[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 15]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 7CFR3015.92]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

                         CHAPTER XXX--OFFICE OF

                      THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER,

                        DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 3015_UNIFORM FEDERAL ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

         Subpart K_Monitoring and Reporting Program Performance

 

Sec. 3015.92  Performance reports.



    (a) Nonconstruction. The awarding agency shall, if it decides that 

performance information available from subsequent applications contains 

sufficient information to meet its programmatic needs, require the 

recipient to submit a performance report only upon expiration or 

termination of grant support. Unless waived by the awarding agency this 

report will be due on the same date as the final Financial Status Report 

(as provided in Sec. 3015.82 (d) and (e)).

    (1) Recipients shall submit annual peformance reports unless the 

awarding agency requires quarterly or semi-annual reports or unless 

covered under paragraph (a) of this section. Annual reports shall be due 

90 days after the grant year; quarterly or semi-annual reports shall be 

due 30 days after the reporting period. The final performance report 

shall be due 90 days after the expiration or termination of grant 

support. If a justified request is submitted by a recipient, the 

awarding agency may extend the due date for any performance report. 

Additionally, requirements for unnecessary performance reports may be 

waived by the awarding agency.

    (2) Performance reports shall contain, for each grant, brief 

information on the following:

    (i) A comparison of actual accomplishments to the goals established 

for the period. Where the output of the project can be readily expressed 

in numbers, a computation of the cost per unit of output may be required 

if that information will be useful.

    (ii) The reasons for slippage if established goals were not met.

    (iii) Additional pertinent information including, when appropriate, 

analysis and explanation of cost overruns or high unit costs.

    (3) Recipients shall not be required to submit more than the 

original and two copies of performance reports.

    (4) Recipients shall adhere to the standards in paragraph (a) of 

this section in prescribing performance reporting requirements for 

subrecip ients.

    (b) Construction. For the most part, on-site technical inspections 

and certified percentage-of-completion data are relied on heavily by 

awarding agencies to monitor progress under construction grants and 

subgrants. The awarding agency shall require additional formal 

performance reports only when considered necessary, and never more 

frequently than quarterly.



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