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've all had a great month of September. As we close out the quarter, you can expect to hear from the GMO team regarding U.S. Treasury quarterly reports that will be due back by mid-October.

Please be sure to check out the latest GMO guidance related to the Davis-Bacon Act, as well as helpful templates we've uploaded in the last month on our new Subrecipient Support 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

Grants Management metrics

• $16,925,684.58 distributed in September.
• $392,573,991.86, or 21.17%, of total funds distributed.
• 11 projects expected to be fully funded over the next 90 days.
• $93,515,474.28 projected to be spent over the next 90 days.

GMO guidance updates

Review the latest templates and guidance based on questions we've received from you:

• Davis-Bacon Act Reporting Compliance Guidance.
• Budget and Draw Template.
• Subrecipient Risk Assessment Tool.
• Capital Expenditure Justification Template.
• Labor Reporting Template for Capital Projects > $10 million.

Additionally, if you would like GMO to consider drafting guidance for agencies on any ARPA-related questions, please submit your request through our online form.

Latest federal guidance:

On Sept. 27, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released an update to the Compliance and Reporting Guidance for the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) authorized by ARPA.

The updates to the Reporting Guidance include revisions to subrecipient Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) reporting requirements and changes to incorporate the three new eligible use categories described in the 2023 Interim Final Rule.

To access the Reporting Guidance and learn more about the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, please visit the Treasury’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds website.

Additional guidance:

• Overview of the 2023 Interim Final Rule.
• Quick Reference Guide.

If you have any questions about items in this newsletter, please email ARPAGrantsManagement@omes.ok.gov.

View our newsletter archive.

September 2023

• Grants Management metrics
• GMO guidance updates
• Helpful tip
• Press releases and articles
• Available training
• Subrecipient recognition

Helpful tip

Did you know that infrastructure projects funded solely with more than $10 million of SLFRF funds are subject to certain labor reporting requirements?

Find out more by reading the latest GMO guidance: Davis-Bacon Act Reporting Compliance Guidance.

Press releases and articles

Oklahoma Broadband Office Launching ARPA Grant Competition

Woodward Municipal Authority receives $100,000 grant for system improvements

Guthrie Public Works Authority receives $1,000,000 grant for system improvements

Mental Health hospital location selected in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Human Services announces Food Insecurity Grant

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

Available training

Virtual Fall Forum: Audits
Oct. 17 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CT

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

Subrecipient recognition

We'd like to give a huge shout out to our partners at Oklahoma Human Services for their work to expand access to affordable and nutritious food for Oklahomans in need.

The Legislature has allocated $12.5 million to this effort to combat food insecurity in our state.

Our sincere thanks to the Human Services team for their dedication on getting this ARPA program stood up and progressing to help Oklahomans statewide.