Grant Reporting

How do you feel about Grant Reporting?

Annual Reports Watershed Coordinator Reports

Final Reports

What Reports do you have to Write?

Q: Who needs to write annual reports?A: Anyone with an active 319 Grant.

Q: What time frame do these reports cover?A: The Fiscal year- July 1st-June 30th.

Q: If you have not spent any funding during the fiscal year do still need to submit an annual report?A: Yes

Q: What does the annual Report consist of?A: Load reductions for projects that were implemented during the year.A: A summary of all projects implemented during the year.

Q: When are annual reports due and to who?A: August 31st

Annual Reports

You will need to know the life expectancy of each practice installed.

You will need to know how much of a particular practice was installed (i.e how many feet of fence, How many feet of pipe).

You may simply update the report from the previous just make sure you highlight the things you added to the report.

Annual Reports

Q: When are watershed coordinator reports due?A: August 31st

Q: What is the purpose of watershed coordinator reports?A: They are used for: The annual NPS program report. They are used to write the annual and final report for the watershed coordinator grants that pay salaries. They give you a chance to justify your position.

Watershed Coordinator Reports

Be sure to give a summary of all project that were implemented over the year. Include:

The load reductions for each project All funding sources used to implement the projects A summary of all projects that are also under

contract, but may not be completed.

What outreach projects did you conduct? Management of watershed groups.

Watershed Coordinator Reports

Q: When do you need to submit a final report?A: When all funds have been expended from a grant, or when the grant has expired.

Q: How soon after a grant has been spent out do you need to have a final report submitted to DEQ? EPA?A: DEQ- 60 daysA: EPA 90 Days

Q: What is an interim final report and when would you submit one?A: An interim final report would be submitted when a project has been funded by multiple adjacent funding year?

Q: Why are Interim final reports so great?A: Because after the initial report you just have to update the previous year’s report with the current information.

Final/ Interim Reports

You will need to follow the EPA grant reporting format.

You will need load reductions/ monitoring data.

Pictures are always helpful. Check your budget tables.

You will need to give a description of how funds were spent on each task.

Document your match.

Final Reports

What can we do to help make grant reporting enjoyable?

Keep good records- cooperator folders

Good Monitoring

Be proud of the projects that you select for funding.

Submit them on time so I don’t have to badger you

Making Grant Reporting Enjoyable

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