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BFA Update

BFA Update. NSF Advisory Committee for Business and Operations November 17, 2005 Tom Cooley NSF CFO, BFA Director. Topics. Recent Developments Major Changes: People Implications. Performance and Accountability Report. Delivered to OMB, Nov. 15 Unqualified “Clean” Opinion

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BFA Update

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  1. BFA Update NSF Advisory Committee for Business and Operations November 17, 2005 Tom Cooley NSF CFO, BFA Director

  2. Topics • Recent Developments • Major Changes: People • Implications

  3. Performance and Accountability Report • Delivered to OMB, Nov. 15 • Unqualified “Clean” Opinion • 2 Reportable Conditions • Post Award Monitoring • Contract Monitoring • No instances of non-compliance with laws, regulations, and FFMIA

  4. FY 2006 Appropriations(millions) • Bottom line: 2.8% increase vs. ’05 • $28 Million above ’06 Request • S&E: 11.5% increase vs. 05 • Conference figures are adjusted for 0.28% rescission. Note: FY 2006 Appropriations House, Senate, and Conference Reports include $14.88M in FY05 carryover from non-funding of RSVP, to state a total for MREFC at $208.23M, pre-rescission, and $207.69M, post-rescission.

  5. Other Recent Developments • Hurricane Katrina Response • Coordinated w/OMB & OSTP • FAQs, Hotline, Web Alias.... • Post-Award Monitoring Action Plan • BFA-wide Standard Operating Guidance • 25 on-site visits • Targeted Outreach • Tribal Colleges: 80 Participants, 28 Institutions • HBCUs: March 2006 • Regional Grants Conferences • October ’05: Tampa • Spring ’06: Boulder, CO

  6. PMA Scorecard • Now Yellow for Progress in Competitive Sourcing • Streamlined Competition: • Support for Post-Award Monitoring and Large Facilities Oversight

  7. Major Changes: People • NSF: Senior Management Changes • Deputy Director: Kathie Olsen • BIO: James Collins • SBE: David Lightfoot • ENG: Richard Buckius (Interim) • Office of Cyberinfrastructure (new): Deborah Crawford (Acting)

  8. Major Changes (2) • OMB Changes: • David Anderson : Program Associate Director (PAD) for Natural Resources, Energy and Science: (replaces Marcus Peacock). • Rick Mertens: Deputy Associate Director (DAD) for Energy and Science: (replaces Mark Weatherly). • Paul Shawcross: Acting Chief, Science and Space Branch (replaces David Radzanowski, who isnow OMB's deputy assistant director for appropriations).

  9. Implications • New Players, NSF & OMB • “Opportunity” for new Strategic Plan(s) • NSF-wide • BFA/IRM

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