Agency Name: US Army Corps of Engineers

Program Purpose:
The Program provides reliable hydroelectric power services at the lowest possible cost, consistent with sound business principles, in partnership with other Federal hydropower generators, the Power Marketing Administrations, and Preference Customers, to benefit the Nation. Recovery funding will reduce backlog maintenance of hydropwer equipment to allow maximum peak availability of electric power, reduce forced outages and maintain allied hydropower facilities needed to provide reliable power.

Public Benefits:
Public benefits include: (1) increased percentage of time hydroelectric generating units are available to the Power Marketing Administration's interconnected system during daily peak demand periods; (2) reduced annual forced outage rate for hydropower units; (3) decreased percentage of generating equipment that has a major generator/turbiine related component in poor condition; and (4) the ability to meet or exceed Federal Regulatory approved electric reliability standards; (5) reducing annual maintnence costs for equipment and facilities by upgrading and /or replacing those that have reached or are about to reach the end of their service life.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The type of work falls into three main categories: (1) equipment repair, maintenance and replacement; (2) facility repair and replacement and (3) safety studies and equipment. Specifically, the work will include (but is not limited to) rehabilitation of a main power transformer, rewinding generators, replacing disconnect switch gear, purchase of emergency generator equipment, purchase of new sythetic log booms to trap debris, upgrading security sytems and communications, elevator maintenance, spillway structural analysis, spillway gate repairs and automation, repairs to regulating outlet gates, ARC Flash studies and implementation and purchase work/safety boats. Specific projects and associated work item descriptions with planned allocations can be found on the Corps Recovery website at http://www.usace.army.mil/RECOVERY.

Review Process:
The Corps' creation of a Headquarters Management Oversight Team to assist in Recovery Act planning and execution provides balance in managing regular Corps work and Recovery Act work. The team's responsibility includes the tracking of ARRA obligations, awards, and expenditures; overseeing the reporting process while ensuring the Corps' program is transparent and maintains its accountability to the American Public. Additionally, the Management Oversight Team is facilitated by a Stimulus Project Delivery Team (PDT) that meets weekly to discuss and resolve Recovery Act matters. The Stimulus PDT is represented by employees assigned to the Directorate of Civil and Emergency Operations, Directorate of Military and International Operations, Office of the Chief Counsel, Office of Internal Review, Office of the Engineer Inspector General, Directorate of Resource Management, Directorate of Contracting, Directorate of Corporate Information, Directorate of Human Resources, and the Offices of Small Business and Public Affairs. Program Risk Management. The Corps will utilize the fundamental principles of Composite Risk Management found in the Army Field Manual 5-19 to assist in identifying and assessing risks; and developing and implementing controls that lead to making the right decisions. Leaders at all levels are responsible for the supervision and evaluation of the Civil Works Recovery Act Program and to ensure corrective action is applied. Throughout the Corps, numerous in-place assessment tools exist that include managing risks in all of our programs. The Corps supplemental guidance developed specifically for monitoring the use of Recovery Act funds provides additional controls to ensure the program's efficiency, execution and overall success. Recovery Act management control checklists are designed to capture progress and/or deficiencies in the areas of program performance, reporting, human capital, acquisition processes, financial controls and functionality of operational systems that monitor and report Recovery Act data. Agency plans and public reporting are accomplished through a number of venues that are aimed at providing assistance and transparent information to the public related to the Corp's Civil Works Recovery Act Program. The Corps' Recovery.gov web-site will track and report the program's overall activities and progress. This information is located at: http://www.usace.army.mil/RECOVERY.

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Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
The purpose of this program is to promote the school readiness of low-income children, including children on federally-recognized reservations and children of migratory farm workers.

Public Benefits:
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), $1 billion will be provided to the Office of Head Start to promote the school readiness of low-income children, including children on federally-recognized reservations and children of migratory farm workers, by enhancing their cognitive, social and emotional development of low-income children, through the provision of comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services and to involve parents in their children's learning and to help parents make progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Recovery Act funds must be used in a manner consistent with the detailed requirements for the allocation of funds included in the Head Start Act. Additionally, Conference report language that accompanied the Recovery Act bill stated: The conferees expect the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to work with Head Start grantees in order to manage these resources in order to sustain fiscal year 2009 awards through fiscal year 2010.

Review Process:
All Recovery Act programs will be assessed for risk and to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123 "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control." The Office of Head Start (OHS) will follow its existing internal control structure in implementing the new discretionary grants. The expenditure of these funds will be carefully monitored by OHS regional staff and by OA grants specialists with strong oversight from the national office. On-going Risk Management Meetings conducted with each grantee will focus on the use of these funds and the frequency of these meetings will be increased to quarterly for all grantees receiving any recovery funds. All Head Start programs are subject to regular monitoring visits where their records, including fiscal records will be carefully reviewed to assure an appropriate use of these funds. The fiscal monitoring tools will be revised to ensure that the use of these funds is thoroughly and separately examined. In addition, all Head Start grantees must submit an annual audit to the Office of Head Start. The Head Start Enterprise System provides management reports that will assure that grants are being awarded on time and consistent with the requirements of the Head Start Act.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Transparency: ACF will be open and transparent in all of its grant awards and contracts that involve spending of Recovery Act funding consistent with statutory and OMB guidance. ACF will ensure that recipient reporting required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and OMB guidance is made available to the public on Recovery.gov by October 10, 2009. ACF will inform recipients of their reporting obligation through standard terms and conditions, grant announcements, contract solicitations, and other program guidance. ACF will provide technical assistance to grantees and contractors and fully utilize Project Officers to ensure compliance with reporting requirements. The Office of Head Start (OHS) will post on its website (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/) quarterly information about the spending of Recovery Act funds, including updates on the output measures from Table 1, including how many new children are being served, how many new staff have been hired, and how many additional centers have been established to serve new Head Start participants. Annual performance results are available in the annual ACF Budget Justification and Online Performance Appendix (available at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/olab/budget/index.html). Accountability: The Office of Head Start (OHS) is legislatively required to perform reviews of each Head Start program every three years. Erroneous Payment reviews are conducted to determine whether documentation demonstrated that a Head Start child was income eligible. In the case of errors, Head Start grantees are required to develop corrective action plans. ACF has also issued a memorandum reminding all grantees of documentation requirements, developed a standard signed statement template form, increased oversight of documentation activities being performed by ACF Regional Offices, and increased grantee emphasis for on-going monitoring through training and development of a monitoring protocol to review management systems. Head Start Regional Program managers are charged with assuring all programs in their regions are providing appropriate services to enrolled children and families and using their grants funds as required by statute and regulation. Grantees that are not must correct their problems or face de-funding. To ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act, ACF will build on and strengthen existing processes. Senior ACF and Office of Head Start officials will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions. The personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers. Managers are held accountable for assuring quality grantee performance through their Performance Management Appraisal Program (PMAP) plans. PMAP plans define clear expectations for managerial performance related to ACF-wide goals, the HHS Strategic Plan, and other key performance measures.

Schedule and Milestones:
Issue program instruction on how to apply for COLA and quality - complete (April 2, 2009) Synopsis of Grant Opportunity for Head Start expansion funds published online - within one week after approval by OMB - complete (April 2, 2009) Expansion announcement published in grants.gov - May 8, 2009 Begin issuing COLA, and quality funds to grantees - June 2009 (about 60 percent of funds will be released in June with remaining funds released according to grantee refunding cycle) all funds to be released by August 2009 * Expansion applications due - June 23, 2009 Panel reviews - late June or early July 2009 Award Head Start expansion grants - July or August 2009 Award State Advisory Council grants to states - starting July 2009 (awarded on rolling basis as soon as applications are submitted by Governors and reviewed)

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Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Other Private Institution/Organization

• Low Income

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Defense

Program Purpose:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides $120 million in funding for the Department of Defense Energy Conservation Investment Program, in addition to annual appropriations by Congress. The ECIP is a small, but key component of the Department's energy strategy. This program is specifically designated for projects that reduce energy usage, and therefore, costs. This program includes construction of new, high-efficiency energy systems and the improvement of existing systems.

Public Benefits:
The Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP) includes projects that meet the long-term Department of Defense goal to reduce energy consumption. The program complies with facility requirements that ensure high operational performance and productivity, while emphasizing sustainability, energy efficiency, safety, and maintainable structures and systems; as well as meeting overall life-cycle cost effective standards. Project activities funded by the Recovery Act, will achieve long-term public benefits by investing in technologies that increase economic efficiency and health benefits, build new sources of renewable energy, enhance job creation/retention, improve military facilities, and improve the quality of life for our troops and their families. This program also continues to support the goals of fostering energy independence and security while improving infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits. The Military Services and Components (including Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Logistics Agency, and National Security Agency) are working to maintain mission readiness while incorporating energy conservation projects within existing Department facilities. Savings-to-Investment Ratios (SIR), estimated through life-cycle costs, and Payback Period, the length of time needed to pay back the initial capital investment, are key components in the selection of ECIP projects. Historically the program obtains more than two dollars in life-cycle savings for every dollar invested, which indicates a very positive investment for the Department of Defense. For example, the Air Force targets projects with SIR greater than 1.25 and Simple Payback of less than ten years. This program delivers costs savings, freeing funds for other warfighter needs. For example, by implementing the ECIP projects, the annual savings for the Army are estimated to be $5.0 million in operating costs. The Department's continued support for advancements in innovative technology, and leadership role as a steward for the environment, is reinforced through the implementation of energy conservation measures at DoD facilities within the ECIP. This includes using renewable energy, highly efficient Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), and conserving water. For instance, the Marine Corps Facilities Energy and Water Management Program serves to support national goals to reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and our nation's dependence on foreign oil. Reducing energy usage at Marine Corps installations frees up resources for operational and mission requirements.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The ECIP has identified 45 construction and three planning and design projects that will be executed in 17 different States. Project titles, locations, and estimated costs were provided in the Reports to Congress submitted on March 20, 2009 and April 28, 2009. Project activities are focused on facility energy improvements, including: Installing renewable energy sources, including wind turbines and solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems Completing energy conservation upgrades Installing direct digital controls Upgrading and installing high efficiency lighting and associated controls Drilling geothermal test wells Installing solar "air / ventilation" pre-heating systems Replacing heat pumps to improve energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness Funding for the ECIP by the Recovery Act is provided to the Military Services, based on priorities developed by considering the requirements of the Recovery Act and the goals of ECIP. The ECIP is specifically designated for projects that reduce energy and water consumption. ECIP provides a critical funding source for investments in small-scale renewable energy technologies that fall within the savings-to-investment ratio and payback goals of the program. Therefore, the projects are focused on improving energy efficiency of existing Department of Defense facilities and creating new energy generation sources on military installations in a cost-effective manner.

Review Process:
Review of the progress and performance of major programs, including risk-mitigation and corrective actions, is guided by the Risk Management Plan developed by the Department in accordance with OMB Circular A-123, Management's Responsibility for Internal Control. The Department's current Management's Responsibility for Internal Control process has a Senior Assessment Team that is led by the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) (PDUSD(C)) who is also the Responsible Officer and Senior Accountable Official for the Department's Recovery Act funding. As part of the Risk Management Plan, each program will be evaluated on a quarterly basis, with a Risk Profile being submitted to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller and DoD Chief Financial Officer. Identifying areas of high risk and high and low performance will be conducted through the Department's Recovery Act Risk Management Plan, which is initiated with a Risk Assessment and Gap Analysis. This initial evaluation will be a one-time occurrence that will provide an overview of management capabilities and assist senior leadership with assessing their people, processes and technology to determine and coordinate resources necessary to meet the initial demands of obligating funds and public reporting. The risk assessment will review internal controls on human capital, performance, and measurement tools. This risk assessment will also evaluate the potential for financial, reporting and procurement risks; analyze Information Technology (IT) systems; and review results from any audits and investigations. Upon completion of the risk assessment, a gap analysis will be conducted. The periodic review of each program's progress to monitor and evaluate risk management will require the completion of a Risk Profile, the second step in the Department's Risk Management Plan. This evaluation will be conducted on a quarterly basis and will be submitted to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller and DoD Chief Financial Officer. The completion of the Risk Profile will be a process wherein the programs will build upon each prior deliverable. This process will identify any significant uncorrected weaknesses of each program and provide more detailed information related to the questions identified in the Risk Assessment and Gap Analysis. Any program areas that require mitigation will be required to submit a Risk Management Strategy. This action strategy report will include a description of the issue, the pace of corrective action, the methodology to ensure the effectiveness of the correction action(s), the performance measures that will be achieved, and major milestones that have been taken and are planned for the future. Each program will continue to validate and test the effectiveness of mitigation strategies for the Recovery Act funds.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The OMB has established the Recovery.gov website to provide the public with unprecedented visibility. The Department of Defense will be providing financial and contractual information to the Recovery.gov site using existing information systems. DoD will eventually be required to report performance information collected through the Department's Recovery Act Risk Management Plan to OMB; however, initially this information will only be collected for internal agency use. Due to the magnitude of normal budgeting for national defense, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller has established a centralized Business Enterprise Integration System (BEIS) for financial review and internal control. The Department will use BEIS to handle financial tracking, particularly obligation and execution data, at a project-level. This ensures compliance with general financial management policies pertaining to the Recovery Act. The Department will capture contract award information using the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), identifying Recovery Act procurement actions in accordance with the guidance provided by the Office of Management and Budget. Accountability for the execution of Recovery Act programs is enforced in all DoD Components receiving Recovery Act funds. DoD will use the existing civilian and military service performance regulations and policies (such as Career and Non-Career Senior Executive Service (SES), National Security Personnel System (NSPS), General Schedule (GS)) to assess, review, reward and penalize results in carrying out the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Recovery Act activities are considered a part of a manager, employee, and Service member's duties; and performance will be reviewed within existing assessment cycles. Performance success and failures will also be rewarded and enforced respectively for the execution of Recovery Act funds through the Department's Risk Management Plan. This management plan includes setting priorities and performance measures and encourages the workforce to improve the overall performance of the Department for the Recovery Act and beyond. As part of the Risk Management Plan, each program is directed to identify the roles and responsibilities of management and upper level management and the processes that management follows to ensure that program and projects are reviewed on a frequent basis.

Schedule and Milestones:
While each project in the Energy Conservation Investment Program is unique in its schedule and size, all of the schedules can be broadly divided into four delivery phases. Completion of individual phases will represent project milestones from a portfolio delivery perspective.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Procurement Phase: The procurement phase is ongoing as Military Services work to obligate Recovery Act funds in a deliberate manner. In this phase, the Department performs the required pre-award activities, including market research, determination of contract type, publication, contractor selection, and contract award. Based on current planning estimates, this phase will continue obligations up through August 2010.

Complete By: 2010-08-31

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Project Execution Phase: Once the procurement phase is complete, the selected team will mobilize and start work on the project. The execution phase will vary on a project-by-project basis due to the scope and complexity of each individual project. Local conditions may impact the ability to execute projects within the prescribed timeline, and discretion is provided to the local contracting officer, installation engineer and financial officers to adjust timelines to ensure DoD obtains the best value for the funds expended. Based on current planning estimates, the Department anticipates all projects will have begun execution by October 2010.

Complete By: 2010-10-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Project Completion Phase: DoD officials will review and approve each project upon completion of the engineering aspects. Based on current estimates, all ECIP projects will be completed by March 2012.

Complete By: 2012-03-31

Energy Efficiency:
The Department of Defense has issued policy guidance for implementing energy and water efficiency and other sustainability requirements included in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Executive Order 13423, and Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. DoD Components have developed subordinate policies for implementing the legislative and Executive Order requirements as well. For example, each of the three Military Departments (i.e., Navy/Marine Corps, Air Force, and Army) has a policy that includes using the ability to attain LEED Silver Certification as a basis for new construction sustainability; a metering implementation plan; an energy professional training program; and awareness and award programs. The Department has developed and implemented Unified Facilities Criteria to ensure new construction and major renovation projects comply with applicable requirements and goals. The DoD Energy Program also includes initiatives for audit programs and procurement of energy-efficient products. Other contributing factors include integrated energy planning, enhanced use of renewable energy, and demonstration of innovative technologies. Finally, the Department coordinates internal programs with the Department of Energy (DoE) and leverages DoE programs for demonstration, testing, and evaluation of promising new technologies.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Profit Organization
• Small Business (Less Than 500 Employees)

• State
• U.S. Citizen
• Builder/Contractor/Developer
• Profit Organization
• Federal
• Engineer/Architect
• Small Business as defined in 13 CFR Part 121

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
To expand access to vaccines and vaccination services by making more vaccines available, primarily to under-served children or their under-insured parents, increase national public awareness and knowledge about the benefits and risks of vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases, and strengthen the evidence base for vaccination policies and programs.

Public Benefits:
This investment will expand access to vaccines and vaccination services by: * making recommended vaccines available in all states through the existing network of private and public immunization providers and supporting and expanding the network of providers as needed; * expanding access to the childhood vaccine series and influenza vaccines through school-associated immunization programs, and using innovative vaccine delivery strategies in the community to reach more unvaccinated persons with influenza vaccine across the lifespan and zoster vaccine for seniors; * providing grants to immunization programs to conduct needs assessments and develop plans that will enable health departments to bill private insurance companies for immunization services provided to insurance plan members; * increasing public awareness and knowledge about the benefits and risks of vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases and providing tools and education for health care providers; and * strengthening assessments of vaccine coverage, vaccine impact, vaccine effectiveness and vaccine adverse events

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
REACHING MORE CHILDREN AND ADULTS: Provides additional vaccine and the means for administering this vaccine through Section 317 grantees and their community partners: * Vaccine purchase: procurement of additional vaccines for children and adults * Grant supplements: assistance funding to 64 immunization programs that include all 50 states, Washington DC, 5 urban areas, the U.S. Territories, and selected Pacific Island nations to support programs operations INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES FOR IMPROVING REIMBURSEMENT AND VACCINATION IN SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY: Time-limited projects to develop and demonstrate innovative approaches to successfully and measurably deliver more vaccine to selected target groups focusing on: 1) school-based vaccination administration of childhood immunizations, 2) adult immunization, and 3) demonstration of appropriate mechanisms to bill private health insurance companies for immunization services, to increase available Section 317 funds: * Competitive grant supplements: awards to a subset of current grant recipients for conducting time-limited innovative projects related to school-based vaccination administration, adult immunization, and/or appropriate mechanisms to bill private health insurance for immunization services to increase total vaccine availability under Section 317. NATIONAL COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN AND PROVIDER EDUCATION: Purposes include: 1) increase public awareness of vaccine-preventable diseases and CDC's immunization recommendations for Americans of all ages, 2) enhance knowledge among immunization providers about CDC's immunization recommendations, and 3) engage the American public on questions related to U.S. immunization policy: * Communication and education activities: raise awareness of vaccine availability as well as address public questions about vaccine benefits and risks. Includes the development and provision of training and education resources and tools that increase knowledge of complex immunization schedules and recommendations STRENGTHENING THE EVIDENCE BASE: Time-limited assessments of vaccine preventable disease burden trends and vaccine effectiveness, filling selected gaps in current vaccination coverage assessment capability, upgrading the current sentinel immunization registries allowing for more rapid monitoring of vaccination trends, improving existing systems for monitoring vaccine safety, and conducting short term training courses for state health laboratories.

Review Process:
All Recovery Act programs will be assessed for risk and ensure that proper internal controls exist throughout the entire funding cycle. These assessments will be done consistent with statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123 "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control." CDC's oversight function for agency-wide Recovery Act Coordination (RAC) will oversee and coordinate all Recovery Act-funded activities. Quarterly reviews of Recovery Act programs will be conducted by RAC in collaboration with CDC's Financial Management Office (FMO) and Procurement and Grant's Office (PGO), as well as program managers. Potential risks associated with executing Recovery Act funds have been identified and appropriate mitigation strategies have been instituted to better ensure are achieved. In addition, assurance of adequate staffing levels within FMO, PGO, and within the program has been addressed for appropriate oversight and monitoring of recipient activity. CDC will perform the following: * coordinate with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure that Recipient Capability Assessments are conducted on funded organizations as needed; * ensure ongoing technical assistance is provided to contractors and grantees who need assistance in meeting administrative and program requirements; * monitor the receipt of financial reports, and review those reports for the purpose of monitoring compliance with financial requirements; * monitor the receipt of recipient progress reports, and review those reports for the purpose of monitoring compliance with program requirements; * conduct vigorous post-award monitoring to include site visits to grantees; * ensure the unique identification of Recovery Act funds in contractual and grant agreements, to include the use of unique Recovery Act CFDA numbers for grants; * refer all known instances of suspected fraud, waste, or abuse to the OIG; * ensure that timely enforcement actions are taken on any non-performing contractor or grantee; * take appropriate enforcement action, such as the disallowance of costs, the recovery of funds, the referral of suspected fraud to the OIG, the implementation of administrative corrective actions by the contractor or grantee, or the termination of funding if CDC determines that a contractor or grantee has misused Recovery Act funds, CDC will; and * support the oversight of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, the OIG, and General Accounting Office, to include taking timely action on inquires and recommendations. The Section 317 Immunization Grant Program staff will frequently communicate with grant and contract recipients, provide technical assistance via regular conference calls and conduct site visits. Recipients may be allowed to charge increased administrative costs to support the frequent and extensive reporting required by the Recovery Act. Allowable and unallowable expenditures will be clearly communicated to recipients and appropriate penalties for misappropriation or misuse of funds will be enforced. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments and Non profit Organizations" will set the administrative requirements for these entities. OMB Circular A-87, "Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments" will set the Federal principles for determining allowable costs. Development and submission of grantee plans and quarterly updates on progress towards specific economic and performance measures and targets will minimize risk, serve as an evaluation of progress, and allow for early/timely risk mitigation. Monthly and quarterly reporting by recipients will be monitored by project and contract officers and failures to adhere to performance measures will be elevated to supervisory authorities immediately for troubleshooting.

Cost & Performance Plan:
CDC will: be transparent in all of its Recovery Act contracting and grant competitions and regulations; ensure recipient reporting per Section 1512 is made available to the public on Recovery.gov by October 10, 2009; inform recipients of reporting obligations via standard terms and conditions, grant announcements, contract solicitations, and other program guidance; provide technical assistance to grantees and contractors and fully utilize Project Officers to ensure compliance with reporting requirements, including site visits and frequent communications for costs and performance. Recipients will report economic indicators of job creation and/or preservation on a quarterly basis per Section 1512 requirements. These data will be available at the recipient level. All other indicators will be collected from existing databases, collated by the program staff and then reported to an existing CDC information system. CDC will appropriately aggregate and disaggregate necessary recipient performance and financial data for public access on www.cdc.gov. It will also be reported in an existing system to CDC's FMO and PGO. A point of contact has been established for Recovery.gov to receive and answer public inquiry regarding programmatic efforts with Recovery Act funds. CDC shall ensure merit-based decision-making for Recovery Act grant and contract awards by: * promoting competition to the maximum extent practicable; * considering the weighting of selection criteria to favor applicants with demonstrated ability to deliver performance; * using award methods that allow grantees and contractors to commence activities as quickly as possible; * ensuring that receipt of funds is contingent on grantees and contractors agreeing to meet Recovery Act reporting requirements; * adapting current applicant evaluation and review processes to reflect Recovery Act needs; and * pursuing efforts to overcome impediments to Recovery Act awards. CDC grant announcements and contract solicitations involving Recovery Act funds shall contain transparent merit-based selection criteria that allow CDC to evaluate an applicant's demonstrated or potential ability to: * deliver programmatic results; * create economic stimulus, to include the number of jobs created or saved in relation to Federal dollars obligated; * achieve long-term public health benefits; and * satisfy Recovery Act transparency and accountability objectives, to include all reporting requirements. CDC shall avoid the funding of imprudent projects by: * exercising the formal approval of Agency, Program and Spend Plans; * identifying measurable Program and Recovery Act outcomes; * reviewing proposed activities and expenditures for imprudent projects; and making the timely obligation of funds. CDC will leverage existing internal controls to ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act. Senior CDC Section 317 program officials will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions. The personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers. RAC will conduct quarterly reviews between Division Directors/Management Officials and project officers prior to the end of the quarter to evaluate progress to date and discuss grantee performance. Annual reviews will be conducted with CDC leadership to ensure programmatic objectives and grantee accountability measures are being executed and achieved as stated. Additionally, National Center and Division Directors will have accountability and performance measurement objectives included in performance plans.

Schedule and Milestones:
Delivery schedule comprised of 13 milestones from May 2009 - September 2009

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Vaccine Ordering and Forecasting applications sent to grantees to complete vaccine spend plans

Complete By: 2009-05-08

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Publication of funding opportunity announcement for 50 States, Washington DC, 5 urban areas, and selected Pacific Island Nations program operations grants

Complete By: 2009-05-15

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Publication of funding opportunity announcement for innovative projects of appropriate mechanisms to bill private health insurance for immunization services to increase total vaccine availability under Section 317

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Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Other

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Other

• Other

Measures

Agency Name: US Army Corps of Engineers

Program Purpose:
The Navigation mission is to provide safe, reliable, efficient, effective, and environmentally sustainable waterborne transportation systems (i.e. channels, harbors, and waterways) for movement of commerce, national security needs and recreation. Responsibilities include planning and constructing new navigation channels, locks, and dams and operating and maintaining locks and dams and channel depths along inland and intracoastal waterways.

Public Benefits:
The Navigation program supports the overall purpose of the ARRA to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery; to assist those most impacted by the recession; to provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency; and invest in transportation and infrastructure to provide long-term economic benefits. The navigation program is vital to the nation's economy. Our nation's inland and intracoastal transportation system encompasses a network of navigable channels, waterways, and infrastructure maintained by the Corps, as well as publicly and privately owned vessels, terminals, inter-modal connections, shipyards, and repair facilities. Navigable inland and intracoasatal waterways provide a cost-effective means for moving major bulk commodities, such as grain, coal and petroleum. Inland navigation is a key element of State and local government economic development and job-creation efforts, and is essential in maintaining economic competitiveness and national security. The program enhances the quality of American life by providing inland and intracoastal waterways for transporting needed commerce; saving taxpayers' money and improving the national economy by reducing transportation costs; and providing a transportation network that is safer, more cost-effective, and environmentally friendly than other forms of transportation.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Recovery Act funds will be used to accelerate or complete actions within the full range of Civil Works activities leading to the development, construction, and maintenance of projects and activities that will improve navigation safety, reliability and efficiency across the country. These activities include accelerating the completion of: Feasibility studies and preconstruction engineering and design activities, which will lead to implementation of new or improved navigation infrastructure; construction of new navigation infrastructure and rehabilitation of existing navigation infrastructure; and funding additional operation and maintenance of existing Corps navigation projects to increase safety, reliability, and efficiency. Funds will also be used to further research and development activities, including surveying and mapping, data collection, and model development to improve our ability to forecast navigation transportation savings.

Review Process:
The Corps created a Headquarters Management Oversight Team to assist in Recovery Act planning and execution and provides balance in managing regular Corps work and Recovery Act work. The team's responsibility includes the tracking of Recovery Act obligations, contract awards, and financial execution. The team also provides expertise and support in the areas of information management systems, legal review, internal management and small business. The team oversees the Recovery Act reporting process to ensure the Corps' program is transparent and maintains its accountability to the American Public. The Management Oversight Team is facilitated by a Stimulus Project Delivery Team (PDT) that meets weekly to discuss and resolve Recovery Act matters. The Stimulus PDT includes employees assigned to the Directorate of Civil and Emergency Operations, Directorate of Military and International Operations, Office of the Chief Counsel, Office of Internal Review, Office of the Engineer Inspector General, Directorate of Resource Management, Directorate of Contracting, Directorate of Corporate Information, Directorate of Human Resources, and the Offices of Small Business and Public Affairs. Additional information may be found at the Corps' Recovery Act web-site: http://www.usace.army.mil/RECOVERY.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The Corps will utilize the fundamental principles of Composite Risk Management found in the Army Field Manual 5-19 to assist in identifying and assessing risks; and developing and implementing controls that lead to making the best and most appropriate decisions. Leaders at all levels are responsible for the supervision and evaluation of the Civil Works Recovery Act Program and to ensure appropriate corrective action is applied, as needed. Throughout the Corps, numerous in-place assessment tools exist that include managing risks in all of our programs. The Corps supplemental guidance developed specifically for monitoring the use of Recovery Act funds provides additional controls to ensure the program's efficiency, execution and overall success. USACE Recovery Act Management Control Checklists are designed to capture progress and/or deficiencies in the areas of program performance, reporting, human capital, acquisition processes, financial controls and functionality of operational systems that monitor and report Recovery Act data. Agency plans and public reporting are accomplished through a number of venues with various reporting frequencies that are aimed at providing assistance and transparent information to the public related to the Corp's Civil Works Recovery Act Program. These include all mandatory Recovery Act reports; internal Agency reporting and evaluations; and monthly Project, Directorate, and Command-level Review Boards that specifically address Recovery Act program progress and issues. The Corps' Recovery Act web-site will provide program updates at: http://www.usace.army.mil/RECOVERY.

Schedule and Milestones:

Milestone Number: 1

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Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
To improve and support state health departments' capacity for rapid scale of HAI prevention, dissemination of HHS evidence-based practices within hospitals, targeted monitoring and investigation of the changing epidemiology of HAIs per new prevention collaboratives, and improve State Survey Agency (SA) inspection capability of Ambulatory Surgery Centers nationwide, enabling SAs to identify and correct infection control deficiencies in ambulatory surgical centers.

Public Benefits:
Healthcare-associated infections occur in all settings of care. It has been estimated that in 2002, 1.7 million infections and 99,000 associated deaths occurred in hospitals alone. The financial burden attributable to these infections is staggering with an estimated $33 billion in added healthcare costs (2009; 1-2 ). Recent research efforts supported by the CDC and the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality (AHRQ) have shown that implementation of CDC HAI prevention recommendations can reduce some healthcare-associated infections by as much as 70%. Broad implementation of HAI prevention guidelines can result in dramatic reductions in HAIs, which will not only save lives and reduce suffering, but will result in healthcare cost savings, especially in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Investing in state health departments to promote HAI prevention is critical. States currently have limited activities and no funding from CDC to conduct HAI surveillance and prevention activities. Recovery Act funding will fill an essential gap for state health departments and will build capacity for HAI prevention. This funding will allow states to better promote and coordinate HAI prevention activities in all hospitals in their states. States that currently have this leadership and coordination role (e.g. New York) have shown major decreases in HAIs. This funding will enable states to build a sustainable program to decrease HAIs which will lead to a reduction in healthcare costs, especially for the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Recovery Act funding is restricted to state health department efforts to track and prevent HAIs. ASCs in the United States have been the fastest growing provider type participating in Medicare, increasing in number by more than 38% between 2002 and 2007. A 2008 Hepatitis C outbreak in Nevada was traced to poor infection control practices at various ASCs (potentially affecting more than 50,000 people). Follow-up surveys throughout Nevada found infection control deficiencies at more than 40% of the ASCs. 1. Scott, R. Douglas. The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals and the Benefits of Prevention. March 2009. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/Scott_CostPaper.pdf 2. Klevens RM, Edwards JR, Richards CL, Horan T, Gaynes R, Pollock D, Cardo D. Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002. Public Health Rep 2007;122:160-166.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC will award funding to eligible state health departments to support efforts to prevent HAIs as part of the HHS Action Plan to Prevent HAIs. Existing Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) and the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) competitive cooperative agreement programs will be utilized to make competitive supplemental awards to eligible state health departments to carry out HAI activities as follows: Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) * Coordinating and reporting of state HAI prevention efforts * Reporting progress toward reductions on two or more of the targets in the HHS Action Plan To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections * Developing sustainable state HAI reporting using the NHSN and to evaluate NHSN data * Increasing awareness among healthcare providers * Estimating the burden of HAI * Monitoring the impact of prevention programs and reporting using NHSN metrics for progress toward HHS HAI Prevention Targets * Establishing prevention collaborations with healthcare facilities, healthcare professionals, state Hospital associations, and state-based Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) * Monitoring and investigating the changing epidemiology of HAIs in populations as a result of prevention collaboratives * Quickly expanding the EIP infrastructure to address a broader array of HAI epidemiology * Providing additional training for EIP state staff on HAI epidemiology and surveillance * Developing and implementing enhanced surveillance tools and methods, and add staff for targeted two year projects Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services This initiative will significantly expand the awareness of proper infection control technique among ASCs and SAs, increase the extent to which infection control deficiencies are both identified and remedied, and prevent future serious infections in ASCs by: (a) Improving SA inspection capability and frequency for onsite surveys of ASCs nationwide, (b) Using a new infection control survey tool developed by the CDC and CMS, (c) Improving the survey process through the use of a CMS tracer methodology, and (d) Using multi-person teams for ASCs over a certain size or complexity. A CMS pilot program tested the above survey process improvements in three States in 2008 and demonstrated superior results in the identification and remedy of serious infection control deficiencies. The particular focus on ASCs for this funding was chosen because the available tool was developed and tested for ASCs, because ASCs have not been surveyed with the frequency and attentiveness to infection control that is needed (about once every ten years on average nationally), and because of the likely continuing infection control deficiencies in this setting. The Recovery Act funds will enable the application of the above four-component new survey process nationwide.

Review Process:
CDC CDC has established a centralized management/oversight function, the Recovery Act Coordination (RAC), at the agency level to oversee and coordinate all Recovery Act -funded activities. Quarterly reviews of Recovery Act programs will be conducted by ORAC in collaboration with CDC's FMO and PGO, as well as HAI program managers. The roles and responsibilities for the RAC oversight function as well as the additional duties of PGO, FMO and the responsible program office are described in CDC's Recovery Act Implementation Plan. CDC will perform the following: * Coordinate with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to ensure that Recipient Capability Assessments are conducted on funded organizations that may have had performance issues in the past, or are new recipients of CDC-awarded funds; * Ensure that ongoing technical assistance is provided to contractors and grantees that may need help in meeting the additional Recovery Act administrative and program requirements; * Conduct additional, more vigorous post-award management and monitoring of Recovery Act activities, to include site visits of Recovery Act grantees if necessary. As resources permit, CDC-sponsored meetings for award recipients will be convened; * Monitor the receipt of Recovery Act financial and performance reports, and will review those reports for purposes of monitoring compliance with Recovery Act's special financial requirements; and * Ensure the unique identification of Recovery Act funds in contractual and grant agreements, to include the use of a unique Recovery Act CFDA number for HAI grants. * Ensure timely enforcement and other actions for any non-performing Recovery Act contractor or grantee misuse of Recovery Act funds, such as the disallowance of costs, the recovery of funds, the referral of suspected fraud to the OIG, the implementation of administrative corrective actions by the contractor or grantee, or the termination of funding Program Specific Risk Mitigation Strategies For EIP and ELC, funds will be specifically awarded for HAI activities only. Eligible applicants will outline a plan for reporting progress toward HHS Action Plan Prevention Targets per specified metrics compatible with NHSN. CDC will collaborate with AHRQ and work with grantees to eliminate duplication of effort, and the EIP and ELC supplemental funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) will require details on how CDC-funded work will link into existing efforts funded by AHRQ. HAI state applicants will identify state plans for sustaining Recovery Act impact beyond the federal funding provided and demonstrate a continued plan for progress toward meeting HHS Action Plan prevention targets as evidenced through reporting metrics outlined in the Plan. There will be frequent communication between grant recipients and program staff, including regular conference calls addressing allowable and unallowable expenditures. Appropriate penalties for misappropriation or misuse of funds will be enforced. Tables 2A and 2B include (OMB MAX) a full presentation of the Agency specific Recovery Act Risks and Mitigations for Healthcare-Associated Infections. Development and submission of HAI grantee plans and quarterly updates on progress towards specific economic and performance measures and targets will help minimize the risk of such abuse, serve as an evaluation of progress, and allow for early and timely risk mitigation. The HAI proposal was shared with the Office of Inspector General (OIG), and CDC successfully responded to all questions. CMS CMS will: 1) obtain detailed information on the ASC infection control deficiencies; 2) analyze associated information to discern patterns and correlates; 3) and evaluate the extent to which States conduct the onsite surveys. Risk mitigation will focus primarily on issues related to addressing State-wide personnel restrictions (per State budget deficits) and obtaining the necessary data on survey re

Cost & Performance Plan:
CDC and CMS will: be transparent in all of its Recovery Act contracting and grant competitions and regulations; ensure recipient reporting per Section 1512 is made available to the public on Recovery.gov by October 10, 2009; inform recipients of reporting obligations via standard terms and conditions, grant announcements, contract solicitations, and other program guidance; provide technical assistance to grantees and contractors and fully utilize Project Officers to ensure compliance with reporting requirements, including site visits and frequent communications for costs and performance. CDC Healthcare facility data for National Healthcare Safety Network are confidential at the federal level, but some state public health department websites may provide access to specific facility data for facilities in their state. HAI performance measures track the number of states with a "threshold" percentage of healthcare facilities meeting the designated benchmark. The program and project officers will use data from the quarterly reports and performance data from the grantee progress reports. CDC will appropriately aggregate and disaggregate necessary recipient performance and financial data for public access on www.cdc.gov. It will also be reported in an existing system to CDC's FMO and PGO. CMS CMS will publish (www.cms.hhs.gov): the public communications with States (Survey and Certification memoranda) as well as the survey Guidance and protocol documents; results from the quarterly reporting; and completed research per survey results. All grant funds will be designated to State levels per the number of ASCs in that specific State CDC and CMS will leverage existing internal controls. Senior officials from CDC and CMS will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions." The personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers. A point of contact has been established for Recovery.gov to receive and answer public inquiries CDC Per CDC's internal Program Implementation Plan, Programs will be held accountable through both the programmatic review processes and annual performance evaluations. Internal program processes will include quarterly meetings between Division Directors, senior program managers and project officers to address progress to date and discussion of grantee performance. These data will be reviewed by National and Coordinating Center leadership and RAC for discussion with HAI program leadership. Corrective actions will be identified per recipient performance or financial issues, and progress on program improvement will be tracked quarterly. CMS CMS will establish additional procedures and practices, as necessary, to ensure proper transparency and accountability by tracking mandatory training in the new survey process for relevant State and federal surveyors and completion of the expected ASC. CMS will incorporate the ASC-HAI performance expectations for States into CMS' State Performance Standards System (SPSS). CMS will: communicate to the SAs the intent, purpose, and process for the State grants consistent with Recovery Act funding and requirements; with State officials (such as State Governors) and leadership of state Departments where the State Survey Agencies are organizationally located to address any State gubernatorial or Department-level actions relevant to fulfilling the goals of this initiative. SAs progress will be monitored and the agencies will be held accountable for outcomes via the existing SPSS. CMS will determine if States have applied the Recovery Act dollars consistent with this program's purpose. Pilot study results and progress reports will be posted on CMS' Web site

Schedule and Milestones:
CDC Milestones = Milestones 1-10 CMS Milestones = Milestones 11-16

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: CDC Guidance issued for State HAI plans

Complete By: 2009-05-29

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Supplemental Awards for ELC

Complete By: 2009-07-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Draft HAI plans submitted to CDC for review

Complete By: 2009-08-14

Energy Efficiency:
Not Applicable

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Project Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• State

• State

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Agriculture

Program Purpose:
The Farm Direct Operating Loan (OL) program is designed to assist eligible family farmers and ranchers in building and sustaining successful farm operations

Public Benefits:
Proceeds are used to purchase items necessary for family farmers to continue operations. As such, they may be used to purchase livestock, farm equipment, feed, seed, fuel, farm chemicals, insurance, and other operating expenses. Loans may also be used to pay for minor improvements to buildings, costs associated with land and water development, family subsistence, and to refinance debts under certain conditions. Given the timing of the additional loan funds made available through the Recovery Act, much of the funding will be used to cover spring planting expenses. These funds will have an immediate impact on main street businesses in rural communities.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
This program is established to provide operating capital for family farmers and ranchers. Theses benefits are only available to small family farmers and ranchers that meet all existing eligibility requirements. Borrowers will primarily use the operating loan (OL) proceeds to purchase livestock, farm equipment, and pay operating expenses. FSA anticipates that approximately 3,000 low-income family farmers and ranchers will receive financial assistance as a result of the additional Direct Operating Loan funding made available through the Recovery Act. * Estimated Amount of Funding (per award type): $173,367,000 * Estimated $ Total - Non-Federal Recipients: $173,367,000 * Estimated $ Total - In House Activity: $0 * Targeted Type of Recipient/Beneficiaries: Recovery Act funds will be targeted to both beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers according to the existing program requirements established in the CONACT. * Methodology for Award Selection: Loans will be issued to eligible borrowers on a first come, first served basis. The maximum loan amount is $300,000.

Review Process:
The obligation and disbursement of operating loans will be evaluated through existing evaluation/review processes as loans funded through the Recovery Act will be subject to the same stringent monitoring and oversight requirements as all FSA farm loan programs. FSA has a robust internal control program for its farm loan programs, which consists of: * OMB Circular A-123 reviews * Farm Loan Program Risk Assessment (FLPRA) * County Operations Review (COR) program * National Office Loan Origination File Reviews

Cost & Performance Plan:
Performance metrics are monitored on an ongoing basis, with formal reporting performed monthly, quarterly, and annually. Transparency: Dennis Taitano serves as the Farm Service Agency's executive accountable for ensuring proper implementation of ARRA. FSA has established its own public-facing website which will report additional information on the Agency's success in ARRA-related matters. http://www.fsa.usda.gov/recovery Plan to Organize Program Cost: Accounting System Actions Short-term Strategy: FSA will utilize existing Treasury symbols and coding until the long-term solution can be implemented. Loans made from Stimulus funding will be identified by the timeframe of obligations and by a flag that will be placed on each loan. Some servicing actions on direct operating loans will be restricted in order to maintain the integrity of the Stimulus funding identification system until the long-term solution is implemented. Long-term Strategy: The current accounting system will be modified for the new Treasury symbol and unique coding of the Stimulus funding. All activity processed under the short-term strategy will be reprocessed to move it to the correct Treasury symbol. Revisions to servicing reports will be identified and prioritized in order to schedule them into production. This process is projected to be completed within 60 days of receipt of the coding. The Agency will report the distribution of funds by State and report use of funds on an aggregate basis (uses are primarily operating expenses, machinery, and livestock). All funds will be used for the purchase of inputs needed to operate a family sized farm. FSA's existing loan policies require borrowers to prepare a business plan, which provides a detailed description of how loan funds will be used. Borrowers must advise FSA if they plan to use the loan proceeds for purposes other than those documented on the loan application. To ensure funds are used as intended, FSA conducts mid-year and end of year compliance reviews. Accountability: Agency managers are responsible for implementing, improving, and monitoring program activities. Individual performance plans of all managers and employees are tied to the Agency mission and goals contained in the FSA Strategic Plan. FSA Notice PM-2606, "FSA Performance Management Program," contains detailed guidance on development of employee performance plans, including the requirement that performance be linked to the Agency's strategic goals and objectives. Direct Loan Program performance targets are established at the national level, within each State Office, and for individual offices. The ability to meet or not meet goals is reflected in individual performance evaluations. To assist in monitoring program performance, status reports and a comprehensive Monthly Management Summary Report are sent to managers in the field for review and action on a monthly basis.

Schedule and Milestones:
The Recovery Act funds are targeted to minority and beginning farmers. The funds were first applied to the existing Operating Loan backlog of approximately 1,783 loan applications. Additional funds are being used to fund incoming loan applications. Performance metrics are monitored on an ongoing basis, with formal reporting performed monthly, quarterly, and annually.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: FSA will initially use Recovery Act funds to address the existing OL backlog, which was 1,783 loans valued at $130 million on March 4. Funds are targeted to minority and beginning farmers as required by the CONACT.

Complete By: 2009-03-10

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Once the Operating Loan backlog is eliminated, FSA will continue to use stimulus money to fund applications received on a daily basis until the annual appropriation is available. Funds are targeted to minority and beginning farmers as required by the CONACT.

Complete By: 2009-03-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: After all FY 2009 appropriated funds are used, FSA will fund Operating Loan requests with the remainder of stimulus funds if any funds remain.

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
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Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Direct Loans

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Individual/Family

• Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer

Measures

Agency Name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Program Purpose:
NASA's aeronautics research generates innovative concepts, technologies, and capabilities needed to enable revolutionary change to both the airspace and the aircraft that fly within it. This research will lead to a safer, more environmentally friendly, and more efficient national air transportation system. Recovery funds will accelerate research in advanced aircraft technologies and systems, aircraft safety, fuel efficiency, and the Next Generation Air Transportation System.

Public Benefits:
Recovery Act funds for NASA's Aeronautics Research Program and will accelerate key research, which will enhance the state of aeronautics for the nation, and provide a foundation for addressing the need for a Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). These funds will also lead to job creation. Specifically, NASA conducts cutting-edge, fundamental research in traditional aeronautical disciplines and emerging fields to help transform our nation's air transportation system, and to support future air and space vehicles. NASA also maintains a critical set of aeronautics infrastructure, such as wind tunnels, that meet National and public needs. NASA's Aeronautics Research Program addresses research challenges that must be overcome in order to create the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). This research will help find solutions for increasing the capacity, efficiency, and flexibility of our national air space. At the same time, this research will help address substantial aircraft noise, emissions, efficiency, performance, and safety challenges that must be met in order to design new aeronautical vehicles that can support NextGen. Notably, given the already-high levels of air transportation safety, NASA's aeronautics research examines the additional solutions and technology to further reduce risk in this complex, dynamic operating domain of the Nations' aviation system. In addition to providing fundamental research on known safety concerns, the Aeronautics Research Program is also working with its partners to address the safety challenges created as the nation transitions to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), including significant increases in air traffic, continued operation of legacy vehicles, introduction of new vehicle concepts, increased reliance on automation, and increased operating complexity. NASA also actively addresses environmental concerns, which directly can benefit the public. As the number of flight operations at many of the largest airports in the nation continue to increase, environmental concerns over noise and emissions will limit the capacity of those airports, and therefore, of the entire aviation system. As NextGen evolves to handle the projected growth in the national air transportation system, NASA Aeronautics is working to answer major questions that the system will face such as: How will we continue to reduce the environmental impact of aviation (in terms of noise, local and global emissions, and local air quality) despite its very significant growth?, and, What kinds of advanced vehicles will be required to satisfy the forecasted demand and levels of environmental compliance? NASA is ensuring that new generations of vehicles can operate within the NextGen in a manner that is conducive to minimizing the environmental impact of aviation. For more information on these lines of research and the others that NASA Aeronautics conducts see http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
NASA intends to invest $150M of Recovery Act funds, into the existing Aeronautics Research Program, to enhance and expand the fidelity of current foundational research activities; ensure the availability of aeronautical test facilities; and conduct integrated system level research activities supporting NextGen. NASA's Aeronautics Research Program is comprised of four programs: Airspace Systems, Fundamental Aeronautics, Aviation Safety and Aeronautics Test. Research in all programs will be accelerated and enhanced through Recovery funds, some of which will be allocated to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) activities. The Aviation Safety program will use these funds to enhance and expand the fidelity of current research activities relating to composite materials and structures experimentation, simulations and flight tests. NASA's flight test capabilities maintained and vehicle health monitoring work enhanced. A potential new research effort may expand available methods for the Validation and Verification of Flight Critical Systems in response to a Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO)-identified aviation system capability gap. The JPDO, working with the FAA, NASA, the Departments of Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security, Commerce, and the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, was established to facilitate NextGen activities. Its task is to create and carry out an integrated plan for NextGen, spearhead planning, and coordinate research, demonstrations and development in conjunction with relevant programs of other departments and agencies, and with the private sector. The Airspace Systems program will use Recovery funds to accelerate progress and conduct integrated system research to support the requirements and research and development gaps identified by the JPDO for NextGen advancements. Technology concepts could be developed that include assessments of operational solutions and identification of technologies and procedures that will improve operational efficiency of the aviation system. Human-in-the-loop simulations and field demonstration/testing/trials may be conducted to initiate development of human/automation information requirements and decision making guidelines for human-human and human-machine decision making, as these two important components are combined to more efficiently operate aircraft and the airspace system. The Fundamental Aeronautics program will invest funds to reduce risk, accelerate progress, and initiate integrated aeronautical vehicle system level research in areas that have applicability to future vehicle concepts, reducing the impact of aviation on the environment. Vehicle concepts can be developed and matured to assess the viability of technologies like blended-wing-body shaping, low emission engine combustors, low noise/vibration rotorcraft-wings, and advanced structures. All of these technologies have the potential to contribute to aircraft efficiency, reduce the use of fuel or make an air-vehicle quieter. Integrated aircraft systems-level research determines the compatibility and environmental benefits of these technologies. Funding increases could also be used for development and wind tunnel testing of advanced vehicle shaping approaches needed for low-sonic boom supersonic aircraft, to enable community acceptance of supersonic flight over land. The Aeronautics Test program will invest funds to help protect current and provide additional test capabilities for the aeronautics programs, and will bolster NASA's expertise and capabilities in critical test areas. Construction associated with building new or modification of these test facilities is expected to have a direct benefit on local economies. Funds used for maintenance and facility and equipment upgrades, will improve mission support capability and enhance productivity.

Review Process:
NASA uses multiple methods, processes and entities for monitoring and evaluating performance. These same procedures will be used for activities funded under the Recovery Act. NASA programs are assessed for relevance, quality, and performance. A relevance review assures alignment with national priorities, the NASA Strategic Plan, impact on related fields of research or technology, and "customer" needs. Determining quality is prospective and assures best value for an investment, using peer review processes. Performance reviews evaluate whether a program is on track to meet its baseline performance commitments (cost, schedule, science/technical deliverable). Reviews are conducted internal and external to NASA. External evaluations are performed by entities such as the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) and the National Research Council to assess NASA's program content and direction. Additional independent reviews are commissioned by the NASA Administrator or mission organizations to review programs for relevance, quality and performance. Reviews are rigorous, methodical and focused on program methods, results and findings. Responsibility for program and project management and their control mechanisms (NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7120 series)*, institutional management (NPR 8500 series)*, and financial management (NPR 9010 and 9120 series)*, occurs at all management levels of the Agency. NASA's management monitors different aspects of program or institutional performance, at the highest Agency levels, and uses a rigorous structure of program and management reviews for Agency-level decisions. To continue through each phase of development, programs must demonstrate, on an on-going basis, an ability to manage in a manner that produces identifiable results, and must document performance against previously defined commitments including multi-year outputs, annual performance goals, milestones and other metrics, as appropriate. NASA internally monitors performance through monthly and quarterly reviews at each management level. At the senior management level, program reviews, accompanied by an independent (internal) assessment, occur across all mission areas, with an in-depth review each quarter rotating among the mission organizations. Senior management also reviews institutional data (finance, human capital, acquisition, infrastructure), and aggregated Agency measures and metrics, e.g., safety, cross-cutting technical and non-technical issues. The data reviewed, and the accompanying analysis, allows the Agency to focus on, and proactively address, issues that could lead to not achieving desired performance goals. Specific to the Aeronautics Research Program is also the conduct of six-month and annual reviews of the performance of the programs, with subject matter experts participating in the annual reviews. All findings and recommendations are documented. The Aeronautics Committee of the NAC provides annual input reflecting community opinions and recommendations. This information is used to assess progress toward meeting long-range outcomes, develop risk mitigation strategies, adjust priorities, make additional resource allocation, or take other management actions. Regarding program partners, the Aeronautics Research Program maintains an extensive, competitive process using NASA Research Announcements (NRAs) to solicit proposals from educational institutions, non-profit organizations and industry engaged in foundational research. Details on the NRA process can be found at http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov. When NASA Aeronautics works with government partners, the respective agencies are accountable for cost, schedule and performance results; reviews occur routinely between and among all parties to ensure commitments are delivered on schedule and within budget. * The NASA Online Directives Information System Library ensures access by NASA employees and contractors to the most current documentation.

Cost & Performance Plan:
NASA currently utilizes multiple methods to assure transparency and accountability, and will apply these standard processes and procedures to activities supported by Recovery Act funds. The principle of transparency is applied to program and fund allocation planning methods, and in reporting, both internal and external to the Agency, of progress toward the resultant plans. NASA requires accountability at all levels of management and from all of its cost-sharing and non-cost sharing partners, contractors, and grantees for the timely delivery and quality of products. Rigor is applied to NASA programs' design, structure, management, and funding to ensure that resources reach the intended beneficiaries and address the programs' purpose directly. Transparent, merit-based criteria and decision-making procedures are employed at multiple steps in this process. Governing documents, such as the NASA Strategic Plan and supporting mission specific plans, guide the activities of these programs and provide the context through which specific science and research objectives are formulated, investigations are solicited, and missions or activities that address them are planned. Missions are prioritized on the basis of expert opinion such as Decadal Surveys on science, available budget resources, technological maturity, and partnering opportunities. As explained in detail in the Monitoring and Evaluation Section of this Program Plan, NASA will employ multiple methods of review and evaluation of progress toward the goals of this Program Plan. These reviews will assure that funds are being utilized as intended and are delivering on their committed objectives. Managers at all levels will be held accountable both via review of their progress and individual performance plans. At NASA, all employee performance plans for Federal managers include elements tied to the program plans for which they are responsible. Contractors will be held accountable for the timely delivery and quality of products. Award fee reviews, where appropriate, will be performed on contracts and past performance evaluations are integral in solicitation criteria. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject whenever possible to deliverables and milestones that must be met in order to receive funding renewal. International and Federal government partners work in accordance with applicable Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements, which generally detail schedule and performance commitments. Contractor and government accounting systems are audited periodically to ensure compliance with government standards. Specific reports that record and track the obligation and expenditure of program funds are as follows: contractor monthly and quarterly reports, reports on budget execution and budgetary resources, the year-end closing statement, and the annual Performance and Accountability Report. Additionally, NASA will cooperate with the Government Accountability Office and the NASA Office of Inspector General through various engagements and audits that monitor specific items dealing with Recovery funds. To assure transparency and accountability to the public and its key stakeholders, NASA will post its current plans, and outline any revisions to previous versions on the Agency Recovery Act website. Information will be available on key events, the status of on-going activities, outcomes of Inspector General Audits and the accomplishment of and performance toward, annual and long-term Recovery Program goals. Web links will be provided, where applicable to posted solicitations, awards, and grantee performance, among other relevant information. For this and other important information on NASA implementation of the Recovery Act, see http://www.nasa.gov/recovery/.

Schedule and Milestones:
Many of the Aeronautics Research Program activities are associated with on-going research efforts with no defined end date, rather a continual quest for better scientific knowledge, technology development or of long-term educational value. However, specific research milestones are identified for on-going efforts. The planned activities associated with Recovery Act funding typically will be started between May and June 2009, with the first milestone evaluation at the end of calendar year 2009. The expected completion date of activities associated with Recovery Act funding is typically no later than September 2010. Note the following milestones are subject to change, based on the complex and highly dynamic nature of research and development-type activities.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Complete aerodynamic wind tunnel evaluation of the re-design of a scaled free-flight Hybrid Wing Body (HWB) aircraft to optimize fuel-burn. This type of airplane configuration looks significantly different and is much advanced from today's vehicles. It offers the potential of lower emissions, noise generation, and fuel burn than aircraft currently available in the Nation's aircraft fleet. Wind tunnel evaluation of the modified design of this concept aircraft is a necessary step prior to free-flight evaluation of the design's handling characteristics.

Complete By: 2010-03-31

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Develop and demonstrate an automated test generation package for flight-critical software verification or validation focused on margin to failure modes relative to current operational scenarios. This research is developing tools used for validating and verifying flight-critical software used in aviation systems. There are challenges for verification and validation for the next generation of flight-critical systems. Advances in technology are placing an increasing strain on the ability to assure the integrity of new and anticipated flight software systems. Additionally, there is a perception that current approaches for the assurance of complex flight-critical systems impose a barrier to innovation. Thus, the NASA Aeronautics Research Program is working on innovative approaches, technologies and processes to address these concerns. The specific focus is on flight-critical systems (i.e., systems comprising hardware, software and physical systems, used to execute pre-defined concepts of operation or operating procedures, and interacting with human operators including pilots and controllers) that will directly control some aspect of flight and thus must be demonstrated to the highest levels of safety. The objective is to develop techniques, tools, and methods to enable efficient and accurate analysis of safety aspects of software-intensive systems; ultimately reducing the cost of software verification and validation; and enabling in-the-field assurance of composed software-intensive systems.

Complete By: 2010-09-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Complete design for the Icing Capability in the Glenn Research Center Propulsion System Laboratory. The Propulsion Systems Laboratory is a ground-based test facility that can provide true flight simulation for experimental research on air-breathing propulsion systems, i.e., aircraft engines. Currently the facility cannot simulate conditions where icing forms in an engine. Ice formation in an airplane engine can lead to operability issues, temporary thrust loss, and can damage part of the engine. The modifications to this facility will allow NASA and its research partners to better conduct important research in this area, and develop techniques to mitigate engine icing.

Complete By: 2009-12-31

Energy Efficiency:
NASA uses best practices of sustainable design, maintainable design, building commissioning, and safety and security are incorporated, to the maximum extent possible, into the planning and execution of facility projects. Within this program NASA will be making modifications to its aeronautical test facilities, and where applicable, will follow the appropriate Agency requirements outlined below. NASA Facility Project Managers ensure project designs take into account the energy demands, intended use, occupancy, operations, plug loads, and design to earn the ENERGY STAR targets for new construction and major renovation where applicable. ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy to help save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices (http://www.energystar.gov/). NASA Facility Project Managers are also responsible for ensuring compliance with Executive Order (EO) 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management. For new construction, NASA is striving to reduce the energy cost budget by 30 percent compared to the baseline building performance rating per the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., (http://www.ashrae.org/) and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (http://www.iesna.org/). For major renovations, NASA is aiming to reduce the energy cost budget by 20 percent from pre-renovations 2003 baseline. NASA has adopted the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) as its performance measure for sustainable development (http://www.usgbc.org). LEED provides a structure for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, and operations. It is NASA policy that all new construction and major building renovation projects meet the minimum LEED Silver rating.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Profit Organization
• Small Business (Less Than 500 Employees)
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

• Anyone/General Public
• Engineer/Architect
• Scientist/Researchers

Award Type Name: Cooperative Agreements or Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Profit Organization
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Small Business (Less Than 500 Employees)

• Scientist/Researchers
• Anyone/General Public
• Engineer/Architect

Measures

Agency Name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Program Purpose:
Earth Science studies Earth from space to advance scientific understanding and meet societal needs. NASA works with scientific and engineering communities to develop new observing capabilities from space, pioneer the use of data to further science goals, and to transition mature capabilities to end users. Recovery Act funding is predominantly focused on accelerating the development of Earth science climate research missions and supercomputing capabilities, hence advancing key science goals.

Public Benefits:
Recovery Act funds for NASA's Earth Science Program will lead to job creation and will accelerate scientific research, which improves public understanding of the complexity of the global integrated Earth System and provides a technical and scientific foundation for addressing national needs and priorities. The 2008 NASA Authorization Act and the 2006 National Space Policy assign NASA a leading role in advancing fundamental scientific knowledge of the global integrated Earth system. NASA's role is to develop and make first use of new observing and research capabilities to understand the underlying processes, provide objective scientific information to researchers and decision-makers, and transition mature capabilities and results to operational users, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Geological Survey (USGS). NASA's Earth Science Program is essential to the implementation of three major U.S. initiatives: Climate Change Research (June 2001), Global Earth Observation (July 2003), and the U.S. Ocean Action Plan (December 2004). NASA's Earth Science Program is guided primarily by the 2007 National Research Council Decadal Survey, where NASA is executing an ambitious plan to answer questions regarding why and how the environment is changing, define the impacts of environmental change on humans, and identify how humans can mitigate the impact of environmental hazards. Through its work with other Federal agencies to improve their operational services, NASA Earth Science advances capabilities in such areas as weather and air quality forecasting, climate prediction, and natural hazard and land use assessment. The program addresses specific, identified national needs in several areas, including: the causes and consequences of climate change; improvements in the reliability and extension of weather forecasts; and the monitoring and eventual prediction of natural hazards such as floods, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. These national needs are further identified in the strategic plans for the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) and the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System Strategic Plan. For more information, see http://nasascience.nasa.gov/earth-science

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
$325M of Recovery Act funds will be applied to the Earth Science Program. The Earth Science Program conducts breakthrough research to advance fundamental knowledge on the most important scientific questions on the global and regional integrated Earth system. Activities encompass the global atmosphere; the global oceans including sea ice; land surfaces including snow and ice; ecosystems; and interactions between the atmosphere, oceans, land, and ecosystems. Advancements are made through continuous interactions among four major elements: Flight Programs develops satellite missions; Research and Analysis provides the scientific rationale, as well as analytical support for satellite missions; Technology develops new technology and matures existing technologies for satellite and airborne measurements; and, Applied Sciences enables other agencies to utilize these observations. Recovery Act funds will be used to accelerate the implementation of the recommendations of the National Research Council's Earth Science and Applications Decadal Survey (2007). This includes rapid deployment of a suite of Earth-observing satellites to leverage existing missions and provide cutting-edge measurements of key parameters relevant to climate change while preserving the balance between all of the elements of the overall NASA Earth Science Program, including the spaceflight missions, technology development, research and analysis, and science applications. Specific activities include: Completing and launching foundational Earth Science missions now under development, to lay the groundwork for the new Decadal missions Accelerating the recommended priorities of the Decadal Survey: initiating a series of Venture-class missions, accelerating or beginning development of Decadal Survey missions, providing focused technology development in support of planned missions Advancing understanding of scientific questions with a robust, integrated program of airborne measurements, scientific research and applications, technology development, supercomputing, climate modeling, and education and public outreach.

Review Process:
NASA uses multiple methods, processes and entities for monitoring and evaluating performance. These same procedures will be used for activities funded under the Recovery Act. NASA's programs are assessed for relevance, quality, and performance. A relevance review assures alignment with national priorities, the NASA Strategic Plan, impact on related fields of research or technology, and customer (users of NASA data, research results, etc.) needs. Determining quality is generally prospective and assures best value for an investment, using peer review processes. Performance reviews evaluate whether a program is on track to meet its baseline performance commitments (cost, schedule, science/technical deliverable). Reviews are conducted internal and external to the Agency. External evaluations are performed by entities such as the NASA Advisory Council and the National Research Council to assess NASA's program content and direction. Additional independent reviews are commissioned by the NASA Administrator or responsible mission organization to review programs for relevance, quality, and performance. Reviews are rigorous, methodical and focused on program methods, results, and findings by others in the field with requisite expertise, and independence. Responsibility for program and project management and their control mechanisms (NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7120 series)*, institutional management (NPR 8500 series)*, and financial management (NPR 9010 and 9120 series)*, occurs at all management levels of the Agency. NASA's management monitors different aspects of program or institutional performance, at the highest Agency levels, and uses a rigorous structure of program and management reviews for Agency-level decisions. To continue through each phase of development, programs must demonstrate, on an on-going basis, an ability to manage in a manner that produces identifiable results, and must document performance against previously defined commitments including multi-year outputs, annual performance goals, milestones and other metrics, as appropriate. NASA internally monitors performance through monthly and quarterly reviews at each management level. At the senior management level, program reviews, accompanied by an independent (internal) assessment, occur across all mission areas, with an in-depth review each quarter rotating among the mission organizations. Senior management also reviews institutional data (finance, human capital, acquisition, infrastructure), and aggregated Agency measures and metrics, e.g., safety, cross-cutting technical and non-technical issues. The data reviewed, and the accompanying analysis, allows the Agency to focus on, and proactively address, issues that could lead to not achieving desired performance goals. The NRC provides advice on the strategy and evolution of the whole Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) and carries out independent analyses and studies via three Committees: i) Committee on Strategic Advice on the CCSP, ii) Ad Hoc Committee on Analysis of Global Change Assessments, and iii) Climate Research Committee. For operating missions, external peer-review panels weigh the scientific merits of continued operation of missions that have fulfilled their designed lifetimes. Earth Science weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports are archived and available online to management. This information is used to assess progress, develop risk mitigation strategies, adjust priorities, and/or make resource allocations. Key data includes the tracking of lifecycle costs. Programs are descoped, restructured, or cancelled based on evaluation of performance data. Independent reviews for achieving long-term performance outcomes and efficiencies occur at major program milestones in development and bi-annually during implementation. * The NASA Online Directives Information System Library, ensures access by NASA employees and contractors to the most current documentati

Cost & Performance Plan:
NASA currently utilizes multiple methods to assure transparency and accountability, and will apply these standard processes and procedures to activities supported by Recovery Act funds. The principle of transparency is applied to program and fund allocation planning methods, and in reporting, both internal and external to the Agency, of progress toward the resultant plans. NASA requires accountability at all levels of management and from all of its cost-sharing and non-cost sharing partners, contractors, and grantees for the timely delivery and quality of products. Rigor is applied to NASA programs, design, structure, management, and funding to ensure that resources reach the intended beneficiaries and address the programs purpose directly. Transparent, merit-based criteria and decision-making procedures are employed at multiple steps in this process. Governing documents, such as the NASA Strategic Plan and supporting mission specific plans, guide the activities of these programs and provide the context through which specific science and research objectives are formulated, investigations are solicited, and missions or activities that address them are planned. Missions are prioritized on the basis of expert opinion such as Decadal Surveys on science, available budget resources, technological maturity, and partnering opportunities. As explained in detail in the Monitoring and Evaluation Section of this Program Plan, NASA will employ multiple methods of review and evaluation of progress toward the goals of this Program Plan. These reviews will assure that funds are being utilized as intended and are delivering on their committed objectives. Managers at all levels will be held accountable both via review of their progress and individual performance plans. At NASA, all employee performance plans for Federal managers include elements tied to the program plans for which they are responsible. Contractors will be held accountable for the timely delivery and quality of products. Award fee reviews, where appropriate, will be performed on contracts and past performance evaluations are integral in solicitation criteria. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject whenever possible to deliverables and milestones that must be met in order to receive funding renewal. International and Federal government partners work in accordance with applicable Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements, which generally detail schedule and performance commitments. Contractor and government accounting systems are audited periodically to ensure compliance with government standards. Specific reports that record and track the obligation and expenditure of program funds are as follows: contractor monthly and quarterly reports, reports on budget execution and budgetary resources, the year-end closing statement, and the annual Performance and Accountability Report. Additionally, NASA will cooperate with the Government Accountability Office and the NASA Office of Inspector General through various engagements and audits that monitor specific items dealing with Recovery funds. To assure transparency and accountability to the public and its key stakeholders, NASA will post its current plans, and outline any revisions to previous versions on the Agency Recovery Act website. Information will be available on key events, the status of on-going activities, outcomes of Inspector General Audits and the accomplishment of and performance toward, annual and long-term Recovery Program goals. Web links will be provided, where applicable to posted solicitations, awards, and grantee performance, among other relevant information. For this and other important information on NASA implementation of the Recovery Act, see http://www.nasa.gov/recovery/.

Schedule and Milestones:
Many of the Earth System Science program activities are associated with on-going research efforts to gain better scientific knowledge or provide long-term educational value. These include Airborne Science, Scientific Computing, Global Modeling & Assimilation Office, Research & Analysis, Earth Science Education & Outreach within Earth Science Research, Mission Operations for the Terra, Aqua and Aura satellites and Multi-Mission Operations within Earth Systematic Missions, Advanced Technology Initiatives, and Applied Science. The activities associated with stimulus funding for these activities will typically be started before June 2009, with the first milestone evaluation between July 2009 and May 2010 depending upon the nature of the activity. The expected completion date of activities associated with stimulus funding is typically no later than September 2010. Mission development activities within the Earth Systematic Missions program and the Earth System Science Pathfinder program are also ongoing efforts with multiple in-process developmental milestones. The mission development activities that will be supported with stimulus funding will typically occur between May 2009 and September 2010. Major mission milestone dates during this time period for each mission are provided below. Note the following milestones are subject to change, based on the complex and highly dynamic nature of research and development-type activities.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Aquarius spacecraft launch into space.

Complete By: 2010-05-31

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Venture Class Solicitation and Award Process Initiation. NASA will issue a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for Venture class missions. The Venture Class solicitation is for a series of small, relatively inexpensive, competitively selected missions and instruments that can be implemented quickly. Typically, these are a mix of instruments that can beflown on partner-funded spacecraft, and airborne, suborbital, and small space-based missions.

Complete By: 2009-07-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Critical Design Review (CDR). The CDR demonstrates that the maturity of the TIRS design is appropriate to support proceeding with full-scale fabrication, assembly, integration, and test.

Complete By: 2010-02-28

Energy Efficiency:
Non-applicable

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Profit Organization
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Small Business (Less Than 500 Employees)

• Scientist/Researchers
• Anyone/General Public

Measures

Agency Name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Program Purpose:
The Constellation Systems Program develops crew transportation to the International Space Station (ISS), the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The Commercial Crew and Cargo Program supports development of U.S. commercial launch services for cargo and crew delivery to low Earth orbit and return, which could take over the ISS servicing function for NASA. NASA will use Recovery funding to accelerate investments in these two endeavors.

Public Benefits:
The Constellation Program is responsible for developing safe and robust capabilities for human space exploration. The program is applying Recovery Act funds to improve the likelihood of developing NASA systems to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station on schedule. These systems will enable exploration missions that will inspire the next generation of U.S. explorers, motivating younger generations to pursue careers in science and engineering. The Commercial Crew and Cargo program is applying Recovery Act funds to stimulate efforts within the private sector to develop and demonstrate technologies that enable commercial human spaceflight capabilities. These efforts are intended to foster entrepreneurial activity leading to job growth in engineering, analysis, design, and research, and to economic growth as capabilities for new markets are created. By developing commercial crew service providers, NASA may be able to purchase crew transportation and rescue services and to reduce the gap in U.S. spaceflight capability. For more information see http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/main/index.html and http://www.nasa.gov/offices/c3po/home/index.html.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
NASA will invest $400M in Recovery Act funding for the Constellation Systems Program. The Constellation Systems Program consists of the Constellation and Commercial Crew and Cargo programs. Constellation systems in development include the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV), and supporting mission and ground support systems that will provide transportation to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. This effort will enable the U.S. to continue its leadership role in human exploration. The funds will support accelerated testing, procurement, and manufacturing to maximize NASA's ability to meet a March 2015 Initial Operational Capability (IOC) date, when crew will first be transported to the International Space Station. The Orion spacecraft is designed to carry crew members to and from the ISS, on lunar missions, and potentially to other destinations. Once in orbit, the Orion and its service module is planned to rendezvous and dock with either the ISS or the Altair lunar lander and the Ares V's Earth Departure Stage, which could propel astronauts on their way to the Moon. The Ares I rocket has two planned missions: lofting up astronauts to the ISS and for rendezvous with the Ares V Earth Departure Stage. The Commercial Crew and Cargo program is NASA's investment to help develop cost-effective systems to carry crew and cargo to the ISS. There are four defined capabilities to be developed and demonstrated by industry partners. These include cargo as well as crew transportation capabilities. These capabilities consist of: Capability A: delivery and disposal of external unpressurized cargo to and from the International Space Station; Capability B: delivery and disposal of internal pressurized cargo to and from the International Space Station; Capability C: delivery and return to Earth of internal pressurized cargo to and from the International Space Station; Capability D, crew transportation to and from the International Space Station Each Constellation project has a uniquely identified scope of work to be completed. The Program will use Recovery Act funds to supplement and enhance these efforts. NASA plans to apply funds toward the successful completion of the Orion, Ares and Ground Operations projects. The Commercial Crew Cargo Program is using Recovery Act funds to accelerate development of commercial access to space. Currently, NASA has only funded activities toward the demonstration of cargo transportation, i.e. Capabilities A-C. Recovery funds will be used to initiate investment toward Capability D, as described above.

Review Process:
NASA uses multiple methods, processes, and entities for monitoring and evaluating its performance. These same processes and procedures will be used for activities funded under the Recovery Act. NASA's programs are assessed for relevance, quality, and performance. A relevance review assures alignment with national priorities; alignment with the NASA Strategic Plan; impact on related fields of research or technology; and alignment with "customer" (users of NASA data, research results, etc.) needs. Determining quality is generally prospective and assures best value for an investment, using peer review processes. Performance reviews evaluate whether a program is on track to meet its baseline performance commitments (cost, schedule, science/technical deliverable). Reviews are conducted internal and external to the Agency. External evaluations are performed by entities such as the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) and the National Research Council to assess NASA's program content and direction. Additional independent reviews are commissioned by the NASA Administrator or responsible mission organization to review programs for relevance and quality, as well as performance. Reviews are rigorous and methodical and focused on the program's methods, results, and findings by others in the field with requisite expertise, and independence. Responsibility for program and project management and their control mechanisms (NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7120 series)*, institutional management (NPR 8500 series)*, and financial management (NPR 9010 and 9120 series)*, occurs at all management levels of the Agency. NASA's management monitors different aspects of program or institutional performance, at the highest Agency levels, and uses a rigorous structure of program and management reviews for Agency-level decisions. To continue through each phase of development, programs must demonstrate, on an on-going basis and at key life cycle junctures, an ability to manage in a manner that produces identifiable results, and must document performance against previously defined commitments including multi-year outputs, annual performance goals, milestones and other metrics, as appropriate. NASA internally monitors performance through monthly and quarterly reviews, at each management level. At the senior management level, program reviews, accompanied by an independent (internal) assessment, occur across all mission areas (aeronautics, science, space operations and exploration systems), with an in-depth review each quarter rotating among the mission organizations. Senior management also reviews institutional data (finance, human capital, acquisition, infrastructure), and aggregated Agency measures and metrics, e.g., safety, cross-cutting technical and non-technical issues. The data reviewed, and the accompanying analysis, allows the Agency to focus on, and proactively address, issues that could lead to not achieving desired performance goals. Specifically, the Constellation Systems Program measures progress through the use of an Earned Value Measurement System (EVMS), which is applied across all projects. Contractors are also required to have an EVMS and submit monthly EVM data. In addition, program performance information is reviewed through monthly and quarterly progress reports, Agency level non-advocate programmatic reviews, and program and project level technical reviews, as fits Agency standard process outlined above. Constellation will collect a wide range of cost and schedule data in addition to these reviews to assess whether projects are able to meet milestones and deliverables, and make management decisions as appropriate to meet performance goals. Constellation managers are held accountable for cost, schedule, and performance. Contract incentives are planned for Constellation contracts related to cost and schedule performance.

Cost & Performance Plan:
NASA currently utilizes multiple methods to assure transparency and accountability, and will apply these standard processes and procedures to activities supported by Recovery Act funds. The principle of transparency is applied to program and fund allocation planning methods, and in reporting, both internal and external to the Agency, of progress toward the resultant plans. NASA requires accountability at all levels of management and from all of its cost-sharing and non-cost sharing partners, contractors, and grantees for the timely delivery and quality of products. Rigor is applied to NASA programs' design, structure, management, and funding to ensure that resources reach the intended beneficiaries and address the programs' purpose directly. Transparent, merit-based criteria and decision-making procedures are employed at multiple steps in this process. Governing documents, such as the NASA Strategic Plan and supporting mission specific plans, guide the activities of these programs and provide the context through which specific science and research objectives are formulated, investigations are solicited, and missions or activities that address them are planned. Missions are prioritized on the basis of expert opinion such as Decadal Surveys on science, available budget resources, technological maturity, and partnering opportunities. As explained in detail in the Monitoring and Evaluation Section of this Program Plan, NASA will employ multiple methods of review and evaluation of progress toward the goals of this Program Plan. These reviews will assure that funds are being utilized as intended and are delivering on their committed objectives. Managers at all levels will be held accountable both via review of their progress and individual performance plans. At NASA, all employee performance plans for Federal managers include elements tied to the program plans for which they are responsible. Contractors will be held accountable for the timely delivery and quality of products. Award fee reviews, where appropriate, will be performed on contracts and past performance evaluations are integral in solicitation criteria. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject whenever possible to deliverables and milestones that must be met in order to receive funding renewal. International and Federal government partners work in accordance with applicable Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements, which generally detail schedule and performance commitments. Contractor and government accounting systems are audited periodically to ensure compliance with government standards. Specific reports that record and track the obligation and expenditure of program funds are as follows: contractor monthly and quarterly reports, reports on budget execution and budgetary resources, the year-end closing statement, and the annual Performance and Accountability Report. Additionally, NASA will cooperate with the Government Accountability Office and the NASA Office of Inspector General through various engagements and audits that monitor specific items dealing with Recovery funds. To assure transparency and accountability to the public and its key stakeholders, NASA will post its current plans, and outline any revisions to previous versions on the Agency Recovery Act website. Information will be available on key events, the status of on-going activities, outcomes of Inspector General Audits and the accomplishment of and performance toward, annual and long-term Recovery Program goals. Web links will be provided, where applicable to posted solicitations, awards, and grantee performance, among other relevant information. For this important information on NASA efforts surrounding its Recovery Act funds, see http://www.nasa.gov/recovery/.

Schedule and Milestones:
Schedules for the detailed work have been identified within the projects and vetted with the contractors where appropriate. Upon approval of funding for the unique categories within Constellation, changes will be made to the targeted contracts, and milestone dates and schedules will be authorized and released to proceed. Note the following milestones are subject to change, based on the complex and highly dynamic nature of research and development-type activities.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Commercial Crew and Cargo program - Provide commercial crew concepts and enabling capabilities including but not limited to: launch abort systems, crew systems, Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS), etc. to support future implementation of crew transportation capability demonstrations.

Complete By: 2010-09-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Complete design of ground support equipment which provides services such as power and data connectivity to the Orion and Ares launch vehicle during processing in the Vehicle Assembly Building and at the launch pad.

Complete By: 2010-09-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Complete design of a ground test article for the Orion project. The ground test article can be tested in ways that will damage the final flight article. Information from these tests will be used to validate key concepts and inform choices for the final Orion spacecraft design

Complete By: 2010-08-30

Energy Efficiency:
Not Applicable

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

Award Type Name: Cooperative Agreements or Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

Award Type Name: Other

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Profit Organization

• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Engineer/Architect
• Scientist/Researchers
• Profit Organization

Award Type Name: Project Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Agriculture

Program Purpose:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides $50 million in funding it to support the FSA IT stabilization / modernization projects.

Public Benefits:
The Stabilization effort includes improving the management, monitoring and performance of current and planned web-based system networks, hosting environments, applications, databases and reporting capabilities needed to support customer business transactions on USDA's Common Computing Environment. MIDAS is an initiative to "Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems." Its objective is to streamline FSA business processes and develop an effective long-term IT system and architecture for FSA farm program delivery. MIDAS will support reengineered business processes to improve efficiencies, and reduce errors, and increase compliance with modern security, financial and privacy controls. Immediate beneficiaries are FSA customers (farmers and ranchers) and secondarily internal FSA staff (Headquarters, State and county). With optimal performance of the current web-based system of networks and Common Computing Environment, internal staff can be more productive and efficient in performing their duties servicing customers. With enhanced staff performance, FSA customers can receive their benefits and services in a more timely fashion.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Of the $50 million, $31 million is planned for Stabilization and $19 million is planned for modernization (MIDAS). Contractors are the targeted type of recipient and it is expected that $50 million will go to non-federal recipients through an open and competitive contracting process. Use of this Recovery Act money to maintain and modernize the FSA information technology system enables FSA to fulfill USDA's Strategic Management Initiatives and FSA's commitment to their crosscutting management objectives supporting FSA strategic goals. Continued stabilization of this electronic government environment provides a necessary foundation for all future Modernization efforts including optimal data processing times and capacity loading. Funding of modernization efforts will foster applications and systems that build upon reengineered business processes and provide faster, more secure and accurate benefits and services to FSA customers.

Review Process:
Data will be collected from financial systems and IT performance management and monitoring systems. FSA expects to report these metrics on a quarterly basis. Data will be collected and reported in accordance with the specified requirements in the Recovery Act reporting guidance. The MIDAS project, which will modernize and improve service delivery for FSA farm programs, has stringent oversight processes in place. Monitoring and control at both project and management level is currently being performed by governance bodies responsible for controlling project performance and risk management. The following are examples of monitoring and evaluaiton related to the MIDAS project plan: Project Design/Decision Committee (PDDC); Senior Management Oversight Committee (SMOC); OMB Circular A-11 reviews; MIDAS Project Management Reviews; and, Conformity and compliance with all applicable NIST ANSI/EIA-748-A Earned Value Management System Guidelines. MIDAS project performance metrics are monitored on an ongoing basis, with formal reporting performed weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually. Stabilization has stringent oversight processes in place. Monitoring and control at both project and management level is currently being performed by governance bodies responsible for controlling project performance and risk management. In the Stabilization project, FSA performs continuous oversight at several levels to evaluate risk, impact and performance, both short and long-term. Oversight strategies include approved (1) project management processes, (2) contract management, reviews and evaluations, (3) continued reporting to project, mid- and top-level management, Administrators, USDA management and stakeholders (4) configuration management procedures and practices (5) change impact analysis (6) utilization of reporting and evaluative procedures of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and (7) daily management, monitoring and evaluation of system performance to ensure compliance with project objectives and goals.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Dennis Taitano serves as the Farm Service Agency's executive accountable for ensuring proper implementation of ARRA. FSA has established its own public-facing website which will report additional information on the Agency's success in ARRA-related matters. http://www.fsa.usda.gov/recovery FSA has plans in place to organize program cost. A separate Treasury symbol has been established to track Recovery Act spending for FSA IT Stabilization/Modernization. In addition, FSA has established specific organization and project codes within this Treasury symbol to track IT Stabilization/Modernization spending at a detailed level within the Federal Financial Information System (FFIS). Information will be stored in the FFIS, the FSA Budget Performance Management System (BPMS) and the USDA Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Sharepoint Detailed Lifecycle Costs Database. Reporting capabilities exist at various levels including Agency, program, investment and system. FSA will comply with all Recovery Act reporting and transparency requirements to make performance information available at applicable recipient levels. FSA intends to use program plans to hold managers accountable for achieving Recovery Act program goals. Individual performance plans of all managers and employees are tied to the Agency mission and goals contained in the FSA Strategic Plan. FSA Notice PC-2606, "FSA Performance Management Program," contains detailed guidance on development of employee performance plans, including the requirement that performance be linked to the Agency's strategic goals and objectives. Accountability mechanisms that FSA will use include weekly project management meetings and monthly meetings by the Senior Management Oversight Committee (SMOC). For stabilization, FSA and USDA OCIO ITS have weekly meetings between stabilization sponsors and project managers. They review and discuss the cost, schedule and performance progress of the stabilization initiative. Recommendations are made and corrective actions are taken as needed. The SMOC is made up of senior members from USDA and FSA. They assess the cost, schedule and performance progress of MIDAS and Stabilization to ensure that expenditures for operations and initiatives are efficient and effective. If appropriate and needed, individual performance plans of the applicable managers can be tied to the program goals of the projects receiving Recovery Act funding. FSA will explore using action plans for improvement. Based on information and issues raised in the above accountability process, applicable corrective actions will be identified and taken in a timely and focused manner as the need arises.

Schedule and Milestones:
Stabilization $31,000,000 FY09 Q3 $8,268,550 FY 09 Q4 $6,727,054 FY10 Q1 $13,308,157 FY10 Q2 $2,696,239 ----------------------------------- MIDAS $19,000,000 FY09 Q3 $1,500,000 FY 09 Q4 $3,500,000 FY10 Q1 $2,000,000 FY10 Q2 $12,000,000 -----------------------------------

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Stabilization efforts will continue through ongoing support, maintenance, and licensing of infrastructure hardware and monitoring tools and contractor services that provide ongoing support, maintenance, upkeep of hardware, software and infrastructure to manage FSA's Web Environment system's performance.

Complete By: 2010-03-31

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Following the planning and acquisition phase, the modernization efforts will be initiated. In FY2009, MIDAS plans to complete the required management, business process improvement, requirements management and software procurements. In early FY 2010, MIDAS plans to complete the large-scale system integration procurement. MIDAS system integration planning and execution milestones will be approved after contract award. Actual obligation figures are contingent on contract negotiations.

Complete By: 2010-03-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
FSA is committed to compliance with energy efficiency and green building requirement. As explained in USDA Green Information Technology Strategic Plan, the MIDAS IT investment project will reduce the CO2 emissions related to the delivery of farm program benefits associated with: hardware/software; paper consumption; and, travel to and from local offices. For more information please refer to USDA Green Information Technology Strategic Plan located at: http://www.ocio.usda.gov/USDA_Green_IT_Strategic_Plan.pdf

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
The program supports competitive grants to develop and implement performance-based teacher and principal compensation systems in high-need schools. These systems consider gains in student academic achievement, classroom evaluations conducted multiple times during each school year, and other factors, and provide educators with incentives to take on additional responsibilities and leadership roles.

Public Benefits:
Program goals include: (1) improving student achievement by increasing teacher and principal effectiveness; (2) reforming teacher and principal compensation systems so that teachers and principals are rewarded for increases in student achievement; (3) helping ensure an equitable distribution of effective educators; and (4) creating sustainable performance-based compensation systems.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
ARRA funding will support competitive grants to LEAs, including charter schools that are LEAs; States; or partnerships of (1) an LEA, a State, or both, and (2) at least one non-profit organization, to develop and implement comprehensive, aligned approaches to human capital and compensation systems that: (a) support improved teacher and principal effectiveness and help ensure an equitable distribution of effective educators, (b) actively involve teachers (including special education teachers) and principals in the design of human capital and compensation systems, and (c) use data from emerging State and local longitudinal data systems to track outcomes and associate those outcomes with educator performance.

Review Process:
The Department will monitor grantee performance through: (1) Reviewing three quarterly self-evaluations and one annual performance report (APR) for each year of the grant. These reports include information on grantee progress in meeting the goals and objectives of their applications, GPRA indicators, and anticipated carryover of funds. Each grantee will receive written feedback from program staff on the grantee's APR and, as needed, on other issues. (2) Visiting TIF project sites, so that staff can verify information submitted through quarterly reports and APRs. ED staff will provide an overview of findings at an on-site exit conference and, subsequent to the visit, will send an additional, written report detailing recommendations, findings, and commendations. (3) Reviewing drawdowns in the Grants Administration and Payments System (GAPS), which will allow ED personnel to verify that funds are being drawn down by the grantee regularly and in accordance with their district's drawdown policy. If a grantee is not drawing down funds or is making excessive drawdown, the program officer will contact the grantee. ARRA also mandates a rigorous, national evaluation of the program by the Institute of Education Science (IES). The IES evaluation will use a randomized, controlled methodology, to the extent feasible, to assess the impact of ARRA-funded performance-based teacher and principal compensation systems on teacher and principal recruitment and retention in high-need schools and subjects. Finally, grantees will also contract for or conduct independent evaluations to assess their own performance and progress toward project-specific goals and objectives. The Department will review the results of these independent evaluations in determining what additional technical assistance to provide to each grantee. The Department publishes award and performance information on the program's website, available at: http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherincentive/index.html. Detailed descriptions of TIF grantees are posted on the Center for Educator Compensation Reform (CECR) website, available at: http://www.cecr.ed.gov/.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Program staff will review quarterly and annual reports on grantee progress in meeting the goals and objectives of their applications, GPRA indicators, and anticipated carryover of funds. The Department publishes award and performance information on the program's website, available at: http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherincentive/index.html. Detailed descriptions of TIF grantees are posted on the Center for Educator Compensation Reform (CECR) website, available at: http://www.cecr.ed.gov/.

Schedule and Milestones:
The Department is preparing notices for publication in the Federal Register that will propose priorities for the grant competition and invite applications for awards. Eligibility information, a timeline for the competition, and the Federal Register Notice Inviting Applications will be posted in the Eligibility and Applicant Info sections of the program's website, available at: http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherincentive/index.html.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department of Education will publish the notice inviting applications for new awards.

Complete By: 2009-07-31

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: The Department will receive grant applications.

Complete By: 2009-10-02

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: The Department makes new competitive awards.

Complete By: 2010-01-29

Energy Efficiency:
This program makes no direct Federal investment in Federal infrastructure.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Quasi-Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization
• State
• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Government
• Local
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

• Quasi-Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization
• State
• Student/Trainee
• Youth (16-21)
• Rural
• Other Urban
• Suburban
• School
• Low Income
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Anyone/General Public
• Child (6-15)
• Education (0-8)
• U.S. Citizen
• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Local
• Education Professional
• Education (9-12)

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Agriculture

Program Purpose:
The Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) provides technical assistance and cash payments to assist qualified farmers and fishermen, adversely affected by imports, in adjusting their business operations to either be more competitive with imported products or to switch to production of commodities that could be more profitable.

Public Benefits:
The TAAF program will provide free technical assistance to producers of agriculture products, aquaculture products and fishermen to assist them in becoming more competitive with imports of like products. Qualified producers will receive initial technical assistance training, intensive technical assistance training, and assistance in the development of an initial business plan and a long-term business adjustment plan. The Extension Service (CSREES) will provide technical assistance through their university partners located in the geographic region associated with the certified petition. Cash payments of up to $4,000 after the completion of an approved business plan, and up to $8,000 for the implementation of an approved long-term business plan, will be paid to participants through the Farm Service Agency (FSA).

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
CFDA: 10.609 The ARRA funds for TAAF technical assistance will be expended through CSREES grants to a land grant university to coordinate the delivery of technical assistance, and sub-grants to universities in regions for which group petitions have been certified to conduct the technical assistance programs which will include initial and intensive technical assistance and initial business plan and long-range business adjustment plan technical assistance. Grants of cash payments to eligible producers will be made through FSA once the approval of initial and long-term business adjustment plans has occurred. Funds will also be provided to FSA for contracting for software development and Information Technology support for tracking producer applications and payments under certified petitions. Additionally, ARRA funds will be applied to expenses of the Department in administering the program, as provided under ARRA legislation for TAAF.

Review Process:
Metrics will continue to be under development and will be reviewed at the national level no less than annually. FSA is adding additional measures to track performance related to the specific goals of the ARRA. All producers of certified commodities approved for receipt of technical assistance will be required to report on the number of jobs created or retained and status of execution of the grants on a quarterly basis.

Cost & Performance Plan:
FAS, CSREES and FSA program managers will be responsible for implementing, improving, and monitoring program activities. Individual performance plans of FAS managers are tied to the Agency mission and goals contained in the FAS Strategic Plan. FAS will monitor overall program execution, CSREES will monitor the delivery of technical assistance projects and the Training Coordination entity will report directly to CSREES as well as to FAS, and FSA will monitor the individual producer application process and the development and functioning of IT and software requirements on a daily basis and will coordinate with the Training Coordination entity. Field reviews will also be conducted on a quarterly basis by involved agencies, commencing with the certification of group petitions.

Schedule and Milestones:
Implementation of the FY 2009 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program will be conducted to accomplish all milestones simultaneously.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Development of Program Regulation, Group Petition Certification and Producer Application Activity includes development of a Final Rule for implementation of the program, receipt of commodity specific petitions from producer groups and receipt of applications under certified petitions from individual producers.

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Development and Implementation of Outreach Plan ---------- FAS, CSREES, FSA, and the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will all be involved in the outreach effort. A plan is being developed to outline the outreach strategy for this program and the involvement of these agencies in its execution. FAS has established a website for TAAF which is now linked to USDA, FSA, CSREES and AMS websites. The plan calls for pro-active outreach to producers, producer organizations, State Departments of Agriculture, USDA employees at local USDA Service Centers, and extension educators at State universities and county offices. Accepted and certified petitions will be announced via Federal Register Notice, USDA press releases and website postings. The Training Coordination entity will also be engaged in providing outreach in coordination with federal TAAF agencies to all county Extension offices in the United States; the program information will explain program purpose and will be communicated in hard copy as well as through electronic means.

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Development of Information Technology Requirements and Grant Agreement Execution --------------- FSA is in the process of defining software requirements for management of producer applications and payments. CSREES is in the process of developing requirements for competitive request for applications for university partners receiving grants to organize and implement the delivery of technical assistance.

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable to this program

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Advisory Services and Counseling

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Individual/Family

• Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Program Purpose:
The Recovery Act includes a $1.5 billion appropriation for the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). The purpose of the HPRP is to provide homelessness prevention assistance for households who would otherwise become homeless and rapid re-housing assistance for persons who are homeless. The overall goal of HPRP is for participants to achieve housing stability.

Public Benefits:
The expected benefit of HPRP is to prevent homelessness and to facilitate the rapid re-housing of individuals and families. In addition, we will meet HUD's overriding goal of creating and preserving jobs. HPRP is focused on housing and will provide temporary financial assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services to individuals and families who are homeless or would be homeless but for this assistance. Many individuals and families who benefit from this program will be able to concentrate efforts on re-entering the workforce and attaining self-sufficiency, thereby producing economic activity and enhancing the number of jobs created/saved.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The eligible activities allowed under HPRP are clear and intentionally focused on housingeither direct financial assistance to help pay for housing, or services designed to help participants obtain, maintain and remain in housing. Funds are also available to track assistance through HMIS for local program or policy use and reporting to HUD. Grantees and sub-grantees may use HPRP funds to administer the following categories of eligible activities: (1) financial assistance; (2) housing relocation and stabilization services; (3) data collection and evaluation; and (4) administrative costs. The HPRP Notice (FR-5307-N-01), which outlines the eligible activities, also includes a section that clearly states activities that are ineligible, including services that are eligible under other Recovery Act programs, mortgage costs, and credit card bills. In an effort to further avoid mismanagement of grant funds, the Notice stipulates that HPRP funds must not be used to make payments directly to program participants, but only to third parties, such as landlords or utility companies. The Notice can be found at http://hudhre.info/documents/HPRP_Notice_3-19-09.pdf. Project/Activity: Financial assistance Description: Financial assistance is limited to the following activities: short-term rental assistance (3 months), medium-term rental assistance (4 to 18 months), security deposits, utility deposits, utility payments, moving cost assistance, and motel and hotel vouchers. Funding: $820,875,000.00 Project/Activity: Housing relocation and stabilization services Description: Housing relocation and stabilization services are limited to the following activities: case management, outreach and engagement, housing search and placement, legal services, and credit repair. Funding: $447,750,000.00 Project/Activity: Data collection and evaluation by grantees. Description: Reasonable and appropriate costs associated with operating a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) or comparable client-level database for the purposes of collecting and reporting data required under HPRP are eligible. Funding: $149,250,000.00 Project/Activity: Grantee Administrative costs Description: Administrative costs are limited to the following activities: pre-award administrative costs (as specified in the HPRP Notice), accounting for the use of grant funds, preparing reports for submission to HUD, obtaining program audits, similar costs related to administering the grant after the award, grantee or sub-grantee staff salaries associated with these administrative costs, and related training for staff who will administer the program. Funding: $74,625,000.00 Project/Activity: HUD will provide training, technical assistance, monitoring, enforcement, research and evaluation activities. Description: HUD will hire staff, build systems and work with grantees to ensure effective and efficient implementation Funding: $7,500,000.00

Review Process:
(1) Data Collection and Reporting a. Substantial Amendments: Grantees must submit to HUD substantial amendments to their Consolidated Plans. HUD staff will review the plan to ensure it meets HPRP requirements and will obligate all funds to grantees by 9/1/2009. b. Financial Reports: HUD has two financial reports that will be generated and analyzed on a weekly basis. These include a Summary Financial Report that indicates the amount of funds for each program, and a Funding Notification Report, which shows the amount of funding by program for every jurisdiction, including local governments and some states. c. Quarterly Recipient Reports: The cornerstone of HUD's monitoring and evaluation system is the project and contract data collected from grantees. The Recovery Act specifically requires data collection fields for grantees and contractors. HUD has also issued HPRP-specific data elements that grantees must report on, including: contact information; authorizing information; project information; persons and households served; housing outcomes of persons who exited the program; and HPRP expenditures by eligible activity. d. Sample Survey of Outcomes: HUD has allocated a portion of the program funds for research, including sampling a subset of grantees to measure outcomes. The Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) will lead the "Homeless Families Intervention" and "Homeless Prevention" studies. For the Homeless Families Intervention Study, HUD will use a random assignment of homeless families in up to 12 sites into one of four to five housing/services interventions. For the Homeless Prevention Study, HUD will use administrative, homeless management information system and survey data to track over-time outcomes for a sample of very poor families determined to be at risk of homelessness. (2) Ongoing Grantee Management: HUD categorizes grantees by risk, then monitors and allocates interventions accordingly. High Risk grantees are those with a history of unsatisfactory performance, financial instability, inadequate management system, mismanaged previous awards, or otherwise demonstrated irresponsibility. To ensure timely expenditure of funds and budget/cost compliance, the Department utilizes IDIS or LOCCS to assess grantees' spending. To ensure quality expenditure of funds, HUD will perform on-site monitoring for high-risk grantees, which allows HUD to assess and document grantee compliance with program requirements based upon file reviews, using both automated and manual data and reports submitted to HUD; interviews with grantee staff to determine the accuracy of the information; and interviews with clients to assess level of satisfaction with services. Following a grantee monitoring HUD may use the following interventions: issue a warning letter; direct the grantee to cease incurring costs; or require that some or all of the grant amounts be remitted to HUD. Sub-grantees are also subject to the same compliance rules. Grantees that are high-risk will receive technical assistance and support from field offices who will design an approach that meets the specific needs of each grantee, which could include direct assistance with implementing oversight, documentation, and financial management procedures. The process described above will be applied to all grantees, including those that are not high risk. (3) Long-term Evaluation: PD&R is considering restructuring its existing Homeless Families Study to include a rapid re- housing intervention. PD&R is also proposing to track a sample of very poor families to determine which families: (a) access homeless services; (b) which ones become homeless; (c) which ones receive prevention services/assistance; (d) which ones enter the homeless shelter/housing system; and (e) which ones follow particular patterns of homelessness.

Cost & Performance Plan:
With respect to reporting, OMB has issued detailed guidance on the requirements for recipients of the Recovery Act funds. Specifically, each prime and first tier recipient is required to report specified information to HUD 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter. This includes but is not limited to a detailed list of all projects and activities for which Recovery Act funds were obligated or expended, an evaluation of the completion status of the project or activity, and an estimate of the number of jobs created or retained. In addition to the overarching requirements of the Recovery Act, HUD has also identified a number of program-specific measures that will be collected through this reporting process. HUD expects that the transparency requirements of the Recovery Act, specifically the requirement to publish both spending and recipient performance reports, will create accountability amongst its managers and grantees. That said, HUD will establish additional internal management controls to create a greater level of accountability for performance. The HUD Recovery Act program management team will work with the leads of the program and cross-cutting teams to prepare a bi-weekly program snapshot report for the steering committee to review with the Deputy Secretary and Secretary. Drawing from the program and risk management plans, the reports will include summary-level quantitative financial and programmatic performance measures and targets, key milestones, and issues or risks. Interim spending and performance targets will be set to ensure that annual objectives from the program plans are met. Performance data will be summarized by grantee risk category, as defined in the agency's risk management plan. Performance measure targets and milestones that are missed, or that are in jeopardy of being missed, will be accompanied by an explanation of the reasons why, including any issues affecting progress and the specific plan for their resolution or mitigation. The report will also identify specific grantees with performance issues, and summarize the actions being taken to address them. In addition to the bi-weekly reporting, each program team will meet with the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Steering Committee on a monthly basis to review a more detailed set of Recovery Act performance measures. On a quarterly basis, these monthly meetings will include updated grant recipient data described above.

Schedule and Milestones:
The key milestones for the HPRP grants include the funding formula awards, the obligation of funds by grantees and the expenditure of funds by grantees.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: HUD announces formula allocations to grantees: Using the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) program formula, HUD determined HPRP formula allocations for its grantees. The Department published these allocations online at www.hud.gov/recovery on 3/19/2009, along with a Notice outlining formal program guidance for HPRP.

Complete By: 2009-03-19

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: HUD obligates 100% of funds to grantees: HUD expects to fully obligate HPRP funds to grantees by 9/1/2009, after reviewing eligible grantees' application packages and approving their plans for using HPRP allocations. Eligible grantees must submit their application packages to HUD by 5/18/2009, and HUD will offer approval or disapproval of all complete applications by 7/2/2009. Funds will be obligated by the Department once HPRP grant agreements are signed by both the Department and the grantee, thereby executing the grant.

Complete By: 2009-09-01

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: 100% expenditure of funds by grantees: The Recovery Act also specifies that HPRP grantees must expend 100 percent of their allocations within three years of the date that funds became available to them for obligation. The Department expects that all grantees will have had funding for three years by 9/1/2012. Some grantees will reach their three year expenditure deadline before 9/1/2012, if they receive their obligation prior to 9/1/2009. As with the two year statutory expenditure deadline, HUD will closely track grantee expenditures and offer technical assistance to help ensure that grantees expend 100 percent of their allocations within the allotted three years.

Complete By: 2012-09-01

Energy Efficiency:
This program does not invest in Federal Infrastructure.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Dissemination of Technical Information

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Profit Organization

• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• State
• Local

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Federal
• Government
• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• State
• Local

• Low Income
• Individual/Family

Measures

Agency Name: Department of the Interior

Program Purpose:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided funding $146M for the Operation of the National Park System (ONPS). Activities authorized under the Operation of the National Park System (ONPS) appropriation include deferred maintenance of facilities and trails, and other critical repair and rehabilitation projects.

Public Benefits:
**The National Park Service has developed a comprehensive program plan that describes how Recovery Act programs will be managed and executed. The NPS Program Plan can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/plans.php Additional information about NPS' Recovery Act program and projects is available at: http://recovery.doi.gov/nps ** Funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) will create jobs and will provide a significant boost to the National Park Service's (NPS) efforts to address high priority restoration and preservation needs and enhance critical facilities. ARRA projects in the Park Service will also encourage the participation of young adults in their national parks, address deferred maintenance needs, expand the use of renewable energy in our parks and improve the energy efficiency of facilities and equipment.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Activities authorized under the Operation of the National Park System (ONPS) appropriation include deferred maintenance of facilities and trails, and other critical repair and rehabilitation projects. The NPS will allocate ONPS funds on the following: * Deferred Maintenance (DM) ($113.1 million): The objective of the ARRA Deferred Maintenance program is to invest in repair, rehabilitation and maintenance projects that will restore or extend the life of critical facilities in parks across the country. * Deferred Maintenance Trails (Trails) ($25.6 million): The objective of the ARRA Deferred Maintenance Trails program is to invest in repair, rehabilitation and maintenance projects that will restore or extend the life of popular trails in parks across the country. * Administration ($7.3 million): The NPS is authorized to spend a maximum of $7.3 million to administer the ARRA ONPS program. Administration includes project management, contracting support and budget and finance services.

Review Process:
**The National Park Service has developed a comprehensive program plan that describes how Recovery Act programs will be managed and executed. The NPS Program Plan can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/plans.php Additional information about NPS' Recovery Act program and projects is available at: http://recovery.doi.gov/nps ** The establishment of meaningful and measurable outcomes is an important component of Interior's Recovery Act reporting. Performance monitoring and oversight efforts are designed to ensure that the Department meets the accountability objectives of the Recovery Act. These efforts include tracking the progress of key goals. The Department is defining a suite of performance measurements to monitor progress made in accomplishing stated work goals and to ensure financial and procurement practices are executed responsibly. In addition, the Department's Recovery Act Coordinator is collaborating with senior Departmental officials, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Office of Inspector General to ensure oversight of the program from the first phase of project selection, through implementation and execution. The Coordinator, with the assistance of the Recovery Act Board, will be evaluating processes to ensure that adequate mechanisms are in place and identify and share best practices to promote: o Maximized use of competitive awards o Timely and transparent award of dollars o Timely and appropriate expenditure of dollars o Verification and timely completion of planned work o Minimized cost overruns o Minimized improper payments Measurement and reporting is a crucial component of Interior's oversight strategy. The information received will serve as an indicator of progress enabling the Department's governance entities to manage risk and ensure successful implementation of the Recovery Act. Department-wide, consistent guidance will guide efforts in this regard, including for example, development of a risk management program.

Cost & Performance Plan:
**The National Park Service has developed a comprehensive program plan that describes how Recovery Act programs will be managed and executed. The NPS Program Plan can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/plans.php Additional information about NPS' Recovery Act program and projects is available at: http://recovery.doi.gov/nps ** Reporting requirements related to major contract actions and financial status, including obligations and outlays, are being instituted. Periodic reviews of implementation progress at both the Bureau and Departmental levels will identify the need to realign resources to expedite projects, to modify project plans, or to select contingency projects to ensure funds are obligated within the time limitation. The selection of contingency projects will be included as part of regular reporting through recovery.gov. The Recovery Coordinator will oversee Bureau implementation to ensure projects address the Department's high priority goals and objectives, while also working to ensure that department-wide performance objectives, including timeliness and cost and risk management are met throughout the process. The Office of Inspector General will be working closely with the Department from the start to review and propose effective processes to manage risks, monitor progress, and to improve overall performance and accountability. As part of routine reporting, the Department is also carefully tracking all projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). During the project selection phase the Department identified which projects had already completed NEPA planning, which are in progress, and which ones still need to begin the NEPA process. The Department will track the status of all NEPA compliance activities associated with projects or activities and report quarterly to the Council on Environmental Quality.

Schedule and Milestones:
**The National Park Service has developed a comprehensive program plan that describes how Recovery Act programs will be managed and executed. The NPS Program Plan can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/plans.php Additional information about NPS' Recovery Act program and projects is available at: http://recovery.doi.gov/nps **

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
As a leader in the field of natural resource conservation, the NPS has a duty to lead in the use of renewable and efficient energy technologies. The NPS will focus close to $91 million on projects that will not only meet critical infrastructure and equipment needs, but will expand the use of renewable and energy efficient technologies across the Service. This includes $66.4 million in construction and $24.7 million in Deferred Maintenance. New construction in the NPS will be LEED certified. LEED certification is the US Green Building Council's stamp of approval for the responsible design, construction, and operation of green buildings. In some projects, the NPS will replace older, less energy efficient equipment with more energy efficient and technologically advanced equipment. In other projects, the NPS will significantly expand the use of renewable energy by installing photovoltaic systems to power visitor centers, headquarters, buildings, visitor comfort stations, and other facilities. In addition, many cyclic maintenance and repair and rehabilitation projects include energy components such as installation of energy efficient HVAC equipment, more effective insulation, and replacement of electrical lighting systems with solar lighting. Examples of NPS Recovery Act energy projects include: * At Zion National Park, NPS will capitalize on the area's 300 days of full sun by installing a $275,000 photovoltaic system. Park officials estimate that this new energy system will decrease energy costs by 25 percent. * At Northern Cascades National Park, NPS will use $170,000 of ARRA funds to replace aging building components with Energy Star certified doors, windows, lighting, and utility systems. These replacements will help reduce the park's energy consumption, including its reliance on backup diesel generators.

Program Plan Award Types:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of the Interior

Program Purpose:
All of the $15 million appropriated to the DOI Wildland Fire Management program in the Recovery Act will be used for high priority hazardous fuels reduction projects on Federal lands. Fuel reduction and restoration treatments remove or modify wildland fuels to reduce the potential for intense wildland fire behavior, lessen post-fire damage, limit the proliferation and spread of invasive species and diseases, and restore and maintain healthy, diverse ecosystems.

Public Benefits:
Funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) will create jobs and will provide a significant boost to the Department's Wildland Fire Management program's hazardous fuels reduction (HFR) activities. The Department will use these funds to support the President's priorities for job preservation and creation by investing in hazardous fuels reduction projects on thousands of acres of Federal lands. These investments will support local communities, restore healthy landscapes, and protect communities at risk from wildland fires. Where possible, we will invite young adults to participate in these efforts to create more resilient landscapes.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The Plan has not yet been approved. PartWeb will be updated with specific program information before the June update.

Review Process:

Cost & Performance Plan:

Schedule and Milestones:

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:

Program Plan Award Types:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Program Purpose:
HUD's Recovery Act funds support three themes that align with the broader goals of the Recovery Act: (1) promoting energy efficiency and creating green jobs, (2) unlocking the credit markets and supporting shovel-ready projects, and (3) mitigating the effects of the economic crisis and preventing community decline. HUD's overriding objective in support of these goals is the creation and preservation of jobs.

Public Benefits:
The Recovery Act includes a $2 billion appropriation for the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program Special Allocations. This program serves low-income households by providing monthly rental assistance payments to eligible housing projects. The Recovery funding supplements funding to existing contracts, enabling a continuation of payments during FY2009 and 2010. No new assistance will be awarded under this initiative. The expected benefits of this program are to preserve tens of thousands of affordable housing units and prevent homelessness. In addition, we will meet HUD's overriding goal of creating and preserving jobs. Under this program, eligible low-income families and individuals are able to afford decent housing. Projects now being assisted will continue to receive assistance and thus maintain full occupancy.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Two forms of assistance are provided: (1) Additional funding for existing contracts; and (2) Renewal funding for existing contracts that would otherwise expire in FY 2009. Project/Activity: Funding Existing Contracts Description: Adds money to existing contracts Funding: $2,000,000,000.00

Review Process:
(1) Data Collection and Reporting a. Spend Plans: These identify the plan for the use of funds for each grantee. After award, but before gaining access to funds, the grantees must submit a plan on how to use their funds. For Section 8, plans are not required. a. Financial Reports: HUD has two financial reports that will be generated and analyzed on a weekly basis. These include a Summary Financial Report that indicates the amount of funds for each program, and a Funding Notification Report, which shows the amount of funding by program for every jurisdiction, including local governments and some states. b. Quarterly Recipient Reports: The cornerstone of HUD's monitoring and evaluation system is the project and contract data collected from grantees. The Recovery Act specifically requires data collection fields for grantees and contractors. In addition to these data, HUD will also collect program-specific measures from grantees (e.g., the number of units in contracts being renewed with stimulus funds etc.). c. Sample Survey of Outcomes: There is no planned survey of outcomes for this program. (2) Ongoing Grantee Management: HUD categorizes grantees by risk, then monitors and allocates interventions, including training, technical assistance and if warranted, disciplinary action, accordingly. High Risk grantees are those Grantees receiving more than $10 million in Section 8 funds annually. To ensure timely expenditure of funds, HUD will track payments on a monthly basis. To ensure budget/cost compliance, HUD will monitor each monthly voucher for accuracy. To ensure legal compliance, HUD will require annual financial statements and on-site annual reviews. Actions for non-compliance include on-site management reviews and contract termination. (3) Longer Term Evaluation and Research: There is no planned long-term evaluation of this program.

Cost & Performance Plan:
With respect to reporting, OMB has issued detailed guidance on the requirements for recipients of the Recovery Act funds. Specifically, each prime and first tier recipient is required to report specified information to HUD 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter. This includes but is not limited to a detailed list of all projects and activities for which Recovery Act funds were obligated or expended, an evaluation of the completion status of the project or activity, and an estimate of the number of jobs created or retained. In addition to the overarching requirements of the Recovery Act, HUD has also identified a number of program-specific measures that will be collected through this reporting process. These measures are outlined in the supporting program plans. HUD expects that the transparency requirements of the Recovery Act, specifically the requirement to publish both spending and recipient performance reports, will create accountability amongst its managers and grantees. That said, HUD will establish additional internal management controls to create a greater level of accountability for performance. The HUD Recovery Act program management team will work with the leads of the program and cross-cutting teams to prepare a bi-weekly program snapshot report for the steering committee to review with the Deputy Secretary and Secretary. Drawing from the program and risk management plans, the reports will include summary-level quantitative financial and programmatic performance measures and targets, key milestones, and issues or risks. Interim spending and performance targets will be set to ensure that annual objectives from the program plans are met. Performance data will be summarized by grantee risk category, as defined in the agency's risk management plan. Performance measure targets and milestones that are missed, or that are in jeopardy of being missed, will be accompanied by an explanation of the reasons why, including any issues affecting progress and the specific plan for their resolution or mitigation. The report will also identify specific grantees with performance issues, and summarize the actions being taken to address them. In addition to the bi-weekly reporting, each program team will meet with the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Steering Committee on a monthly basis to review a more detailed set of Recovery Act performance measures. On a quarterly basis, these monthly meetings will include updated grant recipient data described above.

Schedule and Milestones:
Obligation and Disbursement of $2.0 billion in rental assistance payments

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Obligation of $2.0 billion in ARRA funds for rental assistance payments

Complete By: 2009-07-31

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Disbursement of $2.0 billion in ARRA funds for rental assistance payments

Complete By: 2010-06-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: 100% expenditure of funds

Complete By: 2010-06-30

Energy Efficiency:
This program does not invest in Federal Infrastructure.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Project Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Labor

Program Purpose:
Section 5333(b) of Title 49 of the U.S. Code requires that employee protections, commonly referred to as "protective arrangements" must be certified by the Department of Labor, and in place before Federal transit funds can be released. This protects the interests of affected employees. In order to satisfy the statutory requirement of employee protections and to promote the Recovery Act's purposes, the program is committed to issuing timely employee protection certifications for these grants.

Public Benefits:
Transit projects funded under the Recovery Act will benefit the public by preserving and creating jobs, contributing to cleaning our environment through "green" purchases, retrofitting existing facilities, making additional public transportation available to more people, and helping ease fiscal problems at the state and local level. The public will benefit from this program's timely certifications of grants in that billions of dollars of Federal transit grant funds will be able to flow freely for the benefit of our economy.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Certain categories of transit funding under the Recovery Act include Section 5333(b) requirements. In addition, the Recovery Act contains limited timeframes to obligate transit funds. The Department must issue a letter certifying that the Section 13(c) arrangements meet the requirements of the statute before the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) can release funds to the various transit systems around the country. The Recovery Act will invest $8.4 billion in transportation infrastructure, facilities and equipment. OLMS expects to process an additional 800-1000 grants in FY 2009 as a result of the Recovery Act. In addition, OLMS is conducting outreach to the transit and labor communities to request cooperation in ensuring the speedy certification of employee protections. OLMS is also briefing transit and labor communities and FTA personnel on the employee protection program with an emphasis on Recovery Act grant processing. Recovery Act funding in the amount of $391,000 in FY 2009 and $190,000 in FY 2010 is being allocated to additional staff devoted to the following activities. Certify Protective Arrangements - OLMS receives copies of Transit Grant Applications from FTA, reviews the applications, and sends copies of the applications to the transit operator and union(s) representing mass transit employees in the service area of the transit operator - with a recommendation for the protective arrangements to be used. After receipt of a response from the operator and union(s) or if a sufficient time has elapsed, OLMS issues a letter certifying that the protective arrangements meet the requirements of the statute and will be applied to the immediate grant. Occasionally, this process includes the mediation of disputes between the transit system and the representatives of the employees impacted by the Federal assistance. Even when this occurs, it must be completed within the required timeframes. OLMS will issue letters certifying statutorily sufficient protective arrangements, in a timely manner, with focus on the additional 800-1,000 grants expected as a result of the Recovery Act. Train Federal Staff - Re-assign and train existing FTE to meet the increased workload and timeliness goals for the Recovery Act activities. Outreach - OLMS will conduct outreach to request the cooperation of the transit and labor communities in ensuring that our process can be completed in a timely manner, and to assist those communities and FTA in the timely processing of their responsibilities. OLMS will send mailings requesting the cooperation of the labor and transit communities, and offering the Department's assistance to FTA and those communities to ensure deadlines are met.

Review Process:
Reports on the number of grant applications received, the timeliness for processing each grant, and average processing of all grants, will be produced on a monthly basis. Monitoring and evaluation of those reports, with a comparison to OLMS' goals, will be ongoing. OLMS managers will ensure that letters certifying the protective arrangements are issued within the 60 days in all cases, even if mediation are required. Implementation of remedial measures shall be immediate, if any problems arise.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Monthly reports will be generated to indicate number of grants reviewed and certified by the Department that were funded with Recovery Act funds. The reports will include average processing time for each grant, the percentage processed in a timely manner, and the number of Recovery Act grants each individual processed. These reports will be published on the Department's website on a quarterly basis and hard copies can be made available upon request.

Schedule and Milestones:
Initial Mailing - OLMS sent outreach letters to all interested parties request cooperation in ensuring the speedy certification of employee protections. Completed: April 10, 2009 Follow-Up Mailing - OLMS sent a follow-up outreach letter offering the Department's assistance to all interested parties. Completed: April 24, 2009 Certify Protective Arrangements - OLMS must issue a letter certifying that the employee protective arrangements meet the requirements of the statute within 60 days of the receipt of an application for mass transit assistance from FTA. OLMS will issue certification letters within the 60 days in all cases (even if mediation and/or arbitration are required) including the additional 800-1,000 grant applications expected as a result of the Recovery Act. Expected Completion Date: March 5, 2010 Outreach - OLMS will conduct outreach on an ongoing basis to inform interested parties of the process and obtain their cooperation. These parties included transit authorities around the country receiving Recovery Act Funds, and labor unions that represent transit employees. Expected Completion Date: March 5, 2010

Milestone Number: 1

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Energy Efficiency:
NA

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Dissemination of Technical Information

Recipient Applicant Type:

Award Type Name: Provision of Specialized Services

Recipient Applicant Type:

Award Type Name: Training

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
The Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) program aims to improve student achievement and teacher quality in high-need schools and early childhood education programs by improving teacher preparation and professional development activities; holding teacher preparation programs accountable for preparing effective teachers; and recruiting highly qualified individuals into the teaching force. Projects may also include a component to train school leaders.

Public Benefits:
Expected public benefits from this program include: (1) increased numbers of new teachers graduating from high-quality teacher preparation programs, (2) improved subject matter competency for participating new teachers, (3) increased retention rates for participating new teachers in high-need school districts, and (4) evidence of the effectiveness of participating teacher preparation program models.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
ARRA funding will support competitive grants to partnerships among institutions of higher education, high-need school districts (local educational agencies (LEAs)), and high-need schools and/or high-need early childhood education (ECE) programs. These partnerships will create model teacher preparation programs at the pre-baccalaureate level through the implementation of specific reforms of the institution for higher education's existing teacher preparation programs, and/or model teaching residency programs for individuals with strong academic backgrounds but without teaching experience. The TQP program may also support school leadership programs to train superintendents, principals, ECE program directors, and other school leaders in high-need or rural LEAs.

Review Process:
The Department will conduct a range of oversight and monitoring activities to track the progress and performance of grantees and identify and mitigate challenges/risks associated with these grants. These activities will include: (1) conducting post-award conference calls to assist grantees with strengthening their project goals and objectives and ensuring that their project measures are measurable; (2) holding a Project Director's meeting for the project directors and evaluators of each project, providing technical assistance on evaluation issues and improving project-level perforemance objectives and measures; (3) employing a contractor to work with grantees to strengthen their evaluation plans, specifically tying their project measures to the outcomes of the project; (4) contracting with an independent evaluator to conduct a five-year evaluation of the impact of the Teacher Residency Program grants on student achievement and other key program outcomes; (5) conducting on-going monitoring of grantees, including reviewing drawdowns of funds in the Grants Administration and Payments System (GAPS) to ensure that funds are being drawn down appropriately; (6) conducting regular telephone conferences between Department staff and grantees to discuss the grantee's progress toward the goals outlined in the application, resolve any budget concerns, and ensure that statutory requirements are being met; and (7) conducting on-site monitoring visits of grantees on an as-needed basis.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The Department will take the following steps to measure program performance and make these data available to the public in a transparent and meaningful way: (1) collecting grantee information through annual performance reports, including data on measures established under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the statutory reporting requirements of Title II, Section 204(b) of the Higher Education Act as amended, and progress against the project goals and objectives established by the grantee in the initial grant application (abstracts for all projects will be posted on the TQP program website after grants are awarded); (2) reviewing and compiling data from annual performance reports and placing these data on the Department's website, including grantee-level data (the Teacher Quality Partnerships website is under construction; a link to the page will be available on the Office of Innovation and Improvement's website: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/programs.html); (3) making performance measures data for GPRA data purposes available through the Department's Visual Performance Suite application so that these data can be placed on the Department's website at www.ed.gov; and (4) ensuring that projects receiving ARRA funds are aware of the required quarterly reporting requirements for these funds.

Schedule and Milestones:
1) The Department will publish a notice requesting applications for the discretionary grant competition that will make awards using the regular fiscal year 2009 appropriation funds and ARRA funds. 2) The Department will award grants using the regular fiscal year 2009 appropriation funds and the ARRA funds. 3) If it is necessary to announce 2nd competition to use any remaining ARRA funds, the Department will publish a notice of proposed priorities with a 30-day comment period.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department will publish a notice requesting applications for the discretionary grant competition that will make awards using the regular fiscal year 2009 appropriation funds and ARRA funds.

Complete By: 2009-05-29

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: The Department will award grants using the regular fiscal year 2009 appropriation funds and the ARRA funds.

Complete By: 2009-09-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: If it is necessary to announce 2nd competition to use any remaining ARRA funds, the Department will publish a notice of proposed priorities with a 30-day comment period.

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Environmental Protection Agency

Program Purpose:
A brownfield is a property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Brownfields funds awarded to communities, states, tribes, and other stakeholders will facilitate the leveraging, creation and retention of jobs, and the leveraging of economic investment, while helping to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields

Public Benefits:
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the EPA will award brownfields assessment, cleanup, new and supplemental Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) and job training cooperative agreements through a competitive process and will provide technical assistance and training to brownfields communities via regional contracts and Interagency Agreements (IA). Cooperative Agreements are a type of grant that indicates the EPA will be substantially involved in the project and will work closely with the recipient. The RLF is a type of cooperative agreement that provides funds for recipients to provide loans and subgrants to eligible entities to cleanup sites in their communities. A federal IA is a mechanism that allows one federal agency to partner with another federal agency, in this case the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to provide technical assistance to communities receiving brownfields funds. For more information on all the Brownfields cooperative agreement programs please visit the Program's description page here: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/pilot.htm. Brownfields cooperative agreements will support progress toward Goal 4 (Healthy Communities and Ecosystems), Objective 4.2 (Communities), and Sub-objective 4.2.3 (Assess and Clean Up Brownfields) of the 2006-2011 EPA Strategic Plan. EPA and Recovery Act fund recipients will work together to collect information about the expected outputs and outcomes of brownfields cooperative agreements. EPA anticipates assessing an additional 500-750 properties, making an additional 500-750 acres ready for reuse, and leveraging an additional $450,000,000 - $600,000,000 dollars by 2012.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Activities to be performed under these cooperative agreements include, but are not limited to, (1) environmental assessment to identify the contaminants at brownfields sites and initiate cleanup planning; (2) direct cleanup of brownfield sites; (3) community involvement activities for site selection, cleanup and reuse planning; (4) training participants in the handling and removal of hazardous substances, including training for jobs in sampling, analysis, and site cleanup. Environmental Assessment - EPA will award cooperative agreements and, in some instances, provide funding directly through the Targeted Brownfields Assessment program, for Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments, community involvement activities and cleanup planning. Environmental Cleanup - EPA will award cooperative agreements for the cleanup of brownfields sites. Revolving Loan Funds for Environmental Cleanup V EPA will award cooperative agreements to capitalize existing, high-performing RLFs to make no-interest or low-interest loans and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites. Job Training - EPA will award cooperative agreements to provide training in the environmental field to unemployed and underemployed residents in communities impacted by brownfields.

Review Process:
Each cooperative agreement is assigned an EPA regional Project Officer (PO) who has the responsibility to oversee every aspect of the recipient's work. All EPA POs must meet Agency requirements to serve as a PO and must undergo significant training, with refresher courses every three years. The PO will continually monitor progress and identify any schedule slippage via general interaction with the recipient and the Quarterly Report each recipient is required to submit. The Quarterly Report, a Term and Condition for each grant, will provide detailed information to EPA on the reporting requirements identified in Sec.1512 of the Recovery Act. In addition to these quarterly updates, EPA will administer a Recovery Act cooperative agreement review to ensure the recipient is making "sufficient progress" beginning in June of 2010, one year after date of award. EPA has defined sufficient progress for assessment, cleanup, RLF and Job Training grants to be reasonable expectations of the progress a typical recipient would make in one year. These reasonable expectations are documented directly in the Terms and Conditions of each cooperative agreement. Assessment cooperative agreements- the recipient demonstrates sufficient progress when 35% of funds have been drawn down and obligated to eligible activities; for assessment coalitions "sufficient progress" is demonstrated when a solicitation for services has been released, sites are prioritized or an inventory has been initiated if necessary, community involvement activities have been initiated and a Memorandum of Agreement is in place within one year. Cleanup cooperative agreements - the recipient demonstrates sufficient progress when an appropriate remediation plan is in place, or institutional control development, if necessary, has commenced, initial community involvement activities have taken place, relevant state or tribal pre-cleanup requirements are being addressed and a solicitation for remediation services has been issued within one year. RLF cooperative agreements- the recipient demonstrates sufficient progress when a loan(s) and/or subgrant(s) has been made within two years. Job Training cooperative agreements- the recipient demonstrates sufficient progress when one training class has graduated from the program within one year.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Assessment cooperative agreement recipients; TBA (EPA-lead assessment) recipients $33 M Sites assessed; jobs leveraged; funding leveraged; Cleanup & RLF cooperative agreement recipients $57.4 M Sites cleaned up; jobs leveraged; funding leveraged; acres made ready for reuse; Job Training cooperative agreement recipients $5 M Number of participants trained; percentage of participants placed in green jobs Eligible recipients include local governments, states, tribes and non-profits (cleanup and job training only). The Brownfields Program is positioned to provide transparent information on the performance, progress and accomplishments of brownfields projects funded with Recovery Act funds. The Program tracks specific outputs and outcomes at the recipient level and can provide that information on a quarterly basis once the recipients begin reporting accomplishment data to EPA. The Brownfields program will ensure that the expenditure and monitoring of Recovery Act funds are transparent and that appropriate, qualified staff oversee Recovery Act resources. Managers will meet regularly to assess implementation progress and expeditiously resolve any issues related to Recovery Act-funded projects. In compliance with the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) EPA's ongoing management integrity program requires us to develop a multiyear program review strategy, conduct systematic and rigorous assessments of internal controls over our programmatic and financial operations, and report on the effectiveness of those controls in our annual letter of assurance to the Administrator. For FY 2009, we will be addressing the integrity of Recovery Act programs and including an additional assurance statement regarding ARRA funds and activities as part of our annual assurance letter to the Administrator. In addition to our internal reviews, we will rely on audit findings and program evaluation results to inform our assessment and strengthen program accountability. The Brownfields program has one open audit finding from a 2008 Office of Inspector General (OIG) report. The recommendation from the OIG states: "the Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response should revise model terms and conditions for assessment grants to include a definition for the term 'insufficient progress.'" The Brownfields Program currently has completed draft sufficient progress definitions for the Assessment, RLF and Cleanup cooperative agreements and will incorporate these into final Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) for agreements funded under the Recovery Act. The Brownfields Program plans to finalize the T&Cs by early May, in preparation for the Recovery Act awards in the summer of 2009. The oversight process in place for ARRA funding ensures that managers and staff will be held accountable for performance. Senior managers'; performance standards include specific performance measures related to the Brownfields program, and staff's performance standards contain measures reflecting their role and responsibilities in achieving progress. (During midyear performance reviews, these performance standards and measures are being modified to address Recovery Act-specific goals.)

Schedule and Milestones:
Recovery Act RLF Funding Request posted in Federal Register - April 10, 2009; Recovery Act Assessment, RLF and Cleanup cooperative agreement recipients announced - May 2009; Other Recovery Act Funding for Regional Support (TBA, US Army Corps of Engineers) sent to Regions - May 2009; Recovery Act Job Training cooperative agreement recipients announced - June 2009; Recovery Act Assessment, RLF, Cleanup and Job Training cooperative agreements awarded - August 31, 2009; EPA Monitors Recovery Act cooperative agreement recipients and reports progress, accomplishments - Ongoing FY09 - FY11 (or longer); EPA's "Sufficient Progress" Review of Recovery Act cooperative agreement recipients - Summer 2010

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Recovery Act Assessment, RLF and Cleanup cooperative agreement recipients announced; Other Recovery Act Funding for Regional Support (TBA, US Army Corps of Engineers) sent to Regions

Complete By: 2009-05-29

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Recovery Act Assessment, RLF, Cleanup and Job Training cooperative agreements awarded

Complete By: 2009-08-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: EPA Monitors Recovery Act cooperative agreement recipients and reports progress, accomplishments

Complete By: 2011-09-30

Energy Efficiency:
The Recovery Act provides funding for site assessment, job training, and cleanup activities that do not generally meet the definition of infrastructure. However, a limited amount of funding awarded to state and local governments may fall into the category of infrastructure where the principal purpose of the activity is to construct a cap to be directly incorporated into a public building or public work as defined in 2 CFR 176.140(a). It may also apply where funds are used to install piping to connect households or businesses to public water systems or replace public water system supply well(s) and associated piping due to groundwater contamination. EPA does not consider remediation activities conducted with Brownfields supplemental funds by tribes, private sector developers, non-profit organizations (except non-profit organizations that are councils of governments or regional or interstate governmental entities per 40 CFR 31.3 Local government) or other non-governmental borrowers or sub-grantees to be infrastructure investments for the purposes of the certification and reporting requirements. Though the majority of our projects are not considered infrastructure investments, the Brownfields Program will continue to promote green and sustainable redevelopment on brownfield sites. Each Recovery Act cooperative agreement applicant is evaluated against criteria that weigh the green contribution of the proposed project. Applicants that demonstrate their commitment to sustainable practices are ranked more favorably. Each recipient is encouraged to implement sustainable practices such as green cleanup techniques, energy efficiency and reusing construction and demolition materials. Further, the Brownfields Program will provide opportunities for additional funding and technical support to Recovery Act projects to promote sustainable redevelopment including green design and locating renewable energy facilities, such as wind farms and solar panel installations, on brownfields.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Cooperative Agreements

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Local
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• State
• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• State
• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Local

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Small Business (Less Than 500 Employees)
• Profit Organization

• Small Business as defined in 13 CFR Part 121
• Profit Organization

Award Type Name: Other

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Federal

• Federal

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
The purpose of assistance under this program is to enable State educational agencies to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate and use individual student data. In addition, the program supports awards to organizations to improve data coordination.

Public Benefits:
The long-term goal of the program is to enable all States to create comprehensive systems that permit the generation and use of accurate and timely data; support informed decision-making at all levels of the education system, including the classroom and school; increase efficiency with which data may be analyzed to support the continuous improvements of education services and outcomes; facilitate research to improve student achievement and close achievement gaps; support education accountability systems; and simplify the processes used by State education agencies to make educational data transparent through public and Federal reporting.The grants awarded will support the development and implementation of systems that link individual student data across time and across databases, including matching teachers to students; promote interoperability across institutions and States; and protect student privacy consistent with applicable privacy protection laws. Grants under this competition are intended to help States accelerate the development of their longitudinal data systems and to promote the inclusion of data from early childhood and pre-kindergarten through postsecondary education and workforce information in those systems. By creating interoperability with postsecondary data systems or creating consolidated early childhood and pre-kindergarten through baccalaureate data systems in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, States can develop systems that include data to serve multiple purposes, such as to (1) improve instruction and identify successful instructional programs within the State, (2) determine priorities for allocating scarce State and local resources, (3) devise methods for identifying effective teachers and teaching practices, (4) identify programs and pathways that encourage students to stay in school and enter postsecondary education, (5) determine whether high school graduates have the knowledge and skills to succeed in postsecondary education, the workforce, and the Armed Forces without the need for remediation, (6) strengthen the preparation of all students for success after high school, (7) provide accurate information about schools, school staff, and the progress of students, and (8) support accountability and public reporting. In addition, each State applying for State Fiscal Stabilization Funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act must provide an assurance that it will establish a longitudinal data system that includes the elements described in section 6401(e)(2)(D) of the America COMPETES Act. Statewide data systems funds can be used to help implement data systems that meet these requirements.The Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 requires that funds made available under this grant program be used to supplement, and not supplant, other State or local funds used for developing State data systems.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Funds provide support to State educational agencies to enable them to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems. The activities to be undertaken depend on the nature and condition of a State's existing system. Typical activities include the design of longitudinal student data systems and the development of new, or the modification of existing, data systems to support interoperability (transparent data transmission) among districts and agencies within the State and between States. Projects may integrate various existing data systems within the State, for example, linking teacher data from personnel and course assignment systems with student data. Projects also develop data marts, data warehouses, and other means for giving educators and the public access to data (within the limits of privacy law). They develop data quality assurance systems and in-service training to help teachers and program managers use the system's data effectively.

Review Process:
The State longitudinal data system grants will be monitored through the following means. IES staff will hold a monthly telephone call with each grantee state, determining whether the grant is meeting its project timeline and discussing ways to resolve any problems that have arisen. States will submit the ARRA-required quarterly reports and an annual report of activities and progress that IES staff will review for adherence to the project timeline and required procedures. Expenditure reports will be examined to determine whether funds were used for their designated purpose. Grantees will participate in an annual 2-day conference at which they report on project progress, demonstrate products developed under the grants and share "best practices" with other grantees. IES will conduct monthly Webinars addressing topics of particular interest (e.g., designing Web portals) for all grantees. IES will maintain a Statewide Longitudinal Data System Web site that gives grantees access to technical and other relevant information. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/

Cost & Performance Plan:
Funds are tracked in Departmental financial databases. Project plans, performance information, and grantee reports will be available at the following public site: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds

Schedule and Milestones:
The Department will announce the grant competition, conduct the peer review of the applications, and make awards by November 30.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department will announce a grant competition for the ARRA funds.

Complete By: 2009-06-24

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: The Department will receive grant applications (closing date for competition).

Complete By: 2009-09-17

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: The Department will make grant awards with ARRA funds.

Complete By: 2009-11-30

Energy Efficiency:

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Project Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
To assist States in operating comprehensive, coordinated, effective, and efficient programs of vocational rehabilitation (VR); to assess, plan, develop, and provide VR services for individuals with disabilities, consistent with their strengths, abilities, capabilities, and informed choice so they may prepare for and engage in gainful employment. The Recovery Act (ARRA) provided an additional $540 million for supplemental fiscal year 2009 formula grant awards under the State VR Services program.

Public Benefits:
The beneficiaries of this program are individuals with a physical or mental impairment who have a substantial impediment to employment and require VR services to obtain or maintain employment. Services are provided to individuals with a disability under an individualized plan for employment (IPE) designed to assist the individual to achieve an employment outcome. Priority is given to individuals with the most significant disabilities when a State determines it is unable to provide VR services to all eligible individuals who apply for services in the State. Funds are used to cover the costs of providing VR services and the costs of administering the program. VR State Grants program ARRA funds must be used to carrying out the purposes and authorized activities consistent with the VR program's statutory and regulatory requirements.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Funds are used to pay the costs of case management and direct services provided by agency personnel and to purchase VR services from outside vendors. A variety of services may be provided to an individual under an IPE, including but not limited to, assessment, counseling, vocational evaluation, vocational/job training, job placement, supported employment services, reader services for the blind, interpreter services for the deaf, medical and related services, prosthetic and orthotic devices, rehabilitation technology, and other goods and services necessary for an individual with a disability to achieve an employment outcome. Funds may be used to provide VR services for the benefit of groups of individuals with disabilities, including: (1) Development, improvement, establishment or, under special circumstances, construction of community rehabilitation programs; (2) Special services to provide access to information for individuals who are blind, ,deaf or hearing impaired, or who are deaf-blind; (3) Technical assistance to small businesses that are not subject to title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act and that are seeking to employ individuals with disabilities; (4) Supervision and management services to small businesses operated by individuals with significant disabilities, including enterprises established under the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as well as the acquisition of vending facilities or other equipment and initial stocks and supplies; and (5) Consultation and technical assistance to assist educational agencies in planning for the transition of students with disabilities from school to post-school activities. VR funds may also be used to cover the administrative costs of operating the VR program, including but not limited to: (1) personnel development activities consistent with the State's Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; (2) expenses of the State Rehabilitation Council, if a State has such a Council; (3) the costs associated with mediations and due process hearings involving disputes between a VR participant and the State agency; and (4) the provision of inter-component staff training and technical assistance to other entities of the workforce development system with regard to the VR program and to the promotion of meaningful participation by individuals with disabilities in workforce activities, including program accessibility reasonable accommodations, and rehabilitation technology. The Department has encouraged State VR agencies to use ARRA funds to serve individuals on waiting lists in agencies currently using an order of selection; increase services to eligible consumers; and expand services to traditionally underserved and unserved populations in the State, including students with disabilities transitioning from school to the workplace.

Review Process:
Section 107 of the Rehabilitation Act (Act), requires the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) to conduct annual reviews and periodic on-site monitoring of programs authorized under Title I of the Act to determine whether a State VR` agency is complying substantially with the provisions of its State plan under section 101 of the Act and with the Evaluation Standards and Performance Indicators established under section 106 of the Act. In order to achieve this purpose, RSA collects and analyzes data and other information related to performance and compliance. The State plan must also identify the State's goals and priorities, describe the strategies that will be used to achieve its goals and to improve the State's performance with respect to the program's indicators, an evaluation of the extent to which the State goals were achieved, and include the results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of the VR program. Information on the FY 2009 Monitoring Process and Protocol and the Monitoring Information Guide and FY 2007 and 2008 Monitoring Reports can be found at http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/rehab/107-reports/index.html RSA plans to audit States use of VR ARRA funds in conjunction with its annual review process.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The Department provides performance information, in the form of State monitoring reports, at the following Web address: http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/rehab/107-reports/2008/index.html Performance information about the VR State Grants program may be obtained at the Department website at http://www.ed.gov/programs/rsabvrs/performance.html. Information regarding the FY 2009 program performance plan for the VR program is available at http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/2009plan/g3vocrehabstate.doc

Schedule and Milestones:
The Department of Education will award 50 percent of the ARRA VR State Grants program funds to State VR agencies by April 1, 2009. The Department will provide technical assistance to State VR agencies and State Rehabilitation Councils on VR ARRA topics through webinars by April 15, 2009. The remaining 50 percent of the VR State Grants program ARRA funds will be awarded by September 30, 2009.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department of Education will award 50 percent of the ARRA VR State Grants program funds to State VR agencies.

Complete By: 2009-04-01

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: The Department will provide technical assistance to State VR agencies and State Rehabilitation Councils on VR ARRA topics through webinars.

Complete By: 2009-04-15

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: The Department will award the second 50 percent of the ARRA VR State Grants program funds to States.

Complete By: 2009-09-30

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• State

• Persons with Disabilities

Measures

Agency Name: US Army Corps of Engineers

Program Purpose:
The objectives of the Water Supply program are to work in partnership with non-federal water management plans and consistent with law and policy, manage Corps reservoirs to provide water supply storage in a cost-efficient and environmentally responsible manner.

Public Benefits:
The assistance will: permit three water supply studies, resulting in additional water for use by citizens and industries; and perform one study required to maintain performance of the dam and water supply contacts with non-federal sponsors.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
1) Fully fund one contract to complete a reallocation study and EIS, another contract to accomplish independent peer review and to provide funding for a panel review of these documents. 2) Fully fund a water supply and flood damage analysis study to help provide much needed water supply for local interests. 3) Initiate a reallocation study for additional water supply for local interests. 4) Fully fund a sediment study that is 10-years overdue and is required to maintain performance of the dam and water supply contracts with local sponsors.

Review Process:

Cost & Performance Plan:

Schedule and Milestones:

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Federal Employment

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Profit Organization
• Federal

• Consumer
• Builder/Contractor/Developer
• Sponsored Organization
• Local
• State

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Profit Organization

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
The purpose of the funds is to extend the Qualified Individuals (QI) program. The QI program pays the Medicare Part B premiums of low-income Medicare beneficiaries with incomes between 120 and 135 percent of the Federal poverty level.

Public Benefits:
States receive 100 percent Federal funding for the QI program. The Recovery Act provided funding through a normal extension of the QI program from its previous expiration of January 1, 2010 for twelve months to December 31, 2010. CMS estimates a total of $562.5 million will be needed by the States for this 12 month period. This provision is the continuation of the historical practice of handling the QI program. The program is routinely continued, under the authorization of Congress, for certain time-limited periods. Congress periodically extends the program when necessary. The most recent Congressional action with respect to the QI program was through the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-275) and the QI Supplemental Funding Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-379).

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The regular actions taken for all QI extensions apply to this funding. Notice of State allotments are published in the Federal Register. As part of this process, CMS works with States to understand what each States' projected funding needs for the QI program will be. CMS then bases the individual State allotments on this information.

Review Process:
All Recovery Act programs will be assessed for risk and to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123 "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control." States' expenditures will be monitored on a quarterly basis by both States and CMS. In accordance with the guidelines established by OMB, any funding to States related to continuation of the QI allotments will be issued in a separate account specifically designated by the Treasury for the Recovery funds and the States will have to draw these funds from that separate account. The handling of these grant awards will follow the processes CMS has established for issuance of regular Medicaid grant awards as well as reconciliation at the end of the quarter to actual expenditures. These processes are well documented in the Medicaid Cycle memo which documents the processes as well as details internal controls in place to mitigate risk. CMS will continue to use its existing internal control infrastructure to implement these provisions, i.e., CMS will examine actual expenditures claimed for appropriateness within the Medicaid program requirements and will monitor State compliance with statutory requirements. To the extent CMS finds expenditures that are not allowable or in excess of the State's specific allotment, CMS will initiate recovery of any unallowable funds. In addition, CMS will work on an ongoing basis with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to coordinate oversight and audit activity.

Cost & Performance Plan:
CMS will be open and transparent in all of its grant making activities that involve spending of Recovery Act funding consistent with statutory and OMB guidance. The actual QI allotments for January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 will be published through a Federal Register notice, in accordance with its regular process. The actual amounts of funding made available to States as a result of the increased DSH allotments is also available on www.hhs.gov/recovery/. Finally, States must report to CMS on a quarterly basis their Medicaid expenditures, including expenditures related to QI payments (note that QI is funded separately from the Medicaid program as a whole). In accordance with the guidelines established by OMB, any funding to States related to the QI allotment will be issued in a separate account specifically designated by the Treasury for the Recovery Act funds and the States will have to draw these funds from that separate account. To ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act, CMS will build on and strengthen existing processes. Senior CMS Center for Medicaid and State Operations officials will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions. The personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers. Although the specific factors for managers' plans have not been developed, they will include responsibility for statutorily-required Recovery Act activities. In addition, CMS will utilize its existing financial management oversight mechanisms to require the return of any Federal funds to which a State was not entitled. Such mechanisms include the disallowance of expenditures funded under the QI allotment. This disallowance action would involve formal notice to the State as well as provide the State an opportunity for a hearing to the Departmental Appeals Board.

Schedule and Milestones:
This funding available to States is applicable for the period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. CMS will announce the State FY 2010 QI allotments through its regular Federal Register QI notice and actual funds will be made available to States through the regular quarterly grant award process. There are no special Recovery Act-only requirements for this funding; the program was extended in the typical fashion without any new or additional features.

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Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

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• State

• State

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Labor

Program Purpose:
The purpose of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Dislocated Worker program is to increase the employment, retention, and earnings of individuals registered under the program by increasing their work readiness, educational attainment, and occupational skills, and by connecting them to jobs in demand.

Public Benefits:
The WIA Dislocated Worker Program aims to quickly reemploy laid-off workers and to enhance their employability and earnings by increasing occupational skills.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The Recovery Act provides $1,250,000,000 funding for States to offer employment and training services for dislocated workers In accordance with Sec. 801 of the Recovery Act, up to one percent of the program funds provided ($12.5 miliion) may be used for management and oversight of the program. These funds will be expended in accordance with the operating plan submitted to the Office of Management and Budget and Congress. States offering employment and training services to dislocated workers provide core, intensive, and training services, and can provide supportive services and needs-related payments. Core Services Core services include such services as initial assessment, job search and placement assistance, and workforce and economic information. Intensive Services Intensive services include more comprehensive assessments, development of individual employment plans, and career guidance and planning. Training Services Participants may also receive training linked to employment in high-demand occupations. Training includes occupational skills training; on-the-job training; programs that combine workplace training and related instruction, including registered apprenticeship; training programs operated by the private sector; skill upgrade and retraining; entrepreneurship training; job readiness training; adult education and literacy training; and customized training for employers who commit to hiring individuals enrolled in the program. Supportive Services and Needs Related Payments The workforce investment system can use WIA Recovery Act funds to provide supportive services to adults who participate in core, intensives or training services and who are unable to obtain such services through other programs that provide them. The system can also provide needs-related payments to adults who are unemployed and do not qualify for (or have ceased to qualify for) unemployment compensation for the purpose of enabling such individuals to participate in WIA-funded training.

Review Process:
The Department has established reporting systems and Office of Management and Budget-approved forms that grantees use to track, document and report expenditures and performance on a regularly scheduled basis that provides updated information to ETA at a minimum of once a quarter. Grantees are required to certify the accuracy of these reports prior to submitting them to ETA through the established electronic systems. ETA uses its Grants Electronic Management System (GEMS) and other related electronic data collection systems to conduct and document quarterly desk reviews of financial obligations, expenditures and program performance. Grantees identified as "high risk grantees" through these reviews are given priority attention for on-site monitoring. ETA's quarterly desk reviews along with on-site reviews are used to identify potential risks and encourage program improvements through technical assistance and training. Additionally, federal regulations require that WIA fund recipients and sub-recipients continuously monitor grant-supported activities. ETA Federal Project Officers review the States' monitoring efforts during on-site visits. ETA Regional Offices will be conducting "Regional Readiness Consultations" with state and local areas during April and May 2009. The results of the consultations will be analyzed and will inform ETA of specific technical assistance needs required for states and local areas to successfully implement Recovery Act-funded programs. To further ensure that funds are spent on the intended purpose and accurately reported, the Department requires all grantees to submit single audits annually. ETA works with grantees to resolve any audit findings through additional reviews and the development and implementation of corrective action plans. ETA conducts a final review of each grantee's expenditures and performance during the grant close-out process. As for program evaluations, the Department is in the process of developing a plan for evaluating several components of the Recovery Act-funded programs. These evaluations will likely be implementation studies. Top Management Challenges identified by the Office of Inspector General for the Department include: Improving Performance Accountability of Grants All state and local government and nonprofit recipients that expend $500,000 or more in Federal assistance in one year are required by the Single Audit Act to obtain an annual audit by an independent public accountant. A challenge for the Department is that grantees' audits conducted under the Single Audit Act are not always completed in a timely manner. Therefore, ETA has implemented a procedure for annually reviewing ETA grantees' Single Audit Act report status and sending written notifications to grantees whose single audit reports are delinquent. Single Audits Send follow up letters to grantees who continue to be delinquent No action to report. November 2009 Codify standard operating procedures into Procedures Manuals To date, procedures have been updated to include steps for sending delinquent notices to grantees once the list has been received from the accounting office. FY 2009

Cost & Performance Plan:
Consistent with the transparency and accountability objectives of the Recovery Act, states will submit supplemental monthly reports in addition to continuing to submit current quarterly and annual reports. The supplemental monthly reports will provide more detailed information on training and other services delivered than is available in current quarterly reports. The supplemental report will not require a new data collection but will contain data that is collected, but not currently reported, except annually. The supplemental monthly data enable the identification of customers for whom receipt of employment and training services is emphasized under the Recovery Act. These customers include low-income and public assistance recipients, UI claimants, veterans, youth and customers requiring supportive services in order to participate in training and related services. Additionally, beginning in May 2010 grantees will submit individual participant records quarterly. To date, such records have only been made available once a year. The individual participant record submission differs from the aggregate data that ETA will receive in the monthly and quarterly reports. Individual participant data allows for more rigorous analyses and cross-tabulation of data. ETA will post the summary of program data on the ETA website, the DOL Recovery webpage, and Recovery.gov. The Department of Labor cost accounting model used for regular appropriations will be applied to the WIA Dislocated Worker program.

Schedule and Milestones:
Allotments Announced - The Department announced, in Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 13-08, allotments to states and outlying areas for training and employment services as specified in the Recovery Act for activities under the Workforce Investment Act Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Program; and Wagner-Peyser Act (including Reemployment Services) Completed: March 6, 2009 Grant Agreements Signed - Grant agreements were signed by states and outlying areas on March 17, 2009, which allowed for timely Notice of Obligations. The grant agreements bound grantees to new safeguards as outlined in the Recovery Act. Completed: March 17, 2009 Implementation Guidance Issued - The Department issued the Implementation Guidance on March 18, 2009 in TEGL No. 14-08. The guidance outlines the Department's expectations for implementing the Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser Act funding in the Recovery Act and state planning requirements for Program Year 2009. Completed: March 18, 2009 State Plan Extension Requests - All states are required to submit 5-year state plans as a condition of receiving WIA and Wagner-Peyser funds. ETA breaks this planning cycle into a pair of 2-year plans and a 1-year plan. These plans outline short- and long-term implementation strategies for the statewide workface investment system. In keeping with the state planning schedule, all states submitted a request to extend into PY 2009 their current WIA and Wagner-Peyser Act State Plan along with proposed levels of performance. ETA also waives certain provisions of WIA to support states in their workforce development efforts. States also submitted requests for current waivers that they wanted to extend. Completed: April 15, 2009 States to Allot Funds to Local Workforce Areas - Within 30 days of receipt of the Recovery Act funds (April 20, 2009), states allotted WIA and Wagner-Peyser Act formula funds to the local areas. Completed: April 20, 2009 State Readiness Consultations - To support state implementation of Recovery Act WIA and Wagner-Peyser Act formula funds, ETA will conduct readiness consultations with each state. These consultations will inform ETA's technical assistance strategy. The consultations will take place in May, 2009. Expected Completion Date: May 31, 2009 State Plan Modifications - ETA requires all states to submit a State Plan modification describing strategies to respond to the economic downturn and implement the Recovery Act by June 30, 2009. This June 30, 2009 submission will cover the period of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. ETA reviews and approves plans within 90 days of receipt of the plan. All state plans can be accessed at http://www.doleta.gov/USWORKFORCE/WIA/planstatus.cfm. Expected Completion Date: June 30, 2009 Technical Assistance - To support state and local implementation of Recovery Act WIA and Wagner-Peyser Act formula funds, ETA is providing ongoing technical assistance in the form of Webinars, conference calls, and in-person meetings. All technical assistance Webinars can be accessed at economicrecovery.workforce3one.org Expected Completion Date: Ongoing through June 30, 2011 Quarterly Financial and Performance Reports - Quarterly financial and performance reports are due 45 days after the end of each quarter, by Program Year, according to ETA WIA and Wagner-Peyser reporting policy. Program Year 2008 began on July 1, 2008. Expected Completion Date: Ongoing through June 30, 2011

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Award Type Name: Formula Grants

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Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
The objective of the Health Professions Programs as supported through the Recovery Act is to direct resources to programs that can address health professions workforce shortages through a range of programs authorized in Titles VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act, such as the primary care medicine and dentistry program, the public health and preventive medicine program, scholarships and loan repayment programs, the fostering of cross-State licensing agreements, and equipment grants.

Public Benefits:
The program efforts that will be funded by the Recovery Act awards support Objective 1.4 of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Strategic Plan: recruit, develop, and retain a competent health care workforce. The general types of activities to be funded are the support of health professions students and training programs as well as of loan repayment of health professionals serving in underserved areas.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The spending plan for Health Professions Programs in the Recovery Act funding is currently under development. The general types of activities to be funded are the support of health professions students and training programs as well as of loan repayment of health professionals serving in underserved areas. Specific activities will be announced once a spending plan is finalized.

Review Process:
Health Professions programs will be assessed for risk and to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123 "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control." Monitoring and evaluation of grants will follow existing HRSA grants management processes which includes a financial integrity assessment prior to award (i.e., review of HRSA alert lists and A-133 audit reports to ensure organizations are viable entities). All applications will be subject to an objective review and receive a score in accordance with existing HRSA policy. Upon award, conditions and terms will be associated with awards to ensure compliance with financial and performance reporting requirements. Both grants management as well as program staff will monitor awards to ensure compliance with requirements. For Loan Repayment Programs, HRSA requires Office of the General Counsel review of all application materials associated with the Recovery Act, completion of employment verification forms, and is taking steps to modify contracts and compete contracts that will allow HRSA to uniquely report on Recovery Act activities. HRSA program staff work closely with the HRSA budget and finance organizations associated with managing and monitoring Recovery Act expenditures.

Cost & Performance Plan:
HRSA will be open and transparent in all of its contracting and grant competitions that involve spending of Recovery Act funding consistent with statutory and OMB guidance. HRSA will ensure that recipient reporting required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and OMB guidance is made available to the public on Recovery.gov by October 10, 2009. HRSA will inform recipients of their reporting obligation through standard terms and conditions, grant announcements, contract solicitations, and other program guidance. HRSA will provide technical assistance to grantees and contractors and fully utilize Project Officers to ensure compliance with reporting requirements. Every Recovery Act funded program in HRSA is being structured so that HRSA can track all Recovery Act financial and performance information as required by the Recovery Act and associated OMB guidance. Financial and performance data will be reported through the HHS website as well as through the government-wide website. To ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act, HRSA will build on and strengthen existing processes. Senior HRSA Health Professions and Clinician Recruitment and Service officials will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions. The personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers. The HRSA business process and enterprise-wide system provides for the capturing of milestone dates throughout the grants process. These data will be used to ensure all actions occur in a timely fashion from the release of the funding opportunity through the application and awards process as well as the capturing of quarterly data. HRSA's Office of Federal Assistance Management as well as program offices will be held accountable to ensure the timely awarding and management of funds and as appropriate, HRSA Performance Management and Assessment Plans may be modified to incorporate the stewardship of Recovery Act funds. HRSA has implemented senior level governance boards, and a thorough and comprehensive A-123 internals controls testing and evaluation process, which tests, and ensures appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. The Clinician Recruitment and Service program is also subject to a complete improper payments risk assessment on a regular basis, with the last one performed during FY 2008.

Schedule and Milestones:
Once the spending plan is finalized, announcements of funding opportunities will be available on the grants.gov website within four weeks. Awards are expected before the end of FY 2009.

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Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Direct Payments for Specified Use

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Anyone/General Public

• Anyone/General Public

Award Type Name: Project Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

• Quasi-Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Student/Trainee
• Health Professional

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
State formula grants help States to (1) build their capacity to provide leadership in implementing effective school improvement strategies for local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools that have been identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring; and (2) provide resources to LEAs to support local school improvement activities, including the implementation of effective school improvement, corrective action, and restructuring plans.

Public Benefits:
Funds are used to support State and local systems of support for low-performing schools that help (1) identify the reasons for low-performance and (2) development and implement effective strategies and interventions to turn around low-performing schools so that they make adequate yearly progress toward helping all students attain proficiency in reading and mathematics on State academic assessments and exit improvement status. ARRA funds will be used to expand support for school improvement to additional schools and to support more intensive interventions that may be required, for example, under school restructuring plans. State subgrants to LEAs must provide between $50,000 and $500,000 for each participating school.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The application process for SIG funds will emphasize capacity-building at the State and local levels, including the identification of "best practices" based on the State's previous efforts to turn around low-performing schools, including intensive and sustained professional development and extended-learning-time strategies; driving data-based decision-making; the targeting of improvement resources on the lowest-performing schools, including high school "dropout factories" and their feeder schools; building partnerships between districts or schools and outside organizations with proven histories of success in turning around low-performing schools; and the coordination of school improvement assistance funded through section 1003(g) School Improvement Grants with funds made available through the section 1003(a) 4 percent reservation for school improvement.

Review Process:
The Department is developing an application process for these formula grant funds that will require comprehensive State plans for the effective use of ARRA Title I School Improvement Grant funds to build State and local capacity to support LEA and school improvement. ED will monitor use of ARRA Title I SIG funds through its regular Title I monitoring process, which includes annual reporting of school improvement data by States through the Consolidated State Performance Reports.

Cost & Performance Plan:
State allocations of ARRA Title I SIG funds are posted on the ED website at http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/statetables/index.html. Performance information is available at http://www.ed.gov/programs/sif/performance.html.

Schedule and Milestones:
The Department is still developing its plan for award of these funds.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department of Education will publish the notice inviting applications for new awards.

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Milestone Text: The Department awards State formula grants.

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Milestone Text: The department will develop a program performance measure relating to services in secondary schools.

Complete By: 2009-06-30

Energy Efficiency:
This program makes no direct Federal investment in Federal infrastructure.

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Award Type Name: Formula Grants

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Measures

Agency Name: Department of Defense

Program Purpose:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides $555 million in funding for the Department of Defense Homeowners Assistance Program. Targeted measures for the program are aligned with meeting the objectives in the Recovery Act by benefiting Wounded Warriors, surviving spouses of fallen warriors, and wounded DoD civilian homeowners. The program will also help DoD homeowners involuntarily relocated by BRAC05 or permanent change of station (PCS) orders during the mortgage crisis.

Public Benefits:
This section will be provided in conjunction with the rule making process established by the Administrative Procedure Act. Additional information is available on the HAP website.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
This section will be provided in conjunction with the rule making process established by the Administrative Procedure Act. Additional information is available on the HAP website.

Review Process:
This section will be provided in conjunction with the rule making process established by the Administrative Procedure Act. Additional information is available on the HAP website.

Cost & Performance Plan:
This section will be provided in conjunction with the rule making process established by the Administrative Procedure Act. Additional information is available on the HAP website.

Schedule and Milestones:
This section will be provided in conjunction with the rule making process established by the Administrative Procedure Act. Additional information is available on the HAP website.

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Energy Efficiency:
This section will be provided in conjunction with the rule making process established by the Administrative Procedure Act. Additional information is available on the HAP website.

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Measures

Agency Name: Department of Defense

Program Purpose:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides $4.26 billion in funding for the Department of Defense Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization (FSRM) Program, in addition to annual appropriations by Congress. This program invests in facility improvements only in the U.S., including the repair of roads, roofs, barracks, family housing, medical facilities, and buildings that support operational requirements, such as aircraft hangars or training sites.

Public Benefits:
The Department of Defense FSRM Program helps to ensure that Department facilities are maintained and comply with standards necessary for meeting national security objectives and provide, operate, and sustain suitable housing, medical, and base facilities for the warfighter and their families in a cost-effective manner. Construction and repair projects in the Facility Infrastructure Investment Program will use sustainable materials with an objective of maximizing life expectancy of military facilities and infrastructure, thereby maximizing cost-effectiveness within the program. For example, Recovery Act funding for FSRM will upgrade existing family housing and buildings in the Military Health System, so they are safe and modernized. Use of sustainable materials in these facilities will help minimize the maintenance costs associated with them upon completion of the projects. Targeted measures for the program are aligned with the objectives set forth in the Recovery Act by enhancing job creation, job retention, improving military facilities, and providing projects that will help improve the quality of life for troops and their families. As a result, these investments will support the goals of improving family housing, improving patient outcomes, providing better clinical performance, and enhancing the quality of care provided to our active duty members, retirees, and their families. In accomplishing these goals, the Department will comply with any restrictions in the use of these funds. FSRM projects are constructed on a much faster time scale than Military Construction (MILCON) since many of these projects are ready for immediate execution and have on-the-shelf design that requires little acquisition time. Many projects also consist of only a single component (e.g., roof, pavement), so they are quick to contract and construct. The longstanding FSRM evaluation and prioritization processes ensure that proposed projects are evaluated and selected to maximize the greatest benefit to the warfighter and thereby to the public. The Department selected projects based primarily on the following criteria: (1) mission requirements, (2) quality of life impact, (3) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation status, and (4) acquisition strategy, with a focus on the ability to execute projects quickly. In addition, the Department is including over $120 million of repair and modernization projects for facilities that are currently vacant and which potentially could be occupied by troops returning from Iraq, Afghanistan, or other overseas contingency operations. The public will benefit from these investments in multiple ways. First, these projects will contribute to the economic recovery of local base communities by employing architects, engineers, craftsmen, laborers, and suppliers to fix these installation facilities. Second, reducing the FSRM Program backlog of projects helps to arrest and reverse facility deterioration, thereby reducing costly future expenditures. Third, these repairs help enable the Military Services and their members to meet present and future mission requirements. Fourth, these investments will improve the quality of life for Service members and their families with improved housing and medical facilities. For instance, Navy projects funded by the Recovery Act will include fire protection system renovations and replacement, wharf and pier repairs, galley renovations, runway repairs, facility energy improvement, and child care facility renovations.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The Recovery Act funds more than 4,100 FSRM projects in all 50 States, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Project titles, locations, and estimated costs were provided in the Reports to Congress submitted on March 20, 2009 and April 28, 2009. These projects are concentrated around nine construction and repair categories: Energy - Enhancing energy efficiency by replacing inefficient or broken systems. Examples of energy projects include replacing inefficient windows and wall insulation, replacing HVAC systems, modernizing power plants and antiquated electrical infrastructure, installing new exterior insulation system, sewage, steam, and water meters. Roofs - Replacing or repairing roofs to eliminate maintenance backlog and potentially hazardous conditions while increasing the energy efficiency of buildings. Utilities - Restoring installation utility distribution systems (external to buildings) to fully serviceable condition. Includes repair and replacement of sewer lines, water lines, and trenches; repair of wastewater treatment plants; and rebuilding manholes. Pavement/roads/grounds - Repairing and replacing pavements, bridges, traffic control and drainage structures. Includes airfields, roads, sidewalks, intersections, curbs, parking lots, traffic signals and signage, fencing, culverts, and other drainage structures. Barracks - Repairing and modernizing barracks to current standards. Includes repainting rooms, replacing windows, and updating plumbing, mechanical, and electrical infrastructure. Quality of Life - Making repairs and improvements (other than energy- or roof-related) to buildings (other than barracks) that contribute to improving quality of life for Service members and their families, such as athletic centers, playground areas, support centers, and bus shelters. Includes restroom renovation, painting, flooring and carpeting, doors and hardware, carpentry and walls, repair and installation of communication lines and fire suppression systems. Operations - Providing repairs and improvements (other than energy- or roof-related) to buildings that support operational requirements, such as arms vaults, combat skills training site and pavilion, aircraft hangars, underwater survival facility, and obstacle course. Includes restroom renovation, painting, flooring and carpeting, doors and hardware, carpentry and walls, repair and installation of communication lines and fire suppression systems. Medical - Modernizing outpatient clinic spaces, demolishing antiquated outpatient buildings, repairing building exterior and entrances, making medical facilities American with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant, and performing hazardous material abatement. Family Housing - Providing repairs and improvements (other than energy- or roof-related) to Service member family housing. Includes restroom renovation, painting, flooring and carpeting, doors and hardware, carpentry and walls, repair and installation of communication lines and fire suppression systems, and gutters.

Review Process:
Review of the progress and performance of major programs, including risk-mitigation and corrective actions, is guided by the Risk Management Plan developed by the Department in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, Management's Responsibility for Internal Control. The Department's current Management's Responsibility for Internal Control process has a Senior Assessment Team that is led by the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Comptroller (PDUSD(C)), who is also the Responsible Officer and Senior Accountable Official for the Department's Recovery Act funding. As part of the Risk Management Plan, each program will be evaluated on a quarterly basis, with a Risk Profile being submitted to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller and DoD Chief Financial Officer. Identifying areas of high risk and high and low performance will be conducted through the Department's Recovery Act Risk Management Plan, which is initiated with a Risk Assessment and Gap Analysis. This initial evaluation will be a one-time occurrence that will provide an overview of management capabilities and assist senior leadership with assessing their people, processes and technology to determine and coordinate resources necessary to meet the initial demands of obligating funds and public reporting. The risk assessment will review internal controls on human capital, performance, and measurement tools. This risk assessment will also evaluate the potential for financial, reporting and procurement risks; analyze Information Technology (IT) systems; and review results from any audits and investigations. Upon completion of the risk assessment, a gap analysis will be conducted. The periodic review of each program's progress to monitor and evaluate risk management will require the completion of a Risk Profile, the second step in the Department's Risk Management Plan. This evaluation will be conducted on a quarterly basis and will be submitted to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller and DoD Chief Financial Officer. The completion of the Risk Profile will be a process wherein the programs will build upon each prior deliverable. This process will identify any significant uncorrected weaknesses of each program and provide more detailed information related to the questions identified in the Risk Assessment and Gap Analysis. Any program areas that require mitigation will be required to submit a Risk Management Strategy. This action strategy report will include a description of the issue, the pace of corrective action, the methodology to ensure the effectiveness of the correction action(s), the performance measures that will be achieved, and major milestones that have been taken and are planned for the future. Each program will continue to validate and test the effectiveness of mitigation strategies for the Recovery Act funds.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The OMB has established the Recovery.gov website to provide the public with unprecedented visibility. The Department of Defense will be providing financial and contractual information to the Recovery.gov site using existing information systems. DoD will eventually be required to report performance information collected through the Department's Recovery Act Risk Management Plan to OMB; however, initially this information will only be collected for internal agency use. Due to the magnitude of normal budgeting for national defense, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) has established a centralized Business Enterprise Integration System (BEIS) for financial review and internal control. The Department will use BEIS to handle financial tracking, particularly obligation and execution data, at a project-level. This ensures compliance with general financial management policies pertaining to the Recovery Act. The Department will capture contract award information using the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) and identify Recovery Act procurement actions in accordance with the guidance provided by the OMB. Accountability for the execution of Recovery Act programs is enforced in all DoD Components receiving Recovery Act funds. DoD will use the existing civilian and military service performance regulations and policies (such as Career and Non-Career Senior Executive Service (SES), National Security Personnel System (NSPS), General Schedule (GS)) to assess, review, reward and penalize results in carrying out the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Recovery Act activities are considered a part of a manager, employee, and Service member's duties; and performance will be reviewed within existing assessment cycles. Performance success and failures will also be rewarded and enforced respectively for the execution of Recovery Act funds through the Department's Risk Management Plan. This management plan includes setting priorities and performance measures and encourages the workforce to improve the overall performance of the Department for the Recovery Act and beyond. As part of the Risk Management Plan, each program is directed to identify the roles and responsibilities of management and upper level management and the processes that management follows to ensure that program and projects are reviewed on a frequent basis.

Schedule and Milestones:
While each project in the FSRM Program is unique in its schedule and size, all of the schedules can be broadly divided into four delivery phases, which are similar in process to Military Construction. Completion of individual phases will represent project milestones from a portfolio delivery perspective.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Procurement Phase: The procurement phase is ongoing as Military Services work to obligate Recovery Act funds in a deliberate manner. In this phase, the Department performs the required pre-award activities, including market research, determination of contract type, publication, contractor selection, and contract award. Based on current planning estimates, this phase will continue obligations through September 2010.

Complete By: 2010-09-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Project Execution Phase: Once the procurement phase is complete, the selected team will mobilize and start work on the project. The execution phase will vary on a project-by-project basis due to the scope and complexity of each individual project. Local conditions may impact the ability to execute projects within the prescribed timeline, and discretion is provided to the local contracting officer, installation engineer and financial officers to adjust timelines to ensure the DoD obtains the best value for the funds expended. Based on current planning estimates, the Department anticipates all projects will have begun execution by February 2010.

Complete By: 2010-02-28

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Project Completion Phase: DoD officials will review and approve each project upon completion of the engineering aspects, . Based on current estimates, all FSRM projects will be completed by August 2012.

Complete By: 2012-08-31

Energy Efficiency:
The Department of Defense has issued policy guidance for implementing energy and water efficiency and other sustainability requirements included in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Executive Order 13423, and Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. DoD Components have developed subordinate policies for implementing the legislative and Executive Order requirements as well. For example, each of the three Military Departments (i.e., Navy/Marine Corps, Air Force, and Army) has a policy that includes using the ability to attain LEED Silver Certification as a basis for new construction sustainability; a metering implementation plan; an energy professional training program; and awareness and award programs. The Department has developed and implemented Unified Facilities Criteria to ensure new construction and major renovation projects comply with applicable requirements and goals. The DoD Energy Program also includes initiatives for audit programs and procurement of energy-efficient products. Other contributing factors include integrated energy planning, enhanced use of renewable energy, and demonstration of innovative technologies. Finally, the Department coordinates internal programs with the Department of Energy (DoE) and leverages DoE programs for demonstration, testing, and evaluation of promising new technologies.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Specialized Group (Health Professional, Student, Veteran)
• Local
• Minority Group
• Federal
• State
• Native American Organization
• Small Business (Less Than 500 Employees)
• Profit Organization

• Profit Organization
• Federal
• State
• Engineer/Architect
• Veteran/Service person/Reservist (including dependents)
• Small Business as defined in 13 CFR Part 121
• Anyone/General Public
• Small Business Person
• Local
• Individual/Family
• Women
• Unemployed
• Consumer
• Minority Group
• Builder/Contractor/Developer

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Agriculture

Program Purpose:
The objectives of the Watershed Rehabilitation Program are to extend the service of dams and bring them into compliance with applicable safety and performance standards or to decommission the dams so they no longer pose a threat to life and property. The majority of ARRA funds will be expended through contracts, grants, and agreements. These financial awards will be structured to create jobs, stimulate the economy, and accomplish high priority work on our nation's waterways.

Public Benefits:
NRCS activities include working with State dam safety agencies and other subdivisions of state government to complete dam rehabilitation projects that serve State and local needs. Selected projects are a result of applications being submitted to by city or county officials, soil and water conservation districts, or other public agencies who own and operator the dams. All applications are coordinated with the State dam safety officials to ensure that State dam safety requirements are met or exceeded to insure public safety. Program implementation includes participation of local and state agencies and the private sector in the design and construction of rehabilitation projects. Contracts or project agreements will be directed to these sectors to accelerate rehabilitation project implementation to meet the implementation goals of ARRA. Rehabilitation project activity includes participation of the dam owners to provide local cost-share funds for construction, acquire land and water rights and permits, and to operate and maintain the project to provide long-term serviceability to the community. NRCS also provides assistance to the sponsors to prepare Emergency Action Plans with the community leaders and citizenship to be prepared in the unlikely event of an emergency disaster.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
NRCS Provides grants of technical and financial assistance to units of state, local governments and Tribes (as project sponsors) to implement authorized watershed rehabilitation project plans. Implementation of project plans can include contracting, engineering, construction activities.

Review Process:
OMB Guidance addressing the ARRA notes that Agencies should ensure that progress can be tracked against certain accountability measures related to the proper delivery of funds. The Natural Resources Conservation Service is ensuring that it has the capacity to track, in coordination with the Department as necessary: 1. Audits and investigation of ARRA funds occurring to identify wasteful spending and minimize waste, fraud, and abuse; 2. Qualified personnel overseeing ARRA funds; 3. Opportunities to use competitive awards maximized; 4. Timely award of dollars; 5. Timely expenditure of dollars; 6. Timely completion of planned work; 7. Cost overruns minimized; and 8. Improper payments minimized. To the extent possible, the agency will make use of existing measures of performance and monitoring to ensure that its performance goals are being tracked and met. In addition to reducing the burden on grant recipients and contractors, the use of existing measures will allow the public to see the performance impact, in terms of change against present performance levels, of ARRA investments.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The reporting requirements described in Chapter 4 provide the measures required by the ARRA related to accountability and transparency. In addition to these requirements, the Agency has established its own publicly available website which will report additional information on the Agency's actions in ARRA -related matters: www.nrcs.usda.gov/recovery. Nationally, the NRCS Oversight and Evaluation Division staff will conduct an assessment of implementation of the Agency's delivery of ARRA though a comprehensive assessment monitor the status of implementation of funded projects to assure that ARRA requirements are being met. Additionally, the USDA, OIG will conduct an audit of each program. This will include evaluating any projects that are behind schedule to determine appropriate action, including determining whether the project can be completed within the overall timeframe or if funds should be re-allocated or de-obligated to be used on other projects.

Schedule and Milestones:
The Agency proposed funding 26 projects in 11 states. These projects were approved by the Secretary March 11, 2009. These projects were considered "shovel ready" and are expected to begin project implementation immediately. Projects that have not been awarded in a timely manner or are not meeting performance goals may have the remaining funding withdrawn. Withdrawn funds would then be redistributed to new projects or projects exceeding expectations.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Watershed Rehabilitation plans authorized by the Chief, NRCS

Complete By: 2010-04-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Funds obligated

Complete By: 2010-09-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Dam construction fully completed

Complete By: 2011-09-30

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Direct Federal Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• State
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Local

• State
• Local
• Land/Property Owner
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer
• Anyone/General Public

Award Type Name: Cooperative Agreements or Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Federal Communications Commission

Program Purpose:
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the Department of Commerce may use up to $90 million for consumer education and outreach related to the transition from analog to digital television broadcasts, and may transfer this amount to the Federal Communications Commission if deemed necessary and appropriate in order to aid a smooth transition to digital broadcasts by increasing awareness.

Public Benefits:
Activities will include contracts to organizations for programs to educate groups most at risk for losing television service. Such groups include senior citizens, minority communities, people with disabilities, low-income individuals, and people living in tribal and rural areas. Program funds will also provide one-on-one assistance to vulnerable populations, including help with converter box installation. The FCC's Strategic Plan identifies in its Media strategic goal the mandate to "facilitate the transition to digital modes of delivery." In keeping with this vision, the Commission developed the following objective for the program: Conduct an outreach campaign to educate and inform consumers about the transition to digital television. The Commission will leverage its experiences with early transition efforts to * partner with local, state, and tribal governments and community-based organizations for outreach and consumer assistance * establish full-service walk-in help centers in local communities where consumers will receive answers to their transition questions, apply for converter box coupons, learn how to install and operate their converter box, and get assistance with respect to antenna and reception issues * identify and train organizations that will provide in-home assistance services as trusted sources for consumers in communities throughout the country * ensure the development and revision of timely consumer information based on consumer needs * continue to provide Commission staff as "boots on the ground" for consumer education, action, and assistance. Benefits to the American public include being fully prepared for over-the-air digital broadcasting, continued uninterrupted reception of vital news and emergency information from local television stations, and providing consumers with information and services to allow them to receive digital over-the-air signals without having to purchase expensive and unnecessary electronics equipment.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
1. The Commission is using a variety of contracting mechanisms to establish walk-in help centers and provide in-home installation assistance. 2. The Commission is continuing to support both in-house and outsourced call center resources, providing the flexibility to target resources toward higher call volume which are likely around the June 12, 2009 digital transition deadline as well as for those markets where station transitions will occur prior to June 12th. 3. The Commission is continuing to provide "boots-on-the-ground" - Commission staff members traveling to every area of the country to work with local organizations and provide live demonstrations on how to prepare for the transition. 4. Media outreach and distribution efforts are being conducted in order to achieve widespread coverage of the transition and what consumers need to do to prepare. 5. Printed educational materials are being developed, produced and distributed, including materials in languages other than English, regarding the new DTV transition date and coupon program information. 6. The Commission's DTV.gov website is being upgraded to make it more consumer-friendly. Information technology tools are being developed for the website as well as for use by DTV call center representatives. 7. Engineering and technical support will be provided for post-transition modifications to broadcast station licenses.

Review Process:
In response to Office of Management and Budget guidance for implementing the Recovery Act, the Commission's Senior Management Council (SMC) began the risk review and mitigation process at its February 24, 2009 meeting. A three-pronged approach to meeting risk review and mitigation requirements was proposed. This approach, adopted by the SMC at its March 12 meeting, called for: 1. Reviews: a. Review OMB's risk framework b. Review common government-wide accountability measures c. Identify agency-specific risks 2. Prioritizing risk areas 3. Mitigating priority risks Various reviews were conducted, risk areas prioritized, and mitigation activities determined. The following agency-specific risks were identified: * Governance risks: - Plans need to be developed before action. Plans must have: * Clear assignments of responsibilities * Timelines for accomplishment * Meaningful performance measures - Regular tracking of performance * Need a system and executive agreement to routinely receive and utilize performance information so that performance information will be used in routine decision making and performance information will be the basis for ongoing modifications to the Recovery Act plans. - Independent monitoring * Should there be independent monitoring to assure meeting OMB's requirement for Recovery Act focused audits and investigation? * Resource risks: - Will short-term deadlines for Recovery Act projects move staff, energy, and attention focus away from other ongoing improvement and compliance efforts? - Does the Commission have the staffing resources necessary to sustain intense levels of activity under the deadlines for the DTV transition? * Inefficiency risks: - Given the way in which the Recovery Act assigned responsibilities for the DTV program to NTIA and FCC, will they be able to effectively coordinate efforts to minimize or eliminate duplications of effort and confusion for industry and consumers? - Will the compressed time frames of the Recovery Act cause activities to be undertaken and money to be spent in less than optimal ways? * Compliance risks: - Contracting controls - does the Commission have the staff (both CO's and COTRs) to carry out OMB requirements for: * Competitive awards * Timely awards * Timely expenditures - Financial controls - does the Commission have the staff to carry out OMB requirements for: * Minimizing cost overruns * Minimizing Improper payments Combining the results from each of these reviews, the SMC prioritized its risk mitigation actions as shown below. * Compliance risks: - Contracting controls - lack sufficient staff to implement * Identify hiring needs (Mitigation: Identify needs) * Identify effective tactics for meeting needs in a timely manner (Mitigation: Identify approaches and consult with senior executives, OPM, and OMB about implementation) * Governance risks: - Get executive agreement to routinely receive and utilize performance information (Mitigation: Inform and train executives about Recovery Act obligations) - Identify, develop, and implement a system that regularly puts performance information before key executives (Mitigation: Develo performance tracking system to supplement existing financial and contracting reporting tools.) - Should there be independent monitoring to assure meeting OMB requirements for Recovery Act targeted audits and investigations? (Mitigation: Assigned for implementation) * Inefficiency risks: - Identify mechanisms to ensure full and open cooperation with NTIA to minimize or eliminate duplications of effort and/or confusion for the impacted industries and consumers (Mitigation: Daily meetings, information exchanges, and coordination efforts)

Cost & Performance Plan:
Recipients of contracts awarded under this program will be identified and along with the amount of funds awarded to each and how those funds are spent. Contract recipients will report performance information, such as the number of customers served or installations completed. This information will be posted to the FCC's Recovery Act web site. Program managers at the FCC will be held accountable for achieving program goals through the Commission's performance evaluation systems. Reports of program progress and performance in meeting identified milestones will be posted on the FCC Recovery Act web site.

Schedule and Milestones:
The transition of all full power broadcast stations to digital broadcasting must be completed by June 12, 2009. All milestones were developed with this deadline in mind.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Release solicitations for basic in-home installations and call center assistance contracts, expert in-home installations, DTV walk-in help centers, and media services contracts.

Complete By: 2009-04-10

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Walk-In Centers and In-Home installation assistance become operational from the beginning of May through the middle of May. Furthermore, in the latter part of May, the FCC will conduct a series of Satellite Media Tours to coincide with broadcasters' national "soft test" simulating the termination of full-power analog broadcasting.

Complete By: 2009-05-29

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: End of vendor support for call center, walk-in centers and in-home installation assistance.

Complete By: 2009-06-30

Energy Efficiency:
No funds in this program involve expenditures for energy efficiency or green building requirements.

Program Plan Award Types:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Treasury

Program Purpose:
The Department of the Treasury's Financial Management Service will issue one-time payments of $250 to retirees, disabled individuals and Supplemental Security Income recipients receiving benefits from the Social Security Administration, Railroad Retirement Board or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Public Benefits:
The one-time $250 payments will assist millions of Social Security, Railroad Retirement Board, and Veterans Affairs beneficiaries in meeting living expenses, while also supporting broad based economic recovery. FMS plans to issue approximately 55 million payments, totaling over $13.8 billion to beneficiary recipients. FMS estimates that more than 44 million of these payments will be made electronically rather than by paper check, which saves the taxpayers approximately $16 million.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
FMS expects to disburse payments to eligible recipients starting in May 2009, and continuing through the end of June 2009. FMS will also issue a small number of payments to individuals who are determined to be eligible after June; however no payments will be made after December 2010. FMS was provided with $7 million to cover the costs associated with processing, issuing, and reconciling the payments to the qualified individuals. The majority of the funding will cover the postage costs as well as the administrative overtime expenses associated with issuing the payments. The $7 million supports FMS' Strategic Goal: Timely, accurate and efficient disbursement of federal payments. The activities are: 1. Development: Coordination with the Social Security Administration (SSA), Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), and Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that all technical development needs are met in order to accept the new payment file format 2. Complete testing all development to ensure file format acceptance and payment accuracy 3. Disburse Payments 4. Create, Review, Coordinate, and Issue Press Releases

Review Process:
5.1 RISK MANAGEMENT/INTERNAL CONTROL PLAN * For each Recovery Act program involving implementation of provisions or obligations of Recovery Act funds in FY 2009, the bureaus will perform actions 5.1.1 through 5.1.4 by April 15, 2009, with completion of 5.1.6 shortly thereafter * Step 5.1.5 will be ongoing * Supporting documentation will be maintained by each bureau so that it is readily accessible in the event of an audit or other needs 5.1.1 Identify and Document Program-Specific Risks * Review pertinent existing risk assessments * Review pertinent OMB Circular A-123/Appendix A test results, Improper Payments Information Act assessments, etc. * Review pertinent GAO/OIG/TIGTA audit reports and related corrective action plans 5.1.2 Identify and Document Applicable Current Process Internal Controls 5.1.3 Assess Program-Specific Risks in View of Existing Controls * Take the Risk/Impact Questionnaire to rate risks and impacts, taking into consideration the findings identified in 5.1.1 and all OMB-prescribed Recovery Act transparency and accountability objectives * Use the "Consequence-Probability Table" (Risk/Impact Matrix) to determine the overall (combined) Risk/Impact rating * Document assessments 5.1.4 Mitigate Risks and Impacts * For each Program with an overall Risk/Impact rating of "High" or "Medium": * Identify and update existing risk mitigation plans to implement Recovery Act-related controls; plans should include regularly scheduled monitoring and testing of risk mitigation plans and controls * Develop and execute new risk mitigation plans as needed; plans should include regularly scheduled monitoring and testing of risk mitigation plans and controls 5.1.5 Monitor Risk Mitigation Plans * As outlined in each risk mitigation plan (per 5.1.4), each risk mitigation plan must be monitored regularly for timely and effective implementation of corrective actions and testing of controls * Bureaus with responsibility for Recovery Act programs will leverage existing organizations and entities (e.g., A-123/Appendix A Senior Assessment Team, Senior Management Council, et al) to review, assess, and manage Recovery Act risk * Bureaus will provide monthly progress reports on risk management to the Treasury DCFO for each program 5.1.6 Certify Completion of Risk Assessment/Development of Mitigation Plan * Bureau Recovery Act Senior Accountable Official will sign/date a certification for each program * Submit signed certification to Treasury DCFO

Cost & Performance Plan:
FMS is performing the disbursement of the Recovery Act payments on behalf of SSA, VA and RRB. FMS is anticipating more than 80 percent of the payments to be disbursed via EFT, thus the recipient level is not available through this agency. One of the key FMS payment performance indicators is accuracy; that is, making payments as certified by the program agency. Both timeliness and accuracy are of importance to FMS. FMS has edit checks to determine data integrity within certified payment files, and there are other internal controls in place, both automated and manual, to ensure accuracy of payments. FMS has taken steps to hold executives and staff accountable for achieving the goals of this program. FMS, under supervision of the appointed Bureau Accountability Official, will monitor spending and performance measures, and ensure that the Executive Board and Commissioner are regularly updated on the progress and implementation of ARRA. Additionally, FMS will submit weekly Financial and Activity reports on the status of funds and major actions taken. FMS, at both the executive and staff level, will coordinate efforts to execute the requirements of the Recovery Act as well as the requirements of OMB Memorandum M-09-15, Updated Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Schedule and Milestones:
Social Security Administration payments began May 7th, and will continue through May 28th. Supplemental Security Income payments will be completed by May 18th, Railroad Retirement Board payments will be completed by May 28th. Veterans Affairs payments will be completed by June 30th. "Catch-up" payments will be distributed by December 31, 2010.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Press Kits: Create, Review, Coordinate and Issue Press Releases

Complete By: 2009-05-08

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Disburse first SSA payments to payees

Complete By: 2009-05-07

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Disburse SSI payments to payees

Complete By: 2009-05-18

Energy Efficiency:
FMS Recovery Act funding will be used primarily for postage, overtime, printing, IT Support, and equipment related to disbursing payments. These funds will not be used for Federal infrastructure investments.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Specialized Group (Health Professional, Student, Veteran)

• U.S. Citizen

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Treasury

Program Purpose:
The purpose of this program is to temporarily fill the gap left by a diminished demand for low-income housing tax credits. The program will allow construction or acquisition and rehabilitation of low-income housing projects to continue where developers are unable to proceed due to insufficient financing. The program will address the near-term goal of creating and retaining jobs, as well as the long-term benefit of increasing the affordable housing supply.

Public Benefits:
Cash assistance will be awarded to State Housing Credit Agencies which will use the funds to make sub-awards to fund the construction and/or acquisition and rehabilitation of low-income housing projects, creating jobs and increasing the supply of low-income housing. Sub-awards are made on a case-by-case basis at the State's discretion with the goal of meeting the low-income housing needs of communities.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The State Housing agencies that receive awards under this program use the funds to help finance either the construction of new low-income housing projects or the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing low-income buildings. Qualification for assistance is determined by section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Review Process:
5.1 RISK MANAGEMENT/INTERNAL CONTROL PLAN * For each Recovery Act program involving implementation of provisions or obligations of Recovery Act funds in FY 2009, the bureaus will perform actions 5.1.1 through 5.1.4 by April 15, 2009, with completion of 5.1.6 shortly thereafter * Step 5.1.5 will be ongoing * Supporting documentation will be maintained by each bureau so that it is readily accessible in the event of an audit or other needs 5.1.1 Identify and Document Program-Specific Risks * Review pertinent existing risk assessments * Review pertinent OMB Circular A-123/Appendix A test results, Improper Payments Information Act assessments, etc. * Review pertinent GAO/OIG/TIGTA audit reports and related corrective action plans 5.1.2 Identify and Document Applicable Current Process Internal Controls 5.1.3 Assess Program-Specific Risks in View of Existing Controls * Take the Risk/Impact Questionnaire to rate risks and impacts, taking into consideration the findings identified in 5.1.1 and all OMB-prescribed Recovery Act transparency and accountability objectives * Use the "Consequence-Probability Table" (Risk/Impact Matrix) to determine the overall (combined) Risk/Impact rating * Document assessments 5.1.4 Mitigate Risks and Impacts * For each Program with an overall Risk/Impact rating of "High" or "Medium": * Identify and update existing risk mitigation plans to implement Recovery Act-related controls; plans should include regularly scheduled monitoring and testing of risk mitigation plans and controls * Develop and execute new risk mitigation plans as needed; plans should include regularly scheduled monitoring and testing of risk mitigation plans and controls 5.1.5 Monitor Risk Mitigation Plans * As outlined in each risk mitigation plan (per 5.1.4), each risk mitigation plan must be monitored regularly for timely and effective implementation of corrective actions and testing of controls * Bureaus with responsibility for Recovery Act programs will leverage existing organizations and entities (e.g., A-123/Appendix A Senior Assessment Team, Senior Management Council, et al) to review, assess, and manage Recovery Act risk * Bureaus will provide monthly progress reports on risk management to the Treasury DCFO for each program 5.1.6 Certify Completion of Risk Assessment/Development of Mitigation Plan * Bureau Recovery Act Senior Accountable Official will sign/date a certification for each program * Submit signed certification to Treasury DCFO

Cost & Performance Plan:
Awardees will be required to report performance data as follows: * Name of recipient entity * Name of project * Brief description of project * Location of project: city/county, state, zip code * Number of construction jobs * Number of non-construction jobs * Number of total housing units newly constructed * Number of total housing units rehabilitated * Number of low-income housing units newly constructed * Number of low-income housing units rehabilitated All of the above data will be made publicly available.

Schedule and Milestones:
The application package for awards -- which includes a general notice, application, instructions, and terms and conditions -- was available May 4, 2009. Applications will be reviewed within 10 days of receipt. If appropriate, applications will be approved and a Notice of Award will be sent to the applicant within 5 days from completion of the review. Funds will be made available to the recipient for drawdown within 5 days of the Award. We anticipate that each State agency will make multiple applications as more information necessary to determine the maximum amount of the grant becomes known. We expect to receive the first round of applications beginning in May.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: General information is released on Treasury.gov website about the program

Complete By: 2009-03-24

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Application package is available

Complete By: 2009-05-04

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Begin receipt of awardee performance data

Complete By: 2009-07-10

Energy Efficiency:
The funding provided to Treasury to implement the provisions of the Recovery Act has no identifiable issues with the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, or any Federal Infrastructure investments.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Direct Payments for Specified Use

Recipient Applicant Type:

• State
• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

• Builder/Contractor/Developer

Measures

Agency Name: Railroad Retirement Board

Program Purpose:
The Recovery Act provides an appropriation of $20 million to be used for payment of additional extended unemployment benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. The new law provides the temporary extended benefits to employees receiving normal unemployment benefits for days between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009.

Public Benefits:
The Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, in part by providing economic relief to those who are in the greatest need, including individuals who have been unemployed for an extended period. These additional unemployment benefits are available to eligible individuals without any restrictions, to be used in whatever way the claimant deems best. To be eligible for unemployment benefits, a claimant must be unemployed, be ready, willing and able to work, and be available for work. Eligibility for special extended unemployment benefits is determined based on the legal requirements outlined in the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act and the RRB's regulations for unemployment benefits.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The Extended Unemployment Benefits program is a single project which involves the identification of entitled individuals, the release of notices and claims to those individuals, and payments made for eligible claims. The Railroad Retirement Board has been apportioned $20 million to pay these extended benefits and $80,000 for related administrative expenses.

Review Process:
The RRB will track all Extended Unemployment Benefits to ensure that funds provided specifically for this purpose under the Recovery Act are kept separate from other agency funding. Specific Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbols have been established for this express purpose. In addition, the RRB is using its existing cost accounting system which is integrated with the agency's financial system to track administrative expenses specifically related to the Extended Unemployment Benefits. The principal risks involved with this program are related to keeping all financial transactions separate from the existing "regular" benefit payment systems and not exceeding the $20 million dollar appropriation as directed in the Recovery Act. These risks are being mitigated through extensive re-programming of daily unemployment systems, which will be well-documented and thoroughly tested. To ensure that the $20 million is not exceeded, we will closely monitor the amount of payments being made on a daily basis, as well as any returned payments or erroneous payments. Once we determine the $20 million available for these benefits has been exhausted or as of the ending date of the program (whichever comes first), we will post a public notice on our website that the program has ended and will deny any further claims filed for special extended benefits.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The RRB provides more detailed information about the Extended Unemployment Benefits on its website at http://www.rrb.gov/recovery/default.asp. The public can find Frequently Asked Questions dealing with detailed eligibility criteria, information on the taxability of these payments, and how to claim benefits. In addition, the site links to RRB's Recovery Act press releases and to other agencies that are involved in the Recovery Act. Finally, the site includes a link to the RRB Office of Inspector General website, where information can be found regarding the OIG's oversight related to RRB's Recovery Act responsibilities. The RRB has designated the Director of Programs as the Senior Accountable Official for the ERP program. She and her staff work closely with other agency senior officials, including the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer, the Director of Administration, and the General Counsel to oversee all aspects of the project. These aspects include program/policy development and coordination of benefits, new procedures, financial and cost accounting, legal opinions and advice, and release of information to the public. All of these senior officials are members of the agency's Executive Committee, which is responsible for agency operations overall, and which reports to the head of the agency (the three-member Board).

Schedule and Milestones:
The following are the major milestones planned to implement the Extended Unemployment Benefits program: Milestone 1: April 24, 2009, Issue advance notices to claimants who may be entitled to extended unemployment benefits. Notices will be sent out weekly as additional individuals exhaust their unemployment benefits and may become entitled to the extended benefits. Milestone 2: June 30, 2009, Begin issuing claims and/or payments to individuals eligible for extended unemployment benefits. Milestone 3: December 31, 2009, Latest starting date for an extended unemployment benefit period under the Recovery Act.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: April 24, 2009, Issue advance notices to claimants who may be entitled to extended unemployment benefits. Notices will be sent out weekly as additional individuals exhaust their unemployment benefits and may become entitled to the extended benefits.

Complete By: 2009-04-24

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: June 30, 2009, Begin issuing claims and/or payments to individuals eligible for extended unemployment benefits.

Complete By: 2009-06-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: December 31, 2009, Latest starting date for an extended unemployment benefit period under the Recovery Act.

Complete By: 2009-12-31

Energy Efficiency:

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Unemployed

Measures

Agency Name: Department of the Interior

Program Purpose:
Reclamation will invest $945 million in Recovery Act funds. Selected projects will bring water to rural communities and Indian country and will stretch water supplies through reuse and recycling and through water conservation. Funding will be invested in environmental and ecosystem restoration. Other funding will address the rehabilitation of aging infrastructure. Some of the money will be used for emergency response to the devastating repercussions of the current drought in California.

Public Benefits:
**The Bureau of Reclamation has developed a comprehensive program plan that describes how Recovery Act programs will be managed and executed. The BOR Program Plan can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/plans.php Additional information about BOR's Recovery Act program and projects is available at: http://recovery.doi.gov/bor ** Reclamation is a contemporary water management agency with programs, initiatives, and activities that assist the 17 western states, Native American Tribes, local communities, and others to meet water needs and balance the multitude of competing uses of water in the West. Established in 1902, Reclamation is best known for the dams, power plants, and canals it constructed in the West, including Hoover Dam on the Colorado River and Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. Reclamation is the largest wholesaler of water in the country, bringing water to more than 31 million people, and providing one out of five Western farmers with irrigation water for 10 million acres of farmland that produces 60% of the nation's vegetables and 25% of its fruits. Reclamation places great emphasis on fulfilling its water delivery obligations, and is engaged in water conservation, water recycling and reuse, and developing partnerships with its customers, states, and Native American Tribes. Together with its myriad of stakeholders, Reclamation is finding ways to bring together the variety of interests to address the competing needs for America's limited water resources. Approximately $2 billion of potential Reclamation projects were submitted to the Commissioner's Office for ARRA funding consideration. In selecting the $945 million of projects to be funded, Reclamation used a multi-tiered, merit-based evaluation process. Selected projects will bring water to rural communities and Indian country and will stretch scarce water supplies through reuse and recycling and through water conservation. Significant sums will be devoted to opportunities for environmental and ecosystem restoration. Other funding will immediately address the rehabilitation of aging infrastructure. Some of the money will be used for emergency response to the devastating repercussions of the current drought in California. These efforts will contribute to the long-term sustainability of water and natural resources.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Meeting future water supply needs: $450.9 million a) Water reclamation and reuse: Projects providing for the reclamation and reuse of wastewater and naturally impaired ground and surface waters will receive $135 million. These projects are constructed and owned by non-Federal sponsors -- uniting local communities with the U.S. government to provide change, growth and a future for energy efficiency, clean water and environmental stewardship in a broad range of areas. b) Rural water: Reclamation will spend $200 million on construction of rural water projects with an emphasis on water intakes and water treatment plants. This means projects authorized by Congress will deliver water much sooner than would otherwise be the case. Infrastructure reliability and safety: $164.6 million a) Canal inspections: In many areas, Reclamation's projects were originally constructed in unpopulated locales. With the population growth in the West, some of these locations are now housing developments and towns. With the safety of the people in these areas in mind, Reclamation will use $10 million to inspect canals in urban areas using both aerial and onsite procedures. b) Folsom Dam safety: Reclamation will use $22.3 million to accelerate the construction of a safety of dams risk reduction at Folsom Dam in California.This project is a key element of the comprehensive set of risk reduction actions to protect the people of Sacramento. c) Aging infrastructure: Water delivered and power produced with Reclamation facilities are crucial contributors to our western economy. The challenge of completing major repairs to Federally-owned aging infrastructure has been an important topic in recent years. Investments in infrastructure reliability will create immediate construction, engineering and scientific jobs. More than $130 million has been slated for high-priority infrastructure repair and replacement projects across many Reclamation facilities across the West. Environmental/ecosystem restoration: $236.3 million Reclamation works to meet the increasing water demands of the West while protecting the environment. Reclamation has an established role in restoring aquatic habitat that was impacted by historic development, and is working on a number of large cooperative restoration programs. ARRA funds will support projects with a goal to make the western United States rivers, streams and estuaries environmentally healthy while continuing to provide water supply benefits. Projects funded by ARRA will focus on programs in California, Washington, Nevada, Arizona and Oregon. Green buildings: $13.5 million Going hand-in-hand with projects for environmentally improved waterways is the need for green building renovations and construction. Funds from the ARRA will contribute to a green office building in Nevada. Water Conservation Initiative: $40 million One of the most cost-effective ways to increase operational flexibility in water-short areas of the West is through water conservation and improved efficiency. Reclamation's competitively selected grants as part of its water conservation initiative - formerly known as Challenge Grant Program for Water Marketing and Efficiency Grants - will be awarded with a priority on meeting economic recovery goals. Emergency drought relief: $40 million Portions of the western United States, California in particular, are currently experiencing historic drought conditions, which will have devastating effects through both the direct loss of farm and farm-related jobs and through economic losses due to lessened agricultural production. Under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and other authorities, Reclamation will fund emergency drought relief projects that can quickly and effectively mitigate the consequences of the current drought by making the greatest quantities of water available for areas that are hardest hit.

Review Process:
**The Bureau of Reclamation has developed a comprehensive program plan that describes how Recovery Act programs will be managed and executed. The BOR Program Plan can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/plans.php Additional information about BOR's Recovery Act program and projects is available at: http://recovery.doi.gov/bor ** The establishment of meaningful and measurable outcomes is an important component of Interior's Recovery Act reporting. Performance monitoring and oversight efforts are designed to ensure that the Department meets the accountability objectives of the Recovery Act. These efforts include tracking the progress of key goals. The Department is defining a suite of performance measurements to monitor progress made in accomplishing stated work goals and to ensure financial and procurement practices are executed responsibly. In addition, the Department's Recovery Act Coordinator is collaborating with senior Departmental officials, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Office of Inspector General to ensure oversight of the program from the first phase of project selection, through implementation and execution. The Coordinator, with the assistance of the Recovery Act Board, will be evaluating processes to ensure that adequate mechanisms are in place and identify and share best practices to promote: o Maximized use of competitive awards o Timely and transparent award of dollars o Timely and appropriate expenditure of dollars o Verification and timely completion of planned work o Minimized cost overruns o Minimized improper payments Measurement and reporting is a crucial component of Interior's oversight strategy. The information received will serve as an indicator of progress enabling the Department's governance entities to manage risk and ensure successful implementation of the Recovery Act. Department-wide, consistent guidance will guide efforts in this regard, including for example, development of a risk management program.

Cost & Performance Plan:
**The Bureau of Reclamation has developed a comprehensive program plan that describes how Recovery Act programs will be managed and executed. The BOR Program Plan can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/plans.php Additional information about BOR's Recovery Act program and projects is available at: http://recovery.doi.gov/bor ** Reporting requirements related to major contract actions and financial status, including obligations and outlays, are being instituted. Periodic reviews of implementation progress at both the Bureau and Departmental levels will identify the need to realign resources to expedite projects, to modify project plans, or to select contingency projects to ensure funds are obligated within the time limitation. The selection of contingency projects will be included as part of regular reporting through recovery.gov. The Recovery Coordinator will oversee Bureau implementation to ensure projects address the Department's high priority goals and objectives, while also working to ensure that department-wide performance objectives, including timeliness and cost and risk management are met throughout the process. The Office of Inspector General will be working closely with the Department from the start to review and propose effective processes to manage risks, monitor progress, and to improve overall performance and accountability. As part of routine reporting, the Department is also carefully tracking all projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). During the project selection phase the Department identified which projects had already completed NEPA planning, which are in progress, and which ones still need to begin the NEPA process. The Department will track the status of all NEPA compliance activities associated with projects or activities and report quarterly to the Council on Environmental Quality.

Schedule and Milestones:
**The Bureau of Reclamation has developed a comprehensive program plan that describes how Recovery Act programs will be managed and executed. The BOR Program Plan can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/plans.php Additional information about BOR's Recovery Act program and projects is available at: http://recovery.doi.gov/bor **

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Energy Efficiency:
Going hand-in-hand with projects for environmentally improved waterways is the need for green building renovations and construction. Funds from the ARRA will contribute to a green office building in Nevada, incorporating natural lighting, energy efficient fixtures, heating and cooling systems and water efficient plumbing systems. The project meets new GSA standards for energy efficiency.

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Agency Name: General Services Administration

Program Purpose:
To invest in America's federal building inventory in order to create jobs, construct new facilities, and transform Federal buildings into high-performance green buildings while decreasing energy consumption and improving the condition of valuable aging assets. GSA's Public Buildings Service will carefully manage the execution of hundreds of infrastructure projects located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories.

Public Benefits:
The Public Buildings Service will help stimulate the U.S. economy by getting money flowing to the building industries - to construction workers, electricians, plumbers, air conditioning mechanics, carpenters, architects, and engineers. Job creation in these areas will subsequently have a multiplying effect on suppliers and manufacturers of building materials in industries such as the steel industry, thereby creating even more jobs and economic improvement. At the same time, GSA's investment in sustainable energy and green buildings will help to stimulate President Obama's vision of moving the US away from carbon based fuels and will help GSA to achieve the goals of the EISA legislation that requires a reduction in the carbon footprint of Federal Buildings over the next several years. Investing in the government's real estate infrastructure will also provide a significant return on investment for the American taxpayer. GSA construction projects across the country will serve to decrease energy consumption and increase the value of the nationwide portfolio of Federal Buildings thus saving valuable tax payer dollars in the long-term.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The primary activities that will stem from the $5.546 Billion appropriated to the Federal Buildings Fund include new building construction, repair & alteration, and energy modernization. The scope of these projects will include new Federal construction (including Land Ports of Entry), full and partial building modernizations, limited scope projects such as re-commissioning of existing systems, replacement of existing mechanical equipment with significantly more efficient systems, integrated photovoltaic roof membrane installations, and smaller building projects for energy conservation. Of the funding appropriated, $108 million will be allotted for rental of space in situations where "swing space" is needed for agencies currently occupying buildings selected for renovation. In addition, $127 million of the funding will be available to cover the administrative costs of completing projects, $3 million will be available for on-the-job pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training programs registered with the Department of Labor. (For a fully detailed list of this Program's projects visit http://www.gsa.gov/recovery and click on "Public Buildings Service Project Plan".)

Review Process:
GSA as a whole will leverage the Commission of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework, Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA), and Office of Management Budget (OMB) Circular A-123 to define a process which identifies the potential threats to a successful ARRA implementation. COSO provides guidance on critical aspects of organizational governance, business ethics, internal control, enterprise risk management, fraud, and financial reporting. PBS will manage the impact of these risks through monitoring, mitigation and elimination. Governance of the risk management process will be conducted through the Senior Assessment Team and reviews incorporated as part of the existing A-123 management review process for assessing internal controls. PBS program managers will rate each identified risk on a scale of 1-5 based on the likelihood that the risk event will occur and the effect on the project's objectives if the risk event does occur. At the project level, PBS Managers will use project tracking tools to ensure projects are on schedule, on budget, and that the scope is being implemented as promised. Managers will use a variance tracking tool to identify project problems as quickly as possible and intervene where necessary to get projects back within tolerance.

Cost & Performance Plan:
TRANSPARENCY: GSA's Public Building Service plans to take advantage of every opportunity to keep the President, United States Congress, client Agencies, Vendors/Contractors, and especially the American taxpayers informed throughout the execution of Recovery Act projects. In keeping with President Obama's commitment to transparency in government, PBS will maintain an unprecedented level of openness and transparency in operations. Collaboration with the public and with other government agencies will remain a significant agency commitment. In order to promote efficiency, effectiveness, and openness in implementation, PBS will fully disclose key financial and contractual information to the public regarding ARRA funds. In addition, PBS will maintain a close working relationship with GSA's Office of the Inspector General (IG) who will act as a key resource in helping to ensure zero waste, fraud, and abuse throughout project execution. Since the inception of the ARRA program, the IG has been heavily involved and will continue to participate in frequent status meetings with the Agency's Senior Leadership. GSA will report frequently to the Committees of the House and the Senate on what is being planned and what is being accomplished. GSA will also be taking the lead in launching and managing Recovery.gov - the official website of the Federal government that will report on the progress of the Recovery Act. Financial (and other) systems will be modified to track information at the level required to meet Recovery.gov requirements and to ensure the public can measure the impact of each dollar spent. In addition, contract notifications will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website (FedBizOpps.gov) for private firms to search and retrieve. ACCOUNTABILITY: The Public Buildings Service has established the National Reinvestment Program Management Office (PMO) headed by the Reinvestment Program Management Executive. This executive is accountable to the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service who is accountable to the GSA Administrator. In addition, the Program Management Executive will establish Zone Recovery Executives in the PMO to oversee and ensure successful implementation of the ARRA. These executives and program managers are accountable for ensuring that ARRA project performance is enhanced by initiating a value-based risk management program while employing a systematic approach to managing all risks from all sources within defined boundaries; such as, effective delivery (optimization of risk/return), efficient delivery (deployment of assets, tangible/intangible), and consistency of results.

Schedule and Milestones:
Below are three major Milestones for delivery of the ARRA program. This encompasses all projects planned for delivery. For a fully detailed list of this Program's projects visit www.gsa.gov/recovery and click on "Public Buildings Service Project Plan".

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Not less than $1.0 Billion awarded by August 1, 2009.

Complete By: 2009-08-01

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Not less than $5.05 Billion awarded by the end of Fiscal Year 2010.

Complete By: 2010-09-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Not less than $5.546B (the full ARRA funding amount) awarded by the end of Fiscal Year 2011.

Complete By: 2011-09-30

Energy Efficiency:
GSA selected the best projects for accomplishing the goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act based on two over-arching criteria: Ability of the project to put people back to work quickly, and transforming Federal buildings into high-performance green buildings. GSA's plan resulted in four groups of projects: New Federal construction, including Land Ports of Entry Full and partial building modernizations Limited scope projects Small projects Each of these groups will achieve the goals of the Energy Independence and Security Act and the Executive Order 13423 in different ways. New Federal construction projects' and full and partial building modernizations' design goals have been or are being changed to incorporate both the requirement to be 30% better than ASHRAE 90.1 (the energy code), and to consume 55% less fossil fuel energy. PBS has prepared a project review process that includes application of all the guiding principles. In estimating the costs of these projects, changes to existing designs have been added to the project budget, although these estimates were of necessity (given the time constraints) approximate. Each major building modernization project has been given an energy efficiency target, based on preliminary energy modeling and CBECS comparable buildings. These will be monitored as construction proceeds to ensure that the goals for energy efficiency, energy efficient capital equipment purchased in installed in the course of the projects, and the fossil fuel generated energy reduction targets will be delivered upon completion. Commissioning agents are being procured for all these projects, and they will verify the performance of the delivered systems and projects. Limited scope projects were selected for the greatest impact on portfolio energy reduction, increased performance and renewable energy generation, and for impact improving working conditions for the occupants of the buildings. These will be similarly verified to ensure that the performance is delivered. PBS has engaged both the Pacific Northwest and National Renewable Energy National Laboratories (through the Department of Energy) to aid in modeling and measuring the requirements, as well as in the development of specifications designed the maximize the energy-savings and performance potential of these projects. Lastly, every building that PBS will touch on the identified list will have advanced meters for both electricity and water, and steam if appropriate; and from the small projects line item, all other buildings for which advanced meters are appropriate will be accomplished. The PBS Recovery Act Program Management Office (PMO) is responsible for ensuring that the projects meet these goals. The PMO is staffed with subject matter experts in both energy and sustainability, and is supported by the PBS Sustainability program office (which has been administratively merged into the Office of Federal-High-Performance Green Buildings), in devising effective measures for each of these goals. For example, in the recent construction management conference, classes on integrated design (sustainable design), lighting, water conservation, solar PV, envelope improvement and energy strategies were provided to 350 people who will be key to achieving these goals. Further, GSA is working with Dept. of Energy's solar program to maximize the opportunity for solar energy generation in the roofing projects identified in the spending plan, as well as solar hot water. For a fully detailed list of this Program's projects visit www.gsa.gov/recovery and click on "Public Buildings Service Project Plan".

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Small Business (Less Than 500 Employees)
• Profit Organization

• Profit Organization
• Land/Property Owner
• Small Business as defined in 13 CFR Part 121
• Student/Trainee
• State
• Federal
• Small Business Person
• U.S. Citizen
• Local
• Industrialist/Business person

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Labor

Program Purpose:
National Emergency Grants temporarily expand the service capacity of Workforce Investment Act training and employment programs at the state and local levels by providing funding assistance in response to large, unexpected economic events which cause significant job losses. Economic shocks include business closures, mass layoffs, realignment and closure of military installations, and certain natural disasters declared eligible for public assistance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Public Benefits:
NEGs provide resources to states and other eligible applicants to quickly reemploy laid-off workers and to enhance their employability and earnings by offering training to increase occupational skills.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The Recovery Act provides the National Emergency Grant Program with an additional $200,000,000 for services to dislocated workers, such as job search assistance, assessment of skill levels, career counseling, prevocational services, and training. The funding provided in the Recovery Act provides additional capacity to meet the needs of American workers that have been laid-off. The funding is provided to states and other eligible applicants. In accordance with Sec. 801 of the Recovery Act, up to one percent of the program funds provided ($2 million) may be used for management and oversight of the program. These funds will be expended in accordance with the operating plan submitted to the Office of Management and Budget and Congress. Funding will be provided as discrete grants to states and other eligible applicants. NEG applications are submitted on an as-needed basis, once regular Workforce Investment Act funding for services to dislocated workers reaches insufficient levels in the state. Grant applications are reviewed by the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training and approved by the Secretary of Labor.

Review Process:
The Department has established reporting systems and Office of Management and Budget-approved forms that grantees use to track, document and report expenditures and performance on a regularly scheduled basis that provides updated information to ETA at a minimum of once a quarter. Grantees are required to certify the accuracy of these reports prior to submitting them to ETA through the established electronic reporting systems. ETA uses its Grants Electronic Management System (GEMS) and other related electronic data collection systems to conduct and document quarterly desk reviews of financial obligations, expenditures and program performance. Grantees identified as "high risk grantees" through these reviews are given priority attention for on-site monitoring. ETA's quarterly desk reviews along with on-site reviews are used to identify potential risks and effect program improvements through technical assistance and training. ETA Regional Offices are conducting "Regional Readiness Consultations" with state and local areas during April and May 2009. The results of the consultations will be analyzed and will inform ETA of specific technical assistance needs required for states and local areas to successfully implement Recovery Act-funded programs. To further ensure that funds are spent on the intended purpose and accurately reported, the Department requires all grantees to submit single audits annually. ETA works with grantees to resolve any audit findings through additional reviews and the development and implementation of corrective action plans. ETA conducts a final review of each grantee's expenditures and performance during the grant close-out process. As for program evaluations, the Department is in the process of developing a plan for evaluating several components of the Recovery Act-funded programs. These evaluations will likely be implementation studies. Top Management Challenges identified by the Office of Inspector General for the Department include: Improving Performance Accountability of Grants All state and local government and nonprofit recipients that expend $500,000 or more in Federal assistance in one year are required by the Single Audit Act to obtain an annual audit by an independent public accountant. A challenge for the Department is that grantees' audits conducted under the Single Audit Act are not always completed in a timely manner. Therefore, ETA has implemented a procedure for annually reviewing ETA grantees' Single Audit Act report status and sending written notifications to grantees whose single audit reports are delinquent. Single Audits Send follow up letters to grantees who continue to be delinquent No action to report. November 2009 Codify standard operating procedures into Procedures Manuals To date, procedures have been updated to include steps for sending delinquent notices to grantees once the list has been received from the accounting office. FY 2009

Cost & Performance Plan:
Consistent with the transparency and accountability objectives of the Recovery Act, states will submit supplemental monthly reports in addition to continuing to submit current quarterly and annual reports. The supplemental monthly reports will provide more detailed information on training and other services delivered than is available in current quarterly reports. The supplemental report will not require a new data collection but will contain data that is collected, but not currently reported, except annually. The supplemental monthly data enable the identification of customers for whom receipt of employment and training services is emphasized under the Recovery Act. The customers include low-income and public assistance recipients, unemployment insurance claimants, veterans, youth, and customers requiring supportive services (such as transportation and child and dependent care) in order to participate in training and related services. Additionally, beginning in May 2010 grantees will submit participant records quarterly. These data will support rigorous analyses of services provided represented by the demographic characteristics of the recipients of service and geographically. The Department of Labor cost accounting model used for regular appropriations will be applied to the NEG program. ETA will post the summary of program data on the ETA website, the DOL Recovery webpage, and Recovery.gov.

Schedule and Milestones:
Issue Guidance - Issue a Training and Employment Guidance Letter describing policies and guidelines for Recovery Act-funded National Emergency Grants Completed: April 30, 2009 Update Systems - Make necessary changes to National Emergency Grant electronic application system to accommodate new types of grants available under the Recovery Act Expected Completion Date: June 30, 2009 Technical Assistance - Conduct outreach to states and other eligible applicants to communicate policies and guidelines Expected Completion Date: Ongoing through June 30, 2009 Review Applications *Accept grant applications and review according to established procedures *Make grant awards Expected Completion Date: Ongoing February 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 Monitor Progress and Outcomes *Review grant activities and outcomes through quarterly reports *Publish information about Recovery Act-funded grants on www.Recovery.gov and www.dol.gov/recovery Expected Completion Date: Ongoing through June 30, 2012

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Award Type Name: Project Grants

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Agency Name: Department of Labor

Program Purpose:
The purpose of SCSEP - also known as the Community Service Employment for Older Americans Program - is to foster individual economic self-sufficiency and offer job opportunities in community service for unemployed low-income persons age 55 and older. SCSEP awards formula grants to states and territories, and competitive grants to non-profit national organizations to provide part-time, minimum wage employment, job training and related services, and placement in unsubsidized employment.

Public Benefits:
SCSEP annually increases the earnings of thousands of over 90,000 unemployed low-income persons age 55 and older; provides them with training, job placement and job retention assistance; and provides over 45 million hours of community services that invigorate and advance prosperity in the communities in which the seniors reside.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
SCSEP grantees and their affiliates will deliver placement and training services and coordinate activities in partnership with One-Stop Career Centers. SCSEP provides community service and part-time work-based training. Program participants work an average of 20 hours per week and are paid the highest of federal, state or local minimum wage, or the prevailing wage. The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) provides an additional $120,000,000 to current grantees, allocated in proportion to their regular SCSEP allotments in program year 2008. In accordance with Sec. 801 of the Recovery Act, up to one percent of the program funds (or $1.2 million) may be used for management and oversight of the program. These funds will be expended in accordance with the operating plan submitted to the Office of Management and Budget and Congress. Grantees signed a standard statement of work document to use Recovery Act funds to support additional training and employment opportunities for unemployed low-income seniors, as outlined in the Recovery Act. Accountability and transparency for appropriate use of Recovery Act funds will be ensured through the following grantee activities: *Expanding the number of SCSEP participants assigned to community service work, especially in those growth industries emphasized in the Recovery Act (e.g.; health care, child care, education, green jobs, energy efficiency, and environmental services) and in expanded public service activities that utilize Recovery Act funds; *Providing SCSEP services in the same counties/geographic areas as currently authorized in program year 2008 grants; *Ensuring that all new participants adhere to SCSEP eligibility requirements; *Assigning Recovery Act participants among sub-grantees/local projects in accordance with program year 2008 equitable distribution to the extent feasible; *Recruiting new host agencies that provide community service work-based training sites or expanding opportunities at existing host agencies; *Protecting against violations of the statutory requirements for maintenance of effort; *Tracking Recovery Act participation and documenting program activities using the SCSEP Performance and Results QPR (SPARQ) data collection and performance reporting system; *Tracking Recovery Act funds separately from regular SCSEP grant funds and submitting all required financial reports in a timely manner as determined by the Department of Labor in accordance with the Recovery Act; and *Strict adherence to the statutory and regulatory requirements of SCSEP.

Review Process:
The Department has established reporting systems and Office of Management and Budget-approved forms that grantees use to track, document and report expenditures and performance on a regularly scheduled basis that provides updated information to ETA at a minimum of once a quarter. Grantees are required to certify the accuracy of these reports prior to submitting them to ETA through the established electronic reporting systems. ETA uses its Grants Electronic Management System (GEMS) and other related electronic data collection systems to conduct and document quarterly desk reviews of financial obligations, expenditures and program performance. Grantees identified as "high risk grantees" through these reviews are given priority attention for on-site monitoring. ETA's quarterly desks reviews along with on-site reviews are used to identify potential risks and effect program improvements through technical assistance and training. ETA Regional Offices are conducting "Regional Readiness Consultations" with state and local areas during April and May 2009. The results of the consultations will be analyzed and will inform ETA of specific technical assistance needs required for states and local areas to successfully implement Recovery Act-funded programs. To further ensure that funds are spent on the intended purpose and accurately reported, the Department requires all grantees to submit single audits annually. ETA works with grantees to resolve any audit findings through additional reviews and the development and implementation of corrective action plans. ETA conducts a final review of each grantee's expenditures and performance during the grant close-out process. As for program evaluations, the Department is in the process of developing a plan for evaluating several components of the Recovery Act-funded programs. Top Management Challenges identified by the Office of Inspector General for the Department include: Improving Performance Accountability of Grants All state and local government and nonprofit recipients that expend $500,000 or more in Federal assistance in one year are required by the Single Audit Act to obtain an annual audit by an independent public accountant. A challenge for the Department is that grantees' audits conducted under the Single Audit Act are not always completed timely. Therefore, ETA has implemented a procedure for annually reviewing ETA grantees' Single Audit Act report status and sending written notifications to grantees whose single audit reports are delinquent. Single Audits Send follow up letters to grantees who continue to be delinquent No action to report. November 2009 Codify standard operating procedures into Procedures Manuals To date, procedures have been updated to include steps for sending delinquent notices to grantees once the list has been received from the accounting office. FY 2009

Cost & Performance Plan:
Consistent with the transparency and accountability objectives of the Recovery Act, Competitive Grantee programs may provide additional monthly participant information as necessary and when applicable. This information would be in addition to current quarterly and annual reporting requirements. ETA Competitive Grantee information may be extracted from the relevant case-management system. Competitive Grantee case-management systems include participant-level information including types of services received and outcomes when available. ETA will post the summary of program data on the ETA website, the DOL Recovery webpage, and Recovery.gov. The Department of Labor cost accounting model used for regular appropriations will be applied to the SCSEP program.

Schedule and Milestones:
Grantee Notification of Recovery Act funding availability - Grantees were notified of Recovery Act funding availability to support additional employment activities for low income seniors. They were also notified that funds would be allotted to current SCSEP grantees within 30 days of enactment. Completed: March 4, 2009 Recovery Act funding obligated to 74 current grantees - Recovery Act funds were obligated to the 74 current SCSEP grantees in proportion to their allotment in Program Year (PY) 2008, which ends on June 30, 2009. Grantees will have until June 30, 2010, to recruit new SCSEP participants, place them in community service employment assignments, and find jobs for as many of them as possible before the grant funds expire. Completed: March 18, 2009 Planning Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) published - Planning TEGL No. 15-08 (http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL/TEGL15-08.pdf) was published providing further explanation of how the Recovery Act funds are to be used, what other requirements grantees are subject to, and any additional information grantees were required to provide to the Department explaining how they intend to use the funds. A TEGL outlining reporting requirements is expected to be published by May 31, 2009. Completed: March 18, 2009 Recovery Act explanation of how funds will be used - Grantees are required to submit a detailed explanation of how Recovery Act funds will be used, in accordance with guidance in Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 15-08. Completed: April 17, 2009 SCSEP Business Meeting to be held in Washington, DC - Host a business meeting for all key staff of SCSEP grantees in Washington D.C. The primary topic will be a discussion of Recovery Act implementation issues and promising practices. Expected Completion Date: October 31, 2009 Training and Technical Assistance - ETA will provide ongoing training and technical assistance webinars on specific topics related to Recovery Act issues for SCSEP grantees, including: participant recruitment strategies, host agency recruitment strategies, on-the-job experience, moving participants from SCSEP to unsubsidized employment, etc. Three webinars have already been held: March 12, March 26 and April 6. More information is accessible at www.careeronestop.org and www.workforce3one.org. Expected Completion Date: Ongoing through June 30, 2009

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Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

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Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
Federal Student Aid (FSA) plays a central and essential role in America's postsecondary education community by ensuring that all eligible individuals benefit from federal financial assistance for education beyond high school. The funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will increase the number of Title IV student loan servicing vehicles and improve operational performance to collect and deliver loan and grant data between program participants and the system.

Public Benefits:
With the current economic and liquidity uncertainty facing financial markets, many student loan lenders are dropping out of the market. With more than $65 billion in 2008- 09 loans and approximately $130 billion in eligible 2003-07 student loans on bank balance sheets and auction rate securitizations, the capital markets are currently unable to generate adequate funds at prices that will ensure 2009-10 loans can be made. Recent legislation, including the College Cost Reduction Authorization Act of 2008 (CCRAA) (Pub. Law 110-84) and the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 (ECASLA) (Pub. Law 110-227) enabled the Department to accept former Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans in the form of additional Direct Loan (DL) capacity, and to purchase FFELP loans as far back as 2003, in an effort to bring liquidity and stability back to the student loan market. With the sudden increase in current and potential loan volume that the Department will be responsible for servicing, the need for increasing the Title IV student aid servicing vehicles is determined appropriate at this time. ARRA funding will enable the Department to increase its capacity for loan servicing and assist in providing stability in the student loan market. This will give applicants confidence that student loans would be available to assist them and also provide increased aid. The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) aims to collect, store and make available detailed data about Title IV aid disbursed and the aid recipients. It aims to simplify and streamline aid delivery processes used by schools, lenders and guarantors throughout the county, replacing paper driven techniques with efficient electronic communications. NSLDS generates summary details to aid the Financial Management System (FMS) with Account Maintenance and Loan processing Fee payments to Guarantors. It supports elimination of improper payments by providing loan level detail for reasonability checks against FMS financial reports for Guaranty Agencies. It supports eGovernment initiatives through the NSLDS websites that provide services to individuals as a single point of entry for accessing Title IV aid information. In addition, NSLDS calculates official Cohort Default Rates used for oversight of program participants. ARRA funding will improve financial performance by using loan and grant data within NSLDS to screen aid applicants for eligibility to receive Title IV aid by not being in default or owe an overpayment of Title IV aid. This will improve efficiency in information delivery and determining Title IV aid eligibility to applicants

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The primary activity that will stem from the $60 million appropriated will be loan servicing. The scope of the activity would be to acquire efficient and effective commercial contract services to manage all types of Title IV student aid obligations, including, but not limited to, servicing and consolidation of outstanding debt. $52 million will be allotted to provide increased loan servicing. Of the $60 million, $8 million will be applied to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) contract. The scope of the contract is to provide operations and maintenance of the NSLDS, provide customer support to system users, assist data providers with data collection processes, and to perform required business functions for Federal Student Aid. The requirements of this activity include capturing information regarding loans and grants made, and providing for the electronic exchange of data between program participants and the system. Information concerning the characteristics of borrowers and the extent of student loan indebtedness on a statistically valid sample of borrowers is also collected for research, budget formulation, and policy analysis. NSLDS is used to calculate cohort default rates, prevent fraud and abuse through pre-screening and post-screening for Title IV aid eligibility, and calculate statutory guaranty agency payments.

Review Process:
The requirements for monitoring and evaluation of the ARRA funds are currently being developed. For the additional loan servicing activity, the requirements for monitoring, reporting, and evaluation will be part of the final contract(s) - expected award date is June 30, 2009. For the NSLDS activity, the requirements for monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of contract performance will be part of the final contract and will be conducted on an ongoing quarterly basis to ensure the contractor meets performance objectives. A formal performance measurement plan will be developed and quarterly evaluation of performance will be conducted per the plan requirements. Performance measures are used for each scope area. The performance measurement plan and specific measures and methods for evaluation shall be completed by August 31, 2009.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The cost and performance plans of the additional servicers contract(s) are currently being developed. For the cost and performance plan of the NSLDS contract(s), the base cost will be a firm fixed price and the award fee is based on exceeding quarterly performance expectations. In addition, the Department will use the performance measures to ensure accountability of the activities. In addition, the Department will post summaries to Recovery.gov and the Department Weekly ARRA Reports. These summaries will include total appropriations, obligations, and total outlays.

Schedule and Milestones:
The Department will award contracts to additional servicer contractor(s) and to NSLDS contractor(s) in order to accomplish the two activities described earlier. In additional, the Department will develop performance measures for those contracts. The current plan is to have the additional servicer contract awarded and funds obligated by June 30, 2009, and the NSLDS contract awarded and funds obligated by July 1, 2009. In addition, the performance measures are planned to be complete for the additional servicer contract by June 30, 2009, and for the NSDLS contract by August 31, 2009.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Award contract(s) to additional servicer contractor(s) and include performance measures in the contract award.

Complete By: 2009-06-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Award contract(s) to NSLDS contractor(s).

Complete By: 2009-07-01

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Develop Performance Measures for NSLDS contract

Complete By: 2009-08-31

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Specialized Group (Health Professional, Student, Veteran)
• Profit Organization

• Education (13+)
• Profit Organization

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Agriculture

Program Purpose:
The South Building Modernization Project will provide a modern and safe work environment for employees to support USDA programs. The project will preserve and restore the historic features of the building, replace antiquated heating and cooling systems, plumbing and electrical systems, increase energy efficiency, improve life/health safety systems, eliminate environmental hazards; provide accommodations for persons with disabilities and create modern and efficient office space.

Public Benefits:
It is estimated that the South Building Modernization Project will create 330 temporary jobs at $23.82 per hour for Non-residential Construction.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The $24 million Recovery Act funds will be used to begin renovation of Wing 5, including hazardous material abatement, new rest room fixtures, electrical switchgear and feeders, mechanical rooms, heating and cooling systems, ductwork, water piping, automatic sprinkler, and generic office build out of floors 1-3. Floors 4 - 6 and attic of Wing 5 will be completed with funds from other Appropriations, as they become available. Construction will be completed in 15-18 months once a contract is awarded.

Review Process:
In February 2009, the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration appointed two senior executives, the Office Directors of Operations (OO) and Management Services (OMS), to lead the implementation of the Recovery Act requirements for the South Building Modernization Project and to participate as members of the Department of Agriculture Recovery Team (DART). The OO and OMS Directors are supported by other DA subject matter experts, such as procurement and information technology officials. Both Directors are working closely across the Department to implement various aspects of the Recovery Act and they, as well as their staffs, will be held accountable for achieving DA's Recovery Act program goals and improvement actions in regular feedback sessions and during performance evaluation periods. The Directors will hold weekly project meetings and reviews of financial commitments and obligations. Project meetings will include the engineering project manager, contracting officer, and construction management personnel. Reviews of financial commitments and obligations will include monitoring deviations from execution plans and making adjustments to planned outlays and overall spending plans, if required. Any deviations from the project schedule or planned outlays will be discussed among the project team and reported as soon as practical to the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, OCFO, and OBPA for further reporting to OMB. These reports will explain the reasons for the deviation and what actions are being taken to avoid further slippage.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The Recovery Act funding for the South Building Modernization Project will be disbursed through a competitively bid contract vehicle and will have performance and accountability measures in place. In determining the contract type for this project, DA considered contract schedule, cost, performance risk, measurable outcomes consistent with agency plans and the goals of the Recovery Act, maximum practicable competition, and opportunities for small businesses. DA plans to award a contract using available streamlining flexibilities, apply sufficient and adequately trained workforce to responsibly plan, evaluate, award, and monitor contracts, and will ensure adequate number of qualified government personnel are available to perform inherently governmental functions during the acquisition life-cycle, and provide appropriate executive oversight at critical decision points. Agencies are required to post reports on spending and performance on a Government-wide website, www.recovery.gov, accessible to the public. Weekly reports providing a breakdown of funding and major actions taken to date are required. The posting of contract information is also required on a regular basis, including estimated jobs created and details on any subcontracts awarded. DA is working with the Department to ensure streamlined and consistent reporting, such as collaborating with OCFO and the other USDA agencies in the development of standard templates that will be used to collect consistent financial and project information. This will provide USDA efficient mechanisms to produce department-level reports that are easy to understand and accessible to the public. The Act creates a Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board to coordinate and conduct oversight of Recovery Act funds to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. The Board will conduct audits and reviews of spending. The Board is authorized to make recommendations to agencies on measures to prevent waste, fraud and abuse, and what actions to take, if any, to implement the recommendations. The Recovery Act provides additional funding and access to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Inspectors General for special review of recovery funding. DA has met with the USDA Office of Inspector General (OIG) to discuss the South Building Modernization Project and will be available to meet with the OIG, as requested to provide project updates, performance information, and financial data.

Schedule and Milestones:
* Design task order issued: April 2009 * Identification of space for displaced employees: February - June 2009 * Office/employee moves out of space to be renovated: April - July 2009 * Invitation for Bids for construction services (posted on Federal Business Opportunities): June - July 2009 * Construction contract award: August 2009 * Construction Activities: September 2009 - November 2010 * Office/employee moves back to renovated space: January 2011 - March 2011

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Identification of space for displaced employees

Complete By: 2009-06-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Office/employee moves out of space to be renovated

Complete By: 2009-07-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Invitation for Bids for construction services (posted on Federal Business Opportunities)

Complete By: 2009-07-30

Energy Efficiency:
DA will spend funds effectively to comply with energy efficiency and green building requirements and to demonstrate Federal leadership in sustainability, energy efficiency and reducing the agency's environmental impact. The use of biobased building materials will be embraced where technically feasible and economically viable. DA will comply with statutory and executive order requirements on new construction, major renovations, repair and alterations and major energy projects to include: * Energy Efficient Buildings. Ensuring the design of new buildings and major renovations are at least 30 percent more efficient than ASHRAE 90.1-2004 for commercial buildings and the International Energy Conservation Code for residential buildings (Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 109 - Energy Code for New Federal Commercial and Multi-Family High-Rise Residential Buildings (10 CFR Part 434), http://www.energycodes.gov/federal/exist_fedcom.stm) * Sustainable Design and Construction. Ensuring the project management complies with all of the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings (Executive Order 13423 http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/regulations/eo13423.html). This project will help the Department stay on track to meet the requirement that, by 2015, 15 percent of the existing Federal capital asset buildings in the Department's inventory incorporates the Guiding Principles (Executive Order 13423). The five Guiding Principles include: Optimize energy performance Employ integrated design principles (and controls) Protect and conserve water Enhance indoor environmental quality Reduce environmental impact of materials * Energy Efficiency Capital Equipment. Ensuring that any large capital energy investment in an existing building that involves replacement of installed equipment employs the most energy efficient designs, systems, equipment and controls that are life-cycle cost effective. (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Section 434) * Metering. Ensuring that all facilities are metered by 2012 for electric, and no later than 2016 for steam and gas as applicable (Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; 42 U.S.C. 8253(e)) http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/necpa_amended.pdf). * Solar Hot Water. Ensuring that, if lifecycle cost-effective, as compared to other reasonably available technologies, not less than 30 percent of the hot water demand in the renovated space will be met through the installation and use of solar hot water heaters (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Section 523).

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Anyone/General Public

• Builder/Contractor/Developer

Measures

Agency Name: Department of the Interior

Program Purpose:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides $165 million for Resource Management projects. The funding provides an unprecedented opportunity for the Service to quickly address numerous deferred maintenance and habitat priorities while supporting the creation of jobs and helping to stimulate the economy.

Public Benefits:
**The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has developed a comprehensive program plan that describes how Recovery Act programs will be managed and executed. The FWS Program Plan can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/plans.php Additional information about FWS' Recovery Act program and projects is available at: http://recovery.doi.gov/fws ** From initial project category identification through final project selection, the Service has focused on identifying projects which will quickly create jobs, provide lasting value for the American people and address mission needs. Work will focus on repairing, replacing and enhancing infrastructure at Refuges and Hatcheries, the National Conservation and Training Center and restoring habitat both on and off Service lands. The Recovery Act investments will not only create jobs in the short-term through material purchases, construction contracts, habitat restoration contracts, and other on-the-ground projects, but will also provide long-term economic benefits by investing in local communities. The proposed projects will enhance the Service's ability to achieve its mission, enhance the visitor experience at our public lands on National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish Hatcheries, and enable the Service to work with partners, including the States, to build long-term programs that benefit ecotourism, outdoor recreation, local job creation and youth employment. The Service's Recovery program addresses programs that support these mission needs and funds ongoing, existing programs that have an existing infrastructure for effective delivery and are based on existing program priorities and address important strategic goals.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
1) Deferred Maintenance - $95 - $105.0 million: The objective of the Service's Recovery Act deferred maintenance projects are to invest in priority critical repair, rehabilitation and maintenance projects that will restore or extend the life of critical facilities at Service properties across the country. This Plan devotes a significant portion of the available funding to address the deferred maintenance needs at Service facilities and includes some energy efficiency retrofits. The priorities for these projects are based on existing merit-based processes including the Service's 5-Year Plans for deferred maintenance and construction. 2) Habitat Restoration - $40.1 million, 173 projects: Habitat restoration projects are included in this plan to allow restoration of fish and wildlife habitats on National Wildlife Refuges as well as on private lands through a variety of partnership opportunities. These projects are ideal for purposes of the Recovery Act as they support key mission goals for wildlife habitat conservation and partnerships, can quickly be put in place over a wide geographic area, provide employment for local contractors, and result in lasting benefits to the American public by conserving and enriching our fish and wildlife treasures. These projects will also provide high school and college age youth with short-term employment opportunities working on units of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The priorities for these projects are based on existing strategic plans and merit-based processes. 3) Capital Improvements - $11.6 million, 22 projects: Capital Improvements include the construction, installation, or assembly of a new asset, or the alteration, expansion, or extension of an existing asset to accommodate a change of function or unmet programmatic needs, or to incorporate new technology. Resource management capital improvements in this Plan focus on improving buildings, fish hatchery water management facilities, and energy savings. The priorities for these projects are based on existing merit-based processes.

Review Process:
**The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has developed a comprehensive program plan that describes how Recovery Act programs will be managed and executed. The FWS Program Plan can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/plans.php Additional information about FWS' Recovery Act program and projects is available at: http://recovery.doi.gov/fws ** The establishment of meaningful and measurable outcomes is an important component of Interior's Recovery Act reporting. Performance monitoring and oversight efforts are designed to ensure that the Department meets the accountability objectives of the Recovery Act. These efforts include tracking the progress of key goals. The Department is defining a suite of performance measurements to monitor progress made in accomplishing stated work goals and to ensure financial and procurement practices are executed responsibly. In addition, the Department's Recovery Act Coordinator is collaborating with senior Departmental officials, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Office of Inspector General to ensure oversight of the program from the first phase of project selection, through implementation and execution. The Coordinator, with the assistance of the Recovery Act Board, will be evaluating processes to ensure that adequate mechanisms are in place and identify and share best practices to promote: o Maximized use of competitive awards o Timely and transparent award of dollars o Timely and appropriate expenditure of dollars o Verification and timely completion of planned work o Minimized cost overruns o Minimized improper payments Measurement and reporting is a crucial component of Interior's oversight strategy. The information received will serve as an indicator of progress enabling the Department's governance entities to manage risk and ensure successful implementation of the Recovery Act. Department-wide, consistent guidance will guide efforts in this regard, including for example, development of a risk management program.

Cost & Performance Plan:
**The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has developed a comprehensive program plan that describes how Recovery Act programs will be managed and executed. The FWS Program Plan can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/plans.php Additional information about FWS' Recovery Act program and projects is available at: http://recovery.doi.gov/fws ** Reporting requirements related to major contract actions and financial status, including obligations and outlays, are being instituted. Periodic reviews of implementation progress at both the Bureau and Departmental levels will identify the need to realign resources to expedite projects, to modify project plans, or to select contingency projects to ensure funds are obligated within the time limitation. The selection of contingency projects will be included as part of regular reporting through recovery.gov. The Recovery Coordinator will oversee Bureau implementation to ensure projects address the Department's high priority goals and objectives, while also working to ensure that department-wide performance objectives, including timeliness and cost and risk management are met throughout the process. The Office of Inspector General will be working closely with the Department from the start to review and propose effective processes to manage risks, monitor progress, and to improve overall performance and accountability. As part of routine reporting, the Department is also carefully tracking all projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). During the project selection phase the Department identified which projects had already completed NEPA planning, which are in progress, and which ones still need to begin the NEPA process. The Department will track the status of all NEPA compliance activities associated with projects or activities and report quarterly to the Council on Environmental Quality.

Schedule and Milestones:
**The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has developed a comprehensive program plan that describes how Recovery Act programs will be managed and executed. The FWS Program Plan can be found at: http://recovery.doi.gov/plans.php Additional information about FWS' Recovery Act program and projects is available at: http://recovery.doi.gov/fws **

Milestone Number: 1

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Milestone Number: 3

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Energy Efficiency:
The Service's Recovery Act project list contains a total of 210 projects that will directly reduce the energy consumption of Service facilities. Types of Renewable and Efficient Energy Technology Projects Energy Efficiency/Green Buildings Tier 1 - Energy Conservation Measures ($21,071,000, 69 projects) Tier 2 - HVAC and Process Energy Reduction ($13,667,000, 60 projects) Use of Renewable Energy Sources Tier 3 - Renewable Energy ($103,906,000, 81 projects) Renewable energy and energy efficiency projects implement life-cycle cost effective energy conservation measures, process energy reduction strategies, and water conservation technologies, and install renewable energy systems. These projects will address mandated energy and water reduction goals while reducing operational costs at Service field stations and facilities. The Service has segregated these projects into three tiers: Tier 1 - energy conservation measures; Tier 2A - heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems; Tier 2B - process energy reduction measures; Tier 3 - renewable energy systems. Tier 1 energy efficiency/green building initiatives include projects that will: retrofit/replace lights and install energy-efficient lighting systems (T-8 lamps and electronic ballasts); increase insulation; install programmable thermostats; weatherize; replace windows; and replace appliances with ENERGY STAR appliances and energy efficient freezers. Projects may include conducting energy audits, sub-metering of facilities, and installation of electric meters. Water conservation practices in buildings and landscaping are also included in the Tier 1 category such as installing: low-flow faucets, showerheads, and fixtures; low-flush toilets and waterless urinals; systems for gray water reclamation and recycling; rain gardens; irrigation control systems; water retention or rainwater catchment basins; and xeriscaping (i.e., landscaping in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation). Xeriscaping is promoted in areas that do not have easily accessible supplies of fresh water. Tier 2 energy efficiency/green building initiatives reduce more energy and are separated into two subgroups: * Tier 2A - Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Tier 2A energy efficiency projects include retrofitting energy-inefficient HVAC systems and controls, or installing new or replacement ENERGY STAR HVAC systems and water heaters. * Tier 2B - Process energy reduction measures. Tier 2B energy efficiency projects include replacing inefficient electric panels, pumps, motors, and drives; and rehabilitation of energy-intensive systems, predominantly at National Fish Hatcheries (e.g., U/V disinfection). Tier 3 projects maximize use of renewable energy. Renewable projects produce electrical energy and thermal energy, which are counted differently toward meeting mandated renewable energy reduction goals. Electrical energy renewable projects include installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) power arrays, wind energy systems such as small propeller-type or vertical helix-type wind turbines, and microhydroturbines at National Fish Hatcheries. Thermal renewable energy projects include installation or repair of solar hot water systems, and installation of geothermal (ground-source) heat pumps. These projects will be designed to minimize the Service's carbon footprint and may result in zero-energy buildings.

Program Plan Award Types:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
The Grants for Infants and Families program (Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) awards formula grants to States to assist them to implement statewide systems of coordinated, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, interagency programs and make early intervention services available to all eligible children with disabilities aged birth through 2 and their families.

Public Benefits:
Research indicates that providing early intervention services as early as possible to infants and toddlers (birth through 2) with developmental delays and disabilities improves functional skills in language, motor, socio-emotional, and other developmental areas that young children need to succeed when they enter kindergarten. Early intervention services are designed to decrease the potential need for future or more extensive services and to ensure that very young children with disabilities receive the supports and services necessary to prepare them to participate in a meaningful manner when they are ready to enter formal education. The program also helps to enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities and support families in meeting the special needs of their children.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Funds allocated under this program can be used to: (1) maintain and implement the statewide system described above; (2) fund direct early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families that are not otherwise provided by other public or private sources; (3) expand and improve services that are otherwise available; (4) provide a free appropriate public education, in accordance with Part B of the IDEA, to children with disabilities from their third birthday to the beginning of the following school year; (5) with the written consent of the parents, continue to provide early intervention services to children with disabilities aged three and older under IDEA sections 632(5)(B)(ii) and 635(c), and (6) initiate, expand, or improve collaborative efforts related to identifying, evaluating, referring, and following up on at-risk infants and toddlers in States that do not provide direct services for at-risk children. IDEA Part C ARRA funds may be used for any allowable purpose under Part C of the IDEA. In addition, the increased appropriations for FY 2009 under the ARRA triggered the IDEA provisions relating to reservation of funds for the Part C State Incentive Grants program. The Part C ARRA funding for State Incentive Grants provides funds to State lead agencies that elect to serve children three years of age until entrance into elementary school. The Department has identified the following examples of specific projects that grantees might consider to achieve the objectives of the ARRA: * Provide in-service training on evidence-based practices to EIS program staff and EIS providers to ensure that infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families receive high quality early intervention services in a timely manner. * Expand child-find activities to ensure that all states meet their performance targets related to serving infants under age one and infants and toddlers birth through age two. * Develop intensive programs and initiatives to train and support families, including families whose primary language is not English, in working with their infants and toddlers with disabilities and effectively communicating their children's needs. * Support development of high quality state and local data systems to collect valid and reliable data for use in improving the timely delivery of early intervention services, the transition of children receiving services under Part C to the Part B preschool program, the tracking of early childhood outcome data as children exit the program and enter preschool and school, and in meeting data reporting requirements on the state's and EIS programs' performance on early childhood priority areas. * Obtain state-of-the art assistive technology devices and provide training to qualified personnel on the use of such devices to support the functional development of infants and toddlers with disabilities. * Implement innovative program strategies for improving the statewide services program, such as web-based systems for developing Individualized Family Service Plans and transition plans for toddlers with disabilities as they exit the Part C program. * Purchase equipment for use by qualified personnel such as occupational and speech therapists to increase their ability to provide effective services. * Develop and implement a joint state policy to provide early intervention services with other early childhood and related programs in the state.

Review Process:
IDEA sections 616(b) and 642 require each State to develop and implement a State Performance Plan (SPP). The SPPs serve as a basis for evaluating the State's efforts to implement the requirements under Part C of IDEA. Each SPP must include measurable and rigorous targets for quantifiable indicators in the following priority areas: providing early intervention services in natural environments; and ensuring effective general supervision, including child find, transition, and dispute resolution. IDEA section 616(a) identifies the purpose of the SPP as providing a vehicle for States to continuously improve results and functional outcomes for children with disabilities and ensure the timely correction of noncompliance with IDEA requirements. IDEA sections 616 and 642 also require each lead agency (LA) to submit an Annual Performance Report (APR) to the Secretary on the State's progress in meeting its SPP targets in each of 14 measures under Part C, which include provision of early intervention services in the natural environment, timely initial evaluation, early childhood transition, early childhood outcomes, family capacity, and timely and accurate data. Since 2007, sections 616(d) and 642 have required the Department to issue an annual "Determination" for each State under Part C, based in large part on the State's APR data in each of the priority indicator areas. In turn, LAs must monitor and evaluate the implementation of Part C by early intervention service (EIS) programs. Each year, the LA must publicly report on the performance of each EIS program in each of the priority areas and issue a local "determination." Through such reporting, LAs are responsible for ensuring both the continuous improvement of results and functional outcomes for children with disabilities and the timely correction of noncompliance with IDEA requirements. The Department must determine if the State: (1) meets IDEA requirements, (2) needs assistance, (3) needs intervention, or (4) needs substantial intervention. IDEA sections 616(e) and 642 require the Department to take certain enforcement actions for those States determined to be in "needs assistance" for two or more consecutive years, "needs intervention" for three or more consecutive years, or "needs substantial intervention." In addition, the Department conducts on-site monitoring visits (verification/focused monitoring visits) to each Part B program. The State's systems for general supervision, data collection and reporting, and fiscal accountability are examined to ensure that States have the needed internal controls in place. The review of the fiscal system focuses on the following three broad questions: (1) Does the State have procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure the timely obligation and liquidation of IDEA funds?; (2) Does the State have procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure appropriate distribution of IDEA funds at the State level? Reports are issued following the monitoring visits and technical assistance is provided to States to assist them in implementing any corrective actions; and (3) Does the State have procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure appropriate use of IDEA funds? Reports are issued following the monitoring visits and technical assistance is provided to States to assist them in implementing any corrective actions.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The Department provides performance information in the form of State monitoring reports, verification visit letters, and State performance plan and annual performance report letters at the following Web address: http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/monitor/index.html. In addition, the Department posts grantee level data (by State), at the following Web addresses: http://www.ideadata.org. General information about the Grants for Infants and Families program may be obtained from the Department website at http://www.ed.gov/programs/oseppsg/index.html. Information regarding the FY 2009 Government Performance and Results Act performance plan for Part C is available at http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/2009plan/program.html.

Schedule and Milestones:
The Department of Education shall award 50 percent of the IDEA, Part C Grants for Infants and Families program ARRA funds to lead agencies by April 1, 2009. The other 50 percent of the IDEA, Part C Grants for Infants and Families program ARRA funds will be awarded by September 30, 2009. The Department of Education will award grants under the State Incentive Grants (SIG) program for States electing to serve children 3 years of age until entrance into elementary school by July 15, 2009. States wishing to apply for SIG funds must submit a request, including SIG policies and an accompanying budget, by June 23, 2009.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department of Education shall award the first 50 percent of the IDEA, Part C Grants for Infants and Families program ARRA funds to State lead agencies.

Complete By: 2009-04-01

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: The second 50 percent of the IDEA, Part C Grants for Infants and Families program ARRA funds will be awarded to State lead agencies.

Complete By: 2009-09-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: The Department of Education will award grants under the State Incentive Grants program for States electing to serve children 3 years of age until entrance into elementary school.

Complete By: 2009-07-15

Energy Efficiency:
Not Applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• State
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

• Infant (0-5)

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
The program authorizes formula (ESEA Section 8007(a)) and competitive (ESEA Section 8007(b)) grants to support school construction in local educational agencies (LEAs) that educate federally connected students or have federally owned land. Grants are used to repair, renovate, or alter a public elementary or secondary school facility to ensure the health, safety, and well being of students and school personnel.

Public Benefits:
Impact Aid Construction grants can be used to help repair and modernize schools and alleviate overcrowding. Funds may generally be used for elementary and secondary school construction activities, including the preparation of drawings and specifications for school facilities; erecting, building, acquiring, altering, remodeling, repairing, or extending school facilities; and inspecting and supervising the construction of school facilities. Under ARRA, the funds cannot be used for construction activities related to casinos or other gambling establishments, aquariums, zoos, golf courses, or swimming pools. In addition, under the ESEA, the discretionary grant funds may not be used for improvements to facilities which the LEA does not have full title or other interest, improvements or repairs of school grounds that do not directly involve instructional facilities, repair, renovation, alteration or construction for facilities primarily used for athletic contests, improvements or repairs to teacher housing, partial or complete replacement of an existing school facility unless it is less costly to do so, acquisition of real property except in limited circumstances when new construction if permitted, maintenance costs associated with any of an LEA's school facilities, or supplanting or replacing other available non-Federal construction money.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Construction projects and activities to be performed include the preparation of drawings and specifications for school facilities; erecting, building, acquiring, altering, remodeling, repairing, or extending school facilities; and inspecting and supervising the construction of school facilities.

Review Process:
The Department will track the progress of grantees through a monitoring system that includes review of project contracts, invoices, telephone monitoring, and managing the disbursement of awards. Meetings with grantees that attend National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS) conferences will be held to obtain progress on projects. Grantees will submit quarterly reports to the Department that will include the amounts of Recovery funds received or obligated, an evaluation of the construction project's completion status, and an estimate of the number of jobs that were saved or created with the funds.

Cost & Performance Plan:
LEAs that receive Impact Aid stimulus funds will report on how those funds were spent and the results of those expenditures as well as an estimate of the number of jobs created or preserved. LEAs must maintain accurate, complete, and reliable documentation of all Recovery Act Construction expenditures. The Department will post reports on ARRA expenditures on the Recovery.gov website.

Schedule and Milestones:
The Department made Formula Construction payments on April 10, 2009 and plans to award the Discretionary Construction awards by November 30, 2009.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department of Education will award the formula construction grants to LEAs.

Complete By: 2009-04-10

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: The Department of Education will publish a Federal Register notice inviting applications for the discretionary construction grant awards.

Complete By: 2009-07-20

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: The Department of Education will award the discretionary construction grants to LEAs.

Complete By: 2009-11-30

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable, because the program will not fund Federal infrastructure projects.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Local

• Education (0-8)
• Education (9-12)
• School

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Local

• Education (0-8)
• Education (9-12)
• School

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
The purpose of the Special Education Grants to States program, as authorized under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), is to provide grants to help States, outlying areas, freely associated States and the Department of the Interior to ensure a free, appropriate public education for children with disabilities that meets challenging standards and prepares them for higher education, employment, and independent living.

Public Benefits:
The primary public benefits of this program accrue to individual children with disabilities and their families. The program addresses specific needs of children with disabilities by: (1) ensuring access to education for such children by establishing basic service requirements that, in the absence of the program, might not be met; (2) improving educational outcomes of students with disabilities; and (3) providing financial assistance to States and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) to help pay for special education and related services.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Funds provided to States and LEAs under the program must be used to help provide special education and related services to children with disabilities. States and LEAs must also use federal funds to locate, identify, and evaluate children to determine if they are eligible for special education and related services. In a limited number of situations, services may be provided to non-disabled students as a prevention effort. For example, LEAs may use a portion of their Federal funds to provide early intervening services (EIS) for children who have not been identified as needing special education or related services, but who need additional academic and behavioral support to succeed in a general education environment. With these services it may be found that these children will not ultimately require special education or that their special education needs may be reduced. The Department has identified the following examples of specific projects that grantees might consider to achieve the objectives of the ARRA: * Obtain state-of-the art assistive technology devices and provide training in their use to enhance access to the general curriculum for students with disabilities. * Provide intensive district-wide professional development for special education and regular education teachers that focuses on scaling-up, through replication, proven and innovative evidence-based school-wide strategies in reading, math, writing and science, and positive behavioral supports to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. * Develop or expand the capacity to collect and use data to improve teaching and learning. * Expand the availability and range of inclusive placement options for preschoolers with disabilities by developing the capacity of public and private preschool programs to serve these children. * Hire transition coordinators to work with employers in the community to develop job placements for youths with disabilities.

Review Process:
Section 616(b) of IDEA requires each State to develop and implement a State Performance Plan (SPP) that must be used as a basis for evaluating the State's efforts to implement the requirements under Part B of IDEA, and that describes how the State will improve its implementation of these requirements. Each SPP must include measurable and rigorous targets for quantifiable indicators in the following priority areas: providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE); reducing disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic groups in special education and related services, to the extent the representation is the result of inappropriate identification; and ensuring effective general supervision, including child find, transition, and dispute resolution. In addition, section 616 of IDEA requires each State Educational Agency (SEA) to submit an Annual Performance Report (APR) to the Secretary on the State's progress in meeting its SPP targets on the indicators the Department established in each of the priority areas under Part B of IDEA. There are 20 indicators under Part B including early childhood transition, secondary transition, postschool outcomes, graduation, and dropout prevention. OSEP issues annual letters of determination and response tables for each State under Part B of IDEA based in large part on the State's APR data in each of these priority indicator areas. The Department issues annual determinations under sections 616 of IDEA, and each State is assigned one the following status designations: (1) the State meets IDEA requirements; (2) the State needs assistance; (3) the State needs intervention; or (4) the State needs substantial intervention. Under section 616(e)(1) of IDEA, the Department is required to take enforcement actions for those States determined to be in "needs assistance" for two or more consecutive years, in "needs intervention" for three or more consecutive years, and any time a State is determined to be in "needs substantial intervention." In turn, SEAs must monitor and evaluate LEAs' implementation of Part B of IDEA. Each year, the SEA must publicly report on the performance of each LEA on each of the indicators contained in the SPP and issue a local "determination" using the categories described above. Through such reporting, SEAs are responsible for ensuring both the continuous improvement of results and functional outcomes for children with disabilities and the timely correction of noncompliance with IDEA requirements. Additionally, the Department conducts on-site monitoring visits to each State (or other entity) receiving funds under the Part B program. The State's general supervision, data collection, data reporting, and fiscal accountability systems are examined to ensure that States have the necessary internal controls in place. Reviews of State fiscal accountability systems focus on the following three questions: (1) Does the State have procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure the timely obligation and liquidation of IDEA funds?; (2) Does the State have procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure appropriate distribution of IDEA funds within the State?; and (3) Does the State have procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure appropriate use of IDEA funds? Reports are issued following each monitoring visit, and technical assistance is provided to help States implement any necessary corrective actions.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The Department provides performance information, in the form of State monitoring reports, verification visit letters, annual performance report letters, State performance plans and annual performance report letters, and State award packages, at the following Web address: http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/monitor/index.html In addition, the Department posts grantee level data (by State), at the following Web addresses: http://www.ideadata.org http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/

Schedule and Milestones:

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department of Education shall award the first 50 percent of the ARRA IDEA Grants to States funds to States.

Complete By: 2009-04-01

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: The Department of Education shall award the second 50 percent of the ARRA IDEA Grants to States funds to States.

Complete By: 2009-09-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: The Department of Education will complete IDEA ARRA "use of funds" desk audits for the 57 States (or other entities that serve as fiscal agents) receiving funds under the IDEA Grants to States program. (29 States by January 2010, and the remaining States by September 2010.

Complete By: 2010-01-29

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• State
• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments

• Persons with Disabilities
• Education (0-8)
• Education (9-12)

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Justice

Program Purpose:
OVW's main objective in its implementation of the Recovery Act is to provide the necessary resources, through the use of grants, to develop the nation's capacity to reduce domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, by strengthening services to victims and holding offenders accountable for their actions. These funds are intended to support local governments and private organizations with similar objectives, and in addition, to create and retain jobs across the nation.

Public Benefits:
STOP formula funds support communities in their efforts to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement, prosecution and court responses to violence against women and to provide services to victims. OVW encourages States to target Recovery Act funding to hiring and retaining criminal justice and victim services personnel, as well as supporting other strategies that create and preserve jobs and promote economic growth while improving responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The State Coalitions Program funds three types of statewide coalitions: sexual assault, domestic violence and dual. Statewide sexual assault coalitions provide direct support to member rape crisis centers through funding, training and technical assistance, public awareness activities, and public policy advocacy (e.g., state coalitions might work with law enforcement, prosecution, faith-based and community organizations to enhance their responses to victims of sexual assault). Statewide domestic violence coalitions provide comparable support to member battered women's shelters and other domestic violence victim service providers. Dual coalitions provide both types of support to a membership that includes both domestic and sexual violence service providers. Transitional Housing grants support programs that provide assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are in need of transitional housing, short-term housing assistance, and related support services. Transitional housing programs can meet the goals of the Recovery Act through employing victim advocates and other personnel to assist victims, renovating housing for victims, offering additional housing units, and increasing job opportunities for of victims through training, education, and other support services. Tribal Governments grants support a broad spectrum of activities intended to strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes to respond to violence against Indian women, including providing services to victims and ensuring offender accountability. The grants will help grantees to hire new personnel, develop databases, renovate of housing, and help victims achieve economic independence. Tribal Coalitions grants will support increasing awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault against American Indian and Alaska Native women; enhancing the response to violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women at the tribal, Federal, and state levels; and identifying and providing technical assistance to coalition membership and tribal communities to enhance access to essential services for American Indian women victimized by domestic and sexual violence.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
STOP formula funds support funding to hire and retain criminal justice and victim services personnel, as well to support other strategies that create and preserve jobs and promote economic growth while improving responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The total funding for STOP grants is $145,626,000. This program funds three types of statewide coalitions: sexual assault, domestic violence and dual. Statewide sexual assault coalitions provide direct support to member rape crisis centers through funding, training and technical assistance, public awareness activities, and public policy advocacy. The total amount of funding under this program is $8,750,000. These grants support programs that provide assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are in need of transitional housing, short-term housing assistance, and related support services. Total funding is $44,500,000 including $1,500, in cooperative agreements for technical assistance. These grants support a broad spectrum of activities intended to strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes to respond to violence against Indian women, including providing services to victims and ensuring offender accountability. The grants will help grantees to hire new personnel, develop databases, renovate of housing, and help victims achieve economic independence. Total funding for this program is $22,500,000 including $1,800,000 in cooperative agreement(s) for technical assistance. These grants support increasing awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault against American Indian and Alaska Native women and provide technical assistance to coalition membership and tribal communities for essential services for American Indian women victimized by domestic and sexual violence. Total funding for these grants is $2,874,000, including $250,000 in cooperative agreement(s) for technical assistance.

Review Process:
An assessment will be conducted for all Recovery Act grantees. The potential risk of each grantee is calculated based on an assigned point value for each risk factor. Based on a cumulative rating, grantees are given a monitoring priority of low, medium, or high. In the application review process, grantees who receive a high rating may be ineligible to receive an award or may receive special conditions on the award as well as be identified for a higher level of monitoring. OVW will conduct an on-site visit of those grantees deemed high risk. OVW requires discretionary grantees to submit semi-annual program progress reports. STOP Formula Grant Program recipients and sub-grantees submit annual progress reports. These reports include details on the use of the funds by the grantee and are reviewed by program managers to ensure compliance with program requirements. In addition, all grantees submit quarterly financial reports, which are reviewed by the Office of Justice Programs, Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Currently the Office of Justice Programs, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), conducts reviews of the grantee's use of funds via quarterly financial reports and audits conducted on-site. OVW works in collaboration with OCFO when programmatic monitoring raises concerns about grantees use of funds to determine an action plan. In addition, OVW plans to provide on-site monitoring to at least 10% of all Recovery Act grantees. As well as conducts one on one interaction and monitoring of grantees at technical assistance meetings and Grant program conferences. OVW utilizes its programmatic tools such as financial status reports, progress reports and grant change requests (budget modifications and no cost extensions), product and training approval requests to ensure that grant funds are being expended based on the grant program requirements. These tools when use effectively can highlight potential misuse of funds and will trigger additional action if needed.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Without regard to the Recovery Act, grantees of OVW's discretionary grant programs submit detailed semi-annual progress reports, and grantees and sub-grantees of OVW's STOP Formula Program submit detailed annual progress reports. Grantees submit their reports through the Office of Justice Program's (OJP) Grants Management System (GMS). STOP Program grantees submit their sub-grantees' annual reports directly to OVW by email or CD-Rom. After review and approval of grantee reports, OVW transmits this data, as well as subgrantee data, to the Muskie School of Public Service's Catherine E. Cutler Institute for Child and Family Policy (the Muskie School) for further review and analysis. The Muskie School develops 6-month reports with aggregate data for each OVW discretionary program and assists OVW in drafting biennial Reports to Congress regarding all OVW programs, including the STOP Formula Grant Program. Program Costs: OVW records financial transactions through the Department's Financial Management Information System (FMIS). OVW is responsible for entering grant commitments in FMIS's grant module; OJP enters OVW grantee obligations in FMIS. As noted above, the Muskie School develops 6-month reports, which are available on the Muskie School's website at http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/vawamei/summaryreports.htm. OVW's Reports to Congress are available on OVW's website at http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/reports-congress.htm and on the Muskie School's website at http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/vawamei/ovwrptcongress.htm. In both the 6-month summary reports and the Reports to Congress, OVW provides data aggregated on the program level. As a general rule, OVW does not make publicly available disaggregated grantee performance information. OVW will release individual grantee reports in response to Freedom of Information Act requests, once those reports have been carefully reviewed to redact any confidential or victim-identifying information.

Schedule and Milestones:
STOP Formula Grant Program: Solicitations for STOP Formula Posted 3/06/2009 Solicitations for STOP Formula Closed 3/24/2009 Grant Award Process Completed 9/30/2009 State Coalitions Grant Program: Solicitations for State Coalitions Programs Posted 3/06/2009 Solicitations for State Coalitions Programs Closed 3/24/2009 Start Grant Awards for State Coalitions Programs 4/30/2009 Grant Award Process Completed 9/30/2009 Transitional Housing Grant Program: Solicitations for Transitional Housing Program Posted 3/12/2009 Solicitations for Transitional Housing Program Closed 4/08/2009 Peer Review for Transitional Housing Program 4/24/2009 Grant Awards for Transitional Housing Program 9/30/2009 Tribal Governments Grant Program: Solicitations for Tribal Governments Posted 3/13/2009 Solicitation for Tribal Governments Closed 4/09/2009 Internal Review of Tribal Governments Applications 4/24/2009 Grant Awards for Tribal Governments 9/30/2009 Tribal Coalitions Grant Program: Solicitations for Tribal Coalitions Program Posted 3/13/2009 Solicitations for Tribal Coalitions Program Closed 4/08/2009 Internal Review of Tribal Coalitions Applications 4/21/2009 Grant Awards for Tribal Coalitions Program 9/30/2009

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: First OVW Recovery Act grant program solicitation was issued. It was publicly posted onto OVW's website (http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/), OVW’s Recovery Act website (http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/recovery.htm) and onto DOJ's Grants Management System (GMS) where applicants could submit their applications.

Complete By: 2009-03-06

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: First OVW Recovery Act grant was awarded

Complete By: 2009-04-24

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Achieve job creation goals

Complete By: 2012-09-30

Energy Efficiency:
OVW has a Categorical Exclusion to NEPA under Appendix D to 28 CFR Part 61, for "minor renovation projects" which do not "change the basic prior use of a facility or significantly change the size." However, this grant program does not allow any renovations or construction so Environmental Review Compliance is not applicable for those programs.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Cooperative Agreements

Recipient Applicant Type:

Award Type Name: Discretionary)

Recipient Applicant Type:

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act provisions of the Recovery Act of 2009 create a historic opportunity to improve the health of Americans and the performance of the nation's health system through an unprecedented investment in health information technology (HIT).

Public Benefits:
This initiative will be an important part of health reform as health professionals and health care institutions, both public and private, will be enabled to harness the full potential of digital technology to prevent and treat illnesses and to improve health. This is a remarkable and far-sighted commitment that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is honored to lead and support. The ONC is acutely aware that to fulfill its obligations under the Recovery Act it must act swiftly but thoughtfully. It must meet tight deadlines created by statutory requirements of the law while assuring that ONC's decisions and actions support the law's fundamental, long-term purposes: improving health and health care through the best possible applications of HIT. Meeting the long-term goals of the Recovery Act will require careful thought and planning while delivering to the American people quick action and effective investment of committed funds. This operating plan outlines immediate actions to meet statutory requirements and to begin the huge task ahead. Over the next several weeks, ONC will hold hearings and meetings to develop and vet plans and procedures.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
American patients and their caretakers will be the ultimate beneficiaries of the following activities aimed at achieving the President's health IT initiative to accelerate the adoption of health IT and utilization of electronic health records. All of the activities discussed in this section support the current two Federal Health IT Strategic Plan goals: 1. Inform Health Care Professionals: Provide critical information to health care professionals to improve the quality of care delivery, reduce errors, and decrease costs. 2. Improve Population Health: Simplify collection, aggregation, and analysis of anonymized health information for use to improve public health and safety. * Privacy and Security Spend Plan*: Recovery Act Subtitle D - Utilizing fully competitive contract awards, HHS will implement time-sensitive, mandatory regulatory and enforcement requirements in Subtitle D, providing contract assistance to meet statutory deadlines requiring promulgation of a variety of regulations and guidance, conduct multiple studies, and submit a number of Congressional reports; enhance enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules by carrying out the extensive changes that Subtitle D makes to the existing HIPAA complaint investigation and enforcement scheme. This funding will enable the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to carry out mandated audits, make modifications in their case and document management systems, and train State Attorneys General in their new enforcement role. The Recovery Act also required that, no later than April 17, 2009, ONC was to issue guidance on technologies and methodologies that render protected health information unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals. This guidance was published in the Federal Register. A fully competitive contract award will be utilized to support the review and disposition of public comments. Final guidance will be published after a public comment period. * Define "Meaningful Use of an EHR": Recovery Act 4101- The Recovery Act authorizes that incentive payments may be made to eligible professionals and hospitals that are using EHRs in a meaningful way. Specific understanding of what constitutes meaningful use will be determined through a process that will include broad stakeholder input and discussion. HHS is developing milestones for major phases of the program's activities with planned delivery dates. * Recovery Act Public Communications: Recovery Act 3001 (c) (3) (A) (B) (D) - ONC will establish mechanisms for communications with the public, which would include creating a website like healthreform.gov. Through a fully competitive process, ONC will award a contract(s) to provide support in determining the best methods of broad communication and establish the resulting infrastructure. HHS is developing additional milestones for major phases of the program's activities with planned delivery dates. Considerations to Address Moving Forward - There are a number of complex issues that must be considered to fully implement the requirements of the HITECH Act and the intent of the Recovery Act. There is foundational work required to support the large investment that will be made through the Medicare and Medicaid Incentives programs at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). With the arrival of the new National Coordinator, decisions about how to best address standards development and harmonization, the certification and testing processes, privacy and security policy development, issues around governance, workforce training, and education for health care providers and consumers will be made. Additionally, a notification for funding availability for the regional extension center grants will be published by the end of FY 2009. Awards are anticipated to be made in early FY 2010.

Review Process:
All Recovery Act programs will be assessed for risk and to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123, "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control." As programs are developed, ONC will also develop performance metrics and reporting requirements within the contract or grant language to ensure that adequate progress is being made toward the defined goals of the program. Spending of Recovery Act dollars requires coordination with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which has been tasked with analyzing the spending plans to assess the risk potentials associated with the proposed contract and grant expenditures. The risk assessments are both internal and external. Internally, the OIG will assess and, when appropriate, test the necessary management controls that need to be in place to adequately manage the proposed contracts and grants inclusive of the program development and execution stages and the administration of the programs. Externally, the OIG will perform any audits necessary to insure that intended grant recipients are financially stable and have auditable financial systems; they will also ensure that contractors' financial systems are auditable.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Transparency: ONC and other agencies administering HITECH funded activities will be open and transparent in all of its contracting and grant competitions and regulations that involve spending of Recovery Act funding, consistent with statutory and OMB guidance. ONC and other agencies administering HITECH funded activities will work closely with Federal partners to codify agreements that will support the reporting of all Recovery Act activities in compliance with Section 2.9 of the OMB February 18, 2009 Guidance. MOU language will be developed with the relevant agency outlining the expectations for information to be gathered, frequency of reporting, ability to assure that the data are reliable, timely and complete. ONC will post this information in the required Websites beginning July 10, 2009. For projects that are directly funded by ONC, language will be incorporated into contracts and other awards specifically spelling out the requirement for reporting data, as described above. ONC and other agencies administering HITECH funded activities will ensure that recipient reporting required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and OMB guidance is made available to the public on Recovery.gov by October 10, 2009. ONC and other agencies administering HITECH funded activities will inform recipients of their reporting obligation through standard terms and conditions, grant announcements, contract solicitations, and other program guidance. ONC and other agencies administering HITECH funded activities will provide technical assistance to grantees and contractors and fully utilize Project Officers to ensure compliance with reporting requirements. Accountability: To ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act, ONC and other agencies helping to administer HITECH funded activities will build on and strengthen existing processes. Senior ONC officials in the Office of the Executive Director will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, and ensuring transparency. The personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers. Accountability in terms of business functions will be monitored and documented through performance plans. Recovery Act awardees will be required to provide quarterly reports on progress. Following a thorough review of the progress reports, selected site visits will be taken if progress in meeting stated goals is delayed.

Schedule and Milestones:

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: * National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): Recovery Act Authorizing Language - HHS will transfer $20 million to NIST for continued work on advancing health care information integration through activities such as technical standards analysis and establishment of conformance testing infrastructure. Milestones: Discussions between HHS and NIST to outline work requirements. Start: 03/31/2009 End: 05/15/2009. Draft agreement to codify outcomes, deliverables, schedule and reporting requirements. Start: 05/16/2009 End: 06/30/2009 Fully execute agreement. Start: 07/01/2009 End: 07/15/2009

Complete By: 2009-07-15

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: * Standards Rulemaking: Recovery Act 3004 (B) (1) - No later than December 31, 2009, HHS shall adopt and publish an initial set of standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria. The rulemaking for this initial set of standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria may be issued on an interim, final basis. Fully competitive contract awards will be utilized to support the impact analysis. Milestones: Complete Draft Rule/ Regulatory Impact Analysis. Start: 05/01/2009 End: 08/26/2009 Submit for HHS Clearance. Start: 08/26/2009 end: 09/25/2009 Clear OMB (up to 90 day process) Start: 09/25/2009 End: 12/24/2009 Publish in Federal Register. Start: 12/24/2009 End: 12/31/2009

Complete By: 2009-12-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: * Update Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: Recovery Act 3001 (c) 3, (A), (B), (D) - ONC will develop a draft update, receive input from stakeholders, review the impact on other projects, adjust the operating plan as needed, and publish the strategic plan on the HHS website. Strategic planning expertise will be engaged utilizing fully competitive contract awards. Milestones: Receive input from Federal and private-sector stakeholders to inform path forward. Start: 05/18/2009 End: 08/30/2009 Review impact on other projects. Start: 09/01/2009 End: 09/30/2009 Adjust operating plan, as needed. Start: 10/01/2009 End: 10/15/2009 Submit for clearance. Start: 10/15/2009 End: 12/15/2009 Publish revised plan on HHS Website Start: 12/15/2009 End: 12/31/2009

Complete By: 2009-12-31

Energy Efficiency:
The activities described in this Implementation Plan are not related to building requirements or construction environmental impact issues.

Program Plan Award Types:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
The Preschool Grants program provides formula grants to States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to provide special education and related services for children with disabilities aged 3 through 5. States may include children experiencing developmental delays and 2-year olds who will turn 3 during the school year.

Public Benefits:
Early childhood education is critical to the future success of vulnerable children, including children with disabilities. Preschool programs can help children with disabilities to acquire the foundational skills associated with critical developmental milestones. Funding under the Preschool Grants program supports early childhood programs that provide services needed to prepare young children with disabilities to enter school ready to learn.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Funding under Preschool Grants supplements funds provided to States under the Grants to States program, which serves children with disabilities aged 3 through 21, including all children served under the Preschool Grants program. Most of the Preschool Grant funds must be distributed by States to local educational agencies to support special education and related services for children with disabilities aged 3 through 5. Preschool Grant funds that may be reserved by the State educational agency may be used to: (1) provide support services; (2) provide direct services for children eligible under this program; (3) conduct activities at the State and local level to meet the goals established by the State for the performance of children with disabilities in the State; (4) supplement other funds used to develop and implement a statewide coordinated services system designed to improve results for children and families, including children with disabilities and their families; and (5) provide early intervention services in accordance with Part C of IDEA to children with disabilities who are eligible for services under section 619 of IDEA and who previously received services under Part C of IDEA until such children enter, or are eligible under State law to enter, kindergarten; and (6) continue, at a State's discretion, service coordination or case management for families of children with disabilities who are eligible for services under section 619 of IDEA and continue to receive services under Part C of IDEA. The State also may use a portion of its set-aside funds to cover administrative expenses related to the Preschool Grants program and Grants for Infants and Families program (Part C). The Department has identified the following examples of specific projects that grantees might consider to achieve the objectives of the ARRA: * Obtaining state-of-the art assistive technology devices and providing training in their use to enhance access by children with disabilities to the general curriculum or other appropriate preschool program activities. * Providing intensive district-wide professional development for special education and regular education teachers that focuses on scaling-up, through replication, proven and innovative evidence-based school-wide strategies for preliteracy, language, and numeracy skills and positive behavioral supports for students with disabilities. * Developing or expanding the capacity to collect and use data to improve teaching and learning. * Expanding the availability and range of inclusive placement options for preschoolers with disabilities by developing the capacity of public and private preschool programs to serve these children. * Hiring transition coordinators to work with children exiting programs funded under IDEA, Part C, Grants for Infants and Families, to ensure a smooth transition into preschool or other appropriate services.

Review Process:
IDEA sections 616(b) and 642 requires each State to develop and implement a State Performance Plan (SPP) that must be used as a basis for evaluating the State's efforts to implement the requirements under Part B of IDEA, and that describes how the State will improve its implementation of these requirements. Each SPP must include measurable and rigorous targets for quantifiable indicators in the priority areas described in section 66(a) (3) of IDEA. These priority areas are: providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE); reducing disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic groups in special education and related services, to the extent the representation is the result of inappropriate identification; and ensuring effective general supervision, including child find, transition, and dispute resolution. In addition, section 616 of IDEA requires each State Educational Agency (SEA) to submit an Annual Performance Report (APR) to the Secretary on the State's progress in meeting its SPP targets for the measures the Department established in each of the priority areas under Part B of IDEA. The preschool measures include early childhood transition, early childhood outcomes, parent involvement, and timely and accurate data. The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) issues annual letters of determination and response tables for each State under Part B of IDEA based in large part on the State's APR data in each of these priority indicator areas. Each State is assigned to one of the following status determinations: (1) the State meets IDEA requirements, (2) the State needs assistance in implementing IDEA requirements, (3) the State needs intervention in implementing IDEA requirements, or (4) the State needs substantial intervention in implementing IDEA requirements. Under section 616(e)(1) of IDEA, the Department is required to take certain enforcement actions for those States determined to be in "needs assistance" for two or more consecutive years, in "needs intervention" for three or more consecutive years, and any time a State is determined to be in "needs substantial intervention". In turn, SEAs must monitor and evaluate local educational agency (LEA) implementation of Part B of the IDEA. Each year, the SEA must publicly report on the performance of each LEA on each of the measures in the SPP and issue a local "determination" using the above categories. Through such reporting, SEAs are responsible for ensuring both the continuous improvement of results and functional outcomes for children with disabilities and the timely correction of noncompliance with IDEA requirements. States must take certain enforcement action against LEAs determined to be in "needs assistance" for two or more consecutive years, "in needs intervention' for three or more consecutive years, and any time an LEA is determined to be in "needs substantial intervention." In addition, the Department conducts on-site monitoring visits (verification/focused monitoring visits) to each State that receives an award under the Preschool Grants program. The State's systems for general supervision, data collection and reporting and fiscal accountability are examined to ensure that States have the needed internal controls in place. The review of the fiscal system focuses on the following three broad questions: (1) Does the State have procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure the timely obligation and liquidation of IDEA funds? (2) Does the State have procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure appropriate distribution of IDEA funds within the State? and (3) Does the State have procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure appropriate use of IDEA funds? Reports are issued following the monitoring visits and technical assistance is provided to States to assist them in implementing any corrective actions.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The Department provides performance information in the form of State monitoring reports, verification visit letters, and State performance plan and annual performance report letters at the following Web address: http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/monitor/index.html. In addition, the Department posts grantee level data (by State), at the following Web addresses: http://www.ideadata.org. General information about the Preschool Grants program may be obtained from the Department website at http://www.ed.gov/programs/oseppsg/index.html. Information regarding the FY 2009 Government Performance and Results Act performance plan for Preschool Grants is available at http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/2009plan/program.html.

Schedule and Milestones:
The Department of Education shall award 50 percent of the IDEA, Preschool Grants program ARRA funds to State education agencies by April 1, 2009. The other 50 percent of the IDEA, Preschool Grants program ARRA funds will be awarded by September 30, 2009. The Department of Education will complete IDEA ARRA use of funds desk audits for each State that receives an award under the Part C program by January 2010 (26 States) and September 2010 (remaining 26 States)

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department of Education shall award 50 percent of the IDEA, Part C Grants for Infants and Families program ARRA funds to lead agencies.

Complete By: 2009-04-01

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: The other 50 percent of the IDEA, Part C Grants for Infants and Families program ARRA funds will be awarded.

Complete By: 2009-09-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: The Department of Education will complete IDEA ARRA use of funds desk audits for each State that receives an award under the Part C program.

Complete By: 2010-01-29

Energy Efficiency:
Not Applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• State

• Preschool

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
Through the IL State Grants program, the ARRA provides support to States to improve and expand independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities, especially in unserved and underserved areas, to maximize their leadership, empowerment, independence, and productivity, and to promote the integration and full inclusion of individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of American society.

Public Benefits:
Expected public benefits from the ARRA funds invested in this program include: (1) improved and expanded provision of independent living services, especially to populations that are currently unserved or underserved within States; (2) enhanced capacity of designated State agencies, Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs), and independent living service providers to meet the independent living needs of individuals with disabilities; (3) increased numbers of individuals with significant disabilities who are able to live in integrated community settings, as a result of independent living services provided with ARRA funds; (4) more students with disabilities who are able to transition easily from school to postsecondary education, employment, and independent living, as a result of independent living services; and (5) increased employment opportunities and economic benefits for individuals with significant disabilities consistent with the goals and objectives established by these consumers.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
ARRA funds can be used for all of the activities authorized under the program statute. The Department has provided the following examples of activities that grantees might consider to achieve the objectives of the ARRA: (1) designing or identifying and providing services to additional individuals who wish to transition from nursing homes to their communities; (2) creating more efficient and effective ways of increasing IL services to students with disabilities transitioning from school to postsecondary education, employment, and independent living; (3) building long-term capacity by improving the technological core of the program, including, but not limited to, purchasing equipment, improving electronic network connections, and obtaining software in order to better serve consumers; (4) training current staff in effective ways of providing assistive technology to consumers; (5) expanding information and referral and advocacy services to address the needs of consumers who were laid off and may need assistance replacing services or assistive technology previously provided through an employer; and (6) providing professional development opportunities that have both short-term and long-term benefits to service provider staff.

Review Process:
The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) uses any audit findings, annual performance data, and fiscal data submitted by grantees in response to the Section 704 reporting requirements to identify and correct program weaknesses. In addition, RSA conducts periodic on-site reviews of each grantee. RSA will continue to use the findings from these on-site reviews to identify management, performance, and fiscal issues and develop training and technical assistance to address them.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Grantees under the IL State Grants program are required to submit annual performance reports using the Section 704 performance reporting instrument. Grantees will report on: performance measures established under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA); the statutory reporting requirements of Title VII, Chapter 1, Part B of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and progress on the goals and objectives listed in their State Plans for Independent Living (SPIL). Performance data for grantees are available online through the RSA Management Information System (http://rsamis.ed.gov/choose.cfm). Projects funded with ARRA funds will also provide quarterly reports as required under section 1512 of the ARRA.

Schedule and Milestones:
1) The Department of Education will award $18.2 million in ARRA funds available under the State IL Grants program through formula grants to States. 2) States needing to modify their State Plans for Independent Living (SPIL) to reflect the additional funds available under the ARRA will be required to submit SPIL amendments that comply with all Department of Education regulations, including public hearing requirements. The Department will complete its review of any SPIL amendments.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department of Education will award $18.2 million in ARRA funds available under the State IL Grants program through formula grants to States.

Complete By: 2009-04-01

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: RSA will conduct telephone conference calls and webinars for grantees to provide additional information on the amount of ARRA funding available for each State, authorized uses of these funds, and reporting and other requirements that apply to ARRA funds.

Complete By: 2009-04-15

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: States needing to modify their State Plans for Independent Living (SPIL) to reflect the additional funds available under the ARRA will be required to submit SPIL amendments that comply with all Department of Education regulations, including public hearing requirements. The Department will complete its review of any SPIL amendments.

Complete By: 2009-08-31

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• State

• Persons with Disabilities

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
Through the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (OIB) program, the ARRA provides formula grants to States for services to assist individuals aged 55 or older whose significant visual impairment makes competitive employment extremely difficult to obtain, but for whom independent living goals are feasible.

Public Benefits:
Expected public benefits from to the ARRA funds invested in the OIB program include: (1) increased numbers of individuals aged 55 or older with significant visual impairments who are able to continue to live independently and care for their personal needs as a result of independent living services provided with ARRA funds; (2) improved and expanded provision of independent living services for individuals aged 55 or older with significant visual impairments from populations that are unserved or underserved within States; (3) increased capacity of OIB program service providers; and (4) increased economic benefits to older individuals with significant visual impairments consistent with the goals and objectives established by these consumers.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
ARRA funds can be used for all of the activities authorized under the program statute. The Department has provided the following examples of activities that grantees might consider to achieve the objectives of the ARRA: (1) designing or identifying and providing services to additional individuals who wish to transition from nursing homes to their communities; (2) building long-term capacity by improving the technological core of the program, including, but not limited to, purchasing equipment, improving electronic network connections, and obtaining software in order to better serve consumers; (3) training current staff in effective ways of providing assistive technology to consumers; (4) training current staff on how to serve unserved or underserved populations, including minority groups and urban and rural populations; (5) expanding information and referral and advocacy services to address the needs of consumers who were laid off and may need assistance replacing services or assistive technology previously provided through an employer; and (6) providing professional development opportunities that have both short-term and long-term benefits to service provider staff.

Review Process:
The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) uses any audit findings and annual performance and fiscal data submitted by grantees in response to the annual performance reporting requirements to identify and correct program weaknesses. In addition, RSA conducts periodic on-site reviews of each grantee. RSA will continue to use the findings from these on-site reviews to identify management, performance, and fiscal issues and develop training and technical assistance to address them.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Grantees under the IL Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind program are required to submit annual performance reports. Grantees will report on: performance measures established under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA); the statutory reporting requirements of Title VII, Chapter 2 of the Rehabilitation Act as amended; and project goals and objectives. Performance data for grantees are available online through the RSA Management Information System (http://rsamis.ed.gov/choose.cfm). Projects funded with ARRA funds will also provide quarterly reports as required under section 1512 of the ARRA.

Schedule and Milestones:
April 1, 2009: The Department of Education will award $34.3 million in ARRA funds available under the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind program through formula grants to States.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department of Education will award $34.3 million in ARRA funds available under the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind program through formula grants to States.

Complete By: 2009-04-01

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• State

• Persons with Disabilities
• Senior Citizen (60+)

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
The Health Centers Capital Recovery Act funding will preserve and create jobs, promote economic recovery, and help people most impacted by the recession. These funds will support new and improved health center facilities and equipment, including the acquisition of health information technology systems, in many of the nations's most underserved communities.

Public Benefits:
All capital funding opportunities will support health center efforts to modernize facilities and systems, and in turn improve access to quality, comprehensive, culturally competent and affordable primary and preventive health care for medically underserved populations. The expected benefits to the public include: increasing health care service availability and accessibility; improving health care quality, safety, cost, and value; and addressing the needs, strengths, and abilities of vulnerable populations.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Health Information Technology (HIT) systems/networks, and Facility Investments (FI) grants support the development of health center infrastructure. Projects include construction, alteration/repair/renovation, purchase of equipment and HIT, and purchase and enhancement of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. CIP grants will fund capital improvements in health centers including construction, repair, renovation, and equipment purchase, including health information technology systems. An estimated 1,130 health centers will receive grants to support capital improvements. HIT systems/networks grants will support EHR and HIT systems for health centers. FI grants will fund major facility investments in health centers including construction, repair, renovation, and equipment purchase. FI grants will fund an estimated 100 significant facility projects.

Review Process:
Community Health Centers capital programs will be assessed for risk and to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123 "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control." During the pre-award phase, applications for CIP and HIT grants will undergo internal HRSA review to ensure applicants propose to use funding as intended by the Recovery Act. Applications for competitive grants will be reviewed by an Objective Review Committee. HRSA will also conduct additional levels of review (e.g., environmental assessment, architectural and engineering review, etc.) on applicable proposals through the use of qualified environmental, architectural and engineering experts. During the post-award phase, HRSA will follow established policies and procedures for health center program training, technical assistance, reporting, data verification, documentation and corrective actions. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation will occur through at least quarterly communication between grantees and Project Officers, quarterly progress reports, site visits as necessary, annual applications and annual performance reports, including audits. For construction-related projects, HRSA will utilize architectural and engineering consultants to review project progress and budget expenditures quarterly. Additionally, HRSA utilizes an early alerts monitoring process to quickly identify potential issues and track corrective actions when needed.

Cost & Performance Plan:
HRSA will be open and transparent in all grant competitions that involve spending of Recovery Act funding consistent with statutory and OMB guidance. HRSA will ensure that recipient reporting required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and OMB guidance is made available to the public on Recovery.gov by October 10, 2009. HRSA will inform recipients of their reporting obligations through standard terms and conditions, grant announcements, contract solicitations, and other program guidance. HRSA will provide technical assistance to grantees and contractors and fully utilize Project Officers to ensure compliance with reporting requirements. HRSA will continuously inform recipients of reporting requirements outlined by statutory, OMB, and HHS guidance. HRSA will ensure that recipients understand and comply with these requirements through regular communication with and provision of technical assistance to grantees, through general guidance, and through the existing Project Officer relationships. To ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act, HRSA will build on and strengthen existing processes. Senior HRSA and Health Center Program officials will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions. HRSA's personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers. Existing processes ensure that HRSA managers are held to high standards of accountability in terms of achieving program goals and facilitating improvement. As part of their Employee Performance Plans, HRSA program managers are required to assist health center grantees with implementation of program requirements and to improve program performance. HRSA managers will be held accountable to ensure the timely awarding and appropriate management of funds and as appropriate HRSA Performance Management and Assessment Plans may be modified to incorporate the stewardship of Recovery Act funds. HRSA has also implemented senior level governance boards, and a thorough and comprehensive A-123 internals controls testing and evaluation process, that tests, and ensures appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. The health centers program is also subject to a complete improper payments risk assessment on a regular basis by the HRSA CFO, with the last one performed during FY 2009.

Schedule and Milestones:
Capital Improvement Program Awards Guidance Released: May 1, 2009 Application Phase: May 1 - June 2, 2009 Award Date: July 1, 2009 Project Period: July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011 First Quarterly Report: October 1, 2009 HIT Systems/Networks Awards: Includes supplements, current FY 2009 competition and new competition Guidance Released: FY 2009 Application Phase: FY 2009 Review Phase: FY 2009 Award Date: FY 2009 Project Period: FY 2009 - FY 2010 First Quarterly Report: October 1, 2009 Facility Investment Awards Guidance Released: FY 2009 Application Phase: FY 2009 Review Phase: FY 2009 Award Date: FY 2010 Project Period: FY 2010 - FY 2011 First Quarterly Report: January 1, 2010

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text:

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Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
Not Applicable

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Project Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Other Public Institutions/Organizations
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

• Anyone/General Public
• Low Income
• Migrant
• Minority Group
• Rural
• Women

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
To ensure that all homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education available to other children, the program provides assistance to: (1) establish or designate an Office of Coordinator of Education of Homeless Children and Youths; (2) develop and carry out a State plan for the education of homeless children; and (3) make subgrants to local educational agencies to support the education of those children.

Public Benefits:
This program supports services that help homeless children to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school. Specific activities and services required and funded by the program include identification, creating awareness, and decreasing barriers to enrollment. At the local level, the program also supports such services as tutoring, transportation, and counseling and helps ensure access for homeless children to preschool programs, special education, and gifted and talented programs. At the State level, State coordinators provide technical assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and coordinate with other State agencies and program offices within State educational agencies. ARRA funds will help States and LEAs address the recent increases in student homelessness and meet the need for coordination of education and other services for homeless children and youth. LEAs receiving ARRA funds will be able to provide services to more students and more LEAs will receive subgrants.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
State and local educational agencies may use funds for a wide variety of activities that facilitate the educational success of homeless children and youth. Such activities include tutoring, summer enrichment programs, the provision of school supplies, and professional development designed to heighten educators' understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of homeless children and youth. Services provided with these funds may not replace the regular academic program and must expand upon or improve services provided as part of the regular academic program.

Review Process:
The Department will monitor use of ARRA McKinney-Vento grants to LEAs through its regular Title I/ McKinney-Vento monitoring process, and by collecting participation and performance data through the ESEA Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR). The Homeless Education section of the CSPR for school year 2009-2010 will include outcome data from LEAs with McKinney-Vento ARRA subgrants.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The Department posts all CSPR at http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/consolidated/index.html by June of the year after the school year reporting period for which the data were collected. All Title I monitoring reports for States, which include McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth programs, are posted at http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/monitoring/index.html.

Schedule and Milestones:
The Department awarded the McKinney-Vento ARRA funds to SEAs on April 10, 2009. SEAs have until August 8, 2009 to award these amounts to LEAs. All States will reserve, from the regular, July 1, 2009 allocation, 25 percent (for minimally funded States) or 50 percent of the total FY 2009 funds they receive. All McKinney-Vento ARRA funds must be obligated by September 30, 2011. ED will collect the first data as part of the Department's Consolidated State Performance Report for School Year 2009-2010 in December 2010. The Department will make the report's findings publicly available in national summary and State-specific form by June 2011. ED will begin monitoring the administration of McKinney-Vento ARRA funds from October 1, 2009 as part of the regular monitoring of ESEA Title I and related programs, which includes reviews of subgrantee LEAs. Those reports are published on www.ed.gov under Title I monitoring usually within four to six months of the review.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: All SEAs will announce the awards for McKinney-Vento ARRA funds to LEAs.

Complete By: 2009-08-10

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: The Department will begin its monitoring of the use of ARRA Homeless Education grants to States.

Complete By: 2009-10-01

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: The Department will send a monitoring report to States after monitoring visits.

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
This program does not invest in Federal infrastructure.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• State

• Local
• Preschool
• Child (6-15)
• Education (0-8)
• Education (9-12)

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
The objective of the NHSC Recovery Act funding is to increase public access to affordable primary health care by providing an incentive to primary health care clinicians/students to serve in underserved areas and thus increasing the number of NHSC primary health care clinician jobs. The NHSC program encourages primary health care clinicians/students to serve vulnerable populations (e.g., uninsured, Medicaid, Medicare) within health professional shortage areas (HPSAs).

Public Benefits:
The expected benefits to the public include: increasing health care service availability and accessibility and recruiting, developing, and retaining a competent health care workforce. It is estimated that the health workforce would be strengthened by more than 4,000 new/preserved primary health care clinician jobs supported through the NHSC, including 800 clinicians supported through the State Loan Repayment Program.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The NHSC will award service agreement contracts to primary health care clinicians/students through the loan repayment and scholarship programs. The State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) will award grants to States. The NHSC program encourages primary health care clinicians/students to serve vulnerable populations within health professional shortage areas. Further, it provides incentives to primary care clinicians/students by offering loan repayment and scholarships. Moreover, it can create or preserve primary health care clinician jobs in communities with greatest need.

Review Process:
All Recovery Act programs will be assessed for risk and to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123 "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control." To ensure compliance and minimize exposure to risk for NHSC, HRSA requires that the Office of the General Counsel review all application materials associated with the Recovery Act, performs a National Practitioner Data Bank check on all applicants as one determination of eligibility for the NHSC loan repayment, requires completion of a 6-month verification form confirming full-time service for all NHSC clinicians, and is taking steps to modify and compete contracts which will allow the program to uniquely report on Recovery Act activities. HRSA program staff work closely with the HRSA budget and finance organizations associated with managing and monitoring Recovery Act expenditures. To ensure compliance and minimize exposure to risk for SLRP, HRSA will work with the Office of the General Counsel to review all application materials associated with the Recovery Act, and staff will perform SLRP database checks against NHSC Loan Repayment Program applicants to avoid dual program participation. HRSA also has a close working relationship with all HRSA budget and finance parties associated with managing and monitoring Recovery Act expenditures.

Cost & Performance Plan:
HRSA will be open and transparent in all program support contracting competitions that involve spending of Recovery Act funding consistent with statutory and OMB guidance. The NHSC will report for NHSC loan repayment and scholarship programs on an aggregate level; SLRP will report the amount of funds expended and number of awards by State. HRSA will utilize existing reporting and information systems to organize program cost and performance information. To ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act, HRSA will build on and strengthen existing processes. Senior HRSA and NHSC program officials will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions. The personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers. HRSA program managers will monitor program outputs on a weekly basis. HRSA program managers will be held accountable to ensure the timely awarding and appropriate management of funds and as appropriate HRSA Performance Management and Assessment Plans may be modified to incorporate the stewardship of Recovery Act funds. HRSA has also implemented senior level governance boards, and a thorough and comprehensive A-123 internal controls testing and evaluation process, which tests, and ensures appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. The NHSC program is also subject to a complete improper payments risk assessment on a regular basis, with the last one performed during FY 2008.

Schedule and Milestones:
NHSC Scholarship Application Open/Due: March 5, 2009/April 6, 2009 NHSC Loan Repayment New Application Open/Period: Summer 2009/18 months New Amendments Open Period: Summer -Fall 2011 SLRP Application Open/Due: Spring, 2009 Grants Awarded: Summer 2009

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: NHSC Scholarship Service Agreement Contracts Awarded: starting Summer 2009

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: NHSC Loan Repayment Service Agreement Contracts Awarded: starting Summer, 2009

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: State Loan Repayment Program grants awarded: Summer, 2009

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
Not Applicable

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Direct Payments for Specified Use

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Anyone/General Public

• Rural
• Low Income
• Anyone/General Public

Measures

Agency Name: Department of the Interior

Program Purpose:
CUPCA received $50 million in funding under the Recovery Act. This enables the CUPCA program to accelerate work on projects that were previously planned, designed, approved, and essential to meeting the goals and objectives of CUPCA. Three CUPCA program areas are identified for funding: 1) Utah Lake System; 2) Fish and Wildlife Mitigation and Conservation - Utah; and 3) Fish and Wildlife Mitigation and Conservation - Out of State.

Public Benefits:
The Central Utah Project Completion Act, (CUPCA) enacted October 30, 1992, provides for the orderly completion of the Central Utah Project (CUP) by authorizing an increase in the appropriations ceiling, authorizing construction of features for water delivery by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD) and development of fish and wildlife mitigation projects by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (Mitigation Commission). It also requires a local cost share for project capital costs, establishes a water conservation program, and authorizes the Ute Indian Tribe to quantify by compact its reserved water rights. Funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides the opportunity for the CUPCA program to accelerate work on projects that were previously planned, designed, approved, and essential to meeting the goals and objectives of CUPCA. All projects are authorized by CUPCA and are included in currently approved planning documents. Accelerating the implementation of CUPCA activities would allow Interior to be in a better position to meet contractual commitments to the water users; reduce project costs; comply with CUPCA by concurrently funding mitigation and fish and wildlife projects; and also meet commitments to the Ute Indian Tribe.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Three CUPCA program areas are identified for ARRA funding: 1) Utah Lake System; 2) Fish and Wildlife Mitigation and Conservation - Utah; and 3) Fish and Wildlife Mitigation and Conservation - Out of State. Projects within these programs were prioritized based on previously described criteria. Projects within the Utah Lake System were planned as a part of the Utah Lake System and are described in the 2004 Supplement to the Definite Plan Report for the Bonneville Unit. National Environmental Policy Act Compliance was covered under the 2004 Utah Lake Drainage Basin Water Delivery System Final Environmental Impact Statement and associated Record of Decision signed by the Assistant Secretary - Water and Science. It was determined that three reaches of pipelines next in sequence for construction could be constructed concurrently with sufficient oversight by Interior. Accelerated completion of the Utah Lake System pipelines would allow connection to existing CUP facilities by 2011 which would make CUP water available, provide pressure for irrigation systems, and deliver in stream flow water for endangered species. Projects within the Fish and Wildlife Mitigation and Conservation - Utah program were selected based on existing planning documents and previous prioritization and approval by the Mitigation Commission. These projects would meet the Mitigation Commission's objectives of implementing projects to offset the impacts to fish, wildlife and related recreation resources caused by CUP and other federal reclamation projects in Utah. Making ARRA funds available will directly benefit the Ute Indian Tribe's Fish and Wildlife program making the Tribe less dependent on state and federal resources for fishery development. Projects within the Fish and Wildlife Mitigation and Conservation - Out of State program were selected based on prior requests for proposals, legislative criteria within CUPCA, and a competitive selection process. ARRA funding for these projects would follow the previous selection process ranking. This program is listed on Grants.gov.

Review Process:
The establishment of meaningful and measurable outcomes is an important component of Interior's Recovery Act reporting. Performance monitoring and oversight efforts are designed to ensure that the Department meets the accountability objectives of the Recovery Act. These efforts include tracking the progress of key goals. The Department is defining a suite of performance measurements to monitor progress made in accomplishing stated work goals and to ensure financial and procurement practices are executed responsibly. In addition, the Department's Recovery Act Coordinator is collaborating with senior Departmental officials, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Office of Inspector General to ensure oversight of the program from the first phase of project selection, through implementation and execution. The Coordinator, with the assistance of the Recovery Act Board, will be evaluating processes to ensure that adequate mechanisms are in place and identify and share best practices to promote: o Maximized use of competitive awards o Timely and transparent award of dollars o Timely and appropriate expenditure of dollars o Verification and timely completion of planned work o Minimized cost overruns o Minimized improper payments Measurement and reporting is a crucial component of Interior's oversight strategy. The information received will serve as an indicator of progress enabling the Department's governance entities to manage risk and ensure successful implementation of the Recovery Act. Department-wide, consistent guidance will guide efforts in this regard, including for example, development of a risk management program.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Reporting requirements related to major contract actions and financial status, including obligations and outlays, are being instituted. Periodic reviews of implementation progress at both the Bureau and Departmental levels will identify the need to realign resources to expedite projects, to modify project plans, or to select contingency projects to ensure funds are obligated within the time limitation. The selection of contingency projects will be included as part of regular reporting through recovery.gov. The Recovery Coordinator will oversee Bureau implementation to ensure projects address the Department's high priority goals and objectives, while also working to ensure that department-wide performance objectives, including timeliness and cost and risk management are met throughout the process. The Office of Inspector General will be working closely with the Department from the start to review and propose effective processes to manage risks, monitor progress, and to improve overall performance and accountability. As part of routine reporting, the Department is also carefully tracking all projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). During the project selection phase the Department identified which projects had already completed NEPA planning, which are in progress, and which ones still need to begin the NEPA process. The Department will track the status of all NEPA compliance activities associated with projects or activities and report quarterly to the Council on Environmental Quality.

Schedule and Milestones:

Milestone Number: 1

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Milestone Number: 2

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Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Agriculture

Program Purpose:
The principal objective of the Recovery Act is job creation to help promote economic recovery. Through completion of $176 million of critical deferred maintenance work at ARS facilities across the country, the Agency's Recovery Act program will create approximately1,900 jobs. A second objective is to improve the quality and productivity of ARS research by helping to ensure that programs can be effectively and efficiently conducted at facilities with critical deferred maintenance needs.

Public Benefits:
The passage of the ARRA provides ARS with the opportunity to reduce the quantity of deferred maintenance substantially. ARS had been addressing the issue of deferred maintenance on their research facilities for a number of years; these needs were captured in the ARS Capital Project and Repair Plan developed in accordance with the USDA, Agricultural Research Service Building Block Plan, as required by Executive Order (E.O.) 13327, "Federal Real Property Asset Management". By significantly contributing to the accomplishment of the ARS Strategic Planning Initiative to Improve Real Property Management, research will be accomplished more efficiently and effectively. This work will also reduce the backlog of critical deferred maintenance at ARS facilities by approximately 56 percent and slow the growth in deferred maintenance throughout ARS. Total deferred maintenance needs (other than normal minor maintenance) is about $316 million, of which approximately $199.2 million represents critical needs. Therefore there are more ARS facilities with critical deferred maintenance needs than the $176 million that ARS was appropriated in the Recovery Act can support. Therefore criteria were developed to determine which facilities would be included in the program. The first criterion was whether or not a facility already had a design in progress or on the shelf for addressing the deferred maintenance work. Having an existing design allows the construction phase of the work to begin much earlier than for a facility without a design resulting in faster job creation. All facilities with an existing design that met at least one of the program-related criteria below were selected. This represented a total of 15 facilities and $154 million. An additional set of program related criteria were developed to select from the remaining list of facilities (those without pre-existing designs), that would be included in the program. The criteria take into consideration the relative priority of the program(s) supported by the facility and the extent to which the program(s) enhances the ARS core capacity to conduct its research. Specifically, the criteria used were the extent to which each project would either enhance: 1) Unique national resources 2) High priority research programs 3) Essential research capacity 4) Research programs critical to ARS support of action and regulator agencies

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Design and Construction (renovation) at ARS research facilities with critical deferred maintenance. Critical deferred maintenance is work associated with critical systems such as HVAC, electric, roofing, exterior closure and plumbing. It involves maintenance to systems beyond simple patch and repair tasks and generally requires system replacement. Completion of this work will in many cases result in improved energy efficiency, reduction in current operation and maintenance costs, and arrested further deterioration of ARS facilities. The designs for all the facilities in the ARS Recovery Act program will meet current building codes, including those related to energy conservation. The proposed list of projects includes work at 36 locations in 28 states and the District of Columbia. The projects are estimated to generate approximately 2,500 jobs. All contract awards will be made to commercial entities (Architect-Engineering firms, and construction firms). No Recovery Act funds will be used for ARS salary and expenses. Contract support related to design, design review, and construction contract oversight will be by acquired Recovery Act funds.

Review Process:
ARS has established a Coordination and Communication team - The ARS Department of Agriculture Recovery Team (ARS DART) - and charged it with monitoring the implementation of the ARS Recovery Act program to ensure consistent and strict compliance with the intent of the Recovery Act, as well as the OMB Implementation Guidelines. The team is overseen by an ARS Associate Administrator and includes representation from the Research Education and Economics Undersecretary Office. This team currently meets on a weekly basis; over time it is expected that they will meet on a monthly basis as the execution of the Recovery Act program matures.

Cost & Performance Plan:
ARS will adhere to all USDA and OMB direction regarding posting of Recovery Act information and status. Extensive use of the internet is expected to be the primary information sharing tool. All ARS managers directly responsible for implementing the Recovery Act have in their Performance Standards a goal addressing their responsibility to provide overall leadership and proactive management of the $176 million ARS Recovery Act program.

Schedule and Milestones:
ARS is in the process of developing detailed project implementation plans. The current goal is to obligate $17 million by September 30, 2009; an additional $23 million by December 31, 2009; an additional $100 million by March 31, 2010; and $23 million by June 30, 2010. A contingency reserve of approximately 7.5 percent (or approximately $13 million) will be held for change orders typically expected in construction of this type. These contingency funds are intended for necessary modifications to the contract and will be executed in conformance to the contract. Contingency funds identified as surplus will be used to fund additional critical deferred maintenance needs.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Obligate $17 million by September 30, 2009.

Complete By: 2009-09-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Obligate an additional $23 by December 31, 2009.

Complete By: 2009-12-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Obligate an additional $100 million by March 31, 2010.

Complete By: 2010-03-31

Energy Efficiency:
To the extent feasible, and within the definition of critical deferred maintenance, all designs will meet current codes, specifically the Energy Policy Act 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act 2007. All projects will comply with the appropriate statutes such as the National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Endangered Species Act, etc.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Anyone/General Public

• Anyone/General Public

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Agriculture

Program Purpose:
Construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents. USDA provides Community Facilities Direct Loans and Grants to cities, counties, political and quasi-political subdivisions of States; Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations and other federally recognized Indian tribes; and existing private corporations and not-for-profits including faith based and neighborhood organizations performing community facility functions.

Public Benefits:
Improving the Rural Quality of Life: Community facilities and services, such as hospitals, public safety services and educational institutions are vital to the sustainability of rural towns and the advancement of its residents. Many rural communities lack the funding to fully support their critical community facilities needs. In some cases rural residents must travel many miles from home to seek medical care; in other cases, the lack of a local library disadvantages rural students. Some rural communities do not have enough police cars to provide full public safety services. Implementation of Recovery Act funds will improve public safety, health care, educational opportunities, transportation, public services, and cultural assets in rural communities. These improvements and additions will help rural communities remain attractive to businesses and potential employees. Educational opportunities will help create more productive employees for rural businesses. The projects will benefit rural residents, rural businesses, farmers and ranchers. Jobs Created or Saved: All of the projects create and save jobs, while enhancing the economic vitality of the community. Jobs may include engineering and design for construction of critical facilities such as hospitals and community centers. Secondary jobs may include teachers, doctors, medical technicians, facility managers and day care providers.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Eligible loan and grant project purposes include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Public safety projects including facilities, vehicles, and equipment for fire, police, and rescue organizations; b. Health care projects including hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and mental health facilities; c. Education projects including libraries, child care and pre-school facilities, charter schools, primary and secondary schools, and community colleges; d. Public facilities including courthouses, administrative offices, jails, municipal garages, and community centers; e. Transportation projects including streets, sidewalks, street lighting; buses, and community vans; and f. Cultural projects and facilities.

Review Process:
USDA, Rural Development, Community Programs (CP) will monitor and evaluate the expenditure of the ARRA funds and program objectives. Our existing controls are sufficient to mitigate the risk of waste, fraud, and abuse adequately. CP will conduct a periodic review of the program's progress in order to identify areas of high risk and high and low performance. A State Office's performance will be monitored to determine if resources; such as employees, legal assistance, and any other contract services are sufficient to ensure that program objectives are achieved. CP will monitor the State Office's allocation of ARRA funds. This will help ensure that all ARRA funds are utilized. If it is determined that a state or states will not meet the program goal, CP will provide additional assistance. CP will produce program reports at least monthly to monitor allocations, the number of jobs created and retained by project, and proper awards disbursement. The Agency will complete compliance reviews in accordance with 7 CFR 1901-E to ensure activities comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Executive Order 11246, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974. Nothing herein shall be interpreted to prohibit preference to American Indians on Indian Reservations.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The website www.recovery.gov will be used as the repository for all information related to ARRA funding. Project descriptions, funding amounts, recipient information and other information of public interest will be made available. Outreach efforts, such as workshops, to inform the public of the economic opportunities available for their communities, will be hosted by Rural Development. Information on workshops as well as press events or videos produced for implementation of the Recovery Act will be posted on the Rural Development Recovery Act website. Reporting of all Recovery Act activity will comply with OMB guidance and be made publicly available on www.recovery.gov. Performance goals for all State Directors, State Program Directors, and National Office management that have already been established will be utilized. States will need to obligate a percentage of their State allocated ARRA funds each month to ensure appropriate usage and expenditures prior to the funds expiring. On September 30, 2009, the National Office will pool any unused ARRA funds and redistribute these funds based upon our allocation formulas.

Schedule and Milestones:
Once the Community Programs (CP) staff receives the funding from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA), we will then distribute funds to the states via the allocation formula. Funds are anticipated to be allocated to the Rural Development field office by mid April 2009. Those offices will be provided guidance on ARRA funding procedures through a Notice of Funding Availability, an Administrative Notice, and a Community Program's teleconference in April 2009. Funds will be used for eligible projects until all ARRA funds have been depleted. Once the Rural Development field offices have received allocations, CP will be monitoring the allocation to ensure that program goals are met. If we determine that a state is falling short of meeting the goal, CP will hold a teleconference and/or provide an assistance visit to ensure that a particular state or states will meet the program goal. CP will pool any funds remaining in a state's allocation at the end of the September 2009. Funding will be reallocated in October 2009, this will help ensure that all ARRA funds are utilized. Major efforts will be taken to ensure funds are obligated under the ARRA. Planning Phase: * March 2009 - Apportionment of funding completed * March 2009- Establishment of RD Recovery Act Web Page with Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program information * April 2009 - Administrative Notice to State and Area Offices on ARRA Implementation * April 2009 - Community Programs Teleconference on ARRA Funding * May 2009 - Submission of Agency and Program Specific Plans to OMB Project Execution Stage: * April 2009 - Allocation of Funds to State Offices * April 2009 - Notice of Funds Availability published for all Rural Development Programs implementing ARRA. * May - September 2009 - State allocations are monitored and teleconferences and assistance visits provided to ensure proper utilization of funds. * September 2009 - Community Facilities ARRA funding is pooled into National office Account at the end of September. * October 2009 - Remaining Community Facilities ARRA funding is redistributed based upon allocation formulas.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Allocation of Funds to State Offices

Complete By: 2009-04-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: State allocations are monitored and teleconferences and assistance visits provided as needed to ensure proper utilization of funds.

Complete By: 2009-09-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Fiscal Year-end evaluation of program and any needed modifications made.

Complete By: 2009-11-30

Energy Efficiency:
Based upon the regulation and statute, Community Facilities funds cannot be used to fund Federal infrastructure projects. Energy efficiency projects are eligible under the Community Facilities Loan and Grant program. We can fund the development and construction of solar energy systems, wind energy systems, geothermal energy systems, and biomass energy generation for eligible essential community facilities with the sole purpose of displacing the amount of energy the facility is required to purchase on an annual basis

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Quasi-Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Other Public Institutions/Organizations
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Government

• American Indian
• Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Individual/Family
• Low Income
• Rural
• Anyone/General Public
• Senior Citizen (60+)
• Minority Group
• Moderate Income

Award Type Name: Direct Loans

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Agriculture

Program Purpose:
Watershed Operations is a voluntary program which provides assistance to sponsoring local organizations of authorized watershed projects, planned and approved under the authority of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (P.L. 83-566), and 11 designated watersheds authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944 (P.L. 78-534). ARRA-funded watershed projects are prioritized to jumpstart the economy, create jobs, and invest in our nation's public infrastructure.

Public Benefits:
The Watershed Operations program contains measures for watershed protection; flood mitigation; water quality improvements; soil erosion reduction; rural, municipal and industrial water supply; irrigation water management; sediment control; fish and wildlife enhancement; and wetlands and wetland function creation and restoration. ARRA funds will be obligated through federal contracts and project agreements. These funds will create jobs, stimulate the economy, and accomplish high priority conservation work in our nation's watersheds. Funds for construction are encumbered by the standard federal contracting process or through project agreement where Sponsors advertise, award and administer their contract. A four-step process will be used to ensure projects proposed for funding will provide jobs for people in economically distressed communities and accomplish mission critical conservation work. These steps are outlined below. 1. State Conservationist - recommended projects are economically defensible and environmentally sound as well as ready for immediate implementation. Additionally, the State Conservationist certifies that Sponsors meet the "readiness test" whereby all land-rights, permits and the non-federal share of the project are available. 2. National Program Leader Review - projects recommended by State Conservationists will be reviewed by the Program Leader. This review will consider geographic distribution, economic impacts, and other benefits of the proposed portfolio of work for balance and to accomplish NRCS strategic goals including the project benefit to an economically distressed community. 3. Deputy Chief for Programs Review -recommendations will be reviewed by the Deputy Chief' for consistency with Economic Recovery Act priorities and overall balance. 4. Chief's Final Selection - The Chief will review all projects and make the final decision on projects that will be advanced for concurrence by the Undersecretary for Natural Resources and the Environment, for the Secretary's approval.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
NRCS provides grants of technical and financial assistance to project Sponsors, (units of state and local governments and Tribes to implement authorized watershed project plans. All projects with a total federal share > $5 million have been authorized by Congress; projects

Review Process:
OMB Guidance addressing the ARRA notes that Agencies should ensure that progress can be tracked against certain accountability measures related to the proper delivery of funds. The Agency is ensuring that it has the capacity to track, in coordination with the Department as necessary: 1. Audits and investigation of ARRA funds occurring to identify wasteful spending and minimize waste, fraud, and abuse; 2. Qualified personnel overseeing ARRA funds; 3. Opportunities to use competitive awards maximized; 4. Timely award of dollars; 5. Timely expenditure of dollars; 6. Timely completion of planned work; 7. Cost overruns minimized; and 8. Improper payments minimized. To the extent possible, the agency will make use of existing measures of performance and monitoring to ensure that its performance goals are being tracked and met. In addition to reducing the burden on grant recipients and contractors, the use of existing measures will allow the public to see the performance impact, in terms of change against present performance levels, of ARRA investments. NRCS will utilize the Program Operations Information Tracking System (POINTS) database to track program performance. POINTS captures accomplishment information on projects which will be funded through the ARRA.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The reporting requirements described in Chapter 4 provide the measures required by the ARRA related to accountability and transparency. In addition to these requirements, the Agency has established its own publicly available website which will report additional information on the Agency's actions in ARRA -related matters: www.nrcs.usda.gov/recovery. Nationally, the NRCS Oversight and Evaluation Division staff will conduct an assessment of implementation of the Agency's delivery of ARRA though a comprehensive assessment monitor the status of implementation of funded projects to assure that ARRA requirements are being met. Additionally, the USDA OIG will conduct an audit of each program. This will include evaluating any projects that are behind schedule to determine appropriate action, including determining whether the project can be completed within the overall timeframe or if funds should be re-allocated or de-obligated to be used on other projects.

Schedule and Milestones:
Funding will take place in two phases. The first 60% of the funds, approximately $85,000,000 will go to projects considered "shovel ready" and are expected to begin project implementation in 60-120 days after project selection. In the second phase, projects that will begin implementation within 180 days or less. Projects that have not been awarded in a timely manner may have the remaining funding withdrawn. Withdrawn funds would then be redistributed to new projects or projects exceeding expectations.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Funds obligated for all structural projects

Complete By: 2010-09-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Construction completed on all structural projects

Complete By: 2012-09-28

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Land treatment contracts completed

Complete By: 2015-09-30

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Direct Federal Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Anyone/General Public
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Local
• State

• Anyone/General Public
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Local
• State

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Justice

Program Purpose:
Funds awarded through the Recovery Act National Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Data System (NIDS) will be used for the construction, maintenance, and housing of NIDS and related tasks, including building the link between the NIDS and the ICAC Portal and providing for training and technical assistance to the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces and their federal law enforcement partners on the use of the system.

Public Benefits:
NIDS will provide a secure, dynamic undercover infrastructure to facilitate online law enforcement investigations of child exploitation; to promote data deconfliction and information sharing among ICAC Task Forces and ICAC-affiliated federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; and to enhance the capacity of OJJDP to collect and aggregate data on the extent of the problem of child exploitation.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System (NIDS) established under this program shall produce the following: (A) Case Deconfliction. A secure, online system for Federal law enforcement agencies, ICAC task forces, and other State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to use in resolving case conflicts. (B) Real-Time Reporting. All child exploitation cases involving local child victims that are reasonably detectable using available software and data are, immediately upon their detection, made available to participating law enforcement agencies. (C) High Priority Suspects Identification. Every 30 days, at a minimum, the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System shall (1) identify high-priority suspects, as such suspects are determined by the volume of suspected criminal activity or other indicators of seriousness of offense or dangerousness to the community or a potential local victim; and (2) report all such identified high-priority suspects to participating law enforcement agencies. (D) Data Collection. Statistical data indicating the overall magnitude of child pornography trafficking and child exploitation in the United States and internationally, as indicated by NIDS usage, will be collected for OJJDP on a quarterly basis. (E) Communications. NIDS will include an interface with the ICAC Portal operated by OJJDP, which provides a secure system enabling online communication and collaboration by Federal law enforcement agencies, ICAC task forces, and other State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies regarding ongoing investigations, investigatory techniques, best practices, and any other relevant news and professional information. The successful applicant will work with OJJDP and the contractor that maintains the ICAC Portal to ensure access to NIDS through the Portal and to develop an implement a credentialing process for Portal users to access NIDS.

Review Process:
1) DOJ/OJP's Risk Assessment Plan was posted at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery in April 2009. Some highlights include: a) Special conditions will be placed on all High-Risk grantees awarded Recovery Act funding requiring, for example, additional reporting requirements or additional monitoring requirements. b) Following grant award, DOJ will ensure that all grantees are assessed for monitoring priority based on a series risk indicators, which include a combination of standard grant risk indicators, as well as indicators specific to the Recovery Act. c) DOJ will conduct on-site monitoring of at least 30% of open, active funding awarded under the Recovery Act before the end of the project period. d) DOJ will run quarterly metrics reports to identify lead risk indicators and work with the grantee to address potential risks. 2) OJP's Financial System, FMIS2 allows the agency to track grantees' use of funds by program and project code. Project codes align with major program purpose areas and/or allowable funding categories. Project codes are developed or in development for most Recovery Act programs. 3) The applicant must include a plan to perform basic evaluation of the project, incorporating the performance measures identified in the solicitation and any other performance indicators identified by the applicant. 4) DOJ/OJP conducts both programmatic and financial monitoring of its grantees. This monitoring includes review elements that address grantee compliance, as well as performance. DOJ/OJP has a robust procedure for tracking and addressing issues of grantee performance and compliance. DOJ/OJP will conduct on-site of no less than 30% of open, active award funding throughout the life of the Recovery Act programs. 5) In addition, DOJ/OJP's Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management conducts performance assessments of grants and grant programs, which includes a more intensive focus on the short/medium-term impacts of grant funding. This office will focus heavily on Recovery Act programs during the life of these programs.

Cost & Performance Plan:
OJP conducts both programmatic and financial monitoring of its grantees. This monitoring includes review elements that address grantee compliance, as well as performance, and entails verification of all data submitted by grantees. In particular, financial monitors sample grantee expenditures to verify that expenses are allowable and reasonable. OJP has robust procedures for tracking and addressing issues of grantee performance and compliance. In order to collect, compile, and disseminate grantee performance and program cost information: (1) OJP will accept electronic performance measurement data from its grantees through its grant management system. OJP will aggregate and report all information as required by OMB implementation guidance. (2) OJP will conduct programmatic monitoring of grantees, which will include a review of performance measure face validity (a determination as to whether measure does what it was intended to do). (3) In addition, OJP's Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management conducts program assessments, which include a thorough review of data reported by grantees for validity and completeness.

Schedule and Milestones:
This is a grant award program. The following table provides the planned completion dates for the significant grant-making activities associated with the distribution of Recovery Act funds for the program. Once applicants have been selected and grants awarded, OJP will establish additional milestones for the program.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Grant Program Solicitations Posted by DOJ/OJP

Complete By: 2009-03-19

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Grant Applications Due

Complete By: 2009-05-14

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Grant Funding Awarded by DOJ/OJP

Complete By: 2009-08-14

Energy Efficiency:
This is not an infrastructure investment program.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Project Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
The Buildings and Facilities program provides safe, secure, sound, and healthy facilities to support NIH's scientific objectives. This program will enhance the capability of NIH to perform biomedical research by providing additional research space; improve NIH facility energy efficiency to reduce operating costs and refurbish infrastructure condition to support existing scientific research programs; and create jobs for the local and national economies.

Public Benefits:
This program will produce benefits to the economy through job creation and other stimulus effects, and aid in improving the health of the Nation through the award of grants, contracts and other activities that support biomedical research.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Several major projects will be supported with Recovery Act funds: John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center Phase II (PNRCII) ($266 million) - This project will complete the consolidation of researchers from 10 Institutes and multiple disciplines comprising most of the neuroscience research community at the NIH into one facility. The Center will support bench-to-bedside research by basic and clinical neuroscientists, engineers, mathematicians, and computer scientists under one roof. Building 10 F Wing Renovations ($134 million) - Building 10, NIH's original Clinical Research hospital was completed in 1955 and the oldest wings are no longer capable of supporting biomedical research and training without extensive renovation. The conversion of F Wing, Phases B1-B2, Floors 6-13 from hospital to laboratory space will support translational research for 9 of the 12 ICs that have Clinical Research programs in the new Clinical Research Center and that strive for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified status. Build-Out of Building 3 ($21 million) - The build-out of Building 3 will transform an unused, vacant building into useable space able to provide office space for Scientific Directors and their administrative staff. Building 3 provides the best location given its close proximity to the clinical/research program which is largely located in Building 10, the Clinical Research Center, and surrounding buildings. Use of existing facilities is also environmentally sensitive and conserves energy. Studies showed that Building 3 could not be reoccupied as laboratory space, but could effectively be repurposed as office space- thus avoiding its demolition and the associated destruction of valuable building material with historical preservation status and the energy and resources required to erect the building. Conversion of Building 7 ($7 million) - This project at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana will convert former mechanical space that is no longer used to laboratories providing critical additional space for National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases (NIAID) research program. Currently, in order to protect building systems, the unoccupied space is heated during the winter. Renovations with this project will enhance productivity by allowing research personnel to operate in close proximity to each other and existing animal facilities. Operational energy efficiency will also be increased since heated space is used. Other R&I Projects ($72 million) - A variety of smaller projects are aimed at improving the reliability and condition of NIH facilities such as: Repair and Improvement (R&I) Projects - Rehabilitate Electrical Vaults (Amount: $50,000,000) - Improve Building 12 Center for Information Technology Electrical Reliability (Amount: $8,730,000) - Repair Tube Nest & Condensate Lines, Bldg. 10 (Amount: $110,000) - Building 10 Repair Laboratory Pathology HVAC (Amount: $3,000,000) - Correct Cell Processing Area Deficiencies (Amount: $670,000) - Provide Structural Steel to Support MRI, Bldg. 10 (Amount: $450,000) - Barrier, Door and Security Repairs to Main JCAA Accreditation (Amount: $2,500,000) - Renovate Building 16A (Amount: $1,110,000) - Building 31 Emergency Generator for Life Safety Systems (Amount: $2,500,000) - Repair ACRF East Bldg. Fin Tube System (Amount: $1,500,000) - Repairs to Mechanical Systems in Bldgs 1, 8, 8A, 31 and 45 (Amount: $610,000) - Install Dedicated Electrical Feeder to RML (Amount: $820,000) ---TOTAL: $72,000,000

Review Process:
NIH's Office of Financial Management (OFM) will use its existing process for assessing internal control over financial reporting related to using and tracking Recovery Act funds and take into account any control deficiencies cited in the NIH FY2008 FMFIA Statement of Assurance, which required managers to assess the effectiveness of management controls applicable to their responsibilities. For operational controls, NIH will use its existing risk management framework to identify risks associated with achieving Recovery Act accountability objectives and assess related controls. Guidance for progress tracking, financial management, and administrative management includes OMB Circular A-123, Management's Responsibility for Internal Control, sections of the Recovery Act including Section 1512, and the Updated Implementing Guidance for the Recovery Act of 2009. In addition, the NIH Office of Management Assessment (OMA) and the Office of Financial Management (OFM) will use the established NIH risk management framework for identifying, assessing, and testing of operational and financial risks and internal controls associated with implementing Recovery Act requirements. OMA will work with NIH offices that are responsible for implementing programs receiving Recovery Act funding to: identify and score the Recovery Act risks, assess controls related to the identified Recovery Act risks, remediate controls as needed, monitor the inventory of the Recovery Act risks, and report on the risks and controls to leadership. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, which required managers to assess the effectiveness of management controls applicable to their responsibilities, and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123 Management's Responsibility for Internal Control, which strengthens financial management controls so that Federal agencies can better detect and prevent improper payments. NIH uses a Facility Project Approval Agreement (FPAA) form to document risk and put into place measures to manage it. The FPAA process involves 1) clear scope identification; 2) economic analysis of alternatives; 3) identification of best acquisition methodology; 4) sustainability; 5) identification of risk areas such as historic preservation, utilities limitations, environmental issues and other factors that could cause cost escalations or jeopardize construction schedules. Contracts funded with Recovery Act appropriations will be monitored by an Integrated Project Team (IPT) of federal acquisition and project management professionals who have obtained and maintain certification as Contracting Officers (COs) or Contract Officer Technical Representatives (COTRs). For larger projects, this team meets weekly with the contractor to review progress. For the Recovery Act "line item" projects (PNRCII, Building 10 F wing, Building 3, and RML Building 7) NIH is in the process of establishing an Executive Steering Committee (ESC) for each of these projects comprised of members of the IPT and senior ORF and NIH management. The ESC will provide close monitoring by senior management of progress and associated corrective actions.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Transparency: NIH will be open and transparent in all of its contracting and grant competitions and regulations that involve spending of Recovery Act funding consistent with statutory and OMB guidance. All Recovery Act funds must be awarded separately from the normal appropriation funds. The projects funded with Recovery Act money must comply with both existing NIH reporting requirements and the reporting requirements outlined in the Recovery Act. NIH will ensure that recipient reporting required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and OMB guidance is made available to the public on Recovery.gov by October 10, 2009. Recovery Act recipients must report on a quarterly basis. NIH will inform recipients of their reporting obligation through standard terms and conditions, grant announcements, contract solicitations, and other program guidance. NIH will provide technical assistance to grantees and contractors and fully utilize Project Officers to ensure compliance with reporting requirements. NIH will have a link to Recovery.gov on its website. Accountability: To ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act, NIH will build on and strengthen existing processes. Senior NIH and Building and Facilities officials will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions. The personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers. NIH is coordinating efforts with its Office of Management Assessment and Office of Financial Management to ensure that existing risk management processes are fully used as NIH implements the provisions of the Recovery Act. Terms and conditions of award notices will also be amended so that awardees are fully aware of the reporting requirements associated with these funds. Any NIH facilities projects that exceed OPDIV approval authority, the project scope, budget, and schedule will be documented in an FPAA, HHS Form 300. The monitoring activities described in the monitoring section will ensure that NIH management and the Integrated Project Team are aware of deviations of contract performance from requirements. If such deviation from requirements occurs, the Integrated Project Team will use a variety of tools outlined in the Federal Acquisitions Regulations to promote correction by the contractor. These tools range in severity from approving smaller progress payments than requested to formal cure notices, and if necessary as a last resort, termination of the contract for default.

Schedule and Milestones:
B&F will obligate $500 million for these awards, of which approximately $81 million is planned for obligation in FY 2009 and the remaining $491 million will be obligated in FY 2010. We currently anticipate five projects - PNRCII, Building 10 F Wing, Building 3, RML Building 7, and the Electrical Vaults (under Other R&I), will be awarded using newly competitive awarded contracts. One - the RML Installation of a Dedicated Electrical Feeder - will be executed through collaboration with the local utility. We anticipate the remaining projects to be implemented through existing competitive contracts. The following are a few key milestones for NIH's Recovery Act Buildings and Facilities Activities: 6/2009 - Begin repairing electrical vaults 1/2010 - Award contract for the construction of the Porter Neuroscience Research Center Phase II 4//2010 - Award contract for Building 10 F Wing renovations

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Begin repairing electrical vaults.

Complete By: 2009-06-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Award contract for the construction of the Porter Neuroscience Research Center Phase II

Complete By: 2009-09-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Award contract for Building 10 F Wing Renovations.

Complete By: 2010-04-30

Energy Efficiency:
All projects will incorporate the requirements of the HHS Sustainable Buildings Implementation Plan dated December 2008. To monitor and ensure that energy and "green" building requirements are effectively incorporated into all of NIH's federal infrastructure investments funded by Recovery Act, NIH is documenting the specific project methodologies to be employed in the HHS Project Sustainable Buildings Checklist. This Sustainability tracking tool is a requirement of the HHS Form 300 - Facility Project Approval Agreement, which is required for projects which fall above given cost thresholds. NIH will be using the Sustainable Buildings Checklist even for projects which fall below the FPAA thresholds to document features which are to be evaluated for lifecycle cost effectiveness. Use of this Checklist also documents compliance with Executive Order 13423, EPAct 2005, and the EISA2007. The NIH operates mainly energy intensive facilities which have no industry baseline so we are working closely with USGBC and Labs 21 on the most appropriate strategies.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Other Private Institution/Organization
• Other Public Institutions/Organizations
• Small Business (Less Than 500 Employees)
• Minority Group

• Builder/Contractor/Developer
• Engineer/Architect
• Minority Group

Measures

Agency Name: National Endowment for the Arts

Program Purpose:
The purpose of the National Endowment for the Arts Recovery Act funding is to preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector.

Public Benefits:
Job preservation in the nonprofit arts sector benefits the individuals receiving salary or fee support and their employing organizations. As these grantee organizations maintain their ability to provide valued services and serve the public, the communities in which they are located ultimately benefit as well by having a more robust arts environment that in turn contributes positively to the local economy. This is a highly focused program; funding is restricted specifically to job preservation.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Funds available for programming will be divided, as required by the Recovery Act, in a manner similar to current NEA practice: * 60 percent for grants awarded directly by the NEA, on a competitive basis, to non-profit arts and related organizations. * 40 percent to State arts agencies and regional arts organizations for subgranting through competitive and qualitative review. For the 60 percent (approximately $30 million) available for competitive grants: The Arts Endowment will competitively award one-time, non-matching grants of $25,000 or $50,000 to nonprofit arts and related organizations. It will also award one-time, non-matching grants of $100,000 or $250,000 to designated governmental local arts agencies, eligible to subgrant, for their subgranting programs. In order to be eligible, an organization must have received an NEA grant within the previous four years. Eligible projects are limited to the following: * Salary support (including fringe benefits), full or partial, for one or more positions that are critical to an organization's artistic mission and that are in jeopardy or have been eliminated as a result of the current economic climate. * Fees for previously engaged artists and/or other contractual personnel to maintain or expand the period during which such persons would be engaged. Applicant organizations may seek support for a single position, multiple positions, a single contractor, multiple contractual personnel, or any combination thereof. For organizations eligible to subgrant, a portion of the funds may also be used to cover the costs of implementing the subgranting program. For the 40 percent (approximately $20 million) available for State arts agencies (SAAs) and regional arts organizations (RAOs): The Arts Endowment will award one-time, non-matching grants ranging from $25,000 to approximately $500,000 to the 56 State and jurisdictional arts agencies. In addition, the Agency will award one-time, non-matching grants ranging from approximately $385,000 to $590,000 to the six regional arts organizations of the State arts agencies. Grant amounts were determined using current Partnership award processes that factor in both equal shares (as called for in the NEA's authorizing legislation) and population. Funds to the SAAs and RAOs must be used for subgranting to eligible nonprofit organizations in their State or region. These special, one-time, non-matching subgrants must be used for salary support or fees for artists or other contractual personnel consistent with the requirements detailed in the bullets for the 60 percent for competitive grants above. SAAs and RAOs may use up to $50,000 of the NEA grant funds for their own positions and/or for the administration of the subgranting program.

Review Process:
The Arts Endowment provides regular monitoring of all of its grants, including those that will be awarded using Recovery Act funds. Each grantee is required to submit a Progress Report at the point that its request for payment exceeds two-thirds of the total grant amount. Organizations receiving funds for salary support are asked to maintain time and effort reports where each affected employee keeps track on a regular basis (at least monthly) of the percentage of their time expended on an NEA grant. Grantees also are required to maintain copies of all contracts and related documents that they execute in connection with an NEA grant. The NEA's Grants & Contracts Office will conduct random samplings of Recovery Act grantees to verify compliance with these requirements. As required by OMB, all Recovery Act grantees will provide quarterly reports to a central Government-wide portal no later than 10 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter during their grant period. In addition, all grantees are required to submit a Final Federal Financial Report no later than 90 days following the end of their grant period. With appropriate access, the NEA will monitor the above reports to assure that projects are being carried out in accordance with the purposes of the Recovery Act and in compliance with the NEA's General Terms and Conditions. Through this monitoring, the NEA will be able to identify any cases of risk, and will work with grantees to rectify problematic situations. However, as eligible applicants were limited to previous grantees that have been vetted through the NEA's rigorous review system and have demonstrated the ability to manage Federal funds appropriately, the Arts Endowment anticipates that the risk of low performance against the program objectives will be minimal. In addition, the NEA's Office of Inspector General will be conducting random samplings of Recovery Act grantees. The Inspector General will examine compliance with applicable requirements at the pre-award stage, during the grant period, and after the period of support has ended.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The Arts Endowment intends to make both programmatic and financial information on its grant awards and on the jobs preserved fully available to the public. Interested parties should regularly check the "Recovery" section of the NEA Web site at http://www.arts.gov/recovery for the most up-to-date information on all aspects of the NEA's Recovery Act programming, including the Agency-wide and Program-Specific Implementation Plans. Weekly Financial and Activity Reports that track Recovery Act obligations and disbursements, as well as major Agency actions taken in support of Recovery Act programs, appear regularly. As Recovery Act grants are obligated, grant listings appear there as well. The NEA will also provide Recovery Act funding information for the USASpending.gov and Recovery.gov sites. Finally, the quarterly reports that are required of all Recovery Act grantees will be provided electronically to a central Government-wide portal and made available to the public on Recovery.gov. The NEA Acting Chairman has designated Robert Frankel, NEA Acting Deputy Chairman for Grants & Awards, and Larry Baden, NEA Deputy Chairman for Management & Budget, as the co-leads and designated Agency officials for this program. In addition, the following has occurred: * Designated senior staff consults regularly to track actions required to implement the Recovery Act and to assign responsibilities. * A weekly meeting of key affected Agency staff has been implemented to provide for regular updates on the status of plans and actions. * An intra-Agency work group has been established to assist with the application processing and grant award, monitoring, and payment components of the program. * A new part-time, temporary position was allocated to, and has been filled by, the Grants & Contracts Office for an individual who will work exclusively on Recovery Act grants. * A new position was allocated to the NEA Office of Inspector General to enable the Agency to recruit for an employee who will focus on the NEA and grantee implementation of the Recovery Act. * A weekly meeting is held with the Inspector General to advise on progress and respond to any questions.

Schedule and Milestones:
For the 60 percent available for competitive grants: Program development: February/March 2009 Guidelines posted: March 2, 2009 Application deadline: April 2, 2009 Application review: April/May 2009 National Council on the Arts review and approval: June 26, 2009 Final decision by NEA Chairman or Acting Chairman: June 26, 2009 Grants awarded: July - September, 2009 Earliest project start date: July 1, 2009 Grantees' project periods: Generally, up to one year Quarterly reporting by grantees: No later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter Recovery Act funding is received Final Federal Financial reporting by grantees: No later than 90 days after project end date For the 40 percent available for State arts agencies and regional arts organizations: Program development February/March 2009 Guidelines posted March 2, 2009 Application deadline March 13, 2009 Application review March 25, 2009 National Council on the Arts review and approval March 27, 2009 Final decision by NEA Acting Chairman March 27, 2009 Grants awarded April - May, 2009 Earliest project start date April 1, 2009 SAAs/RAOs' project periods Generally, up to two years Quarterly reporting by awardees No later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter Recovery Act funding is received Final Federal Financial reporting by awardees No later than 90 days after project end date

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: All grants obligated.

Complete By: 2009-09-01

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Quarterly reporting by grantees begins.

Complete By: 2009-10-10

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: All final reports submitted by grantees.

Complete By: 2011-09-30

Energy Efficiency:
Due to the limited and focused nature of the Arts Endowment's Recovery Act grants, compliance with energy efficiency and green building requirements is not applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Local
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Government
• Interstate
• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• State
• Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Other Public Institutions/Organizations
• Native American Organization

• Local
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Native American Organization
• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Artist/Humanist
• State
• Quasi-Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Transportation

Program Purpose:
Under this new program, grants are awarded for transportation projects (including highway, transit, rail and ports) that will contribute to near-term economic recovery and job creation, maximization of long-term economic benefits and impacts on the Nation, a region, or a metropolitan area, and assistance for those most affected by the current economic downturn. DOT will determine how to allocate funds among projects and across modes based on the selection criteria described in the solicitation.

Public Benefits:
Depending on the projects selected for funding, public benefits are expected to include: (1) improved condition of existing transportation facilities and systems; (2) long-term growth in employment, production or other high-value economic activity; (3) improved livability of communities; (4) improved energy efficiency, reduced dependence on oil and reduced greenhouse gas emissions; (5) reduced adverse impacts of transportation on the natural environment; (6) reduced number, rate and consequences of surface transportation-related crashes, injuries and fatalities; (7) greater use of innovative technology and innovative approaches; (8) greater collaboration among traditional and non-traditional stakeholders; or (9) greater integration of transportation decision making with decision making by other public agencies.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
This program is for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure. Projects that are eligible for grants include, but are not limited to: (1) highway or bridge projects; (2) public transportation projects; (3) passenger and freight rail transportation projects; and (4) port infrastructure investments, including projects that connect ports to other modes of transportation and improve the efficiency of freight movement.

Review Process:
In order to properly implement and oversee this new grant program, the Office of the Secretary has established a team charged with meeting all of the Recovery Act requirements and ensuring that the program is built upon merit-based and transparent criteria. The Office of the Secretary also currently plans to (i) partner with the relevant DOT modal administrations that have existing expertise or experience administering and overseeing similar grant programs, and (ii) acquire new personnel, or provide training to existing personnel, to ensure that the Department is properly administering this program and that funds are being spent quickly and wisely. Furthermore, the Office of the Secretary is participating in Department-wide Recovery Act-related risk assessment and management process to assess, evaluate, and address risks, including those related to the Recovery Act reporting requirements and the reallocation of unused funds.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The program is working with representatives from throughout DOT to determine the best way to collect and validate project-level data for Recovery Act programs. The selection criteria established for this program are merit-based to help ensure responsible spending. Timing and nature of reviews of project and program performance are yet to be determined. However, department-wide performance management approaches will incorporate Recovery Act objectives to hold Program Managers accountable for meeting the goals and objectives of the Recovery Act. To hold Primary and Secondary Recipients accountable for meeting the goals and objectives of the Act, grant administration procedures will incorporate Recovery Act requirements, including plans for identifying unused funds for reallocation to other eligible projects. The Office of the Secretary expects technical representatives and project management oversight teams to be in frequent contact with grant recipients. Oversight and management teams will likely include representatives from the Office of the Secretary and from the relevant DOT modal administrations. The website for this program will be available shortly by link from the DOT Recovery Act website, at http://www.dot.gov/recovery/. DOT is considering additional opportunities to communicate with the public and stakeholders to ensure transparency in process and results and engage in two-way communication.

Schedule and Milestones:

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Request for Applications: Determination of project selection criteria and publication of solicitation of applications.

Complete By: 2009-05-15

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Deadline for receipt of grant applications: DOT receives and begins evaluation of proposals (120 days from date of publication of solicitation).

Complete By: 2009-09-12

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Deadline for announcement of all projects to be funded under the program. Completion of evaluation of all applications received by the DOT and selection of projects for funding.

Complete By: 2010-02-17

Energy Efficiency:
One of the key selection criteria identified for this program is improved energy efficiency, reduced dependence on foreign oil, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and reduced environmental impacts.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Program Purpose:
To accomplish its science and technical missions, NASA relies on the availability of core institutional services. The goal of the Institutional Investments Program is to strategically invest funds to assure availability of critical facilities and meet Agency infrastructure needs for the safe and efficient conduct of agency missions. Recovery funds will be used to sustain NASA critical infrastructure by repairing the Johnson Space Center facilities damaged during Hurricane Ike in September 2008.

Public Benefits:
Recovery Act funds for Institutional Investments Program will assure that key infrastructure capabilities are available for the conduct of NASA’s mission and will create jobs. Maintaining the ability to effectively and efficiently conduct NASA’s programs, by having key infrastructure available, ensures public funds are well spent, and that scientific and engineering knowledge from programs can be transferred to the public sector. Institutional Investments funds the critical infrastructure investments required at all NASA installations to ensure employees can safely and efficiently conduct the agency's missions. Institutional Investments funding ensures that NASA's facilities and field installations meet the Agency's infrastructure needs in a safe, secure, and environmentally sound manner. Activities implement sustainable design practices, and support compliance with state and national environmental laws and initiatives outlined under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The facilities being repaired with Institutional Investments funding at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, are crucial to NASA’s human spaceflight missions. These missions include but are not limited to flyout of the Space Shuttle Program, completion of assembly of the International Space Station, operation and utilization of the ISS, implementation of the Constellation Program including the Orion Project and support for Commercial Crew & Cargo Program. Information about this program is available to the public in the following ways: 1. Plans are available at the NASA.gov/recovery website 2. Solicitations and other procurement information is available at FedBizOps.gov 3. Performance information reported by the recipients will be available at www.recovery.gov

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The activities involve construction work including repair of roofs and loggia on several dozen buildings at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. They also include replacement of leaking windows; waterproofing of exterior building walls; repair of street, parking lot and sidewalk lights; reconstruction of a hangar at Ellington field and safing of a barge dock on Clear Lake. The hurricane damage was extensive and urgent repairs were undertaken in Phase I. Phase I included the work that was most immediate, and is underway. Phase II of the program addresses the repair effort. For more information, go to http://www.nasa.gov/recovery/agency-plans/acquisition/cas.html The Recovery funds for the Cross-Agency Support: Institutional Investments Program add $50 million for repair of buildings at Johnson Space Center damaged by Hurricane Ike in September 2008. NASA grouped the repair activities in a manner that balanced, to the maximum extent practicable, competition and small business participation. NASA created a total of nine work packages (repair activities of similar kind, area or operation) that will be managed to the same schedule, and subject to NASA’s standard processes and procedures for construction of facilities.

Review Process:
NASA uses multiple methods, processes, and entities for monitoring and evaluating its performance. These same processes and procedures will be used for activities funded under the Recovery Act. NASA’s programs are assessed for relevance, quality, and performance. A relevance review assures alignment with national priorities; alignment with the NASA Strategic Plan; impact on related fields of research or technology; and alignment with “customer” (users of NASA data, research results, etc.) needs. Determining quality is generally prospective and assures “best value” for an investment, using peer review processes. Performance reviews evaluate whether a program is on track to meet its baseline performance commitments (cost, schedule, science/technical deliverable). Responsibility for program and project management and their control mechanisms (NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7120 series)*, institutional management (NPR 8500 series)*, and financial management (NPR 9010 and 9120 series)*, occurs at all management levels of the Agency. NASA's management monitors different aspects of program or institutional performance, at the highest Agency levels, and uses a rigorous structure of program and management reviews for Agency-level decisions. To continue through each phase of development, programs must demonstrate, on an on-going basis and at key life cycle junctures, an ability to manage in a manner that produces identifiable results, and must document performance against previously defined commitments including multi-year outputs, annual performance goals, milestones and other metrics, as appropriate. NASA internally monitors performance through monthly and quarterly reviews, at each management level. At the senior management level, program reviews, accompanied by an independent (internal) assessment, occur across all mission areas (aeronautics, science, space operations and exploration systems), with an in-depth review each quarter rotating among the mission organizations. Senior management also reviews institutional data (finance, human capital, acquisition, infrastructure), and aggregated Agency measures and metrics, e.g., safety, cross-cutting technical and non-technical issues. The data reviewed, and the accompanying analysis, allows the Agency to focus on, and proactively address, issues that could lead to not achieving desired performance goals. Specifically, standard NASA construction-of-facilities processes and procedures are defined in NASA Procedural Document (NPD) 7120.7 (NASA Information Technology and Institutional Infrastructure Program and Project Management Requirements) and the facilities program as described in NPR 8820.2F (Facilities Project Requirements). Each construction activity will be monitored and desired progress evaluated through: periodic reports of project conditions and activities including safety related information from the construction contractor. Each SOW will also have defined metrics including where appropriate a schedule of values that will be used as the basis for reviewing and approving monthly progress payments to the contractor. Ensuring high quality of project work is also emphasized and included in SOW requirements to the contractor. As work progresses, the contractor receives regular quality assurance inspections from the project team, including documentation reviews, previews of materials and methods prior to installation, and physical inspections. *The NASA Online Directives Information System Library, ensures access by NASA employees and contractors to the most current documentation.

Cost & Performance Plan:
NASA currently utilizes multiple methods to assure transparency and accountability, and will apply these standard processes and procedures to activities supported by Recovery Act funds. The principle of transparency is applied to program and fund allocation planning methods, and in reporting, both internal and external to the Agency, of progress toward the resultant plans. NASA requires accountability at all levels of management and from all of its cost-sharing and non-cost sharing partners, contractors, and grantees for the timely delivery and quality of products. As explained in detail in the Monitoring and Evaluation Section of this Program Plan, NASA will employ multiple methods of review and evaluation of progress toward the goals of this Program Plan. These reviews will assure that funds are being utilized as intended and are delivering on their committed objectives. Managers at all levels will be held accountable both via review of their progress and individual performance plans. At NASA, all employee performance plans for Federal managers include elements tied to the program plans for which they are responsible. Project specific milestones and invoices will be monitored to evaluate project risk. Contractors are held accountable for the timely delivery, completion and quality of products. Contractor and government accounting systems are audited periodically to ensure compliance with government standards. NASA cooperates with the Government Accountability Office and the NASA Office of Inspector General through various engagements and audits that monitor specific issues that could impact NASA missions and programs. To assure transparency and accountability to the public and its key stakeholders, NASA will post its current plans, and outline any revisions to previous versions on the Agency Recovery Act website. Information will be available on key events, the status of on-going activities, outcomes of Inspector General Audits and the accomplishment of and performance toward, annual and long-term Recovery Program goals. Web links will be provided, where applicable to posted solicitations, awards, and grantee performance, among other relevant information. For this and other important information on NASA implementation of the Recovery Act, see http://www.nasa.gov/recovery/.

Schedule and Milestones:
Schedules for all nine work packages have been developed. A work package is a discrete amount of planned activity and may be performed by different providers and on different timeframes. Summary-level major milestones are detailed below. This project plan along with other information related to Institutional Investments for Cross-Agency Support (CAS) activities is available on the NASA/Recovery website at http://www.nasa.gov/recovery/agency-plans/acquisition/cas.html

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Solicitations Issued

Complete By: 2009-05-09

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Contracts Awarded

Complete By: 2009-07-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Construction Complete

Complete By: 2010-09-30

Energy Efficiency:
NASA uses best practices of sustainable design, maintainable design, building commissioning, and safety and security are incorporated, to the maximum extent possible, into the planning and execution of facility projects. NASA Facility Project Managers ensure project designs take into account the energy demands, intended use, occupancy, operations, plug loads, and design to earn the ENERGY STAR targets for new construction and major renovation where applicable. ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy to help save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices (http://www.energystar.gov/). NASA Facility Project Managers are also responsible for ensuring compliance with Executive Order (EO) 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management. For major renovations, NASA is aiming to reduce the energy cost budget by 20 percent from pre-renovations 2003 baseline. The majority of the work for the Cross Agency Support Program consists of repairs and replacements to roofs. Analyses performed by an independent engineering firm on the proposed construction methods for the roofing projects, has certified that the roof construction of those buildings assessed will meet the energy reduction goals of Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Executive Order 13423, and the requirements set by ASHREA 90.1-2004. The assessments projected energy reductions NASA has adopted the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) as its performance measure for sustainable development (http://www.usgbc.org). LEED provides a structure for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, and operations. It is NASA policy that all new construction and major building renovation projects meet the minimum LEED Silver rating.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Profit Organization
• Small Business (Less Than 500 Employees)

• Builder/Contractor/Developer
• Engineer/Architect

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Transportation

Program Purpose:
The objectives of this program are twofold. In the long-term, the program aims to build an efficient, high speed passenger rail network connecting major population centers 100 to 600 miles apart. In the near-term, the program will begin to lay the foundation for this modernized transportation system by upgrading the reliability and service of conventional intercity passenger rail.

Public Benefits:
This program benefits the public in a number of ways. First and foremost, high speed rail provides a cost-effective and efficient alternative to air and automobile travel, particularly for distances of 600 miles or less. High-speed rail can improve travel options by increasing access to underserved communities and interconnecting communities who are already served by rail. Rail is also one of the most energy efficient modes of transportation, with a number of environmental benefits. For example, by utilizing electric and clean diesel power technologies, rail can result in lower pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions per passenger-mile than other modes of travel. The construction of a high-speed rail network is also expected to support the United States economy by revitalizing related domestic production and service industries.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Projects under this program will support the development of intercity high speed rail service; including high speed rail corridor development. Individual projects will include the acquisition, construction of or improvements to infrastructure, facilities and equipment. Corridor development projects will develop entire phases of geographic sections of high-speed rail corridors that have already completed corridor plans and environmental studies.

Review Process:
These risks will be mitigated through a comprehensive risk management strategy. First, FRA will publish detailed guidance setting forth for prospective applicants strategies for mitigating these risks that should be incorporated into applications (such as reaching partnership agreements with private railroads and establishing multi-State partnerships). Second, per the authorizing statute for this program, FRA will require detailed project management plans as part of all major project grants. Third, for high-value, higher-risk project proposals, FRA will administer program funding through cooperative agreements with applicants, which will allow for oversight and Federal participation at a level greater than that associated with standard grant agreements. Fourth, FRA will assign Project Management Oversight teams to all grantees, which will conduct detailed technical, legal, and financial oversight of all projects.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Once the program is underway, contractor progress will be reviewed at least quarterly. However, for projects under the High Speed Rail Corridor Development milestone, monthly reviews will more than likely be performed. The contractor will be responsible for reporting cost and scheduling information required to measure the program's progress. Given the nature of the program, grant technical representatives and project management oversight teams will be in frequent contact with recipients. For simple projects, such communications may take the form of quarterly status teleconferences and annual site visits, while complex corridor development programs may be assigned dedicated FRA staff or contractor resources to work with the recipient on-site. FRA intends to hold regional outreach meetings to solicit stakeholder and public input into the development of the program interim guidance. FRA will also utilize its website as a comprehensive source of information regarding program requirements and performance.

Schedule and Milestones:
With a strategic plan in place, the High Speed Rail program's next deliverable is interim guidance to applicants covering grant terms, conditions, and procedures. There will be three types of projects to be awarded: projects, corridor programs, and planning. Projects will include grants to benefit existing infrastructure, facilities and equipment. Corridor programs will include cooperative agreeements to develop entire segments or phases of corridor programs. And planning programs will use cooperative agreements to provide States with an opportunity to prepare themselves for future year related funding.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Publication of Program Interim Guidance Per Recovery Act requirements, the Federal Railroad Administration will publish guidance detailing application requirements, solicitation and funding schedules, evaluation criteria, and technical standards.

Complete By: 2009-05-02

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: First Solicitation Round for Project and Corridor Development Program Applications Initiate first round application process for the two funding tracks

Complete By: 2009-06-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Selection of first round project applications Award grants for construction and/or design and engineering of individual capital improvement projects.

Complete By: 2009-10-30

Energy Efficiency:
Although no specific standards are anticipated, energy effiency, green building approaches, and overall environmental benefits will be incorporated into the application evaluation criteria.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Transportation

Program Purpose:
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is positioned to administer the Highway Infrastructure Investment portion of the Recovery Act; in particular, the goal to "invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide longer term economic benefits." Recovery Act funds will augment current investments from the Highway Trust Fund and enable states, regional and local governments to accelerate to completion a number of projects planned or now underway.

Public Benefits:
The Recovery Act will fund Highway Infrastructure projects with longer-term societal and economic benefits. The Federal (Federal-Aid and Federal Land) Highway Program addresses a number of societal concerns such as increased demand for system capacity to meet the expanding movement of goods and people, maintaining an aging infrastructure, the continuing need to improve highway safety and security, and the costly burden of traffic congestion. Most of the Recovery Act project funds are being used to maintain and improve pavement condition, which should reduce wear and tear on vehicles and lower operating costs for drivers. The Federal Highway program also ensures a connected system of roads that serve interstate, regional, and national needs. No other Federal program addresses this purpose. In addition, the Federal Lands Highway program provides for the management and oversight of roads on public lands and Indian reservations.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The types of improvements that are being funded include new construction and/or reconstruction of roadways, roadway maintenance including the 4 Rs (resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, and relocation), bridge replacement or rehabilitation, and safety improvements. Many of the projects are already ready to be let for bid and/or under contract as soon as Recovery Act funds are available. As of May 12, 2009 the following dollar amounts (and their percentages relative to the total amount of funds obligated) were the following: Project Type Obligations % Total Transportation Enhancements $84,127,58 0.8% Safety/Traffic Management $602,271,98 5.8% Pavement Widening $1,652,992,653 15.9% Pavement Improvement $5,976,934,447 57.5% Other $215,134,369 2.1% New Construction $585,020,281 5.6% New Bridge Construction $252,729,615 2.4% Bridge Replacement $594,946,031 5.7% Bridge Improvement $422,296,809 4.1% TOTAL $10,386,453,780 Based on prior experiences, the relative percentages are expected to remain consistent as the remaining 60 percent of available funds are obligated and expensed. Additionally major projects funded in whole or part with Recovery Act funds include adding additional High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in California ($189 million), new bridge construction in Florida and Connecticut ($127 million and $72 million, respectively) and major road rehabilitation projects in New Jersey (Route 295, $81 million), Kansas (U.S. 69 Corridor in Overland Park, $62 million) and New York (Route 112 in Brookhaven, $49 million).

Review Process:
FHWA Division Offices will assess Recovery Act risks and vulnerabilities specific to their State and local programs and implement a risk management plan to mitigate these risks. The Federal-Aid Highway program is a federally assisted State-administered partnership between FHWA and the States. Section 106 of Title 23, United States Code, requires FHWA and each State enter into an agreement documenting the extent to which the State assumes the responsibilities under Title 23, and that FHWA establishes an oversight program to monitor the effectiveness and efficient use of funds authorized under Title 23. These stewardship agreements document the various approaches for handling project delegation and oversight, including program reviews, performance measures, risk assessments, and financial review. The stewardship agreements provide the framework critical to effectively managing Recovery Act risks in each State. FHWA will use site visits and analysis to increase monitoring and review of Recovery Act projects at the national level to ensure compliance with Federal requirements and minimize the potential for fraud, waste, and abuse. This level of national oversight is a new strategy for FHWA and has been developed explicitly to address the Recovery Act. The purpose of these reviews is to provide an independent evaluation of State processes and procedures along with project-level verification to ensure compliance with Federal requirements. These reviews will augment the Agency's oversight role in relation to the increased risks posed by the large amount of funding and expedited timeframes. Any process or project-level concerns will be referred to the Division Office for resolution as appropriate unless national trends warrant further attention. FHWA has established monthly collection of direct employment data from States and other FHWA grant recipients. In addition, as part of the reviews and oversight of State compliance with the Recovery Act, FHWA will monitor performance metrics identified in the Risk Management Plan. The newly reported data and information, when correlated to financial data from existing systems at the national level, will allow us to conduct analysis in high-risk areas that were previously impossible. This analysis may provide insights to further strengthen our program and project oversight efforts and allow us to identify and address emerging vulnerabilities.

Cost & Performance Plan:
FHWA will provide outreach, seminars, and lessons learned at the National and Division (State) level to respond to risks associated with the Recovery Act program, audits, and known vulnerabilities, especially Local Public Agency (LPA) oversight, fraud prevention, and the DBE program. Since much of the work to improve performance in these areas started before the Recovery Act, FHWA is in a good position to address these known vulnerabilities. Recovery Act implementation can provide both the focus and sense of urgency to implement planned improvements and provide needed training. This communication and education strategy will prepare our partners and stakeholders to implement the Recovery Act expeditiously, while minimizing the identified risks. FHWA has established a Recovery Act web page to assist all FHWA partners and stakeholders in implementing the Act as expeditiously as possible. FHWA offices will include Recovery Act activities in their FY 2009-2010 unit performance plans. FHWA uses corrective action plans to actively monitor and track through completion findings identified in external and internal audits and reviews. Program managers and other employees at FHWA will be held accountable by supervisors for meeting Recovery Act-specific goals through existing review processes.

Schedule and Milestones:
1.Release Available Funds - March 2009 2. Develop a Risk Management Plan - April 2009 3. Award On the Job Training and Ferry Boat Grants - May 2009 4. Recovery Act Rescission - February 2010 5. Obligations of Recovery Act funds must be made - September 2010

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Milestone - Release Available Funds

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Milestone - Initial Deadline for States to Obligate or Commit all Recovery Act Funds

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Obligations of Recovery Act Funds Completed

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
Recovery Act funds will help to reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency in the following ways: improving traffic flow, thereby reducing vehicle idling and stop-and-start driving conditions that are associated with higher levels of emissions; encouraging changes in travel behavior that reduce motor vehicle miles traveled (such as shifts to ridesharing, bicycling, or walking); and using technologies to reduce the rate of emissions.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Discretionary)

Recipient Applicant Type:

• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• State

• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Builder/Contractor/Developer
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Anyone/General Public

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• State
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments

• Builder/Contractor/Developer
• State
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Anyone/General Public

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
Through the Centers for Independent Living (CIL) program, the ARRA provides additional support to centers for independent living to improve and expand independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities, especially in unserved and underserved geographic areas, to maximize their leadership, empowerment, independence, and productivity, and to promote the integration and full inclusion of individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of American society.

Public Benefits:
Expected public benefits from the ARRA funds invested in the CIL program include: (1) improved and expanded provision of independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities;(2) increased number of consumers served, especially from populations that are unserved or underserved; (3) enhanced capacity of CIL grantees to meet the independent living needs of individuals with disabilities; (4) increased numbers of individuals with significant disabilities who are able to live in integrated community settings, as a result of independent living services provided with ARRA funds; (5) more students with disabilities who are able to transition easily from secondary education to postsecondary education, employment, and independent living, as a result of independent living services; and (6) increased employment opportunities and economic benefits for individuals with significant disabilities consistent with the goals and objectives established by these consumers.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Grantees provide independent living services based on the goals of individuals with significant disabilities served by each center. ARRA funds can be used to provide the independent living services authorized under the program statute, including the core independent living services of information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, and systems and individual advocacy, as well as services listed in 34 CFR 364.4. The Department has identified the following examples of specific projects that grantees might consider to achieve the objectives of the ARRA: (1) designing or identifying and providing services to additional individuals who wish to transition from nursing homes to their communities; (2) creating more efficient and effective ways of increasing IL services to students with disabilities transitioning from school to employment and independent living; (3) building long-term capacity by improving the technological core of the CIL, including, but not limited to, purchasing equipment, improving connections, and obtaining software in order to better serve consumers; (4) training current staff in effective ways of providing assistive technology to consumers; (5) training current staff on how to serve unserved and underserved populations, including minority groups and urban and rural populations; (6) expanding information and referral and advocacy services to address the needs of consumers who were laid off and may need assistance obtaining services or assistive technology previously provided through an employer; and (7) providing professional development opportunities that have both short-term and long-term benefits to CIL staff.

Review Process:
The Department is required to conduct periodic on-site reviews of CIL grantees. The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) uses these on-site reviews and annual performance data submitted by grantees in response to the Section 704 reporting requirements to identify and correct program weaknesses. RSA will continue to use the findings from these on-site reviews to identify management and performance issues and develop training and technical assistance to address them.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Grantees under the CIL program are required to submit annual performance reports and fiscal data. Grantees will report on: the performance measures established under the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA); the statutory reporting requirements in Title VII, Chapter 1, Part C of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and compliance with statutory standards and indicators. Performance data for grantees are available online through the RSA Management Information System (http://rsamis.ed.gov/choose.cfm). Using the "Quick Table" link, you can select "CIL Performance Summary" and then select any grantee to compare the performance of that grantee on an indicator to the performance of similar grantees within its performance cluster. Projects funded with ARRA funds will also provide quarterly reports as required by section 1512 of the ARRA.

Schedule and Milestones:
1) The Department will hold teleconferences with the Designated State Unit (DSU) and State Independent Living Council (SILC) to discuss distribution of additional funds available under the ARRA for the CIL program. 2) If States need to make significant changes to their State Plans for Independent Living (SPIL) to reflect how the additional funds under the ARRA will be used, they will be required to submit SPIL amendments that comply with all Department regulations. These include the joint development of the SPIL by the DSU and SILC and public hearing requirements. Although ARRA CIL program funds cannot be released until any necessary SPIL amendment is made, the Department will conduct a timely review of any SPIL amendments. 3) If new centers for independent living will be established using ARRA funds, the Department will issue a notice inviting applications for a competition for discretionary grants and award new grants. Once the determination has been made about whether or not new centers should be established, existing centers may be able to receive supplemental funding to expand their provision of independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities residing in unserved or underserved geographic areas within the center's existing service area.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department will hold teleconferences with the Designated State Unit (DSU) and State Independent Living Council (SILC) to discuss distribution of additional funds available under the ARRA for the CIL program.

Complete By: 2009-06-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: If States need to make significant changes to their State Plans for Independent Living (SPIL) to reflect how the additional funds under the ARRA will be used, they will be required to submit SPIL amendments that comply with all Department regulations. These include the joint development of the SPIL by the DSU and SILC and public hearing requirements. Although ARRA CIL program funds cannot be released until any necessary SPIL amendment is made, the Department will conduct a timely review of any SPIL amendments.

Complete By: 2009-08-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: If new centers for independent living will be established using ARRA funds, the Department will issue a notice inviting applications for a competition for discretionary grants and award new grants. Once the determination has been made about whether or not new centers should be established, existing centers may be able to receive supplemental funding to expand their provision of independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities residing in unserved or underserved geographic areas within the center's existing service area.

Complete By: 2009-11-30

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

• Persons with Disabilities

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Transportation

Program Purpose:
The purpose of the grants is to make capital and infrastructure improvements at small shipyards that facilitate the efficiency, cost-effectiveness and quality of domestic ship construction, conversion, or repair for commercial and federal government use. The grants cover a maximum of 75-percent of the estimated cost of improvements. The companies are responsible for the remainder.

Public Benefits:
Expansion of small shipyard capabilities contributes to job-creation and marine transportation system capacity. For example, funding may be awarded to eligible applicants for training programs to advance shipbuilding technical skills or for capital investments to increase operating productivity.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The grants will be used to make capital and infrastructure improvements. Also, grant funds may also be used for maritime training programs to foster technical skills and operational productivity in communities whose economies are related to or dependent upon the maritime industry.

Review Process:
The applicant may not be able to fully fund the 25 percent they are required to pay prior to payment of any federal funds for a project. In this regard, if the Administrator of the Maritime Administration determines that a proposed project merits support and cannot be undertaken without a higher percentage of Federal financial assistance, the Administrator may award a grant for such project with a lesser matching requirement of 25 percent of the project cost. Unless waived for good cause, the awardees' matching requirement must be paid prior to payment of any federal funds for the project. Grantees are required to submit a monthly report to the program manager within the Maritime Administration. The grantee will be required to provide the detailed project progress, along with their request for reimbursement as expenses are paid out.

Cost & Performance Plan:
First project Performance Progress Reports will be due on September 30, 2009. 1Q project Performance Progress Reports will be due on December 31, 2009. 2Q project Performance Progress Reports will be due on March 31, 2010. 3Q project Performance Progress Reports will be due on June 30, 2010. 4Q project Performance Progress Reports will be due on September 30, 2010. Funds will be obligated by August 17, 2009. Final project Performance Progress reports will be completed by August 17, 2010. http://www.marad.dot.gov/about_us_landing_page/marad_recovery_act/recovery.htm

Schedule and Milestones:

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Assistance to Small Shipyards Recovery Act grants program details issued in the Federal Register.

Complete By: 2009-03-04

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: All eligible applications requesting Recovery Act grants received.

Complete By: 2009-04-20

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: All grants awarded.

Complete By: 2009-08-17

Energy Efficiency:
This does not apply to the program.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Transportation

Program Purpose:
FAA's facilities and equipment program finances major capital investments related to modernizing and improving air traffic control and airway facilities, equipment, and systems. The F&E appropriation provides funds to establish, replace, relocate, or improve air navigation facilities and equipment and aviation safety systems based on their operational uses.

Public Benefits:
To provide needed power systems, facility construction, and refurbishments that will improve the function and condition of FAA facilities. In addition, new jobs and the preservation of existing jobs will occur from the construction work that will be undertaken to accomplish the planned facility projects.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Recovery funds will support power system upgrades ($50,000,000), air route traffic control centers ($50,000,000), airport traffic control towers ($80,000,000) and navigation and landing equipment ($20,000,000). The en route traffic control center program will consist of 25 construction projects that will contribute to refurbishing 18 centers that are 40+ years of age. The construction projects include: Exterior wall replacements, elevator replacements, roof replacement and parking lot expansion, and refurbishment of mechanical systems. The power systems program will implement replacement and upgrade construction projects at over 90 locations nationwide. The projects will include the installation of uninterruptible power supplies, power cable and breaker replacements, installation and upgrades for lightening protection, grounding and bonding, battery replacements, fuel storage tank replacement for engine generators, and installation and upgrade of engine generators. The air traffic control tower and terminal radar approach control facility program will construct 3 new tower facilities and modernize 3 tower facilities. The navigation and landing program will construct and install 4 airport lighting systems and 3 airport instrument landing systems, and will install replacement lamp monitoring systems at 10 runway sites. In addition, 574 heating ventilation and air conditioning system replacements in unmanned navigation and landing facilities will be implemented at 128 airport locations nationwide.

Review Process:
Scheduled review dates or frequency: Overall Program Review: Monthly Project Review: Biweekly Contractor Review: Monthly Contractor Performance: On site inspections as required. Performance elements to be reviewed: (1) Contractor compliance with contract requirements, (2) technical accomplishments, (3) Cost, (4) Schedule, (5) Job Creation and/or preservation, (6) resources, and (7) quality assurance. The program manager communicates with recipients through monthly program reviews, briefings, video conferences, telecoms, and e-mail. These communications are performed in consultation with the contracting officer. The scope can range from specific programmatic or technical issues to full program reviews. The frequency of program reviews is normally accomplished on a monthly basis. When problems exist that need attention, the frequency of communications can range from daily to weekly.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The program manager will communicate to the public via the FAA website http://www.faa.gov/recovery/. Transparency requirements will be met by providing the data required in section 1512 and 1609 reports. Other information is communicated through electronic, print, broadcast, such as the tiger collector system which has the benefit of allowing the public to engage in email questions and answers. Program Managers: Program Managers are held accountable through their annual performance plans which detail their expected performance. Failure to meet expectations has an adverse impact on potential pay increases. Primary Recipients: Contracting officers are responsible for ensuring that recipients comply with contract requirements. The contracting officer has the authority to order that outside audits be conducted in any contractual area. Acquisition Management System policy provides FAA the authority to terminate projects for non-compliance. Secondary Recipients: Secondary recipients are held accountable by the prime recipient, who is held accountable by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Schedule and Milestones:
March 2009-September 2010

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Facilities and equipment projects identified.

Complete By: 2009-03-31

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Spend plans and acquisition strategies finalized.

Complete By: 2009-03-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: The first individual contract is awarded for the ARRA program.

Complete By: 2009-05-01

Energy Efficiency:
Contract requirements will include provisions of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act that require energy and water conservation measures for federal buildings, facilities, or space. Portions of this act have been amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 that adopts the energy intensity goals of Executive Order 13423 beginning in year 2008. It provides for enhanced building standards, lighting, water, and energy usage goals. Contract requirements will also include the provisions of Executive Order 13221, Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices that requires the agency to purchase commercial products that use no more than one watt in their external or internal standby power devices or functions. The contracting officer is responsible for ensuring that all contract requirements are compiled with and has the authority to order audits to determine compliance with any or all contract requirements.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Other

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Non-Government - General (May Include 31 Through 40)

• Anyone/General Public
• Major Metropolis (over 250,000)

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
The program provides grants to SEAs on a formula basis to (1) improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in schools; (2) assist all students in becoming technologically literate by the end of eighth grade; and (3) encourage the effective integration of technology with teacher training and curriculum development in order to identify successful research-based instructional methods. The recovery funds will assist SEAs, LEAs, and schools in meeting these goals.

Public Benefits:
As the only large-scale Federal program that addresses hardware and technology training needs in classrooms, the Educational Technology State Grant funds can be used for a range of technology-related activities, including hardware purchases and professional development for teachers. The $650 million provided for Educational Technology through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is an unprecedented opportunity for States, LEAs, and schools to acquire new and emerging technologies, create new state-of-the-art learning environments, and offer new training and more support for teachers so that students acquire 21st century skills to compete in a global economy. Given that the ARRA funds constitute a large increment in Title II, Part D funding that will likely not be available at those levels beyond September 30, 2011, LEAs and schools should be especially thoughtful about how they use these funds to improve teaching and learning in eligible districts and schools. Under the program, the Department provides formula grant awards to SEAs based on their proportionate share of funding under ESEA Title I, Part A. Prior to receiving funding, States must have in place long-range educational technology plans. Each plan must include descriptions of, among other things:(1) the SEA's goals for using advanced technology to improve student academic achievement; (2) how the SEA will take steps to ensure that all teachers and students in the State have increased access to technology; and (3) the State's strategies for using technology to increase parental involvement. Each SEA must distribute at least 95 percent of its allocation to LEAs. Under the authorizing statute, the SEA uses 50 percent of the amount available to make competitive grants to high-need LEAs (defined as an LEA that (1) has among the highest rates of poverty in the State and (2) operates at least one school identified for improvement under Title I or has a substantial need for assistance in acquiring and using technology) or to partnerships that include at least one high-need LEA and at least one other entity with expertise in integrating technology effectively into curricula. In making competitive awards, an SEA must give priority to applications from LEAs that receive formula allocations too small to carry out the purposes of the program and must ensure that all awards are of sufficient size and duration to support the purposes of the program effectively. The SEAs distribute the remaining 50 percent to LEAs through a formula based on each LEA's share of funds under ESEA Title I, Part A. An SEA may also reserve up to 5 percent of its allocation for administrative expenses, including the costs of conducting the competition, and for State-level activities such as providing technical assistance to grantees and establishing or supporting public-private partnerships to acquire educational technology for high-need LEAs. In fiscal year 2006 appropriations act, Congress included language allowing States to award up to 100 percent of funds competitively. Congress has continued to provide this flexibility each year (including in fiscal year 2009), and it applies to the $650 million provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as well. Each LEA and eligible entity that receives funds under this program must use at least 25 percent of its funds to provide professional development. (This requirement applies to both formula and competitive grant funds.) The recipient must provide professional development in the integration of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies, into curricula and instruction and in using those technologies to create new learning environments. The remaining grant funds must be used to carry out other activities consistent with the purposes of the program and the district's local technology plan.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The Educational Technology State Grants program supports State, district, and school efforts to integrate technology into curricula with the goal of improving teaching and learning. LEAs, for example, use their funds to support a variety of activities, including: (1) professional development to promote the integration of technology into curricula and instruction; (2) public-private partnerships to increase students' and teachers' access to technology; (3) distance learning strategies that deliver academic courses and curricula to areas that otherwise would not have access to those courses and curricula; (4) purchasing effective curricula that use technology; (5) efforts to use technology to improve communication with parents; (6) the preparation of teachers to serve as technology experts in their schools; (7) acquiring and maintaining hardware, software, and connectivity linkages; (8) developing and implementing information technology courses; and (9) using technology to collect, manage, and analyze data. Further, an LEA must use at least 25 percent of any formula and competitive allocation it receives to support high-quality professional development on the integration of technology into curricula.

Review Process:
As with all Federal funds, States and LEAs are responsible for ensuring that the Title II, Part D, Subpart 1 recovery funds are used in accordance with the law. The Department will provide detailed program guidance and issue grant conditions to ensure that SEAs understand fully the program goals and purposes and the additional reporting requirements for the use of ARRA funds (anticipated timeframe- July 2009). The Department plans to provide technical assistance for States as they develop responses to the grant conditions (June-August, 2009). The Department also will review and provide feedback on the State plans during the early fall of 2009 and States will be asked to respond as necessary. Following approval of the State plans, the Department will initiate desk and virtual monitoring visits using a monitoring plan specific to the uses of the ARRA funds (fall, 2009). Based on findings from these initial monitoring calls, the Department will undertake a series of on-site monitoring visits that are coordinated with other School Improvement programs that have received funding under ARRA (initiated during the second quarter of FY 2010). Specifically, the Department's monitoring process will help to ensure that SEAs are in compliance with the following legislative requirements under Title II, Part D of ESEA: (1) State Technology Planning and Leadership Activities; (2) Fiscal Management of Title II, Part D Funding; (3) Use of State Set-Aside Funds; (4) Administration of Formula Grants, including Review of Local Technology Plans; (5) Administration of Competitive Funds; (6) Sub-recipient Monitoring and Technical Assistance; (7) Services to Students and Teachers in Non-Public Schools; (8) Data Collection Related to Title II, Part D GPRA Measures; and (9) State Evaluation of Sub-grantee Performance. Within the context of these requirements, the Department will conduct desk, virtual, and on-site monitoring to help ensure that (1) SEAs are expending grant funds fully and in a timely manner; (2) SEA staff are knowledgeable about the program and able to implement its requirements; (3) SEAs have procedures in place to review and approve LEAs' technology plans; (4) SEAs make eligibility determinations consistent with the statute and have outreach and technical assistance processes in place to encourage participation of eligible districts; (5) SEAs have adequate processes in place to monitor sub-grantee compliance with the program requirements; (6) SEAs issue guidance and monitor LEAs with regard to equitable services for students and teachers in non-public entities; and (7) SEAs have clearly identified accountability measures, funding, and procedures in place to evaluate the extent to which activities (at the SEA and LEA levels) are effective in integrating technology into curricula and instruction, increasing the ability of teachers to teach, and enabling students to meet challenging State standards. In addition to these programmatic requirements, the Department will monitor SEAs based on their responses to conditions governing the receipt of ARRA funds.

Cost & Performance Plan:
SEAs that receive funding under the Educational Technology State Grant program, under ARRA, will be required to submit annual financial and performance data to the Department. Further, grantees should expect to report quarterly on how Title II, Part D, Subpart 1 recovery funds were spent and the results of those expenditures. In particular, grantees will be asked to provide quarterly updates on the amounts of grant funds obligated and expended; all activities supported with those grant funds; the completion status of those activities; the estimated number of jobs created or retained by the project and those activities; and detailed information on any contracts awarded with grant funds. The Administration will post reports on ARRA expenditures on the Recovery.gov website as well as the State Educational Technology plans and State evaluations of their Title II, Part D programs on the Department's website. Performance measures and targets may be modified, and new measures may be added, in subsequent updates to this Recovery Plan.

Schedule and Milestones:
- Post FY 2009 ARRA Estimated State Grant Allocation Tables. (March 2009) - Convene technical assistance meeting with Technology State Directors. (May 2009) - Develop additional ARRA specific performance measures. (May 2009) - Post program information on the Department's website, including legislation, guidance, State grant allocations by year, performance information, and links to State technology plans. (June 2009) - Release Guidance and Grant Conditions to SEAs. (July 2009) - Distribute Educational Technology State ARRA Grant Awards to SEAs. (July 2009) - Develop the Educational Technology State Grant program ARRA monitoring plan. (Aug. 2009) - SEAs submit written responses to the grant conditions and copies of their current State Educational Technology Plan to the Department. (Sept. 2009) - Provide feedback to SEAs on their State Educational Technology Plans. (Oct-Nov. 2009) - Participate in the Department's Customer Satisfaction Survey, where Educational Technology State Directors are able to provide feedback. (Oct-Nov. 2009) - Convene technical assistance meeting with Educational Technology State Directors. (Nov 2009) - Initiate desk, virtual, and on-site monitoring vistis with SEAs. (Dec. 2009- June 2010) - SEAs report performance data through EDFacts. (June 2010) - Release educational technology State accountability and performance profiles and update the Department's website with this new information. (Nov. 2010)

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: The Department will make the ARRA formula grant awards to the States.

Complete By: 2009-07-01

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: The Department will issue guidance and provide technical assistance on the use and implementation of ARRA funds in the context of the Education Technology State Grant program.

Complete By: 2009-07-01

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: The Department will begin formal monitoring of the States, including desk, virtual, and on-site reviews, to ensure that activities funded under Title II, Part D are effective in integrating technology into curricula and instruction.

Complete By: 2009-12-01

Energy Efficiency:
This program makes no direct Federal investment in Federal infrastructure.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Program Purpose:
The Astrophysics Program goal is to "Discover the origin, structure, evolution and destiny of the universe and search for Earth-like planets". The purpose of the program is to conduct observations, research and development in support of these goals. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a flagship mission to attain the Program's goals. For further information on this mission, go to http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/.

Public Benefits:
Recovery Act funds for NASA's Astrophysics Program, which will be applied to the JWST Project, will assure job retention on this flagship mission, maintain the schedule of key development activities, and improve the likelihood of launching on the planned date, to begin the collection of science. The Astrophysics Program has contributed to major advances in astronomy and has yielded significant scientific discoveries about the universe. The Program seeks to answer the questions that humankind has been pondering for centuries: How did the universe begin? How will it end? What are the limits of matter and energy, of space and time? How did the universe come to be, and what are the laws of nature that have permitted life to arise in the universe? Throughout history, these questions have served as cornerstones of mythology and philosophy: thought provoking, but unanswerable. Now, with the aid of cutting-edge science and technology, the answers are within reach. For more information see http://nasascience.nasa.gov/astrophysics. JWST is one of the NASA missions to answer portions of these questions. This mission was identified by the National Research Council as a top priority new initiative for astronomy and physics for the decade. JWST is a large, space-based observatory, with a 6.5-meter primary mirror optimized for infrared wavelengths, which will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. It will have longer wavelength coverage and greatly improved sensitivity. The longer wavelengths enable JWST to look further back in time to find the first galaxies that formed in the early Universe, and to peer inside dust clouds where stars and planetary systems are forming today. JWST will be the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It will study every phase in the history of our universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the big bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System. When JWST becomes operational, it will significantly contribute to the public's and the scientific communities' understanding of these questions.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The Astrophysics Program is an important program for NASA. This Program is comprised of multiple smaller programs and projects, including JWST. Recovery Act funds will be applied to the JWST for spacecraft development activities including design and fabrication of key component systems. These activities will increase the likelihood that the James Webb Space Telescope will launch on the planned date and become a giant leap forward in our quest to understand the Universe and our origins. This important observatory will examine every phase of cosmic history: from the first luminous glows after the big bang to the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets to the evolution of our own solar system. NASA will be fund JWST with $75.0M under the Recovery Act to maintain current workforce levels and the launch readiness date. Without this increase, significant workforce reductions would be necessary during this fiscal year, FY 2009, increasing cost and schedule risk. The resulting JWST budget profile (across all fiscal years) will be more consistent with the recommendations made by the independent JWST Standing Review Board, and provide for a more efficient use of the workforce currently in place. Several spacecraft subsystems will be developed with this funding such as the Optical Telescope Element (OTE) backplane structure, which supports the OTE mirrors; wavefront sensing elements for aligning and focusing the telescope; and engineering models for design and testing of the primary mirror segment and the NIRCam Instrument, respectively. Specific deliverables are highlighted below in the Major Program Planned Milestones and the Measures sections of this Program Plan.

Review Process:
NASA uses multiple methods, processes and entities for monitoring and evaluating performance. These same procedures will be used for activities funded under the Recovery Act. NASA's programs are assessed for relevance, quality, and performance. A relevance review assures alignment with national priorities, the NASA Strategic Plan, impact on related fields of research or technology, and "customer" (users of NASA data, research results, etc.) needs. Determining quality is generally prospective and assures best value for an investment, using peer review processes. Performance reviews evaluate whether a program is on track to meet its baseline performance commitments (cost, schedule, science/technical deliverable). Reviews are conducted internal and external to the Agency. External evaluations are performed by entities such as the NASA Advisory Council and the National Research Council to assess NASA's program content and direction. Additional independent reviews are commissioned by the NASA Administrator or responsible mission organization to review programs for relevance, quality, and performance. Reviews are rigorous, methodical and focused on program methods, results, and findings by others in the field with requisite expertise, and independence. Responsibility for program and project management and their control mechanisms (NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7120 series)*, institutional management (NPR 8500 series)*, and financial management (NPR 9010 and 9120 series)*, occurs at all management levels of the Agency. NASA's management monitors different aspects of program or institutional performance, at the highest Agency levels, and uses a rigorous structure of program and management reviews for Agency-level decisions. To continue through each phase of development, programs must demonstrate, on an on-going basis, an ability to manage in a manner that produces identifiable results, and must document performance against previously defined commitments including multi-year outputs, annual performance goals, milestones and other metrics, as appropriate. NASA internally monitors performance through monthly and quarterly reviews at each management level. At the senior management level, program reviews, accompanied by an independent (internal) assessment, occur across all mission areas, with an in-depth review each quarter rotating among the mission organizations. Senior management also reviews institutional data (finance, human capital, acquisition, infrastructure), and aggregated Agency measures and metrics, e.g., safety, cross-cutting technical and non-technical issues. The data reviewed, and the accompanying analysis, allows the Agency to focus on, and proactively address, issues that could lead to not achieving desired performance goals. Specific to the Astrophysics Program, monthly and quarterly reviews are conducted to gather and analyze performance data from all participating organizations (including contractors) and compare against expected baseline performance data. JWST, as an Astrophysics project, is subjected to all of the requirements of the program and will follow the above processes. JWST will be reviewed monthly for cost versus plan, schedule movement, mass and power margins, estimate to complete assessments, and available budget versus estimated costs remaining, often with the aid of earned value assessment. More detailed quarterly reviews are conducted for all space flight projects. This information is used to assess progress toward meeting long-term outcomes and goals, develop risk mitigation strategies, adjust priorities, and/or make resource allocations. Independent review for achieving performance outcomes will occur at major program milestones during development. *The NASA Online Directives Information System Library, ensures access by NASA employees and contractors to the most current documentation.

Cost & Performance Plan:
NASA currently utilizes multiple methods to assure transparency and accountability, and will apply these standard processes and procedures to activities supported by Recovery Act funds. The principle of transparency is applied to program and fund allocation planning methods, and in reporting, both internal and external to the Agency, of progress toward the resultant plans. NASA requires accountability at all levels of management and from all of its cost-sharing and non-cost sharing partners, contractors, and grantees for the timely delivery and quality of products. Rigor is applied to NASA programs' design, structure, management, and funding to ensure that resources reach the intended beneficiaries and address the programs' purpose directly. Transparent, merit-based criteria and decision-making procedures are employed at multiple steps in this process. Governing documents, such as the NASA Strategic Plan and supporting mission specific plans, guide the activities of these programs and provide the context through which specific science and research objectives are formulated, investigations are solicited, and missions or activities that address them are planned. Missions are prioritized on the basis of expert opinion such as Decadal Surveys on science, available budget resources, technological maturity, and partnering opportunities. As explained in detail in the Monitoring and Evaluation Section of this Program Plan, NASA will employ multiple methods of review and evaluation of progress toward the goals of this Program Plan. These reviews will assure that funds are being utilized as intended and are delivering on their committed objectives. Managers at all levels will be held accountable both via review of their progress and individual performance plans. At NASA, all employee performance plans for Federal managers include elements tied to the program plans for which they are responsible. Contractors will be held accountable for the timely delivery and quality of products. Award fee reviews, where appropriate, will be performed on contracts and past performance evaluations are integral in solicitation criteria. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject whenever possible to deliverables and milestones that must be met in order to receive funding renewal. International and Federal government partners work in accordance with applicable Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements, which generally detail schedule and performance commitments. Contractor and government accounting systems are audited periodically to ensure compliance with government standards. Specific reports that record and track the obligation and expenditure of program funds are as follows: contractor monthly and quarterly reports, reports on budget execution and budgetary resources, the year-end closing statement, and the annual Performance and Accountability Report. Additionally, NASA will cooperate with the Government Accountability Office and the NASA Office of Inspector General through various engagements and audits that monitor specific items dealing with Recovery funds. To assure transparency and accountability to the public and its key stakeholders, NASA will post its current plans, and outline any revisions to previous versions on the Agency Recovery Act website. Information will be available on key events, the status of on-going activities, outcomes of Inspector General Audits and the accomplishment of and performance toward, annual and long-term Recovery Program goals. Web links will be provided, where applicable to posted solicitations, awards, and grantee performance, among other relevant information. For this and other important information on NASA implementation of the Recovery Act, see http://www.nasa.gov/recovery/.

Schedule and Milestones:
JWST is planned for launch in June 2014. After undergoing an intensive technical, schedule, and cost assessment process, the project was confirmed to proceed into development in July 2008; and, it is currently finalizing the design of the entire spacecraft system, consisting of both the satellite observatory in-space and the supporting ground control system. The observatory prime contractor is completing the design and manufacturing plans for the Sunshield, Optical Telescope Element (OTE), and Spacecraft Bus (which provides the physical platform and necessary support functions for the operation of a spacecraft). Multiple spacecraft sub-systems will be developed in the next two years with Recovery funding, which are outlined below along with key milestone dates. These designs will be formally reviewed at the Mission Critical Design Review (CDR) in the First Quarter of Calendar Year 2010. The CDR will be used to demonstrate that the maturity of the instrument and spacecraft subsystems design is appropriate to support proceeding with full-scale fabrication, assembly, integration, and test. JWST will have a large mirror, 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) in diameter, and a sunshield the size of a tennis court. Both the mirror and sunshade won't fit onto the rocket fully open, so both will fold up and open once JWST is in outer space. JWST will reside in an orbit about 1.5 million km (1 million miles) from the Earth. The Optical Telescope Element or OTE is the "eye" of the Webb Observatory. The telescope consists of the 6.5-meter primary mirror; secondary, tertiary and fine steering mirrors; and supporting structures, deployable tower and control electronics. A large deployable sunshade shields the optics, like an umbrella that will keep the telescope chilled -370 degrees Fahrenheit to -298 degrees Fahrenheit, which allows it to see the faint infrared glow of distant objects. Instruments located behind the mirror will record stellar images and spectra. These instruments include a Near-Infrared Camera, a Near-Infrared Spectrograph, a Fine Guidance Sensor with Tunable Filter Module, and a Mid-Infrared Instrument. Note the following milestones are subject to change, based on the complex and highly dynamic nature of research and development-type activities. For a view of the conceptual design and actual photographs of the JWST systems, discussed below, see http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/about.html

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Optical Telescope Element (OTE) Backplane Critical Design Audit. A Critical Design Audit is a review held for long-lead items that need approval to start fabrication before the associated Critical Design Review is held. The OTE Backplane Structure precisely supports and holds the OTE mirrors. The Webb telescope is as tall as a two-story house, and the Backplane supports the telescope's 21-foot diameter (6.5 meter) primary mirror. The OTE Backplane design will be completed and formally reviewed at its Critical Design Audit (CDA).

Complete By: 2009-09-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Mission Critical Design Review (CDR). This CDR will be used to demonstrate that the maturity of all aspects of the mission, including the instrument and spacecraft subsystems designs, are appropriate to support proceeding with full-scale fabrication, assembly, integration, and test.

Complete By: 2010-03-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: NIRCam Engineering Test Unit Completed. The Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) is an imager with a large field of view and high angular resolution. The NIRCam is a science instrument but also an Optical Telescope Element wavefront sensor, which provides something similar to instant LASIK vision correction. The build up, test and delivery of the NIRCam Instrument Engineering Test Unit will be completed. Engineering test units are used to demonstrate critical aspects of the engineering processes involved in the development of the operational space flight unit. Engineering test units closely resemble the final product (hardware/software) to the maximum extent possible and are built and tested so as to establish confidence that the design will function in the expected environments.

Complete By: 2010-12-31

Energy Efficiency:
Non-applicable

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: US Army Corps of Engineers

Program Purpose:
The Recreation business program is integrated and focused on achieving the goal of ensuring that projects perform recovery funded work to meet authorized purposes and evolving conditions.

Public Benefits:
The program's strategic objectives include: * Provide justified outdoor recreation opportunities in an effective and efficient manner at all Corps-operated water resources projects. * Provide continued outdoor recreation opportunities to meet the needs of present and future generations. * Provide a safe and healthful outdoor recreation environment for Corps customers.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Work for non-operational, non-routine maintenance such as road paving, roof replacement, erosion control or utility infrastructure repairs or replacement, i.e. water or sewer systems; work for accessibility and efficiency improvements for existing sites and facilities to realize future operations & maintenance savings; new facility construction within existing recreation areas where such facility construction can be justified on a benefit cost ratio; work that if not accomplished will result in failure of a necessary component of a recreation infrastructure. Work to be done in partnership with other private or public entities which results in leveraging Corps resources.

Review Process:
The Corps will utilize the fundamental principles of Composite Risk Management found in the Army Field Manual 5-19 to assist in identifying and assessing risks; and developing and implementing controls that lead to making the best and most appropriate decisions. Leaders at all levels are responsible for the supervision and evaluation of the Civil Works Recovery Act Program and to ensure appropriate corrective action is applied, as needed. Throughout the Corps, numerous in-place assessment tools exist that include managing risks in all of our programs. The Corps supplemental guidance developed specifically for monitoring the use of Recovery Act funds provides additional controls to ensure the program's efficiency, execution and overall success. USACE ARRA Management Control Checklists are designed to capture progress and/or deficiencies in the areas of program performance, reporting, human capital, acquisition processes, financial controls and functionality of operational systems that monitor and report Recovery Act data. Agency plans and public reporting are accomplished through a number of venues with various reporting frequencies that are aimed at providing assistance and transparent information to the public related to the Corp's Civil Works Recovery Act Program. These include all mandatory ARRA reports; internal Agency reporting and evaluations; and monthly Project, Directorate, and Command-level Review Boards that specifically address ARRA program progress and issues. The Corps' Recovery.gov web-site will provide program updates on the Corps web-site located at: http://www.usace.army.mil/RECOVERY.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The Corps' creation of a Headquarters Management Oversight Team to assist in Recovery Act planning and execution provides balance in managing regular Corps work and Recovery Act work. The team's responsibility includes the tracking of ARRA obligations, contract awards, and financial execution. The team also provides expertise and support in the areas of information management systems, legal review, internal management and small business. The team oversees the ARRA reporting process to ensure the Corps' program is transparent and maintains its accountability to the American Public. The Management Oversight Team is facilitated by a Stimulus Project Delivery Team (PDT) that meets weekly to discuss and resolve Recovery Act matters. The Stimulus PDT includes employees assigned to the Directorate of Civil and Emergency Operations, Directorate of Military and International Operations, Office of the Chief Counsel, Office of Internal Review, Office of the Engineer Inspector General, Directorate of Resource Management, Directorate of Contracting, Directorate of Corporate Information, Directorate of Human Resources, and the Offices of Small Business and Public Affairs.

Schedule and Milestones:

Milestone Number: 1

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Milestone Number: 3

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Energy Efficiency:
Not Applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Justice

Program Purpose:
ATF will utilize the $10 million for three new field offices and one new satellite office along the Southwest Border, two offices in U.S. Consulates in Mexico and hiring 37 Federal employees. These field offices will enhance ATF's law enforcement and regulatory mission of reducing firearms and explosives-related violent crime associated with Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) by preventing the acquisition and trafficking of firearms (and explosives) by and for Mexican DTOs.

Public Benefits:
The expected public benefit of this program's ARRA activities is public safety. Violence perpetrated by Mexican drug trafficking organizations has increased significantly and has been made possible (in part) by the unlawful acquisition of firearms from the United States. Concerns also exist that drug-related violence in Mexico will continue to spill over into the United States. The new domestic field offices and offices in U.S. Consulates in Mexico will enhance ATF's law enforcement and regulatory responsibilities of denying firearms to gun traffickers, prohibited persons and those who seek to use them for criminal purposes. The expenditure of ARRA funds will comply with a Congressionally-approved spending plan. The ARRA funds will be expended in furtherance of established performance measures.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Law Enforcement - Firearms Trafficking Prevention. Supplemental funds for an existing initiative (Project Gunrunner) which will reduce cross-border weapons and drug trafficking and the high level of violence on the Southwest Border in the form of assistance to governmental units.

Review Process:
ATF executive management is positive about both Project Gunrunner as well as the opportunity to expand the project under the ARRA. ATF's Acting Director recently sent a special intranet message to all ATF employees informing them of ATF's efforts to combat increasing violence within Mexico and along the U.S. border in which he discussed the different phases and funding streams associated with Project Gunrunner. This included a discussion of how the $10 million provided to ATF under the ARRA for use on Project Gunrunner was to be used. ATF will address challenges/risks on several levels. ATF created a Recovery Act /Southwest Border spend plan for the additional ARRA funding of $10 million associated with Project Gunrunner. This plan has been approved by Congress, and the apportionment of funds has been approved by OMB. ATF also established a separate Treasury Account Fund Symbol (15-0699) and designated a special funds code (7STIM) to obligate, track, and report on ARRA expenditures. Expenditures of ARRA funding will be handled in a highly centralized fashion. The ATF Office of Management and the Southwest Border (SWB) Working Group will monitor all ARRA expenditures and will report any issues or variances to ATF's Senior Leadership Team. There are no plans to conduct longer term impact evaluations once the $10M is spent. ATF has also established a formal method for gathering and communicating project-related risk information. This will facilitate the identification and mitigation of risk, which are in turn being accomplished through a variety of methods, including the monitoring of improper payments, issuing guidance on lobbyist contacts and the ARRA (including formal classroom training for those employees most likely to be contacted by lobbyists), and the standing up the Southwest Border (SWB) Working Group to oversee operations in the region (including Project Gunrunner) to ensure that they are carried out effectively and efficiently. In addition, the ATF will be using the Department of Justice's overall risk assessment techniques as well as documenting and evaluating internal controls that impact ARRA compliance monitoring during the annual OMB Circular A-123, Appendix A assessments. ATF's Office of Management will report the results of these risk and internal control assessments to senior management via the CFO Steering Committee, Senior Leadership Team meetings, and updates to an executive dashboard. The CFO Steering Committee will ensure prompt corrective action of weaknesses identified internally, as well any identified during the upcoming review of Project Gunrunner by the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Justice. Further information about Project Gunrunner and the ARRA funding being used for that project can be found in ATF Publication 3317.6, Project Gunrunner: The Southwest Border Initiative, at http://www.atf.gov/recovery/index.htm.

Cost & Performance Plan:
TRANSPARENCY: There are no direct recipients of the ARRA funds allocated to ATF. However, ATF will track related activity and results. The public can access ATF's internet site, as well as ATF Publication 3317.6, Project Gunrunner: The Southwest Border Initiative, at http://www.atf.gov/recovery/index.htm. ACCOUNTABILITY: ATF's existing system of performance accountability using Performance Work Plans and status meetings will be used for Project Gunrunner and the related ARRA funding. In addition to a National Project Coordinator, ATF established a new senior position to oversee a Southwest Border Working Group at ATF Headquarters. ATF also reviewed and updated (as needed) OMB Circular A-123 key business processes in accordance with Department of Justice and OMB guidelines. ATF has developed a spend plan for the $10 million in ARRA funds for Project Gunrunner. For performance information on this program, please refer to the Recovery Performance Measures section of the FY 2009 Integrated Violence Reduction Strategy Assessment.

Schedule and Milestones:

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Establish an ATF Field Office in El Centro, CA. Establish an ATF Field Office in Las Cruces, NM. Establish an ATF Satellite Office in Roswell, NM. Establish an ATF Field Office in McAllen, TX. Establish two Consulate offices in Mexico (to be staffed by U.S. Government personnel). Note: Establishment of an ATF Field or Satellite Office is constituted by procuring the space and staffing the office with a senior manager and a core team of law enforcement and regulatory personnel.

Complete By: 2009-09-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Procurement of armored vehicles.

Complete By: 2009-09-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Hiring of 37 employees (Special Agents (25), Industry Operations Investigators (6), Intelligence Research Specialists (3), and Investigative Analysts (3))

Complete By: 2010-09-30

Energy Efficiency:
ATF does not have direct leasing authority and must rely on GSA to secure space which complies with energy efficiency and green building requirements, and related Recovery Act Federal Infrastructure requirements. Neither construction of new office buildings nor major renovations will be performed under this program due to the time constraints imposed by the 9/30/09 deadline for establishment of the Project Gunrunner/Southwest Border Initiative offices.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Direct Federal Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

Award Type Name: Federal Employment

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: US Army Corps of Engineers

Program Purpose:
The program purpose is to restore habitat to a more natural condition in ecosystems where the structure, function, and dynamic processes have become degraded. The emphasis is on restoration opportunities associated with aquatic resources including wetlands, riparian areas, and floodplains. Projects selected for Recovery Act funding have the ability to accelerate completion of high quality restoration projects already underway in an efficient manner using contracts and temporary in-house labor.

Public Benefits:
The program uses non-Federal and Federal funds to restore wetlands, streams, rivers, and natural lakes and adjacent lands to conditions that are more similar to conditions prior to alteration by humans. In addition to restoring more natural water flow patterns and native plants and animals, these projects may also contribute to general well being by providing recreational opportunities, reduced flooding, improved fishing, hunting or trapping, and water quality improvements. Each project undergoes a review to assure that the proposed plan is includes a cost effective mix of measures and is the most cost effective alternative considering any physical, legal, or monetary constraints and the desires of the non-Federal sponsor. A variety of projects will be funded.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
A portion of the funds will be used to contract for data and reports that will evaluate the needs and opportunities for projects to improve the sustainability in watersheds, advance planning of projects designed to restore aquatic resources using a variety of measures. The majority of the funds will be used primarily on contracts that will make a meaningful contribution towards completion of ongoing projects restoring wetlands in various regions of the country.

Review Process:
The Corps' creation of a Headquarters Management Oversight Team to assist in Recovery Act planning and execution provides balance in managing regular Corps work and Recovery Act work. The team's responsibility includes the tracking of ARRA obligations, contract awards, and financial execution. The team also provides expertise and support in the areas of information management systems, legal review, internal management and small business. The team oversees the ARRA reporting process to ensure the Corps' program is transparent and maintains its accountability to the American Public. The Management Oversight Team is facilitated by a Stimulus Project Delivery Team (PDT) that meets weekly to discuss and resolve Recovery Act matters. The Stimulus PDT includes employees assigned to the Directorate of Civil and Emergency Operations, Directorate of Military and International Operations, Office of the Chief Counsel, Office of Internal Review, Office of the Engineer Inspector General, Directorate of Resource Management, Directorate of Contracting, Directorate of Corporate Information, Directorate of Human Resources, and the Offices of Small Business and Public Affairs.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The Corps will utilize the fundamental principles of Composite Risk Management found in the Army Field Manual 5-19 to assist in identifying and assessing risks; and developing and implementing controls that lead to making the best and most appropriate decisions. Leaders at all levels are responsible for the supervision and evaluation of the Civil Works Recovery Act Program and to ensure appropriate corrective action is applied, as needed. Throughout the Corps, numerous in-place assessment tools exist that include managing risks in all of our programs. The Corps supplemental guidance developed specifically for monitoring the use of Recovery Act funds provides additional controls to ensure the program’s efficiency, execution and overall success. USACE ARRA Management Control Checklists are designed to capture progress and/or deficiencies in the areas of program performance, reporting, human capital, acquisition processes, financial controls and functionality of operational systems that monitor and report Recovery Act data. Agency plans and public reporting are accomplished through a number of venues with various reporting frequencies that are aimed at providing assistance and transparent information to the public related to the Corps' Civil Works Recovery Act Program. These include all mandatory ARRA reports; internal Agency reporting and evaluations; and monthly Project, Directorate, and Command-level Review Boards that specifically address ARRA program progress and issues. The Corps’ Recovery.gov web-site will provide program updates on the Corps web-site located at: http://www.usace.army.mil/RECOVERY.

Schedule and Milestones:
All work items are estimated to be completed by September 2010.

Milestone Number: 1

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Energy Efficiency:
NA

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Federal Employment

Recipient Applicant Type:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
The objective of the Early Head Start program is to enhance the cognitive, social and emotional development of low-income children, including children on federally-recognized reservations and children of migratory farm workers, through the provision of comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services and to involve parents in their children's learning and to help parents make progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals.

Public Benefits:
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), $1.1 billion will be provided to the Office of Head Start to increase the number of children participating in Early Head Start.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The purpose of this funding is to increase the number of children participating in Early Head Start (with up to ten percent of these funds to be used for training and technical assistance and up to three percent for monitoring the operations of these additional programs). Conference report language that accompanied the Recovery Act bill stated: The conferees expect the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to work with Head Start grantees in order to manage these resources in order to sustain fiscal year 2009 awards through fiscal year 2010.

Review Process:
All Recovery Act programs will be assessed for risk and to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123 "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control." ACF will follow its existing internal control structure in implementing this Early Head Start expansion. The expenditure of these funds will be carefully monitored by Office of Head Start (OHS) regional staff and by ACF Office of Administration (OA) grants specialists with strong oversight from the national office. On-going Risk Management Meetings conducted with each grantee will focus on the use of these funds and the frequency will be increased to quarterly with all grantees receiving these funds. All Early Head Start programs are subject to regular monitoring visits where their records, including fiscal records will be carefully reviewed to assure an appropriate use of these funds. New Early Head Start programs will be visited after completion of their first year of program operations. The fiscal monitoring tools will be revised to ensure that the use of these funds is thoroughly and separately examined. All new Early Head Start grantees will be monitored at the end of their first year of operation. In addition, all Head Start grantees must submit an annual audit to OHS.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Transparency: ACF will be open and transparent in all of its grant awards and contracts that involve spending of Recovery Act funding consistent with statutory and OMB guidance. ACF will ensure that recipient reporting required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and OMB guidance is made available to the public on Recovery.gov by October 10, 2009. ACF will inform recipients of their reporting obligation through standard terms and conditions, grant announcements, contract solicitations, and other program guidance. ACF will provide technical assistance to grantees and contractors and fully utilize Project Officers to ensure compliance with reporting requirements. OHS will post on its website (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/) quarterly information about the spending of Recovery Act funds, including such information as the number of successful EHS expansion applicants, how many new children are being served, how many new staff have been hired, and how many new EHS centers have been opened (see Table 1 output measures). Annual performance results are available in the annual ACF Budget Justification and Online Performance Appendix (available at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/olab/budget/index.html). Accountability: Head Start is legislatively required to perform reviews of each Head Start program every three years and to review all newly funded programs after its first years of operation. Erroneous Payment reviews are conducted to determine whether documentation demonstrated that a Head Start child was income eligible. In the case of errors, Head Start grantees are required to develop corrective action plans. ACF has also issued a memorandum reminding all grantees of documentation requirements, developed a standard signed statement template form, increased oversight of documentation activities being performed by ACF Regional Offices, and increased grantee emphasis for on-going monitoring through training and development of a monitoring protocol to review management systems. Head Start Regional program managers are charged with assuring all programs in their regions are providing appropriate services to enrolled children and families and using their grants funds as required by statute and regulation. Grantees that are not must correct their problems or face de-funding. To ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act, ACF will build on and strengthen existing processes. Senior ACF and Office of Head Start officials will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions. The personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers. Both senior and program managers are held accountable for assuring quality grantee performance through their Performance Management Appraisal Program (PMAP) plans. PMAP plans define clear expectations for managerial performance related to ACF-wide goals, the HHS Strategic Plan, and other key performance measures.

Schedule and Milestones:
* Synopsis of Grant Opportunity published online - completed April 2, 2009 * Announcement published in grants.gov - May 8, 2009 * Applications due - July 9, 2009 * Panel the EHS expansion proposals - late July 2009 * Select successful applicants for EHS expansion - August 2009 * Award EHS expansion grants - September 2009 * Allocate T/TA funding, including direct awards to grantees and contract modifications to existing recipients to provide T/TA support - September 2009 * Modify contracts to enhance Head Start monitoring activities - September 2009

Milestone Number: 1

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Energy Efficiency:
N/A

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Other Private Institution/Organization
• Other Public Institutions/Organizations

• Infant (0-5)
• Individual/Family
• Low Income

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Education

Program Purpose:
The purpose of the program is to recognize local educational agencies (LEAs), or partnerships between a nonprofit organization and one or more LEAs, or a consortium of schools, that have made significant gains in closing achievement gaps and enable them to expand their work in partnership with private organizations and the philanthropic community to identify and document best practices that can be shared and taken to scale and can serve as models for best practices.

Public Benefits:
The program will provide the education field with information about which educational practices and products have been proven to be effective and with models of such practices that can be replicated and scaled up to serve many districts and schools and help them improve student achievement. The program will also stimulate further development and investment in scaling up effective approaches and expand the infrastructure for research and evaluation activities so as to validate and improve promising approaches.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
The program will fund applicants that propose to: (1) scale up proven approaches that can be used to improve student achievement across districts and States; (2) evaluate promising new initiatives and approaches to determine if they are suitable for scaling up; (3) support the development of district-level interventions that incorporate multiple evidence-based strategies that have been proven to increase student achievement, and the core elements of which could be adopted by districts throughout the Nation; and (4) leverage partnerships with the private sector and the philanthropic community to develop, scale up, document, and disseminate best practices that have demonstrated success in improving student achievement.

Review Process:
The Department of Education will: (1) conduct post-award conference calls to assist grantees with understanding their fiscal responsibilities and reporting requirements, with strengthening their project goals and objectives and with ensuring that their project measures are appropriate for reporting credible results on project interventions; (2) hold a meeting for the directors and evaluators of each project to focus on evaluation-related topics and provide technical assistance on improving project-level performance objectives and measures; (3) assign a technical assistance evaluation contractor to work with grantees on strengthening their evaluation plans and performance measures; (4) conduct on-going check-in calls with grantees to discuss their progress toward implementing project goals, budget concerns, and statutory requirements, and conduct reviews of excessive drawdowns to track grantee expenditures; (5) conduct site visits on an as-needed basis with grantees; and (6) add special conditions to grants where there is a concern regarding progress on project goals and objectives or fiscal accountability or financial systems.

Cost & Performance Plan:
The Department will: (1) collect grantee information through the use of annual performance reports (grantees will report on: program GPRA measures and project goals and objectives, and on any issues related to project expenditures and how they propose to resolve these issues); (2) review annual performance reports and post program and grantee-level data on the Department's website; (3) set and track GPRA measures in order to ensure that these measures are reported to interested parties and published on the ED website; and (4) ensure that recipients provide the required reports.

Schedule and Milestones:

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Develop Federal Register Notice Inviting Applications and application package and complete development of performance measures and targets.

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Announce competition.

Complete By:

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Announce grant recipients.

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
N/A

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Local

• School
• Youth (16-21)
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Education (0-8)
• Education (9-12)
• Local

Measures

Agency Name: Department of State

Program Purpose:
The USIBWC began a multi-year program to rehabilitate its levee system in 2001 after geo-technical analysis determined that 60% of the system was deficient. With Recovery Act funding, USIBWC will be able to accomplish a large percentage of needed levee raising and structural rehabilitation work to ensure the levees provide adequate protection and meet the standards established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Public Benefits:
1) Enhance protection of lives and property of over 3 million U.S. border residents. 2) Achieve FEMA certification standards, negating the need for residents to buy costly flood insurance. Recovery Act funding will be applied to the Rio Grande Flood Control System Project to evaluate through environmental assessments and geo-technical investigations needed repairs and/or rehabilitation of deficient portions of the flood control systems. Repairs and rehabilitation will entail raising levee segments to original design levels, and reconstructing segments where the integrity of the structures has been compromised along the Upper Reach of the Rio Grande Flood Control System (comprised of 225 miles of levees extending from Caballo, New Mexico to below Fort Quitman, Texas) and the Lower Rio Grande Valley Flood Control System (comprised of 270 miles of river and interior floodway levees between Penitas and Brownsville, Texas). These flood control systems protect the lives and property of over 3 million U.S residents in New Mexico (Dona Ana County) and Texas (El Paso, Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy Counties).

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
1) Geo-Technical Investigations 2) Documentation of Cultural and Historical Resources 3) Environmental Documentation 4) Design and Construction of flood control improvements 5) Design and Construction of environmental enhancements

Review Process:
1) Enhance established procedures by monitoring contracts on a daily basis to ensure performance, cost, and schedule goals are being met. 2) Conduct frequent (daily/weekly) quality assurance inspections. 3) Submit progress reports against contract schedule. 4) Document timely inspections and acceptance of deliverables. 5) Using inspections reports, take prompt actions to remedy deficiencies related to the contractors performance, cost, and schedule (immediately upon notification). 6 Conduct peer review of solicitations 7) Tighten internal controls by conducting internal audits of selected Recovery Act contracts through duration of project 8) Consistent collaboration with OIG will take place throughout this project.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Transparency 1) Recovery.gov: Weekly reports; monthly financial reports; program-specific Recovery Act plans; recipient reporting. 2) All contracting actions will be posted on FedBizOps.Gov. 3) All contractors are required to be registered with Central Contractor Registration. 4) Reporting of all contracting actions will be accomplished in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). Accountability 1) Senior Management will be held accountable through progress and performance reviews. 2) Recovery Act funds will be subject to annual audit by an independent auditor selected by the State Department Inspector General. 3) Quality Assurance procedures will be established. 4) Contracts will be monitored to ensure performance, cost, and schedule goals are being met. 5) Anti-fraud initiative will be implemented, including conducting fraud awareness training

Schedule and Milestones:
The Rio Grande Flood Control Project consists of the following phases of activities: Pre-Construction Phase: 6 months for geotechnical investigations and environmental documentation and 2 to 4 months for design Construction Phase: Approximately 15 months for construction The pre-construction phase was initiated with prior-year funding, and using Recovery Act funding all geo-technical analysis and design and the remaining environmental documentation will be completed by October 2009. Contracting actions were initiated in March 2009 using ARRA funding. USIBWC anticipates awarding all construction contracts by the end of December 2009, and expects all planned construction to be completed by February 2011.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Planning Phase: 6 months for geotechnical investigations and environmental documentation The planning phase was initiated with prior-year funding, and using Recovery Act funding all geo-technical analysis and the remaining environmental documentation will be completed by October 2009.

Complete By: 2009-10-31

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Procurement Phase: 2-4 months for design The procurement phase was initiated in March 2009 using ARRA funding. USIBWC anticipates awarding all construction contracts by the end of December 2009.

Complete By: 2009-12-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Execution Phase: approximately 15 months for design and construction All planned construction to be completed by February 2011.

Complete By: 2011-02-28

Energy Efficiency:
Environmental reviews for the segments planned for rehabilitation with ARRA funds were completed using prior year funding, as described below. 1) Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement was completed January 2008 2) Site specific environmental assessment was completed 2007 One remaining Environmental Assessment is estimated to be completed by September 2009 and the outstanding Cultural Resources and Historic Property Inventory assessments are estimated to be completed by December 2009.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Profit Organization

• U.S. Citizen

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
The Health Center services Recovery Act funding will preserve and create jobs, promote economic recovery, and help people most impacted by the recession. These funds will support new sites and service areas, increase services at existing sites, and provide supplemental payments for spikes in uninsured populations. New Access Point (NAP) awards will support health centers' new service delivery sites and Increased Demand for Services (IDS) awards will respond to increased demand for services.

Public Benefits:
The expected benefits to the public include: significantly increasing the number of medically underserved and uninsured people with access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care services; improving health care quality, safety, cost and value; promoting and encouraging preventive health care, including mental health, lifelong healthy behaviors, and recovery; and addressing the needs, strengths, and abilities of vulnerable populations. NAP grants will provide services to an estimated 750,000 new health center patients and support an estimated 5,500 health center jobs. IDS grants will support health centers' response to increases in demand for services, including addressing increases in uninsured populations and increasing services at existing sites. IDS grants will provide services to an estimated 2,100,000 new health center patients, including approximately 1,000,000 uninsured patients, and create or retain almost 6,400 health center jobs.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Both NAP and IDS grants support the direct provision of comprehensive, culturally competent and quality primary and preventive health care services, regardless of an individual's ability to pay. New and existing health center grantees will use NAP funds to support new service delivery sites around the country, in areas where more primary and preventive health care is needed. Existing health centers will use IDS grants to implement strategies to expand services that include adding new providers, expanding hours of operations and expanding services at existing health center sites.

Review Process:
All Recovery Act programs will be assessed for risk and to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123 "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control." During the pre-award phase, NAP awards were made to prior applicants that received high scores from an Objective Review Committee as part of a competitive application process, but were not previously funded. IDS awards were made to existing section 330-funded health center grantees, with each IDS proposal undergoing internal HRSA review to ensure funds would be used as the Recovery Act and HRSA intended. During the post-award phase, HRSA will follow established policies and procedures for health center program training, technical assistance, reporting, data verification, documentation and corrective actions. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation will occur through at least quarterly communication between grantees and Project Officers, quarterly progress reports, site visits as necessary, annual applications and annual performance reports, including audits. For the 51 new health center organizations that received NAP funding, two on-site visits will be conducted in the first year of funding. Additionally, HRSA utilizes an early alerts monitoring process to quickly identify potential issues and track corrective actions when needed.

Cost & Performance Plan:
HRSA will be open and transparent in all grant competitions that involve spending of Recovery Act funding consistent with statutory and OMB guidance. HRSA will ensure that recipient reporting required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and OMB guidance is made available to the public on Recovery.gov by October 10, 2009. HRSA will inform recipients of their reporting obligation through standard terms and conditions, grant announcements, contract solicitations, and other program guidance. HRSA will provide technical assistance to grantees and contractors and fully utilize Project Officers to ensure compliance with reporting requirements. HRSA will utilize existing electronic reporting and information systems to organize program cost and performance information. HRSA will inform recipients of reporting requirements outlined by statutory, OMB, and HHS guidance. HRSA will ensure that recipients understand and comply with these requirements through regular communication with and provision of technical assistance to grantees through general guidance and through existing project officer relationships. To ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act, HRSA will build on and strengthen existing processes. Senior HRSA and Community Health Center officials will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions. HRSA's personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers. Existing processes ensure that HRSA managers are held to high standards of accountability in terms of achieving program goals and facilitating improvement. As part of their Employee Performance Plans, HRSA program managers are required to assist health center grantees with implementation of program requirements and improve program performance. HRSA managers will ensure the timely award and appropriate management of funds, and, as appropriate, HRSA Performance Management and Assessment Plans may be modified to incorporate oversight of use of Recovery Act funds. HRSA has implemented senior level governance boards focused on accountability and internal controls, and a thorough and comprehensive OMB A-123 internal controls testing and evaluation process that tests and ensures appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. The health centers program is also subject to a complete improper payments risk assessment on a regular basis by the HRSA CFO, with the last assessment performed during FY 2009.

Schedule and Milestones:
NAP Awards Award Date: March 2, 2009 Project Period: March 2, 2009 - February 28, 2011 First Quarterly Report: July 1, 2009 IDS Awards Planning Phase: February 17 - March 6, 2009 Application Phase: March 9 - March 16, 2009 Award Date: March 27, 2009 Project Period: March 27, 2009 - March 26, 2011 First Quarterly Report: July 1, 2009

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: New Access Points - First Quarterly Report

Complete By: 2009-07-01

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Increased Demand for Services Awards - First Quarterly Report

Complete By: 2009-07-01

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text:

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
Not Applicable

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Project Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Other Public Institutions/Organizations
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

• Rural
• Minority Group
• Low Income
• Women
• Migrant

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
The goal of the Medicare and Medicaid Health IT provisions in the Recovery Act is to promote and provide incentives for the adoption of certified electronic health records (EHRs). To achieve this goal, the Recovery Act authorized bonus payments for eligible professionals (EPs) and hospitals participating in Medicare and Medicaid as an incentive to become meaningful users of certified EHRs.

Public Benefits:
The law established maximum annual incentive amounts and includes Medicare penalties for failing to meaningfully use EHRs beginning in 2015 for professionals and hospitals that fail to adopt certified EHRs. The statute includes three broad criteria for demonstrating one is a "meaningful EHR user" which will be defined as the implementation process moves forward: (1) Meaningful use of certified EHR technology; (2) information exchange; and (3) reporting on measures using EHR. The statute grants the Secretary discretion in defining these terms. Medicare Payments Sections 4101 and 4102 of the Recovery Act provide Medicare bonus payments to eligible professionals who meaningfully use certified EHRs by calendar years 2011 to 2014 and for hospitals that meaningfully use certified EHRs by fiscal years 2011 to 2015. Starting in 2015, eligible professionals and hospitals failing to meaningfully use certified EHRs will receive reduced Medicare payments. Medicaid Payments Section 4201 of the Recovery Act established 100 percent Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to States for incentives to eligible Medicaid providers to purchase, implement, and operate certified electronic health records (EHR) technology and established 90 percent Federal Financial Participation (FFP) for State administrative expenses related to carrying out this provision. Many States have been moving toward interoperable health care technology and information exchange for the last several years. This provision affords States and their Medicaid providers with a unique opportunity to leverage these existing efforts to achieve the vision of interoperable information technology for health care with State Medicaid agencies playing a critically important role in fulfilling that vision. Adoption of EHRs directly corresponds to the HHS Strategic Objective 1.3: Improve health care quality, safety, cost and value.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
CMS was appropriated $140 million a year for FY 2009 through 2015 and $65 million for FY2016 for admin funding, (funds available until expended). Some funds assess systems to see they meet requirements of incentive program.Funding used to modify, develop, implement, operate, maintain systems needed to support incentive payments to hospitals/eligible professionals, (e.g. systems for eligibility/enrollment, payment, quality reporting, and accounting or monitoring). With Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for HIT, CMS develops incentive program policies to require broad provider education/outreach ensuring providers understand policies/requirements related to provider eligibility, selection of Medicare/Medicaid incentive programs for eligible providers, incentive payments, meaning of "meaningful use." States making Medicaid incentive payments must start multi-state workgroups to create criteria for State HIT planning, implementation, and system changes.Proof of payment accuracy/audits to prevent improper payment of incentives are vital.Federal/State staff must modify accounting/payment data systems.Admin funds support execution of incentives programs for meaningful use of certified EHRs. EPs get information to choose between incentives under Medicare/Medicaid.With ONC, we define "meaningful use" and identify if a provider is a meaningful user.We calculate payments that require integration of information with multiple data sources. In FY09, CMS begins to: Coordinate with ONC to develop policies to implement statutory requirements; Establish Medicare/Medicaid payment policies, processes, tracking methods; Develop/publish proposed regs for public notice and comment;Conduct initial assessments of potential systems/measures required to pay incentives (including calculation of incentive payments, capturing attestations, tracking, accepting quality measures);Plan extensive provider outreach on Medicare/Medicaid incentives and Medicare penalties;Plan audit/reimbursement work; With contractor support, ONC and regional extension programs, provide States with assistance thru guidance, outreach, education, hire federal employees to implement provisions.FY10 funds allow continued education/outreach, analysis, contractor support to make system changes or develop new systems. Based on initial assessment, systems need to process incentive process selection, to determine payments, assess meaningful use, make/track payments, capture quality data. Additional analysis determines if existing systems are modified or new systems are needed. We develop/modify systems to post recipients of EHR incentives online after we start to make incentive payments. In Medicaid, proper staging of activities is critical to ensure a smooth implementation.CMS implements Medicaid incentives program in 2011 consistent with Medicare.CMS strategies are coordinated with ONC, AHRQ, to provide clear guidance/direction to States, vendors, potential participants in incentives programs. Medicaid Administrative funds are used to:Develop implementation strategy to issue incentive payments to providers;Track, report, oversee incentive payments to assure no duplication of funds;Assess data from providers, practitioners/hospitals, Medicaid, CHIP, uncompensated care patient volume/mix data;Conduct scan of current State EHR/HIT environment;Create vision document to analyze current to future State activities with plan for transition/milestones to achieve EHR technology goal; Conduct outreach, training, education to providers and State personnel;Develop infrastructure for health information exchange; Harmonize EHR/HIT technology with current State initiatives such as Medicaid IT Architecture(MITA); With States, develop infrastructures needed to provide oversight of Recovery Act initiatives/coordinate activities involving stakeholders.Some work closely coordinated with ONC initiatives authorized by Recovery Act such as grants to States for information exchanges (sec 3013).

Review Process:
All Recovery Act programs will be assessed for risk and to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123 "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control." CMS will develop policies and procedures to ensure proper and accurate identification of providers to determine program eligibility and to prevent duplicate payments. CMS will track payments to ensure that maximum payment limits are not exceeded. CMS has consulted with the Office of the Inspector General and will use CMS' internal control infrastructure to monitor incentive payments. We will develop mechanisms to help ensure correct payments and account for and recover any overpayments. In the Medicaid program, to ensure the proper use of funds, States must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State is using the funds provided for the purposes of administering payments, conducting adequate oversight, and pursuing initiatives to encourage the adoption of certified EHR technology.

Cost & Performance Plan:
CMS will be open and transparent in all of its contracting that involves spending of Recovery Act funding consistent with statutory, OMB, and HHS guidance. We will provide information for posting on Recovery.gov. In addition, CMS will post the names of those receiving Medicare incentives online. States will be encouraged to share similar information. The Secretary of HHS will submit reports to the Congress on the status, progress, and oversight of payments paid under the Medicaid incentive program. These reports will also describe the extent of adoption of certified EHR technology among Medicaid providers resulting from the incentives and any improvement in health outcomes, clinical quality, or efficiency resulting from adoption. Note that Medicare incentives will not be paid prior to October 2010. To ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act, CMS will build on and strengthen existing processes. Senior CMS officials with meet regularly with senior Department Officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions. In order to ensure successful overall implementation of the Recovery Act provisions, elements will be added to Senior Executive Service (SES) employees' performance plans. CMS will also use existing processes for ensuring accountability including contracting oversight, performance appraisals, and program audits.

Schedule and Milestones:
2009 1. Coordinate with ONC to develop policies such as the definition of meaningful use. 2. Develop proposed rules to allow public input to the incentive program policies 3. Plan systems and other requirements needed to support the incentives programs 4. Plan national outreach program 2010 1. Conduct outreach to eligible professionals and providers and to State Medicaid Agencies 2. Develop systems to support the payment of incentives 3. Develop final rules to establish policies needed to pay incentives 4. Develop systems to monitor and evaluate incentive payments No sooner than October 2010 1. Start to pay hospital incentives for Medicare and monitor payments No sooner than January 2011 1.Start to pay eligible professionals for Medicare and monitor payments 2.Begin and monitor Medicaid incentives payments to eligible professionals and hospitals 2011 - 2016 Continue paying hospital incentives for Medicare and monitor payments 2011 - 2016 Continue paying eligible professionals incentives for Medicare and monitor payments 2011 - 2021 Continue paying Medicaid incentives to eligible professionals and hospitals and monitor payments 2015 and thereafter Initiate payment reductions to Medicare hospitals and eligible professionals that fail to adopt EHRs

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: 1. Coordinate with ONC to develop policies such as the definition of meaningful use. 2. Develop proposed rules to allow public input to the incentive program policies 3. Plan systems and other requirements needed to support the incentives programs 4. Plan national outreach program

Complete By: 2009-12-31

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: 1. Conduct outreach to eligible professionals and providers and to State Medicaid Agencies 2. Develop systems to support the payment of incentives 3. Develop final rules to establish policies needed to pay incentives 4. Develop systems to monitor and evaluate incentive payments

Complete By: 2010-12-31

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: No sooner than October 2010: Start to pay hospital incentives for Medicare and monitor payments

Complete By:

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Federal Employment

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Federal

• Federal

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Federal

• Federal

Award Type Name: Other

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Other

• Other

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
The NIH research mission is pursued by an array of Institutes and Centers (ICs), which support and conduct research through an extensive extramural research community and the intramural research program. Recovery Act funds will produce benefits to the economy, to scientific knowledge, and ultimately aid in improving the health of the Nation through the award of grants, contracts and other activities that support biomedical research.

Public Benefits:
This program will produce benefits to the economy through job creation and other stimulus effects, and aid in improving the health of the Nation through the award of grants, contracts and other activities that support biomedical research.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
NIH plans several major activities, such as: 1. Expand the pay line for highly meritorious applications (total RPG's are an estimated $5.7 billion): NIH will provide funding support for peer-reviewed and approved, highly meritorious grant applications from investigators across the nation that were not funded in FY 2008, as well as grant applications that would not otherwise likely be funded in FY 2009 or FY 2010. 2. Competitive Revisions (NOT-OD-09-058) and Administrative Supplements (NOT-OD-09-056) (approximately $1 billion): NIH will support expanding the scope and accelerating the tempo of ongoing science via NIH's supplement programs, through support of additional infrastructure (e.g., equipment costing less that $100,000) and personnel support for new types of activities that fit into the structure of the Recovery Act. NIH plans to make over 4,600 awards. 3. Challenge Grants (NOT-OD-09-058) (at least $200 million): The new NIH Recovery Act Challenge Grant program will focus on health and science problems, to include cancer and autism, where significant progress can be made in a two year time frame. NIH plans to award at least 200 grants. 4. Grand Opportunity Program, or "GO grants" (RFA-OD-09-004) (at least $200 million): The purpose of this program is to support high impact ideas that require significant resources for a discrete period of time to lay the foundation for new fields of investigation. 5. New Faculty (RFA-OD-09-005) (approximately $100 million): NIH will support the recruitment of new faculty to conduct research at institutions across the country. 6. Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators (NOT-OD-09-060) (approximately $20 million): This program will provide summer jobs for high school/college students and teachers to work in science labs. 7. Signature Initiatives: NIH will identify a number of Signature Initiatives that will support exceptionally creative and innovative projects and programsand potentially transformative approaches to major challenges in biomedical research. The initiatives will cover new scientific opportunities in nanotechnology, genome-wide association studies, health disparities, arthritis, diabetes, autism, the genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease, regenerative medicine, oral fluids as biomarkers, and HIV vaccine research.

Review Process:
The National Institutes of Health through the Extramural Grants Management Advisory Committee (GMAC), and the Contract Management Advisory Committee (CMAC), has established policies and procedures to assure a consistent and integrated approach to oversight practices that monitor extramural grantee activities for NIH contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. These committees meet approximately twice a month. Guidance for progress tracking, financial management, and administrative management of NIH grants includes OMB Circular A-110, OMB Circular A-123, Management's Responsibility for Internal Control, sections of the Recovery Act including Section 1512, and the Updated Implementing Guidance for the Recovery Act of 2009. In addition, the NIH Office of Management Assessment (OMA) and the Office of Financial Management (OFM) will use the established NIH risk management framework for identifying, assessing, and testing of operational and financial risks and internal controls associated with implementing Recovery Act requirements. OMA will work with NIH offices that are responsible for implementing programs receiving Recovery Act funding to: identify and score the Recovery Act risks, assess controls related to the identified the Recovery Act risks, remediate controls as needed, monitor the inventory of Recovery Act risks, and report on the risks and controls to NIH and HHS leadership. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, which required managers to assess the effectiveness of management controls applicable to their responsibilities, and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123 Management's Responsibility for Internal Control, which strengthens financial management controls so that Federal agencies can better detect and prevent improper payments. Progress reports are required for all active projects annually. The reports are reviewed by both program and grants management staff as required in the respective NIH Manual Chapters.. The review process includes a project officer completing a review checklist for each project that covers: progress, scope, planning, any project changes, safety, outputs, and reporting requirement. The checklist requires additional information for any identified risk or challenge areas. Mitigating or corrective actions are documented and trigger additional review as required. Outputs are reviewed by program officials to confirm appropriate progress. Progress standards are based on planned activities and milestones within the grant application. Grants management specialists monitor disbursements from the grantee project accounts as reported in the quarterly SF272 (Cash Transaction Report) to assure that the drawdowns from the Division of Payment Management System are appropriate for the effort described in the application. When disbursements are outside of planned parameters, grants management specialists contact the grantee for additional information, and confer with NIH program staff to determine whether the project may be at risk. Decisions to limit disbursements based on actual charges to the project may be required, if project funds are determined to be at risk. Additional funds may be withheld if progress is not satisfactory, and continued concerns may lead to suspension or termination of award. NIH conducts technical assistance visits for oversight of grantee organizations when deemed necessary by the grants management specialist based on a GMAC Risk Assessment analysis. Criteria that trigger additional site visits can include challenges or risk factors for progress, financial, or administrative management. Site visits and reviews are tailored to the specific circumstance of use for each Grantee Institution, with the participation of grant and/or program management as needed.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Transparency: NIH will be open and transparent in all of its contracting and grant competitions and regulations that involve spending of Recovery Act funding consistent with statutory and OMB guidance. NIH will ensure that recipient reporting required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and OMB guidance is made available to the public on Recovery.gov by October 10, 2009. NIH will inform recipients of their reporting obligation through standard terms and conditions, grant announcements, contract solicitations, and other program guidance. NIH will provide technical assistance to grantees and contractors and fully utilize Project Officers to ensure compliance with reporting requirements. To ensure recipient cost and performance requirements are reported, all awards issued with Recovery Act funds have special accounting numbers and codes to track the funds and awards. All Recovery Act funds must be awarded separately from the normal appropriation funds. The awards must comply with both existing NIH reporting requirements and the Recovery Act reporting requirements. Grants will include special terms and conditions based on guidance provided by OMB and HHS. NIH will have a link to Recovery.gov on its website. Accountability: To ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act, NIH will build on and strengthen existing processes. Senior NIH and Science Implementation officials will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions. The personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers. The Project officer's annual review requires additional information for any identified risk or challenge areas. Mitigating or corrective actions are documented and trigger additional review as required. Outputs are reviewed by program officials to confirm appropriate progress. Progress standards are based on planned activities and milestones within the grant application. Grants management can limit disbursement of funds for any funding improprieties and if progress is not satisfactory. NIH is coordinating efforts with its Office of Management Assessment and Office of Financial Management to ensure that existing risk management processes are fully used as NIH implements the provisions of the Recovery Act. Terms and conditions of award notices will also be amended so that awardees are fully aware of the reporting requirements associated with these funds.

Schedule and Milestones:
NIH published a majority of the Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) related to the Recovery Act by May 12, 2009. NIH began making Recovery Act awards for meritorious applications that were not funded in prior years beginning in April 2009, and will continue to make awards as applications are reviewed over the next several months and into next fiscal year. NIH plans to award Challenge Grants and GO grants in August and September 2009. About half of the funding available for this activity will be obligated in FY 2009, with the rest obligated in FY 2010. March 2009: Begin publishing Recovery Act specific funding announcements April 2009: Begin awarding Recovery Act grants and obligating funds May-July 2009: Conduct peer review for Challenge and GO Grants August-Sept 2009: Award Challenge and GO Grants Ongoing after May 2010: Review progress reports for non-competing Recovery Act renewals.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Publish funding announcements.

Complete By: 2009-05-30

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Begin awarding Challenge and GO Grants.

Complete By: 2009-09-30

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Complete review of progress reports by non-competing renewals.

Complete By: 2010-03-30

Energy Efficiency:
This program does not support Federally-owned assets. No intramural facilities renovations will be made.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Other Private Institution/Organization
• Other Public Institutions/Organizations

• School
• Scientist/Researchers
• Specialized Group (Health Professional, Student, Veteran)
• Student/Trainee
• Health Professional
• Other Private Institution/Organization
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Program Purpose:
The overarching goal of this program is to improve health outcomes by producing evidence to enhance medical decisions made by patients and their medical providers.

Public Benefits:
This goal is achieved by conducting and supporting comparative effectiveness research. The Department of Health and Human Services uses the definition of comparative effectiveness research as set forth by the Federal Coordinating Council for CER: Comparative effectiveness research is the conduct and synthesis of systematic research comparing different interventions and strategies to prevent, diagnose, treat and monitor health conditions. The purpose of this research is to inform patients, providers, and decision-makers, responding to their expressed needs, about which interventions are most effective for which patients under specific circumstances. To provide this information, comparative effectiveness research must assess a comprehensive array of health-related outcomes for diverse patient populations. Defined interventions compared may include medications, procedures, medical and assistive devices and technologies, behavioral change strategies, and delivery system interventions. This research necessitates the development, expansion, and use of a variety of data sources and methods to assess comparative effectiveness. Systematic research methods can include randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses, observational cohort analyses, and other new and emerging methodologies. Comparative effectiveness studies may compare similar treatments, such as competing drugs, or analyze very different approaches, such as surgery and drug therapy. Evaluation of treatments includes any potential medical intervention under consideration, whether prognostic, preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, or palliative. Comparative effectiveness research may also address public health or systems interventions that affect health outcomes. Comparative effectiveness research is designed to inform patient and clinician decisions relevant to the unique circumstances of individual patients. AHRQ will spend appropriated funds to research and provide information on the relative strengths and weaknesses of various medical interventions. Such research will give clinicians and patients valid information with which to make decisions that will improve the performance of the U.S. health care system. AHRQ's comparative effectiveness research will support HHS strategic plan goal 1: improve the safety, quality, affordability and accessibility of health care, including behavioral health care and long-term care.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
AHRQ is currently developing a plan that specifies the kind and scope of activities that AHRQ will fund to achieve the program's objectives. AHRQ is considering various approaches for this program, such as expanding and broadening comparative effectiveness research activities initiated at AHRQ in response to Section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. Section 1013 legislation was designed, in part, to increase the availability of research that would inform the real-world decisions facing patients and clinicians. Specifically, AHRQ's investments using Recovery Act funds may expand its Effective Health Care (EHC) Program, which supports research activities performed using rigorous scientific methods within a previously-established process that emphasizes stakeholder involvement and transparency, that is designed to prioritize among pressing health issues, and whose products are designed for maximum usefulness for health care decision makers.

Review Process:
All Recovery Act programs will be assessed by AHRQ staff on a quarterly basis for risk and to ensure that appropriate processes by which an organization's resources are directed, monitored, and measured are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB's circular A-123 "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control". AHRQ will build on current internal controls activities in accordance with both the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) and Appendix A of OMB Circular A-123 to protect Recovery Act funds from misappropriation, mismanagement, waste, and abuse. During the A-123 review AHRQ will provide additional testing of key controls (if necessary) to ensure Recovery Act funds are included in AHRQ's testing sample. Finally, AHRQ is in the process of drafting a comprehensive Risk Management Plan to identify, prioritize, and mitigate AHRQ and program specific-risks. Historically, most of AHRQ's grant awards are made to institutions that have had prior Federal funding and have demonstrated their ability to administer Federal funds. In accordance with HHS policy, for recipients that have not received prior Federal funding, non-profit status will be confirmed and a cursory assessment of the organization's financial status will be made by AHRQ staff. These grants would be deemed high risk. Subsequent to funding, AHRQ will request that the OIG perform an audit to assess the recipients' ability to properly expend and monitor grant funds where there are concerns. AHRQ anticipates that the majority of large grants will be awarded to institutions that have had prior Federal funding and have demonstrated their ability to administer Federal funds. Contract awards are made to organizations that must demonstrate that they have an adequate accounting system that has been approved by a Federal agency. This accounting system must allow the organization to track Federal obligations, expenses, and reimbursements for each project funded. The adequacy of the accounting system is verified prior to award. AHRQ also provides a two level review of each invoice received to ensure that the expenses are allowable and appropriate to be distributed. From a program standpoint, a potential risk for ineffective spending or waste is through non-performance of funded projects. To minimize this risk, AHRQ will carefully review and select projects for funding. The following criteria may be reviewed for each proposed project: understanding of the purpose and objectives of AHRQ's comparative effectiveness research programs, technical approach, management plan, organizational experience, key personnel, stakeholder engagement, and facilities and database characteristics. AHRQ will also continue to standardize training required for program officials at the Agency working on contracts and grants. This will ensure effective oversight and management of contracts and grants and will decrease the risk of non-performance. AHRQ program officials will implement processes for identifying high and low performance which may include program officials overseeing project management plans and awardees submitting monthly status reports and quarterly self-assessments.

Cost & Performance Plan:
AHRQ will be open and transparent in all of its grants competitions that involve spending of Recovery Act funding consistent with statutory and OMB guidance. AHRQ will ensure that recipient reporting required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and OMB guidance is made available to the public on Recovery.gov by October 10, 2009. AHRQ will inform recipients of their reporting obligation through standard terms and conditions, grant announcements, contract solicitations, and other program guidance. AHRQ will provide technical assistance to grantees and contractors and fully utilize Project officers to ensure compliance with reporting requirements. AHRQ will include in all grants and contract funding announcements the standard terms and conditions for Recovery Act funds. These terms and conditions will convey to recipients the reporting requirements that are outlined in Section 2.9 of the OMB February 18 Guidance. In addition, AHRQ grants and contracts management will be available for technical assistance.

Schedule and Milestones:
AHRQ is currently developing a schedule with milestones and planned delivery dates for major phases of the program's activities. As the Recovery Act requires, AHRQ will submit an operating plan for this program to the House and Senate Appropriation Committees prior to obligating Federal funds and not later than July 30, 2009. All funds available for AHRQ for comparative effectiveness research will be awarded in fiscal years 2009 and 2010.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text:

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Milestone Number: 2

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Milestone Number: 3

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Energy Efficiency:
AHRQ will ensure that it complies with energy efficiency and green building requirements, if applicable. Little, if any, Recovery Act funds are expected to be used to fund equipment purchases. No Recovery Act funds will be used to fund construction projects.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Competitive Grant Program

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Individual/Family
• Sponsored Organization
• Native American Organization
• Government
• Local
• Other Private Institution/Organization
• Other Public Institutions/Organizations
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• State
• Federal
• Specialized Group (Health Professional, Student, Veteran)

• Anyone/General Public

Award Type Name: Cooperative Agreements

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Other Public Institutions/Organizations
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Specialized Group (Health Professional, Student, Veteran)
• Sponsored Organization
• State
• Federal
• Profit Organization
• Government
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Individual/Family
• Local
• Native American Organization
• Other Private Institution/Organization

Award Type Name: Federal Employment

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Anyone/General Public

Award Type Name: Contracts

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Small Business (Less Than 500 Employees)
• Quasi-Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization
• Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Other Public Institutions/Organizations
• Other Private Institution/Organization
• Profit Organization
• Anyone/General Public

Measures

Agency Name: Department of Justice

Program Purpose:
The Recovery Act National Youth Mentoring Program is designed to provide to provide mentoring services to populations that are underserved due to location, shortage of mentors, special physical or mental challenges of the targeted population, or other such situations identified by the community in need of mentoring services.

Public Benefits:
The program's goals are to reduce juvenile delinquency and gang participation, improve academic performance, and reduce school drop-out rates by enhancing the capacity of local efforts to develop or expand community collaboratives and partnerships, integrate best practices into mentoring service models, develop strategies to recruit and maintain mentors serving hard-to-reach populations.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Applicants will implement, monitor, and assess mentoring strategies. OJJDP strongly encourages applicants to incorporate best practices based on research and to consider a variety of mentoring approaches that are national in scope. OJJDP will give priority to organizations that have mentoring programs ready to implement, can monitor and collect performance measure data from all affiliates and associated programs and use the data to achieve successful outcomes, work in areas of high community disadvantage, and can demonstrate collaboration with at least two of the following institutions: schools, law enforcement, a community- or faith-based organization, a national program focused on activities complementary to mentoring (e.g., job training, literacy, parenting), or an afterschool learning program.

Review Process:
1) DOJ/OJP's Risk Assessment Plan was posted at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery in April 2009. Some highlights include: a) Special conditions will be placed on all High-Risk grantees awarded Recovery Act funding requiring, for example, additional reporting requirements or additional monitoring requirements. b) Following grant award, DOJ will ensure that all grantees are assessed for monitoring priority based on a series risk indicators, which include a combination of standard grant risk indicators, as well as indicators specific to the Recovery Act. c) DOJ will conduct on-site monitoring of at least 30% of open, active funding awarded under the Recovery Act before the end of the project period. d) DOJ will run quarterly metrics reports to identify lead risk indicators and work with the grantee to address potential risks. 2) OJP's Financial System, FMIS2 allows the agency to track grantees' use of funds by program and project code. Project codes align with major program purpose areas and/or allowable funding categories. Project codes are developed or in development for most Recovery Act programs. 3) The applicant must include a plan to perform basic evaluation of the project, incorporating the performance measures identified in the solicitation and any other performance indicators identified by the applicant. 4) DOJ/OJP conducts both programmatic and financial monitoring of its grantees. This monitoring includes review elements that address grantee compliance, as well as performance. DOJ/OJP has a robust procedure for tracking and addressing issues of grantee performance and compliance. DOJ/OJP will conduct on-site of no less than 30% of open, active award funding throughout the life of the Recovery Act programs. 5) In addition, DOJ/OJP's Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management conducts performance assessments of grants and grant programs, which includes a more intensive focus on the short/medium-term impacts of grant funding. This office will focus heavily on Recovery Act programs during the life of these programs.

Cost & Performance Plan:
OJP conducts both programmatic and financial monitoring of its grantees. This monitoring includes review elements that address grantee compliance, as well as performance, and entails verification of all data submitted by grantees. In particular, financial monitors sample grantee expenditures to verify that expenses are allowable and reasonable. OJP has robust procedures for tracking and addressing issues of grantee performance and compliance. In order to collect, compile, and disseminate grantee performance and program cost information: (1) OJP will accept electronic performance measurement data from its grantees through its grant management system. OJP will aggregate and report all information as required by OMB implementation guidance. (2) OJP will conduct programmatic monitoring of grantees, which will include a review of performance measure face validity (a determination as to whether measure does what it was intended to do). (3) In addition, OJP's Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management conducts program assessments, which include a thorough review of data reported by grantees for validity and completeness.

Schedule and Milestones:
This is a grant award program. The following table provides the planned completion dates for the significant grant-making activities associated with the distribution of Recovery Act funds for the program. Once applicants have been selected and grants awarded, OJP will establish additional milestones for the program.

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Grant Program Solicitations Posted by DOJ/OJP

Complete By: 2009-03-19

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Grant Applications Due

Complete By: 2009-04-20

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Grant Funding Awarded by DOJ/OJP

Complete By: 2009-07-31

Energy Efficiency:
This is not an infrastructure investment program.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Project Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

Measures

Agency Name: Small Business Administration

Program Purpose:
A new, higher, Federal guarantee in the SBA's 7(a) lending program gives participating banks and lenders the confidence necessary in this economic climate to increase the number and amount of loans to eligible small businesses. Previously, the maximum Federal guarantee was between 75 and 85%, but the temporary increase allows for a guarantee of up to 90%. In addition, borrower fees were also temporarily eliminated from the 7(a) lending program.

Public Benefits:
By increasing the maximum guarantee on 7(a) loans, SBA reduces lender risk, encouraging more lenders to offer more loans - and bigger loans - to small businesses. In addition, the elimination of borrower fees allows entrepreneurs and small business owners to have more working capital, which allows for more opportunities to invest in new jobs and continued growth.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
Issue public announcement for fee reduction or elimination of 7(a) loans, update and publish forms and provide training to industry and field regarding changes. Activities: * Policy Notice * Federal Register Notice * Loan Cancellation Notice * Restricted Use Notice * Updated Forms * Press Release * Talking Points * Systems Changes * Refunds Issued Associated funding for this program is $299M in credit subsidy budget authority, to cover the estimated lifetime default costs to the taxpayer.

Review Process:
The SBA developed an agency-wide framework to ensure timely and effective implementation of Recovery Act projects to support America's small businesses. The SBA Recovery Act Steering Committee, comprised of senior SBA leadership, meets every week to review, evaluate and assess the status and results of each SBA-related Recovery Act project. The 7(a) loan program is comprised of two projects (fee reduction/elimination and increased loan guarantees), with each project managed by a team. Project teams, which meet several times each week, and supporting offices are held accountable for on-time completion of project milestones and deliverables. Project teams also meet regularly with the Performance Management Office to track metrics and milestones, which are reported weekly to the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee reviews reports to identify: * Progress made toward each project milestone * Factors that have the potential to slow implementation or decrease effectiveness * Effectiveness of each project measured against expected outcomes * Success of any implemented adjustments made to strategies, services and project * Effectiveness of risk mitigation strategies

Cost & Performance Plan:
To report progress on the implementation of this project, SBA will regularly update the Project Plan to report on the status of milestone attainment. SBA will generate Program Performance Reports that will contain metrics showing outcomes, usage, borrower and lender characteristics, and risk parameters. In addition, SBA will generate a Program Performance Overview Report, which will contain detailed financial and performance information pertaining to all SBA Recovery Act programs, with cross-year outcome and performance comparisons. This report will be used to measure progress against agency-wide performance targets. Information contained in the Program Performance Overview Report and each Program Performance Report will be updated periodically and published on SBA's Recovery web site: http://www.sba.gov/recovery/agencyplans.

Schedule and Milestones:
For more information see detailed project plans posted at http://www.sba.gov/recovery/agencyplans/index.html

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Planning Phase includes * Defining budget requirements * Defining IT requirements * Defining new eligibility requirements and form updates * Conducting Risk Planning * Defining plan for termination of Recovery Act provisions

Complete By: 2009-05-22

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Execution Phase includes * Publishing Policy Notice, releasing talking points for Field Offices and Partners * Publishing Federal Register Notice for fee eliminations and 90% guaranties * Issuing Loan Cancellation Policy Notice and Restricted Use Policy Notice

Complete By: 2009-06-01

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Evaluation Phase includes * Monitoring Program Performance and spending of appropriated funds

Complete By: 2010-09-30

Energy Efficiency:
Not applicable.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Guaranteed/Insured Loans

Recipient Applicant Type:

• Federal

• Other Private Institution/Organization
• Small Business as defined in 13 CFR Part 121

Measures

Agency Name: Environmental Protection Agency

Program Purpose:
The Clean Water State Revolving Fund State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) provides funds to states to establish state loan revolving funds that finance infrastructure improvements for public wastewater systems and other water quality projects. The CWSRF is essentially comprised of 51 state financing programs (includes Puerto Rico) which are run in accordance with the federal statute and regulations.

Public Benefits:
CWSRF objectives that are specific to ARRA are: 1. To preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery through investments in water infrastructure and other water quality projects. 2. To give priority to water infrastructure projects on a State priority list that are ready to proceed to construction within 12 months, with a goal of providing 50 percent of the funds to projects ready to initiate construction by June 17, 2009. 3. To provide a greater Federal share for local clean water projects (through additional subsidization) and to reach communities that would otherwise not have the resources to repay a loan (e.g., disadvantaged communities, environmental justice communities). 4. To increase the number of clean water infrastructure improvement projects. 5. To ensure funding of green infrastructure, water and/or energy efficiency and innovative water quality improvements, such that at least 20 percent of the funds are used for such green' projects, to the extent applications are available. 6. In the case where a state does not commit funds to projects that are under contract or construction within one year of enactment, to promptly re-allot the funds to states that can quickly commit the funds to projects ready to proceed.

Kind and Scope of Program Activities:
1. ARRA funds will increase the amount of money that is available through State revolving funds to provide assistance to: i. State or local governments for planning, design, and construction of publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities, to build or rehabilitate sewer collection systems, and control or mitigate stormwater runoff. ii. Public or private entities for capital projects that address nonpoint source pollution, to the extent those projects are identified in State Nonpoint Source Control Plans (under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act). iii. Public or private entities for capital projects that address water quality needs, to the extent those projects are identified in Comprehensive Conservation Management Plans by one of the 39 estuary programs recognized under Section 320 of the Clean Water Act. iv. Entities in i.-iii. for green infrastructure, water and/or energy efficiency, and innovative water quality improvements. 2. ARRA funds will support administration of the 51 SRF programs by the States. 3. ARRA funds will increase the amount of money that is available to DC and the territories through direct grants from EPA for: i. Planning, design, and construction of publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities, building or rehabilitation of sewer collection systems, and control or mitigation of stormwater runoff. ii. Public or privately owned capital projects that address nonpoint source pollution, to the extent those projects are identified in District/Territory Nonpoint Source Control Plans (under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act). 4. ARRA funds will provide assistance to Tribes through an interagency agreement with the Indian Health Service (IHS) for the planning, design, and construction of wastewater management and treatment facilities. 5. Support of water quality management planning activities by the States, DC, and the territories and regional planning entities.

Review Process:
Monitoring and evaluation begins from the very start of the process, with review by EPA's Regional Offices of the grant applications (including the States' Intended Use Plans) adherence to requirements. EPA has developed an application review checklist to be used by Regional Offices to ensure adherence to the new ARRA requirements. Upon grant award, grant conditions specify the terms and conditions necessary to comply with the underlying statute, the ARRA, regulations, and executive orders. This includes requirements for access to sites and information for compliance auditing purposes as well as reporting requirements specific to the grant. For the State Revolving Funds, Title VI of the CWA created an annual cycle of accountability in the CWSRF program. States are required, for the life of the CWSRF program, to submit an annual report to EPA that communicates performance over the year. EPA conducts an annual review of each states' annual report, compliance with grant conditions, and overall operation of the program. Part of that review is transaction testing required to ensure that erroneous payments are not occurring. EPA will conduct transaction testing for ARRA funds equivalent to that performed on the rest of the CWSRF program. EPA is modifying its annual review checklist to ensure compatibility with ARRA requirements. Title VI of the CWA also requires States to annually conduct an independent financial audit of the CWSRF fund accounts. Those independent audits test a state's financial management system in place and can also provide reports on the internal controls and compliance of each CWSRF program. In addition, to ensure fiscal accountability, states require local recipients who expend $500,000 or more of federal funds to submit their federally required "single audit" of their federally funded programs. This process has been in place since the initiation of the CWSRF program (1987) and states and EPA are adept at conducting the monitoring, reporting, and evaluation process. Each element of this process will apply to the ARRA funding provided through the CWSRF program. In addition to the annual review process, EPA will collect real-time information on project progress and performance. As a term and condition for each CWSRF capitalization grant, States will be required to report on project progress toward meeting the program goals and requirements established by ARRA. EPA will collect data on resource utilization and project performance through established Agency reporting systems and will post these data at least quarterly on EPA's Recovery Act web area. For direct grants and water quality management planning cooperative agreements, post-award monitoring plans are established at the time of grant award. Routine monitoring of compliance with the grant conditions, including independent assessment that expenditures reflect work milestones completed, is part of that post-award monitoring. Site visits by EPA, a contractor, or the Corp of Engineers to review project progress, reporting, and accounting are included for direct grants involving construction.

Cost & Performance Plan:
Transparency Under the ARRA, tracking begins at the direct recipient level, with information on grant applications received and grants awarded (including $ amount obligated). Once expenditures against those grant awards commence, that data will also be reported at a grant level. This information is being made public in the Weekly Recovery Act Reports which are available on www.epa.gov/recovery. Under the ARRA, tracking will also be done at the project and sub-recipient levels. For projects in the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the Territories, EPA will be tracking projects and sub-recipient information in a database historically used by the States to track environmental benefits. EPA will make all project and sub-recipient information captured publicly available. Information known at the time of grant award or assistance agreement (sub-recipient) award will be entered in real time and posted on a monthly basis. Updates on construction starts will be entered in real time and posted monthly. Updates on construction progress will be made and posted quarterly. For projects on tribal lands, IHS will be tracking projects in their project data system (PDS) and making ARRA reporting data publicly available. Program performance measures that are not ARRA specific will continue to be reported and made publicly available annually with EPA's Performance and Accountability Report. Accountability The CWSRF program will ensure that the expenditure and monitoring of Recovery Act funds are transparent and that appropriate, qualified staff oversee Recovery Act resources. Regional managers review and approve grant awards, using the evaluation checklists that have been developed under the ARRA. Under the annual cycle of accountability in the CWSRF program, findings from annual reviews and site visits by Regional staff are reported to Regional management and corrective actions taken. EPA Headquarters provides bi-annual review of Regional oversight, and participates in five State reviews each year. Findings are reported to management, issues elevated quickly to senior leaders, and corrective actions taken. State independent financial audits are reviewed at the Regional and Headquarters level. Questionable findings are investigated. Any issues arising from those investigations are escalated quickly to senior leadership and corrective actions are taken. In compliance with the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) EPA's ongoing management integrity program requires us to develop a multiyear program review strategy, conduct systematic and rigorous assessments of internal controls over our programmatic and financial operations, and report on the effectiveness of those controls in our annual letter of assurance to the Administrator. For FY 2009, we will be addressing the integrity of Recovery Act programs in a separate attachment to our assurance letter, which is due to the Administrator by August 14, 2009. In addition to our internal reviews, we will rely on audit findings and program evaluation results to inform our assessment and strengthen program accountability. The oversight process in place for ARRA funding ensures that managers and staff will be held accountable for performance. Senior managers' performance standards include specific performance measures related to the CWSRF program, and staff's performance standards contain measures reflecting their role and responsibilities in achieving progress. (During midyear performance reviews, these performance standards and measures are being modified to address Recovery Act-specific goals.)

Schedule and Milestones:
1. Issuance of Guidance on Award of Capitalization Grants - March 2, 2009 2. Issuance of Guidance on Award of Water Quality Management Planning Grants or Cooperative Agreements -March 2009 3. States prepare CWSRF Intended Use Plans (IUPs) - February - May 2009 4. Award of IA to IHS for tribal assistance - April 2009 5. Issuance of Guidance on Award of Direct Grants - May 2009 6. DC and Territories projects undergo NEPA review - April - September 2009 7. State submission of grant applications to EPA - March - September 2009 8. EPA awards grants - March - October 2009 9. States certify to projects that are under contract or in construction by February 17, 2010 - February 24, 2010 10. EPA reallots funds for projects missing Feb. 17 deadline - March 2010 11. State submission of full grant applications to EPA for realloted funds - April 2010 12. EPA awards grants under reallotment - April/May 2010

Milestone Number: 1

Milestone Text: Issuance of Guidance on Award of Capitalization Grants

Complete By: 2009-03-02

Milestone Number: 2

Milestone Text: Issuance of Guidance on Award of Direct Grants

Complete By: 2009-03-16

Milestone Number: 3

Milestone Text: Issuance of Guidance on Award of Water Quality Management Planning Grants or Cooperative Agreements

Complete By: 2009-05-01

Energy Efficiency:
The CWSRF program is implementing the ARRA to ensure that funds are expended effectively to comply with the intent of the Act to focus on energy efficiency and green building technology. As specified in the ARRA, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications not less than 20 percent of the capitalization grant received by states will be used for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements or other environmentally innovative technologies. States must certify and EPA must accept the state certification that they did not receive sufficient eligible project applications for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements or other environmentally innovative technologies. EPA has provided guidance to the States that on implementation of the green reserve provisions, and is requiring States with insufficient green projects to make a concerted effort to solicit those projects from a wider array of potential recipients for 6 months before the State can certify that it has insufficient applications to fully utilize the reserve. EPA has conducted webcasts for States on the implementation of the green reserve provisions, and is planning webcasts for a broader array of constituencies in the Spring.

Program Plan Award Types:

Award Type Name: Formula Grants

Recipient Applicant Type:

• State
• U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments