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GRANT MODIFICATION GRANT MODIFICATION BASICSBASICS
GRANT MODIFICATION GRANT MODIFICATION BASICSBASICS
June 8, 2010June 8, 2010
COMMON GRANT MODIFICATIONS
• No-Cost Extensions• Budget Modifications• Signatory Changes
• Equipment Purchase Requests• Federal Project Officer Change
• Scope of Work Changes• Renovation Requests
NATIONAL OFFICE approvable MODIFICATIONS …
• Signatory Changes• Scope of Work Changes• Renovation Requests• Changes to the official grant record:
– Change of address, official name change, typographical errors, etc.
REGIONAL OFFICE approvable MODIFICATIONS …
•No-Cost Extensions•Budget Realignments•Equipment Purchase Requests•Federal Project Officer (FPO)
Change
FPO approvable modifications…
MODIFICATIONREQUIREMENTS
•Letterhead (request)•Email Address•Budget: SF 424a & narrative•Equipment: bids
Signatory Change…
No-Cost Extension…
Budget Realignment…
Special Treatment for a Budget Realignment…
• The SF-424a, Section B shows current amounts in both Column 1 and Column 5
• If there is match on the original budget is should be on the revised budget
Special Treatment for a Budget Realignment…
• Always provide both pages of the budget form
• Always provide a budget narrative (which follows the sections & lines of the form)
Section Aa. Personnel – In the original grant
application, stipends were incorrectly budgeted in line item a. Personnel. This revision moves the costs to h. Other.
b. Fringe Benefits – There were no changes to this line item.
c. Travel – N/A
Narrative Justification…
RENOVATION REQUESTS
What you need …• Own the space• Submit plans and justification • Cost analysis and/or a bid process • Criteria for bid, bidders and basis for
selection must be included.
NO capital improvements are allowed
Modification Steps - #1
Talk to your FPO and get approval!!
PROGRAM OFFICE APPROVAL
FEDERAL FUNDS
Modification Steps - #2
Send it to the Regional Office:
- Snail mail (& enclosures) Good
- eMail (& .pdf files) BETTER!
Modification Steps - #3a
Modification Steps - #3b
• Regional Grant Officer
Modification Steps - #4
