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Items to consider when receiving federal funding
Now: In preparation for receiving these federal funds, state governments should begin by developing processes to promote compliance with associated regulation.
- Develop unique project numbers, activity codes, descriptions and accounting units or cost centers for tracking costs.
- Develop processes, policies and procedures, if lacking, to conduct compliant procurements (including fair and open competition, relevant flow-down requirements and cost reasonableness assessments).
- Train employees on the protocols and processes, particularly those related to procurement.
Next: Establish reporting dashboards and tracking mechanisms.
- Document the methodology to align funding sources against costs to reduce the risk of duplicating benefits.
- Maintain relevant documentation, including a comprehensive procurement file that includes existing procurement policies, request-for-proposal documents, internal independent cost estimates, evaluation criteria and scoring records, correspondence, award memos, pricing, contracts, change orders and any other supporting documentation.
- Track ongoing costs along with supporting information
Beyond: Regularly monitor for supplemental governmental guidance.