| In May of 2006 the Office of Management and | | | | These requirements are summarized and then |
| Budget issued a new revised supplement for OMB | | | | organized and presented in the order of Federal |
| A-133. This revised supplement had several changes | | | | agency and then CFDA number. The changes made |
| made to grant program narratives on the program | | | | to these programs range from basic verbiage |
| requirements, which resulted in other parts of the | | | | changes to significant compliance requirement |
| compliance supplement also being changed. The | | | | changes. The Following is a list of the Federal |
| changes range from minor verbiage changes to | | | | Agencies that have made changes to their grant |
| specific changes in program requirements as a result | | | | programs: |
| of Hurricane Katrina. A brief over view of the changes | | | | Department of Agriculture (CFDA# 10.XXX) |
| can be seen in Appendix V of the 2006 Compliance | | | | Department of Commerce (CFDA# 11.XXX) |
| Supplement. | | | | Department of Defense (CFDA# 12.XXX) |
| The major Program requirement changes were in the | | | | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| following parts of the supplement: | | | | (CFDA# 14.XXX) |
| Part 3 - Compliance Requirements | | | | Department of Labor (CFDA# 17.XXX) |
| Part 4 - Agency Program Requirements | | | | Department of Transportation (CFDA# 20.XXX) |
| Part 5 - Clusters of Programs | | | | Department of the Treasury (CFDA# 21.XXX) |
| PART 3 | | | | National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities |
| The significant change made in Part 3 was in Section | | | | (CFDA# 45.XXX) |
| D, which was the creation of a disaster waiver for | | | | Department of Energy (CFDA# 81.XXX) |
| Davis Bacon requirements as a result of Hurricane | | | | Department of Education (CFDA# 84.XXX) |
| Katrina. On September 8, 2005, the President of the | | | | Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA# |
| United States issued a proclamation suspending the | | | | 93.XXX) |
| Davis-Bacon Act for the payment of Davis-Bacon | | | | Department of Homeland Security (CFDA# 97.XXX) |
| wages in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. The | | | | United States Agency for International Development |
| waiver was rescinded as of November 8, 2005. | | | | (CFDA# 98.XXX) |
| For further information and guidance on the disaster | | | | If you have any grant award from any of these |
| waiver refer to Appendix VI of the 2006 Compliance | | | | agencies you should review the list of grant programs |
| Supplement. | | | | listed in Appendix V of the 2006 Compliance |
| Another notable change made in Part 3 was in | | | | Supplement to determine if any of the changes will |
| Section I (Procurement, Suspension and Disbarment). | | | | affect the grants which have been awarded to you. |
| This section has been changed to clearly state the | | | | PART 5 |
| compliance requirements pertaining to procurements | | | | As a result of the changes made in Part 3 and 4 of |
| as it applies to the implementation of OMB Circular | | | | the Compliance Supplement the list of grant clusters |
| A-102 "Common Rule" and OMB Circular A-110, which | | | | were changed. |
| was effective November 26, 2003. | | | | Appendices |
| Local governments and Indian tribal governments | | | | As a result of the changes made in Part 3 and 4 of |
| which are not sub-recipients of States will use their | | | | the Compliance Supplement the various exhibits, |
| own procurement procedures provided that these | | | | reference sources and explanatory information |
| procedures conform to applicable Federal law and | | | | contained in the Appendices were changed. |
| regulations as well as the standards identified in A-102 | | | | Traditionally the Office of Management and Budget |
| "Common Rule". | | | | has reviewed OMB A-133 Compliance Supplement on |
| Institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other | | | | an annual basis to assure that the information |
| non-profit organizations shall use the procurement | | | | contained is as current as possible to assist in |
| procedures that conform to applicable Federal law and | | | | evaluating program compliance on federal award |
| regulations and the standards identified in OMB Circular | | | | programs. These revisions are normally made available |
| A-110. | | | | on their web site in May of each year. Therefore it is |
| This section has also added procedures and | | | | advisable to become familiar with the web site and |
| references for identifying contractors who have been | | | | monitor it for updates and other pertinent information |
| suspended and/or disbarred from participating in | | | | pertaining to the Single Audit Act. |
| Federal award programs. This verification may be | | | | Summary : Caporicci & Larson Report - In May of |
| accomplished by checking the Excluded Parties List | | | | 2006 the Office of Management and Budget issued a |
| System (EPLS), which is maintained by the General | | | | new revised supplement for OMB A-133. This revised |
| Services Administration (GSA). For further information | | | | supplement had several changes made to grant |
| on EPLS refer to Part 3 Section I of the 2006 | | | | program narratives on the program |
| Compliance Supplement. | | | | requirements… |
| PART 4 | | | | About author : Brian Kelly is a Senior Auditor with |
| This part of the 2006 Compliance Supplement mainly | | | | Caporicci & Larson, a California-based CPA firm |
| summarizes program requirements for various grants. | | | | specializing in government compliance auditing. |