October 2023

Good afternoon,

Please enjoy this month's edition of the Grants Management Newsletter, where we highlight the latest advancements across the state utilizing ARPA dollars.

I hope you all had a wonderful October! The Grants Management Office has been hard at work and is excited to celebrate the progression we've seen on ARPA projects with you. A few notable updates I'd like to share: First, we are working on launching a new ARPA tracking dashboard mid-November. Second, we have issued an RFP for both a grants management consultant and a grants management system. We'll keep you updated further as we progress on these items.

Additionally, I want to thank you all for submitting your quarterly reports for the U.S. Department of Treasury this month.

Please be sure to check out the latest GMO guidance and helpful templates on our Subrecipient guidance webpage.

If you ever have any questions, please contact me or my team for assistance.

Sincerely,

Caden Cleveland
Director of Public Affairs and Grants Management,
Office of Management and Services

• $29,311,450.75 distributed in October.
• $421,885,442,61, or 22.74%, of total funds distributed.
• 11 projects expected to be fully funded over the next 90 days.
• $80,248,807.61 projected to be spent over the next 90 days.

Remember to check out the GMO's current templates and guidance available on the Subrecipient guidance webpage.

Current GMO guidance:

• Guide to Competitive Purchasing with ARPA Funds.
• Agency Disbursement Requests.
• Eligible Uses of SLFRF Funds.
• Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Requirements.
• Davis-Bacon Act Reporting Compliance Guidance.

Current templates:

• Budget and Draw Template.
• Subrecipient Risk Assessment Tool.
• Capital Expenditure Justification Template.
• Labor Reporting Template for Capital Projects > $10 million.

On Sept. 22, the Office of Management and Budget announced significant pending changes to the Uniform Guidance. The proposed changes are available for viewing in the Federal Register and are open to public comment for a period of 60 days (from Oct. 5 through Dec. 4, 2023).

• Description of Proposed Changes to Uniform Guidance.
• Redline Changes to Uniform Guidance (reflect the proposed policy and textual changes).

Remember to check out GMO's current templates (located near the bottom of the page) and guidance available on the Subrecipient guidance webpage.

Additionally, if you would like GMO to consider drafting guidance for your agency on any ARPA-SLFRF-related questions or to submit a question to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on your behalf, please complete this online form.

Did you know certain language needs to be included in a bidding package?

SLFRF recipients must ensure all contracts made with SLFRF award funds contain the applicable contract provisions listed in 2 CFR Part 200, Appendix II.

Grant process begins for $10 million in ARPA funds to aid Oklahoma arts

Midwest City receives $2 million grant from OWRB

The Miami Special Utility Authority receives $2,000,000 grant for system improvements

UCO Receives $2.45 Million ARPA for Teacher Certification Program

Boatman Hosts Study on Food Insecurity

Know of any positive ARPA stories? Let us know so we can feature them on the ARPA website!

Federal Audit Clearinghouse
Nov. 15 | 1-2 p.m.

Making Sense of your Data: How Grantmaking Intelligence and Impact Measurement Help Improve Decision Making
Dec. 13 | 1-2 p.m.

If you know of any other training opportunities, please share them with us!

We'd like to give a huge shout out to our partners at the Department of Commerce for ulitzing ARPA dollars to support their nonprofit program!

So far through the program, Commerce has distributed $15.7 million to 284 nonprofits to address food and shelter insecurity, homelessness, behavioral health problems and substance abuse, domestic violence, and human trafficking.

Special thanks to Marshall Vogts and Stacie Willis!