[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 69 (Thursday, April 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19953-19954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07389]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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Department-Wide Transition To Use of GrantSolutions Award 
Management System for Managing Financial Assistance Awards

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a department-wide transition to the GrantSolutions 
award management system during fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is providing notice 
of the transitioning of all bureaus and offices to using the 
GrantSolutions award management system to manage financial assistance 
awards. Recipients of financial assistance awards that are subject to 
the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
Requirements for Federal Awards will use the GrantSolutions system to 
manage reporting requirements and perform other award management 
actions.

DATES: The transition to using the GrantSolutions system will begin on 
May 18, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Mail questions to: Office of Grants Management, 1849 C 
Street NW, Mail Stop 4262-MIB, Washington, DC 20240. More information 
on the DOI GrantSolutions system transition for financial assistance is 
available at the following website: https://www.doi.gov/grants/grantsolutions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kaprice Tucker, Acting Director, 202-
208-3466. DOI recipients are encouraged to direct all inquiries to 
their assigned bureau or office point of contact. People who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual or 
their designated bureau or office contact during normal business hours. 
The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 
or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during 
normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) 
has entered into an agreement with the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) to modernize DOI's financial assistance programs through 
implementation of HHS' GrantSolutions platform, an award management 
system that provides end-to-end management capabilities for financial 
assistance awards. The transition supports DOI's

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effort to enhance stewardship over the estimated $4 billion in 
financial assistance awarded annually. The GrantSolutions award 
management system will allow DOI to standardize financial assistance 
management procedures, and increase transparency, accountability, and 
oversight for financial assistance funding.
    As a result of the transition, all DOI recipients of financial 
assistance awards (grants, cooperative agreements, and other types of 
Federal funding) that are subject to the requirements of 2 CFR 200 will 
use the GrantSolutions system to manage reporting requirements and 
perform other award management actions. DOI will provide web-based 
training for all impacted recipients. DOI will not transition compacts, 
annual funding agreements, contracts, or other tribal programs subject 
to the requirements of Public Law 93-638, the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act, as amended, at this time. These 
recipients will continue to use existing DOI systems provided by 
individual bureaus to manage these awards.
    The GrantSolutions award management system will allow recipients to 
perform the following actions:
     View award(s) and related award information.
     View funding applications submitted by the recipient and 
related award notices.
     Communicate with and send documents to Federal staff.
     Manage award amendments and view their status after 
submission.
     Manage in-progress applications and view submitted and 
awarded applications.
     Apply for non-competitive and mandatory awards.
     Apply for directed award supplements.
     View and submit program progress reports.
     Create, edit, submit, and view Federal financial reports.
    All bureaus, Departmental offices, and recipients will transition 
to using the GrantSolutions award management system according to the 
schedule below. Recipients will receive access to GrantSolutions on the 
same dates as the bureau or office responsible for managing their 
program funding. The GrantSolutions transition schedule is as follows:
     Group A transition date is May 18, 2020. Group A includes 
the following bureaus and their recipients: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement, and their recipients.
     Group B transition date is October 13, 2020. Group B 
includes the National Park Service and their recipients.
     Group C transition date is December 7, 2020. Group C 
includes the following bureaus, Departmental offices, and their 
recipients: Bureau of Indian Affairs/Bureau of Indian Education, Bureau 
of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Departmental Offices, Office 
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the U.S. Geological 
Survey, and their recipients.
    DOI recipients are encouraged to visit the DOI GrantSolutions 
system transition web page provided or contact their designated bureau 
or office financial assistance award contact for more information on 
the transition.

Kaprice Tucker,
Acting Director, Office of Grants Management.
[FR Doc. 2020-07389 Filed 4-8-20; 8:45 am]
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