Re: [ECOLOG-L] Managing Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Significant Decisions: DOI > $100 K

[Malcolm McCallum]

This is simple to deal with.
award no grant of over $100,000.
IF a program requires $300,000, then write the grant into three $100,000
grants in which each pays for 1/3 of the project.  IF some item is involved
that is over $100K, then break it up into components.  $100,000 building?
Ok, $90,000 for the building, second grant of $10,000 for installation of a
bathroom after the fact.

IN fact, this kind of thing has been done oodles of times to avoid
difficult or cumbersome policies.



On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 4:29 PM, David Duffy  wrote:

>
> This new policy from the Secretary of the Interior may cause massive
> disruption for projects across the country. I apologize for the terrible
> cute and paste. --David Duffy
>
>
> APR 12 *2017*
>
>
> *To: Assistant Secretaries*
>
> *Heads of Bureaus and Office Directors*
>
> *From: Secretary*
>
> *Subject: *Managing Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Significant
> Decisions
>
>
>
> A hallmark of my management of the Department of the Interior (Department)
> will be empowering local managers to make responsible decisions. Local
> managers are closest to the public we serve and to the precious resources we
> manage on their behalf. I also have a duty to learn about the
> Department's operations as I take the helm of the ship. Only by
> understanding the varied operations will I be able to lead this great 
> Department
> in fulfilling its important mission on behalf of the American people.
>
>
>
> The Department annually distributes $5.5 billion in grants and
> cooperative agreements to a variety of grantees and cooperators to
> advance mission objectives. In order to help me to understand the immense
> impact grants and cooperative agreements have on the mission delivery of
> the Department, I am directing implementation of the following temporary
> procedures for processing grants and cooperative agreements:
>
>
>
> Effective immediately, bureau heads and office directors will use the attached
> template to report all planned Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 grants and
> cooperative agreements of $100,000 or more *before* final award. The
> reports should be submitted through the Assistant Secretaries to Mr.
> James Cason, who has been delegated the authority of the Deputy Secretary.
> The Office of Acquisition and Property Management will assist Mr. Cason in
> reviewing these reports. No grants should be awarded until the review has
> been completed. You will be notified about your clearance to proceed with
> awards following this review.
>
>
>
> In addition, to better assess the overall functioning of the Department's
> critical programs:
>
>
> Each bureau head and office director shall ensure that their office
> obtains proposed records of decisions (RODs) and uses the attached
> template to report on proposed decisions prior to issuance. Proposed
> decisions that are not termed "ROD" but have nationwide, regional, or
> statewide impact shall also be reported using the template. All reports should
> be submitted to Mr. Cason. A decision should not be issued until he has
> reviewed the report and provided clearance.
>
>
>
> The above procedures are temporary and are being implemented to assist me
> in understanding how we make important decisions to advance the mission
> of the Department, assess how we are aligning our grants and cooperative
> agreements to Department priorities, and to assure coordination with the
> Office of Communications for significant announcements. The review and
> processing of grants, cooperative agreements, and RODs will return to their
> regular order as soon as possible.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> David Duffy
> 戴大偉 (Dài Dàwěi)
> Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit/Makamakaʻāinana
> Botany
> University of Hawaii/*Ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi*
> 3190 Maile Way
> Honolulu Hawaii 96822 USA
> 1-808-956-8218
>



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Aquaculture and Water Quality Research Scientist
School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Langston University
Langston, Oklahoma


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[ECOLOG-L] Managing Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Significant Decisions: DOI > $100 K

[David Duffy]

This new policy from the Secretary of the Interior may cause massive
disruption for projects across the country. I apologize for the terrible
cute and paste. --David Duffy


APR 12 *2017*


*To: Assistant Secretaries*

*Heads of Bureaus and Office Directors*

*From: Secretary*

*Subject: *Managing Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Significant
Decisions



A hallmark of my management of the Department of the Interior (Department)
will be empowering local managers to make responsible decisions. Local
managers are closest to the public we serve and to the precious resources we
manage on their behalf. I also have a duty to learn about the Department's
operations as I take the helm of the ship. Only by understanding the
varied operations
will I be able to lead this great Department in fulfilling its important
mission on behalf of the American people.



The Department annually distributes $5.5 billion in grants and cooperative
agreements to a variety of grantees and cooperators to advance mission
objectives. In order to help me to understand the immense impact grants and
cooperative agreements have on the mission delivery of the Department, I am
directing implementation of the following temporary procedures for
processing grants and cooperative agreements:



Effective immediately, bureau heads and office directors will use the attached
template to report all planned Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 grants and cooperative
agreements of $100,000 or more *before* final award. The reports should be
submitted through the Assistant Secretaries to Mr. James Cason, who has
been delegated the authority of the Deputy Secretary. The Office of Acquisition
and Property Management will assist Mr. Cason in reviewing these reports.
No grants should be awarded until the review has been completed. You will
be notified about your clearance to proceed with awards following this
review.



In addition, to better assess the overall functioning of the Department's
critical programs:


Each bureau head and office director shall ensure that their office obtains
proposed records of decisions (RODs) and uses the attached template to report
on proposed decisions prior to issuance. Proposed decisions that are not termed
"ROD" but have nationwide, regional, or statewide impact shall also be
reported using the template. All reports should be submitted to Mr. Cason.
A decision should not be issued until he has reviewed the report and provided
clearance.



The above procedures are temporary and are being implemented to assist me
in understanding how we make important decisions to advance the mission of
the Department, assess how we are aligning our grants and cooperative
agreements to Department priorities, and to assure coordination with the
Office of Communications for significant announcements. The review and
processing of grants, cooperative agreements, and RODs will return to their
regular order as soon as possible.










-- 
David Duffy
戴大偉 (Dài Dàwěi)
Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit/Makamakaʻāinana
Botany
University of Hawaii/*Ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi*
3190 Maile Way
Honolulu Hawaii 96822 USA
1-808-956-8218