[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1290.9]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1290_SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1290.9  Reporting and oversight requirements.

    (a) An annual performance report will be required of all State 
departments of agriculture 90 days after the end of the first year of 
the date of the signed grant agreement and each year until the 
expiration date of the grant period. If the grant period is one year or 
less, then only a final performance report (see paragragh (b) of this 
section) is required. The annual performance report shall include the 
following:
    (1) Briefly summarize activities performed, targets, and/or 
performance goals achieved during the reporting period for each project.

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    (2) Note unexpected delays or impediments as well as favorable or 
unusual developments for each project.
    (3) Outline work to be performed during the next reporting period 
for each project.
    (4) Comment on the level of grant funds expended to date for each 
project.
    (b) A final performance report will be required by the State 
department of agriculture within 90 days following the expiration date 
of the grant period. The final progress report shall include the 
following:
    (1) An outline of the issue, problem, interest, or need for each 
project.
    (2) How the issue or problem was approached via the project(s).
    (3) How the goals of each project were achieved.
    (4) Results, conclusions, and lessons learned for each project.
    (5) How progress has been made to achieve long term outcome measures 
for each project.
    (6) Additional information available (e.g. publications, Web sites).
    (7) Contact person for each project with telephone number and e-mail 
address.
    (c) A final SF-269A ``Financial Status Report (Short Form)'' (SF-269 
``Financial Status Report (Long Form)'' if the project(s) had program 
income) is required within 90 days following the expiration date of the 
grant period.
    (d) AMS will monitor States, as it determines necessary, to assure 
that projects are completed in accordance with the approved State plan. 
If AMS, after reasonable notice to a State, finds that there has been a 
failure by the State to comply substantially with any provision or 
requirement of the State plan, AMS may disqualify, for one or more 
years, the State from receipt of future grants under the SCBGP.
    (e) States shall diligently monitor performance to ensure that time 
schedules are being met, project work within designated time periods is 
being accomplished, and other performance measures are being achieved.
    (f) State departments of agriculture shall retain records pertaining 
to the SCBGP for 3 years after completion of the grant period or until 
final resolution of any audit findings or litigation claims relating to 
the SCBGP.