Region 8 Fiscal Network

2011 National Fiscal Management Conference Resources:

    Allowable and Allocable Costs
    MS Word (70K) | PDF (891K)

    Contract Development and Administration
    MS Word (70K) | PDF (1.3M)

    Establishment Projects
    MS Word (106K) | PDF (1.3M)

    Indirect Cost (IDCR) & Cost Allocation Plan
    MS Word (67K) | PDF (954K)

    Integration of Program and Fiscal Info/Data Planning
    MS Word (58K) | PDF (2.1M)

    Internal and External Fiscal Control
    MS Word (87K) | PDF (1.1M)

    Maintenance of Effort (MOE)
    MS Word (71K) | PDF (912K)

    Management of Funding Streams (Cash Management & Drawdown)
    MS Word (75K) | PDF (2.12M)

    Personnel Cost Allocation (PAR)
    MS Word (112K) | PDF (928K)

    Sources of Match
    MS Word (66K) | PDF (1.7M)

    Third-Party Cooperative Arrangements
    MS Word (84K) | PDF (552K)

Supporting Documentation:

    PART 225—COST PRINCIPLES FOR STATE, LOCAL, AND INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS (OMB CIRCULAR A–87)
    MS Word (191K) | PDF (266K)

    RSA-TAC-11-02 Sources of Non-Federal Share for the Vocational Rehabilitation Program
    MS Word (51K) | PDF (261K)

External Links:

Guidance regarding federal fiscal policy, rules and regulations can be contextualized as federal legislation, regulation and subregulatory guidance. The following are links to the Rehab Act legislation, regulations from EDGAR and the CFRs, and subregulatory guidance.

The Rehabilitation Act

EDGAR grant rules (The state grants section is 76 and starts on page 95)

Code of Federal Regulations

Sub-regulatory:

RSA sends 'sub-regulatory' guidance which in effect serves as interpretation or policy guidance.

This sub-regulatory guidance comes in the form of information memoranda, policy directives and technical assistance circulars. 

Information Memoranda

    Procedures for the Recovery of Disallowed Costs Identified through Program Monitoring Activities
    MS Word (62K) | PDF (3.2M)

    Timeliness of RSA-2 and RSA-113 Form
    MS Word(26K) | PDF(18K)

Policy Directives

    Revision of PD-11-02 instructions for completing the Federal Financial Report (SF-425) for the Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants Program
    MS Word(66K) | PDF(540k)

    Instructions for completing the Federal Financial Report (SF-425) for other formula grant award programs
    MS Word(128K) | PDF(1.9M)

    Instructions for completing the Federal Financial Report (SF-425) for the discretionary Centers for Independent Living program
    MS Word(173K) | PDF(378K)

    Federal Financial Report (FFR) - Standard Form 425
    MS Word (128K) | PDF (4.2M)

    Annual Vocational Rehabilitation Program/Cost Report (RSA-2)
    MS Word (89K) | PDF (7.5MB)

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the continued use of the Annual Vocational Rehabilitation Program/Cost Report (RSA-2) through April 30, 2009
    MS Word (112K) | PDF (97K)

    RSA 2 - Annual Vocational Rehabilitation Program/Cost Report
    MS Word (137K) | PDF (110K)

    Whether Centers that do not Receive Title VII, Part C Grants are Included as Centers for Independent Living Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and the Implications for SILC Composition, Network of Centers, and Part B and Part C Funding
    MS Word (50K) | PDF (55K)

    Requirements For Carrying Over Federal Funds and Program Income Under RSA's Formula Grants
    MS Word (32K) | PDF (17K)

    Definition Recognition, and Obligation of Program Income Earned by Grantees Covered Under the Formula Grant Programs Authorized by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
    MS Word (31K) | PDF (15K)

    Provision of Financial Assistance to Community Rehabilitation Programs by State VR Agencies Through The Use of the Establishment Authority
    MS Word (32K) | PDF (12K)

    Allowability of Use of Indian Child Welfare Funds as Match for Grants Awarded to the Governing Bodies or Consortia of Governing Bodies of Indian Tribes for the Provision of Vocational Rehabilitation Services to American Indians with Disabilities Residing on Federal or State Recognized Reservations
    MS Word (27K) | PDF (10K)

    Obligation Requirements for Formula Grants
    MS Word (39K) | PDF (18K)

    Obligation Requirements for Formula Grants II
    MS Word (34K) | PDF (23K)

    Provision of Financial Assistance for Post-Secondary Education by State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies
    MS Word (34K) | PDF (20K)

    Use of Program Income: Payments from Social Security Administration, Insurance Carriers, Workers Compensation, Fees for Services and Income from State Operated Rehabilitation Facilities
    MS Word (31K) | PDF (14K)

Technical Assistance Circulars

    Ensuring the appropriateness of loans to individuals with disabilities through Alternative Financing Programs (AFPs)
    MS Word(64K) | PDF(64K)

    Supplementary Instructions for Completing the SF-269 Financial Status Report, Under the Basic Support Program
    MS Word (45K) | PDF (20K)

    The Use and Reporting of Program Income By Rehabilitation Services Administration's (RSA) Discretionary Program Grantees
    MS Word(42K) | PDF(25K)

    Implementation of Part C of Title I, Innovation and Expansion Grants, of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended
    MS Word (63K) | PDF (49K)

RSA MIS Information About Your State:

http://rsa.ed.gov/view_info.cfm

RSA Webinars on Fiscal Issues:

Contract development and administration

https://ncrtm.org/moodle/mod/page/view.php?id=2639

Completion of the SF-425 Report: Supported Employment, Independent Living Part-B, and Independent Living for older blind programs.

https://ncrtm.org/moodle/mod/page/view.php?id=2254