S 1.4: Streamlining
Streamline Agency Processes to Reduce Costs and Accelerate Delivery Other Information:
* EPA and States determined that improvements are needed to streamline State grant management. Working with the States, National
Program Managers and Regions, EPA has launched an initiative to enhance State grant timeliness and more specifically address
issues with 1) delays in awarding grant funds after the passage of a full appropriation, 2) delays in obligating grant funds
in the first year of availability, and 3) accumulation of unliquidated obligations in awarded grants and the need to accelerate
grant outlays. * EPA and State representatives identified that some pre/post awards forms require routine submissions even
when the data on the report shows no positive information. These reports may be more efficiently managed through an exceptions-only
reporting process, i.e., the State would only submit the report when there are “positive” data. EPA will work with States
to determine which pre/post award forms may follow an exceptions-only reporting process. * EPA and State representatives identified
that grants may be delayed due to the need to obtain intergovernmental review comments either from a State single point of
contact or areawide planning agency. Feedback from EPA's State partners suggests that this process is cumbersome and time-consuming,
therefore EPA will consult with OMB to determine if there is a flexibility within the existing legal framework to make the
process more efficient.
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