Funds received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), also called stimulus funding, require special tracking and reporting. This page will be your resource for information about ARRA reporting. Keep checking for new guidelines and tools as UC San Diego develops processes and procedures to clarify federal requirements.

Information sessions

Come to a brown bag session on Sept. 9 or 10 to learn more about reporting requirements. UCSD's ARRA Reporting Center team will give a presentation and answer questions.

• Campus: Wednesday, Sept. 9, 9:30 - 11 a.m. or 12:30 - 2 p.m., Thurgood Marshall Room, Price Center West
• SIO: Thursday, Sept. 10, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Room 114, SIO Administration Building

Reporting basics

• Reporting deadlines: ARRA reporting begins Oct. 1, 2009. Following that, UCSD must submit quarterly calendar reports and a final report (at the end date of the project or grant period) for all ARRA awards.
  
  PIs must submit progress updates to UCSD's ARRA Reporting Center by the 3rd of April, July, October, and January or the next business day. See ARRA Reporting Deadlines for more information.

• Reporting requirements: Reporting is required for all Recovery Act funds, although certain reporting responsibilities can be delegated to sub-recipients.

• Report submissions: Departments will submit reports to UCSD's ARRA Reporting Center. The reporting center will submit to the federal government.

• Be aware that:
  • ARRA reporting is an additional requirement. It does not change or replace normal reporting procedures.
  • There are no waivers; all ARRA funding must submit reports.
  • Non-compliance could be treated as a violation of the award agreement.
  • All information is available to the public through Recovery.gov.
  • If you have received ARRA funding and the award was not processed through the Office of Contracts and Grants Administration, contact UCSD's ARRA Reporting Center.

Agency-specific requirements

Awards from federal agencies often contain standard terms and conditions. For ARRA-funded projects, each agency has additional conditions. See these links for more information:

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Department of Energy (DOE)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Additional resources

• UCSD Office of Research Affairs



• Blink pages:
  • ARRA Reporting Deadlines
  • Roles and Responsibilities (coming soon)
  • ARRA Program Codes (coming soon)


• Federal Web sites:
  • FederalReporting.gov
  • Participating federal agencies
  • WhiteHouse.gov: Recovery Act training materials

Background

President Obama signed ARRA into law on Feb. 17, 2009. The bill provides "investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health." As of Sept. 3, 2009, UC San Diego scientists have submitted proposals requesting $731,518,283 and have received $56,714,801 in project funding.

Contacts

You can send questions about ARRA reporting to arra@ucsd.edu.