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INFORMATION FOR RETURNING REPORTERS
Copy Forward
- Use copy forward if you are reporting on an award from the previous reporting cycle and changing the Award Number, DUNS number or Order number. If you do not Copy Forward and link reports, the progress of the award will not be tracked, and the two reports can appear as duplicates when the data is displayed on Recovery.gov (See Chapter 10 of the User Guide on FederalReporting.gov).
Linking Reports
- To link a report in the current reporting cycle to one in the April, 2010 reporting cycle, read Chapter 10 of the User Guide at FederalReporting.gov.
- If you submitted a report in the current reporting cycle and find that you should have linked the report to one filed in the previous reporting cycle, you do so. See "How to Link Reports," Chapter 10 of the User Guide, FederalReporting.gov.
Marking a Report "Final"
- If you mark your report as "Final," it means that all work is completed and that you will not be reporting again.
New Alerts on FederalReporting.gov
- Online Copy Forward -- If you are reporting online and creating and submitting a new report, FederalReporting.gov will compare the new report’s Award Number and DUNS number against any reports you submitted in the previous quarter. If a match is found, you will receive a notification recommending that you Copy Forward to link the two reports.
- Batch Submissions and Uploads – If you attempt to submit a new report with an Award Number and/or DUNS number similar to a report submitted in the previous quarter, you may receive an alert recommending that you link the reports.
For details on the Alerts, see Chapter 10 of the User Guide on FederalReporting.gov.
COntinuous quality assurance Timeline
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Aug. 3 -
Aug. 9 |
Continuous Quality Assurance (Period 1)
Agencies review and comment on recipients' reports. Recipients make corrections. |
| Aug. 10 |
Office of Management and Budget reviews Period 1 changes |
| Aug. 11 |
Recovery.gov Updated with Period 1 changes |
| Aug. 10-23 |
Continuous QA (Period 2) |
| Aug. 24 |
Office of Managment and Budget reviews Period 2 changes |
| Aug. 25 |
Recovery.gov Updated with Period 2 changes |
| Aug 24- Sept. 6 |
Continuous QA (Period 3) |
| Sept. 7 |
Office of Management and Budget Reviews Period 3 changes |
| Sept. 8 |
Recovery.gov is Updated with Period 3 changes |
| Sept. 7- Sept. 20 |
Continuous QA (Period 4) |
| Sept. 21 |
Office of Management and Budget Review Period 4 changes |
| Sept. 22 |
Recovery.gov Updated with Period 4 changes |
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Registration - New Reporters
If you are a new reporter, you can register any time at FederalReporting.gov. For instructions, please read
Chapter 2 of the User Guide at the downloads page of FederalReporting.gov. You will need the following:
- A valid email address (this will become your User ID when you log in to FederalReporting.gov).
- A DUNS number -- If your organization doesn't have a DUNS number, visit Dun & Bradstreet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform.
- Central Contractor Registration -- All prime recipients and sub-recipients of grants and loans must be registered in CCR http://www.ccr.gov.
Office of Management and Budget Guidance & Memos
Anti-Discrimination
Recipients of Recovery funds are subject to all anti-discrimination laws. Read more about anti-discrimination laws on the Department of Justice's webpage on implementing the Act.