Office of Capital Improvements Recovery Act Information

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Capital Fund Recovery Act Performance Report

The Office of Capital Improvements (OCI) has been asked to begin collecting both projected and actual performance data with respect to Capital Fund Recovery Act grants. OCI has developed a Capital Fund Recovery Act Performance Reporting spreadsheet that will collect this data. The spreadsheets will be disseminated by email from a mailbox entitled CapFundRecovery@hud.gov. OCI has developed Capital Fund Recovery Act Performance Report instructions for completing and submitting the report. The deadline for submitting the Capital Fund Recovery Act Reporting spreadsheet is December 4, 2009.

Reporting on Jobs and Activities in FederalReporting.gov

Section 1512 of the Recovery Act requires all recipients to report on their activities, job creation, and job retention. Section X. of Notice PIH 2009-12 (HA) reiterated that all PHAs receiving Capital Fund Recovery Grants are required to meet additional reporting requirements. And the Recovery Act grant ACC Amendment, Provision 7, states that receipt of the grant is conditioned on the acceptance of the PHA to comply with the quarterly reporting requirements of the ARRA.

So starting October 1st, PHAs need to begin reporting in two different systems to satisfy two quarterly reporting requirements. PHAs will report on activities, job creation, and job retention in FederalReporting.gov and on National Environmental Policy Act reviews in the Recovery Act Management Performance System (RAMPS).

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), created FederalReporting.gov to manage the reporting process for Reporting on Jobs and Activities. FederalReporting.gov will be the official record of jobs created and activities performed with Recovery Act funding. PHAs must report quarterly into this system in a timely and accurate manner.

What must PHAs do immediately?

• PHAs must register now at http://www.federalreporting.gov to access the site.
  
• Between October 1st and October 10th, 2009, recipients must report their required data at the same link. PHAs must enter data for ALL Recovery Act grants they have received, including recently awarded Capital Fund Recovery Competitive Grants.

Please review the guidance (for completing the FederalReporting.gov template(s))

	Example of a Completed Federal Reporting Template for Competitive Grants (MS-Excel)
	Example of a Completed Federal Reporting Template for Formula Grants (MS-Excel)
	Prime Recipient Data Dictionary for CFRG and CFRC
	Federal Reporting Data Model

If you need help with registering as a user, submitting a report, reviewing a report, or other website functions, you many also contact the FederalReporting.gov help desk.

If you have program questions related to FederalReporting.gov, the HUD Call Center will be available to answer your questions. The Call Center Number is: 1-800-998-9999.

Reporting on NEPA Requirements in RAMPS

Section 1609 of the Recovery Act requires all federal agencies to report on compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for all Recovery Act-funded projects. To gather this information, HUD has created the Recovery Act Management and Performance System (RAMPS).

RAMPS is operational at this time. To access RAMPS, please go to: http://portal.hud.gov/app_ramps/

At this time registered users have received an email confirming their registration and should use their M-ID and SSO password to access RAMPS. This guidance should assist you with RAMPS reporting.

	RAMPS
	RAMPS Login Instructions
	RAMPS PHA Data Input Guidance
	Q and A - RAMPS and Federalreporting.gov

Please note: Only PHAs that have responsible entities conduct their environmental reviews (part 58) will be required to report into RAMPS for the NEPA reporting requirement. PHAs that have environmental reviews conducted by their local HUD field office (part 50) will not have to log on and enter any NEPA reporting information into RAMPS at this time.

If you have any questions or need assistance with RAMPS reporting, please contact the HUD Call Center for assistance and technical support. The Call Center Number is: 1-800-998-9999.