New ARRA Guidance Clarifies Noncompliance, Project Narratives

Washington, Sept. 30 — New Office of Management and Budget guidance for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act award recipients clarifies numerous lingering concerns, such as how to define a “noncompliant” recipient and how to include more details in project narrative descriptions.

In April 2010, President Obama issued a memo requiring federal agencies to take aggressive action to address recipient noncompliance. In its latest guidance, the OMB clarified how a “noncompliant” recipient differs from a “nonreporting” recipient.