Certain Departments have the authority to set up various coding elements related to new federal grants. Will we still have that ability or will CTR be handling all ARRA-related coding?
A. No; given the centralized reporting requirements under the ARRA, the Commonwealth is required to consolidate and centralize reporting. MMARS has been identified as the centralized reporting mechanism for ARRA related receipts and expenditures. Therefore, CTR will be responsible for setting up all ARRA coding in MMARS. ANF will be responsible for setting up all ARRA eight digit accounts. CTR wants to verify all major programs and programs, even though some departments have delegated ability to set up programs. In addition, all revenue source codes will be set up by CTR. Departments can still do activity, departmental budgets and other sub-codes which are not affected by ARRA. This restriction applies to ANY ARRA funding, even if the funding is coming under the same Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number (CFDA). All ARRA funding must be recorded separately, even if a larger percentage of FFP or additional levels of funding in the same funding stream or same program. Therefore,
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