Private, State, and Local Awards and Federal Flow Throughs (FFT)
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Introduction to Private, State, and Local Awards and Federal Flow Throughs (FFT)
Private Agencies
- American Cancer Society (ACS)
- American Diabetes Association (ADA)
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- American Lung Association (ALA)
- Cytrosis Fibrosis Foundation (CFF)
- Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF)
- March of Dimes (MOD)
- Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
- National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia (NARSAD)
- Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJ)
- Sloan Foundation
- Veterans Medical Research Foundation (VMERF)
- Battelle
- Bayer
- Carnegie
- Genentech
- Intel
- Johnson & Johnson
- Nokia
- Other Foreign Gov’ts.
- Other Universities
- Pfizer
- Qualcomm
State Agencies
- CA Bay-Delta Authority
- CA Coastal Conservancy
- CA Department of Boating and Waterways
- CA Department of Fish and Game
- CA Department of Public Health & Welfare (recently changed to CA Department of Public Health)
- CA Department of Parks & Recreation
- CA Department of Transportation
- CA Department of Water Resources
- CA Environmental Protection Agency
- CA Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
- CA Postsecondary Education Commission
- CA Student Aid Commission
Local Government Agencies
- Beach Erosion Authority
- San Diego City
- San Diego County
- San Diego Unified Port District
- San Diego Unified School District
- Southern CA Coastal Water Research Project
- Sweet Water Union High School District
Federal Flow Through (FFT) Awards
- Sub-agreement or sub-award from a state, local, or private entity
- Original source of funding is federal
- Recipient of a FFT award is called a “subrecipient”
- The source of the FFT award is called a “Pass Through Entity” or “Prime Recipient”c
- All applicable federal guidelines flow down to the subrecipient
- Final reporting/billing requirement normally due within 30 to 60 days of end date
Features & Challenges
Features
- Cost Reimbursable
- Fixed Price
- Quasi-Fixed Price
- Advanced Payments
- Scheduled Payments
- Upon Completion (Deliverables, Milestones, Per Capita, Tasks)
Challenges
- Different billing requirements
- Guidelines for each agencies
- Variety of reporting forms
- Unusual IDC rates
- Different IDC exclusions
- Frequency of IDC waivers
- Different payment schedules
- Specific signature requirements
- Rebudgeting restrictions
- Short Term Investment Pool (STIP)
- Invoice/Report requirement prior to end date of project
- Read the guidelines for each award.