Transportation Program, Member

Services (10NF4), 2957 Clairmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30329; at HRTG@va.gov.

Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Availability (Grant Renewals)

Funding Opportunity Number: VA-HRTG-2020

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 64.035

DATES AND ADDRESSES:

Applications for assistance under the Grants for Transportation of Veterans in

Highly Rural Areas Program must be submitted to www.grants.gov by 4:00 p.m.

Eastern Daylight Time on June 19, 2020. In the interest of fairness to all competing applicants and with the single exception described farther below regarding unforeseen technical problems beyond the control of the applicant with the Grants.gov website, this deadline is firm as to date and hour, and VA will treat as ineligible for consideration any application received after the deadline. Applicants should take this practice into account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays, computer service outages (in the case of http://www.grants.gov), or other delivery-related problems.

Access to the application

The application can be found at http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html, utilizing the “search by Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number” function, and entering in that search field the number 64.035. Questions should be referred to the Veterans Transportation Program (VTP) Office by e-mail at

HRTG@va.gov. For further information on Grants for Transportation of Veterans in

Highly Rural Areas Program requirements, see the Final Rule published in the Federal

Register (78 FR 19586) on April 2, 2013, which is codified in 38 CFR §§ 17.700-730.

http://www.grants.gov/ http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html mailto:HRTG@va.gov

Submission of application package

Applications may not be sent by facsimile. Applications must be submitted to www.grants.gov by the application deadline. Applications must be submitted as a complete package. Materials arriving separately will not be included in the application package for consideration and may result in the application being rejected. All applicable forms cited in the application description must be included.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Funding Opportunity Description

Overview

Access to VA care for veterans in highly rural areas continues to be an issue across the United States. VA has established this program to help address barriers to access to care. This program funds innovative approaches to transporting veterans in highly rural areas who typically have longer commute times to Department of Veterans

Affairs medical centers (VA Medical Centers).

Purpose

VA’s VTP office is pleased to announce it is seeking grant renewal applications for Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas. This program furthers the Department’s mission by offering renewal grants to current grantees to enable them to continue to assist veterans in highly rural areas through innovative transportation services to travel to VA Medical Centers (VAMC) and to otherwise assist in providing transportation services in connection with the provision of VA medical care to these veterans.

Authority

Funding applied for under this Notice is authorized by section 307 of the

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-163, § 307 (the 2010 Act), as implemented by regulations codified at 38 CFR §§17.700-730, Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas. Funds made available under this Notice are subject to the requirements of the aforementioned regulations and other applicable laws and regulations.

Award Information

In accordance with 38 CFR § 17.710, VA is issuing this Notice for renewal grants under the Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas Program for fiscal year 2020. Approximately $2.8 million is authorized to be appropriated for this fiscal year. If additional funding becomes available, VA will issue additional Notices of

Funding Availability to permit other grantees to apply for Grants under the Program (in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Notices of Funding Availability). The following requirements apply to grants awarded under this Notice:

• One renewal grant may be awarded to each grantee for fiscal year 2020 for each highly rural area in which the grantee provides transportation services. (A listing of the highly rural counties can be found at this website under additional resources: http://www.va.gov/HEALTHBENEFITS/vtp/grant_applicants.asp)

• Transportation services may not be simultaneously provided by more than one grantee in any single highly rural area.

• No single grant will exceed $50,000 USD per highly rural area.

• A veteran who is provided transportation services through a grantee’s use of these grant monies will not be charged for such services.

http://www.va.gov/HEALTHBENEFITS/vtp/grant_applicants.asp

• Renewal grants awarded under this Notice will be for a one (1) year period.

• All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and to any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.

Eligibility Information

Eligible Applicants

Current 2019 grantees are the only entities eligible to apply for a renewal grant.

Interested eligible entities must submit a complete renewal grant application package to be considered for a grant renewal. Further, a renewal grant will only be awarded if the grantee’s program will remain substantially the same as the program for which the original grant was awarded. How the grantee will meet this requirement must be specifically addressed in the renewal grant application.

Cost Sharing or Matching

This solicitation does not require grantees to provide matching funds as a condition of receiving such grants.

Other

Additional grant application requirements are specified in the application package. Submission of an incorrect or incomplete application package will result in the application being rejected during the threshold review, the initial review conducted by

VA, to ensure the application package contains all required forms and certifications.

Complete packages will then be subject to the evaluation/scoring and selection process described in § 17.705(c) and (d), respectively. Applicants will be notified of any additional information needed to confirm or clarify information provided in the renewal grant application and the deadline by which to submit such information.

Application and Submission Information

Renewal applications will be submitted through www.Grants.gov. The

Grants.gov website is a “one-stop storefront” that provides a unified process for all customers of federal awards to find funding opportunities and apply for funding.

Complete instructions on how to register and submit a renewal grant application can be found at www.Grants.gov. If the applicant experiences technical difficulties at any point during this process, please call the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–

4726, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays.

Registration in Grants.gov is required prior to submission. VA strongly encourages registering with Grants.gov several weeks before the deadline for application submission. The deadline for applying for funding under this announcement is June 19, 2020.

Please visit the Grants.gov website and perform a search using the identifying information below to locate the funding opportunity. The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance (CFDA) number for this solicitation is 64.035, titled “Veterans Transportation

Program” and the funding opportunity number is VA-HRTG-2020.

Submit an application consistent with this solicitation by following the directions in

Grants.gov. The applicant should receive an e-mail validation message from

Grants.gov within 24–48 hours after submitting the electronic application. The validation message will state whether the renewal grant application has been received and validated or rejected with an explanation. Important: Applicants are urged to submit their applications at least 72 hours prior to the due date of the application to allow time to receive the validation message and to correct any problems that may have caused a rejection notification.

If an applicant experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond the applicant’s control that prevents submission of its application by the deadline, the applicant must contact the VTP Office staff no later than 24 hours after the deadline and request approval to submit its application. At that time, VTP Office staff will instruct the applicant to submit specific information detailing the technical difficulties. The applicant must e-mail: a description of the technical difficulties; a timeline of submission efforts;

the complete grant application; the applicant’s Data Universal Numbering System

(DUNS) number; and Grants.gov Help Desk tracking number(s) received. After the VTP office reviews all the information submitted and contacts the Grants.gov Help Desk to validate the technical issues reported, VA will contact the applicant to either approve or deny the request to submit a late application. The application will be rejected as untimely if the technical issues reported cannot be validated.

To ensure a fair competition for limited discretionary funds, the following conditions are not valid reasons to permit late submissions: (1) failure to begin the registration process in sufficient time; (2) failure to follow Grants.gov instructions on how to register and apply as posted on its website; (3) failure to follow all of the instructions in the VA solicitation; and (4) technical issues experienced with the applicant’s computer or information technology (IT) environment. Notifications regarding known technical problems with Grants.gov, if any, are posted on the Grants.gov website.

Content and Form of Application Submission

Applicants should anticipate failure to submit an application that contains all specified elements will result in the rejection of their application at the threshold review stage. Moreover, applicants should anticipate if applications are not adequately responsive to the scope of the solicitation, particularly to any critical element, or fail to include a program narrative, budget detail worksheet including a budget narrative, tribal resolution (if applicable), eligibly entity designation, or a list of the highly rural county or counties to be served, they will be rejected and receive no further consideration.

Threshold Review Criteria: (Critical Elements)

• Interim Final Report (A report of your organizations performance for the last three quarters through June 2020)

• Application deadline: Applications not received by the application deadline through www.grants.gov will not be reviewed.

• Eligibility: Only applications conforming to the eligibility requirements at the beginning section of this document will be reviewed.

• Budget detail worksheet including a budget narrative: VA strongly recommends use of appropriately descriptive file names (e.g., “Program

Narrative”, “Budget Detail Worksheet and Budget Narrative”, “Timelines”, “Memoranda of Understanding”, “Resumes”) for all attachments. VA recommends resumes be included in a single file.

• Information to complete the Application for Federal Assistance (SF424): The

SF424 is a standard form required for use as a cover sheet for submission of pre-applications, applications, and related information. Grants.gov takes information from the applicant’s profile to populate the fields on this form.

• Program Narrative: Provide a detailed narrative of your program scope and specifically discuss the innovative modes and methods of transportation services to be provided. If the provision of transportation services will necessitate procurement or use of specific equipment, such equipment must be specifically listed.

Note on project evaluations: Applicants that propose to use funds awarded through this solicitation to conduct project evaluations should be aware certain project evaluations (such as systematic investigations designed to develop or contribute to knowledge) may constitute research. However, project evaluations intended only to generate internal improvements to a program or service, or are conducted only to meet VA’s performance measure data reporting requirements, likely do not constitute research. Research, for the purposes of VA-funded programs, is defined as, “a systematic investigation, including research, development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.” 38 CFR §

16.102(d). In addition, research involving human subjects is subject to certain added protections, as set forth in 38 CFR part 16. Applicants should provide sufficient information for VA to determine whether certain project activities they propose would either intentionally or unintentionally collect and/or use information in such a way that it meets VA’s regulatory definition of research and thereby invoke the requirements and procedures set forth in 38 CFR part 16.

Budget Detail Worksheet and Budget Narrative

Budget Detail Worksheet: A sample SF424A Budget Detail Worksheet can be found at www.grants.gov . Please submit a budget and label it as “SF424A Budget

Detail Worksheet.” The budget categories listed in the sample budget worksheet must be included if the budget is submitted in a different format.

Budget Narrative: The Budget Narrative should thoroughly and clearly describe every category of expense listed in the Budget Detail Worksheet. The narrative should be mathematically sound and correspond with the information and figures provided in the Budget Detail Worksheet. The narrative should explain how all costs are estimated and calculated and how they are relevant to the completion of the proposed project.

The narrative may include tables for clarification purposes but need not be in a spreadsheet format. As with the Budget Detail Worksheet, the Budget Narrative must be broken down by year. Note: All non-federal entities have to be in compliance with 2

CFR § 200.400-475 Cost Principles and all Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Regulations and Circulars.

Budget Brief (example):

1. Our organization requests ______for the acquisition of _________van(s).

2. The total cost of the van(s)_______________. This is the amount requested from VA.

3. Our organization will utilize _______________for innovative approaches for transporting veterans. This is the amount requested from VA for a maximum of

$50,000 USD.

Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable)

Indirect costs are allowed only if the applicant has a federally approved indirect cost rate (this requirement does not apply to units of local government). A copy of the rate approval must be attached. If the applicant does not have an approved rate, one can be requested by contacting the applicant’s cognizant federal agency, which will review all documentation and approve a rate for the applicant organization or, if the applicant’s accounting system permits, costs may be allocated in the direct cost categories. Obtain information needed to submit an indirect cost rate proposal at the contact person listed in this solicitation if VA is the cognizant federal agency.

Tribal Authorizing Resolution (if applicable)

If an application identifies a sub-recipient that is either (1) a tribe or tribal organization or (2) a third party proposing to provide direct services or assistance to residents on tribal lands, then a current authorizing resolution of the governing body of the tribal entity or other enactment of the tribal council or comparable governing body authorizing the inclusion of the tribe or tribal organization and its membership must be included with the application. In those instances when an organization or consortium of tribes proposes to apply for a grant on behalf of a tribe or multiple specific tribes, then the application must include a resolution from all tribes that will be included as a part of the services/assistance provided under the grant. A consortium of tribes for which existing consortium bylaws allow action without support from all tribes in the consortium

(i.e., without authorizing resolution or other enactment of each tribal governing body) may submit a copy of its consortium bylaws with the application to satisfy this requirement.

Submission Dates and Times

Renewal grant applications under the Grants for Transportation of Veterans in

Highly Rural Areas Program must be submitted to www.grants.gov by 4:00 p.m.

Eastern Daylight Time on June 19, 2020. In the interest of fairness to all competing applicants, this deadline is firm as to date and hour and with the single exception described above regarding unforeseen technical problems beyond the control of the applicant with the Grants.gov website, VA will treat as ineligible for consideration any application received after the deadline. Applicants should take this into account and submit early their materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays, computer service outages (in the case of www.grants.gov), or other delivery-related problems.

The application can be found at http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html, utilizing the “search by Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number” function, and entering in that search field the number 64.035. Questions should be referred to the VTP Office at (404) 828–5380 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at HRTG@va.gov. See the governing regulations codified at 38 CFR §§17.700-730 for further information on Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas

Program requirements.

Renewal grant applications may not be sent by facsimile. These applications must be submitted to www.grants.gov by the application deadline; they must also be submitted as a complete package. Materials arriving separately will not be included in the application package for consideration and may result in the application being rejected. All applicable forms cited in the application description must be included.

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Intergovernmental Review

Some states require applicants must contact their State’s Single Point of Contact

(SPOC) to obtain and comply with the state’s process, to comply with Executive Order

(E.O.) 12372 (1982). Names and addresses of the SPOCs are listed in the Office of

Management and Budget’s homepage at:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/SPOC-Feb.-2020.pdf

Funding Restrictions

Grants will only be awarded to those organizations eligible under law as described in the eligibility information section.

Other Submission Requirements

Contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–4726 or via e-mail to www.support@grant.com for technical assistance with submitting the application.

Note: The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. Contact the National Program Coordinator for Grants for

Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas by e-mail at HRTG@va.gov for assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation.

Additional forms may be required in connection with an award and are available for download on www.grants.gov. Examples of these forms can be viewed at www.grants.gov. For successful applicants, receipt of funds will be contingent upon submission of all necessary forms. Please note in particular the following forms:

Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters; Drug-Free Workplace Requirement; Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

(Required for any applicant that expends any funds for lobbying activities; this form must be downloaded, completed, and then uploaded); and Standard Assurances https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/SPOC-Feb.-2018.pdf http://www.support@grant.com mailto:HRTG@va.gov

(SF424B) which is required to be submitted to the VTP Office prior to the receipt of any award funds.

Application Review Information.

Criteria

VA is committed to ensuring a fair and open process for awarding these renewal grants. The VTP Office will review the renewal grant application to make sure the information presented is reasonable, understandable, measurable, and achievable, as well as consistent with the solicitation. Peer reviewers will conduct a threshold review of all applications submitted under this solicitation to ensure they meet all the critical elements and all other minimum requirements as identified herein. The VTP Office may use either internal peer reviewers, external peer reviewers, or a combination to review the applications under this solicitation. An external peer reviewer is an expert in the field of the subject matter of a given solicitation who is NOT a current VA employee. An internal reviewer is a current VA employee who is well-versed or has expertise in the subject matter of this solicitation. Eligible applications will then be evaluated, scored, and rated by a peer review panel. Peer reviewers’ ratings and any resulting recommendations are advisory only.

VTP conducts a financial review of applications for potential discretionary awards to evaluate the fiscal integrity and financial capability of applicants; examines proposed costs to determine if the Budget Detail Worksheet and Budget Narrative accurately explain project costs; and determines whether costs are reasonable, necessary, and allowable under applicable federal cost principles and agency regulations.

Absent explicit statutory authorization or written delegation of authority to the contrary, the Veterans Health Administration, through the VTP Office, will forward the reviewers’ recommendations for award to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, who will then review and approve each award decision. Such determinations by the Secretary will be final. VA will also consider factors including, but not limited to: underserved populations; geographic diversity; strategic priorities; and available funding when making awards.

Review and Selection Process

Selection of Renewal Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas is very competitive. Listed below are the scoring and selection criteria:

1. Renewal Grant Scoring: Renewal applications will be scored using the following selection criteria:

A. VA will award up to 55 points (an applicant must score a minimum of

27.5 points) based on the success of the grantee’s program, as demonstrated by the following: Application shows the grantee or identified sub-recipient provided transportation services which allowed participants to be provided medical care timely and as scheduled; and application shows participants were satisfied with the transportation services provided by the grantee or identified sub-recipient, as described in the Notice;

B. VA will award up to 35 points (an applicant must score a minimum of

17.5 points) based on the cost effectiveness of the program, as demonstrated by the following: the grantee or identified sub-recipient administered the program on budget and grant funds were utilized in a sensible manner, as interpreted by information provided by the grantee to

VA under 38 CFR § 17.725(a)(1-7); and

C. VA will award up to 15 points (an applicant must score a minimum of

7.5 points) based on the extent to which the program complied with the grant agreement and applicable laws and regulations.

2. Renewal Grant Selection: VA will use the following process to award renewal grants:

A. VA will rank those grantees who receive at least the minimum amount of total points (52.8) and points per category set forth in the Notice. The grantees will be ranked in order from highest to lowest scores.

B. VA will use the grantee’s ranking as the basis for selection for funding.

VA will fund the highest-ranked grantees for which funding is available.

Award Administration Information

Award Notices

Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Award (NoA) signed and dated by the VA Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Administrative Operations that will set forth the amount of the award and other pertinent information. The NoA is the legal document/instrument issued to notify the awardee that an award has been made and funds may be requested. It will also include standard Terms and Conditions related to participation in the Program.

The NoA will be sent through the U.S. Postal Service to the awardee organization as listed on its SF424. Note any communication between the VTP Office and awardees prior to the issuance of the NoA is not authorization to begin performance on the project.

Recipients will use the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Payment

Management System for grant drawdowns. Instructions for submitting requests for payment may be found at http:www.dpm.psc.gov/.

Unsuccessful applicants will be notified of their status by letter, which will likewise be sent through the U.S. Postal Service to the applicant organization as listed on its

SF424.

Renewal Grant Agreements

After an applicant is selected for a renewal grant in accordance with 38 CFR §

17.705(d), VA will draft a renewal grant agreement to be executed by the VA Assistant

Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Administrative Operations and the grantee.

Upon execution of the renewal grant agreement, VA will obligate the approved amount.

The renewal grant agreement will provide:

1. The grantee must operate the program in accordance with the provisions of this section and the grant application;

2. If a grantee’s renewal application identified a sub-recipient, such sub-recipient must operate the program in accordance with the provisions of this section and the grant application; and

3. If a grantee’s application identified funds will be used to procure or operate vehicles to directly provide transportation services, the following requirements must be met:

A. Title to the vehicles must vest solely in the grantee or in the identified sub-recipient or with leased vehicles in an identified lender;

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B. The grantee or identified sub-recipient must, at a minimum, provide motor vehicle liability insurance for the vehicles to the same extent they would insure vehicles procured with their own funds;

C. All vehicle operators must be licensed in a U.S. State or Territory to operate such vehicles;

D. Vehicles must be safe and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations; and

E. Vehicles must be operated in accordance with applicable

Department of Transportation regulations concerning transit requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Administrative and National Policy Requirements

Successful applicants selected for awards must agree to comply with additional applicable legal requirements upon acceptance of an award. (VA strongly encourages applicants to review the information pertaining to these additional requirements prior to submitting a renewal application). As to those additional requirements, please note that while their original grants were subject to additional legal requirements as set forth in 38

CFR parts 43 and 49 those regulatory provisions have since been superseded by the

Common Rule governing all Federal Grant Programs. The Common Rule is codified at

2 CFR part 200. Thus, grantees and identified sub-recipients awarded renewal grants under the Program must agree as part of their grant agreement to comply with all requirements of the Common Rule, as applicable.

Reporting

Progress Reports

Awardees must agree to cooperate with any VA evaluation of the program and provide required quarterly, annual, and final (at the end of the fiscal year) reports in a form prescribed by VTP. A final report consists of a summation of grant activities which include progress toward goals, financial administration of grant funds, and grant administration issues and barriers. Reports are to be submitted electronically. These reports must outline how grant funds were used, describe program progress and barriers, and provide measurable outcomes.

Required quarterly and annual reports must include the following information:

• Record of time expended assisting with the provision of transportation services;

• Record of grant funds expended assisting with the provision of transportation services;

• Trips completed;

• Total distance covered;

• Veterans served;

• Locations which received transportation services; and

• Results of veteran satisfaction survey.

Program Monitoring

VTP is responsible for program monitoring. All awardees will be required to cooperate in providing the necessary data elements to VTP. The goal of program monitoring is to ensure program requirements are met; this will be accomplished by tracking performance and identifying quality and compliance problems through early detection. Methods of program monitoring may include: monitoring the performance of a grantee’s or sub-recipient’s personnel, procurements, and/or use of grant-funded property; collecting, analyzing data, and assessing program implementation and effectiveness; assessing costs and utilization; and providing technical assistance when needed. Site visit monitoring will include the above-described activities, in addition to the conduct of safety assessments and, if applicable, verification of both current driver’s licenses and vehicle insurance coverage.

Federal Financial Report

Awardees are required to submit the FFR SF425 on a quarterly basis. More details will be announced in the NoA.

Audit Requirements

Awardees must comply with the audit requirements of Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance 2 CFR part 200 subpart F. Information on the scope, frequency, and other aspects of the audits can be found on the internet at https://federalregister.gov/a/2013-30465.

Program variations

Any changes in a grantee’s program activities which result in deviations from the grant renewal agreement must be reported to VA.

Additional reporting

VA may request additional reporting requirements allow VA to fully assess program effectiveness.

Notice of New Post-Award Reporting Requirements http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/grants_forms/SF-425.pdf http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars

Applicants should anticipate all recipients (excluding an individual recipient of

Federal assistance) of awards of $25,000 or more under this solicitation, consistent with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), Pub. L. 109-282 (Sept. 26, 2006), will be required to report award information on the subaward reporting system of any first-tier subawards totaling $25,000 or more, and, in certain cases, to report information on the names and total compensation of the five most highly compensated executives of the recipient and first-tier sub-recipients. Each applicant entity must ensure it has the necessary processes and systems in place to comply with the reporting requirements should it receive funding.

It is expected reports regarding subawards will be made through the FFATA

Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) found at https://www.fsrs.gov. The FFATA

Subaward Reporting System is the reporting tool Federal prime awardees (i.e. prime contractors and prime grants recipients) uses to capture and report subaward and executive compensation data regarding their first-tier subawards to meet the FFATA reporting requirements. Prime contract awardees will report against sub-contracts awarded and prime grant awardees will report against sub-grants awarded. Prime

Contractors awarded a Federal contract or order subject to Federal Acquisition

Regulation clause 52.204-10 (Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards) are required to file a FFATA subaward report by the end of the month following the month in which the prime contractor awards any subcontract greater than $25,000.

https://www.fsrs.gov/

Please also note applicants should anticipate no subaward of an award made under this solicitation may be made to a sub-recipient subject to the terms of FFATA unless the potential sub-recipient acquires and provides a DUNS number.

Other Information

Pursuant to 38 CFR § 17.730(a), VA may recover from the grantee any funds not used in accordance with a grant agreement. VA will issue to the grantee a notice of intent to recover grant funds, if VA decides to recover funds, and the grantee will then have 30 days to submit documentation demonstrating why the grant funds should not be recovered. VA will determine whether action will be taken to recover the grant funds after review of all submitted documentation. The grantee is then prohibited under 38

CFR § 17.730(b) from receipt of any further grant funds when VA determines action will be taken to recover grant funds from the grantee.