Recovery Act Grant Information - Supported by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

Recovery Act Recipient Reporting

In accordance with section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), all awards funded by ARRA require quarterly reporting through www.FederalReporting.gov. This reporting system was developed to serve as a central tool that will be used by recipients to transmit information on projects and activities funded by ARRA. This tool will be used for recipient reporting only; however, reports and information submitted through FederalReporting.gov will be made available to the public on the Recovery.gov Web site to achieve an unprecedented level of transparency into the ways Federal funds are spent.

Reporting Requirements

Section 1512 requires awardees to submit a quarterly report, due no later than 10 calendar days after each calendar quarter in which the recipient receives the award (Jan 10, April 10, July 10, and Oct 10). Reports are cumulative each quarter and include information such as the award amount, a project description, project location, percent project completed, and number of jobs created/retained. The full list of data elements can be found in the data model provided by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Please refer to the NIH data model for NIH-specific guidance. OMB has also created a general guidance memorandum for Section 1512 recipient reporting and issued additional guidance to improve recipient reporting.

General Guidance

New OMB Guidance (09/24/2010) - More information on reporting procedures, changes for Federal contractors, and improving transparency of narrative descriptions.
FederalReporting.gov Downloads - Most current versions of the Excel spreadsheet templates and other documentation
HHS Recipient Reporting Assistance
OMB Webinars - recorded July 20-23, 2009
Guidance for Recipient Reporting (06/22/2009) - OMB guidance, supplements and draft data model (final data model v3.0 linked above)
Guidance for Improved Recipient Reporting (09/11/2009)
OMB Guidance (12/18/2009) - Topics include Data Quality, Non-Reporting Recipients, and Reporting of Job Estimates
OMB Guidance (03/22/2010) - Topics include miscellaneous issues for recipients, such as when a recipient should categorize a Section 1512 report as “final.”
OMB Guidance (05/04/2010) - Highlights additional steps that will be taken to ensure recipients are compliant with the reporting requirements in response to President Obama’s memorandum “Combating Noncompliance with Recovery Act Reporting Requirements.”

NIH Guidance

Second Quarter Guidance from NIH (12/21/2009) - Email to ARRA award recipients on reporting for the January 2010 reporting period
NIH Readiness Tool (12/30/2013) - (Excel - 8.23 MB) - The “All NIH Recovery Act Project Information” report, provides much of NIH’s available data in one place.
Sample Excel Reports for Common NIH Mechanisms
Data Dictionary (09/24/2010) - (Excel - 97 KB) - Additional guidance on NIH-specific data elements (Please contact NIHARRAReporting@mail.nih.gov for accessibility accommodations)
TAS Table (08/13/2009) - (PDF - 68 KB) - Treasury Account Symbols for each NIH Institute/Center

Related NIH Guide Notices

NOT-OD-14-054 (02/07/2014) - Notice of Revised Term of Award for All Recovery Act Awards to Repeal Section 1512 Reporting Requirement Effective February 1, 2014
NOT-OD-10-065 (03/19/2010) - Recovery Act: Update on ARRA Quarterly Reporting Requirements for Non-Competing Continuation Awards and Relinquished Projects; and Guidance to Avoid Common Errors
NOT-OD-10-066 (03/17/2010) - Recovery Act: Reminders on Annual Reporting Requirements and Notice of Revised Financial Closeout Requirements for ARRA-funded Administrative Supplements and Competitive Revisions
NOT-OD-10-067 (03/17/2010) - Recovery Act: Notice on the Proper Management of Recovery Act Spending to Promote Job Creation and Increase the Pace of Scientific Research; and Policy Limiting Second No-Cost Extensions to Recovery Act Grants
NOT-OD-09-138 (08/19/2009) - Recovery Act of 2009: FederalReporting.gov Opens for Registration
NOT-OD-09-129 (07/31/2009) - Recovery Act of 2009: Information on Quarterly Reporting Requirements for NIH Award Recipients
NOT-OD-09-120 (07/08/2009) - Recovery Act of 2009: Revised NIH Award Terms Available
NOT-OD-09-080 (04/03/2009) - NIH Award Terms and Additional Information for Recipients Receiving Recovery Act Grant Funding