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NIFA Reporting Web Conference

October 11, 2018

• Start Recording…

Adam Preuter

• Adam is the Business Manager for the

REEport system. Adam supports the planning, development, coordination, and delivery of accountability and financial reporting from agency information systems, and is also responsible for conducting business process analyses, and implementing related efficiency improvements.

• apreuter@nifa.usda.gov
• 202-690-0124

James Hultzman

• Provides customer support and

analysis for REEport

• Supports Financial and

Program of Research reporting

• James.hultzman@nifa.usda.gov
• 202-690-0011

Zoom Support

Call: (202) 690-2910

• r

servicedesk@nifa.usda.gov

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Format and Logistics

• Throughout the conference, you may type

questions in the chat box.

• Slides from this conference will be posted to

NIFA’s website. From any page on our site, search for: Reporting Web Conference.

Today’s agenda:

• REEport Financial Report
• REEport Updates
• POW Redesign Update

REEport Financial Report

REEport Financial Report

• The FY17 financial report has been closed out, and no

further submissions or edits can be accepted.

• In FY17 13,678 financial reports were submitted, while

181 projects failed to submit.

• For FY16 278 failed to submit, and in FY15 870 failed

to submit.

REEport Financial Report

• The FY18 report is due 1 February 2019.
• Reminder emails were sent out 1 October, and will be

sent out 30 days prior to the 1 February deadline.

• Failure to submit a financial report may result in funding

being withheld

REEport Financial Report

• A new folder has been added to the Financial Report

tab showing projects pending submission to NIFA

• If a project appears in the pending submission to NIFA

folder your financial report is not complete

• Helps clarify submission status.

REEport Financial Report

REEport Update

REEport Update

• 2007 – 2012 financial data available in Data

Gateway

• Email service was down – password reset, delay in
• ther notifications.
• Security update targeted for end of October. Affects

ability to process trouble tickets.

Due Dates

Report Type Capacity Competitive Project Initiation Any Time As soon as PD is notified

• f award recommendation

Progress Report March 1 each year Within 90 days after the anniversary of the start date* Final Report March 1 after the final year of the project Within 90 days after the project end date Financial Report February 1 each year February 1 each year

*If the project is a continuation award, the progress report is due within 90 days

BEFORE the anniversary of the start date; NIFA program leaders send emails requesting the report usually 60 days beforehand

Financial Report – reporting on the Federal fiscal year

Tips and Tricks

Departments

• Beware of creating new departments
• n Award applications
• Any deviation from existing

departments will show up as unique departments in searches

Departments

Departments

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Deleted Data Here Need to add a new line

Unable to Delete Data

Now a blue minus button appears – delete the whole line, not just the data in it

• REP

Plan of Work Redesign

Adam Preuter is no longer involved in supporting Plan of Work My temporary duties associated with supporting POW and the redesign project have concluded. All POW responsibilities are now in the process of being transferred to another staff member in order to more evenly distribute this career experience within our group. My office will communicate accordingly once the new POW contact has been identified.

Plan of Work Redesign

• The Plan of Work Redesign is moving forward according to

schedule, and a soft release is planned in the coming weeks.

• The look and feel of the Plan of Work Redesign is

consistent with the slides presented during prior RWC’s

• The previous RWC slides can be found here:

https://nifa.usda.gov/resource/reporting-web-conference- series and request the slide deck for May 10, 2018

Resources

REEport Support Page – Tools/REEport

• Guide for Project Directors
• Financial Report Manual

NIFA.USDA.GOV

Contact Information

• Adam Preuter – POW and REEport Business Management

– apreuter@nifa.usda.gov, 202-690-0124

• James Hultzman – REEport Analysis and Customer Support

– James.Hultzman@nifa.usda.gov, 202-690-0011

Tier 1 Support

• All customer support issues should start here
• They will escalate to Tier 2 as needed
• Contact email: electronic@nifa.usda.gov

See you in December!

• Next NIFA Reporting Web Conference is scheduled

for Dec.13, 2:00-3:30 pm Eastern

• Visit the RWC webpage for slides from this

conference and information about future RWCs:

http://nifa.usda.gov/resource/reporting-web-conference-series

Questions?