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Cash Management Improvement Act Agreement

between

The State of Wisconsin

and

The Secretary of the Treasury,

United States Department of the Treasury

The Secretary of the Treasury, United States Department of the Treasury (hereafter 'Secretary'), and State of Wisconsin (hereafter 

'State'), in order to implement Section 5 of the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990, as amended (hereafter 'Act'), agree 

as follows:

1.0 AGENTS OF THE AGREEMENT 

1.1 The Authorized Official(s) for the State of Wisconsin shall be the State Controller in all matters concerning this Agreement.

1.2 The Assistant Commissioner, Revenue Collections Management, Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, shall act as the Secretary's representative in all matters concerning this Agreement.

2.0 AUTHORITY

2.1 The authority for this Agreement is the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-453), as amended by 

the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-589), codified at 31 U.S.C. 6501 and 31

U.S.C. 6503.

2.2 The regulations codified at 31 CFR Part 205 shall apply to all matters pertaining to this Agreement, and are incorporated 

herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and 31 CFR Part 205, the regulations shall govern.

3.0 DURATION, AMENDING, TERMINATING, AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

3.1 This Agreement shall take effect on 07/01/2023 and shall remain in effect until 06/30/2024.

3.2 This Agreement may be amended at any time by written, mutual consent of the State and the Fiscal Service. This Agreement shall 

be amended annually to incorporate new programs that qualify as major Federal assistance programs and remove programs that no 

longer qualify as major Federal assistance programs. A State must notify the Fiscal Service in writing within 30 days of the time the 

State becomes aware of a change that involves additions or deletions of programs subject to Subpart A, changes in funding 

techniques, and/or changes in clearance patterns. The notification must include a proposed amendment for review by the Fiscal

Service.

3.3 Notwithstanding section 3.2, in the event of Federal or State non-compliance with Subpart B of 31 CFR, Part 205, the Fiscal 

Service may amend this Agreement at any time to incorporate additional programs and the entities that administer those programs.

3.4 This Agreement may be terminated by either party with 30 days written notice. If this Agreement is terminated, the Fiscal 

Service will prescribe the funding techniques, clearance patterns, and methods for calculating interest liabilities to be used by the 

State.

4.0 PROGRAMS COVERED

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4.1 The State's threshold and its major Federal assistance programs shall be determined based on State FY 2022 Single Audit 

Report for fiscal year ending 06/30/2022.

All major Federal assistance programs shall be covered by this Agreement, unless otherwise specified in section 4.4 of this 

Agreement.

4.2 The State's threshold for major Federal assistance programs is $60,000,000.

The following programs meet or exceed the threshold and are not excluded in Section 4.4:

CFDA Program Name

10.542 Pandemic EBT Food Benefits

10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

10.553 School Breakfast Program

10.555 National School Lunch Program

10.557 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and 

Children

10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program

14.228 Community Development Block Grants/State's Program

17.225F Unemployment Insurance -- Federal Benefit Account and 

Administrative Costs

17.225S Unemployment Insurance -- State Benefit Account

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction

84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies

84.027 Special Education -- Grants to States

84.126 Rehabilitation Services -- Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to 

States

84.425 Education Stabilization Fund

93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements

93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases 

(ELC)

93.423 1332 State Innovation Waivers

93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

93.563 Child Support Enforcement

93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance

93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant

93.596 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and 

Development Fund

93.658 Foster Care -- Title IV-E

93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program

93.778 Medical Assistance Program

97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared 

Disasters)

4.3 The following programs fall below the State's threshold but have been required to be covered by Fiscal Service in 

accordance with the non-compliance provisions of Subpart B of 31 CFR Part 205:

There are currently no programs listed for Section 4.3.

4.4 The following programs exceed the State's threshold but have been excluded from coverage for the reason indicated:

CFDA Program Name Exclusion Reason

21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund Federal Statute - Full Exemption

21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program Federal Statute - Full Exemption

21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal 

Recovery Funds

Federal Statute - Full Exemption

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5.0 ENTITIES COVERED

5.1 State agencies and instrumentalities that meet the definition of a State per 31 CFR Part 205, shall be subject to the terms of this 

Agreement. The following is a list of such entities that administer funds under the programs listed in Section

4.0 of this Agreement:

Wisconsin Department of Administration

Wisconsin Department of Children and Families

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance

5.2 Entities that meet the definition of a Fiscal Agent per 31 CFR Part 205 shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement. The 

following is a list of Fiscal Agents that administer funds under the programs listed in the Section 4.0 of this Agreement:

Fiscal Agent CFDA Program Name

Fidelity National Information Services, 

Inc. (FIS)

10.542 Pandemic EBT Food Benefits

Fidelity National Information Services, 

Inc. (FIS)

10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program

Fidelity National Information Services, 

Inc. (FIS)

10.557 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program 

for Women, Infants, and Children

Provider Payments Fiscal Agent - WPS ; 

Provider Payments Fiscal Agent -

Gainwell Technologies

93.778 Medical Assistance Program

6.0 FUNDING TECHNIQUES

6.1 General Terms

6.1.1 The State shall request Federal funds in accordance with the appropriate cut-off times shown in Exhibit I to ensure funds will 

be received and credited to a State account by the times specified in the funding techniques. Exhibit I is incorporated by reference 

herein.

6.1.2 The State shall schedule the receipt of Federal funds such that the funds are received and credited to a State account in 

accordance with the clearance patterns specified in Exhibit II - List of State Clearance Patterns. Exhibit II is incorporated by 

reference herein.

6.1.3 In instances where the receipt of funds is scheduled for a Saturday, the State shall request funds for deposit on Friday. In 

instances where the receipt of funds is scheduled for a Sunday, the State shall request funds for deposit on Monday. In instances 

where the receipt of Federal funds is scheduled for deposit on a day when the State is not open for business, the State shall request 

funds for deposit the day following the scheduled day; in instances where the receipt of Federal funds is scheduled for deposit on a 

day when the Federal Government is not open for business, the State shall request funds for deposit the day prior to the scheduled 

day.

6.1.4 Estimates and Reconciliation of Estimates:

Where estimated expenditures are used to determine the amount of the drawdown, the State will indicate in the terms of the State 

unique funding technique how the estimated amount is determined and when and how the State will reconcile the difference 

between the estimate and the State's actual expenditures.

6.1.5 Supplemental Funding:

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Unless otherwise defined by program rules, Supplemental Funding is the award of additional funds to provide for an increase in 

costs due to unforeseen circumstances.

The State will comply with all Federal program agency policies and procedures for requesting supplemental grant funding.

The State will comply with the following guidelines when requesting supplemental funding for the Medical Assistance Program 

and associated administrative payments (CFDA 93.778):

The State must submit a revised Medicaid Program Budget Report (CMS-37) to request supplemental funding. The CMS guidelines 

and instructions for completing the CMS-37 are provided in Section 2600F of the State Medicaid Manual (SMM). The CMS/CO must 

receive the revised Form CMS-37 through the Medicaid Budget Expenditure System/Children's Budget Expenditure System 

(MBES/CBES) no later than 10 calendar days before the end of the quarter for which the supplemental grant award is being 

requested.

Additional guidance on this policy is available from the respective CMS Regional Office, U.S. Department of Health & Human 

Services.

The State will comply with the following guidelines when requesting supplemental funding for TANF (CFDA 93.558), CCDF 

(CFDA 93.575), CSE (93.563), and the FC/AA (CFDA 93.658 and CFDA 93.659) programs administered by the

U.S. Department of Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (HHS/ACF):

a. Timing of the Request

A State should initiate its request for supplemental funding during a quarter as soon as it becomes aware of the fact that a shortfall 

does/will exist. For the TANF and CCDF grants, supplemental funding requests (estimates) may be submitted by a State, for 

consideration by ACF, up through and including the 15th day of the third month of the first, second or third quarter of any fiscal year. 

Since TANF and CCDF are block grant programs, all unawarded portions of the annual allotment will automatically be issued at the 

beginning of the fourth quarter. Therefore, supplemental funding requests will not be available during the fourth quarter for these 

programs. For the CSE and FC/AA programs, supplemental funding requests may be submitted by a state, for consideration by ACF, 

up through and including the 15th day of the third month of any quarter of a fiscal year.

b. Justification for the Request

The request for a supplemental funding for any of the above-mentioned programs should contain a justification clearly documenting 

the need for the additional funding authority during the current quarter. This documentation should be in the form of State accounting 

records or similar documents that will show the actual expenditures through the most recent month for which such data are available, 

as well as the State's most accurate projection of its anticipated expenditures during the remaining month(s) of the quarter. For either 

the TANF or the CCDF program, the State's justification should also include an explanation of the activities requiring the obligation 

and/or expenditure of amounts that exceed the normal quarterly grant award restrictions and why these activities could not have been 

delayed until the next quarter.

c. Form Submittal

Supplemental funding requests should be made by completing the appropriate ACF quarterly report of expenditures and estimates

applicable to the particular program for which the grant award request is being made.

d. Approval Process

Upon receipt of the state's request for additional funding authority for a quarter, the ACF Regional Office will promptly review the 

supporting documentation. If the request is properly justified, so long as ACF has adequate funding availability, the State's request 

will be expedited and supplemental funding will be issued within 5 days of ACF receiving the request. The State will be notified by 

the Regional Office when the supplemental award has been transmitted to the Payment Management System (PMS) and when it 

may initiate drawdowns against the supplemental funding.

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Additional guidance on this policy is provided in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children

and Families, letter (May 19, 2004) to State Administrators from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration.

6.2 Description of Funding Techniques

6.2.1 The following are terms under which standard funding techniques shall be implemented for all transfers of funds to which the 

funding technique is applied in section 6.3.2 of this Agreement.

Funding Technique Name Description

Actual Clearance, ZBA - ACH The State shall request funds such that they are deposited by ACH in a State account 

on the settlement date of payments issued by the State. The request shall be made in 

accordance with the appropriate Federal agency cut-off time specified in Exhibit I. 

The amount of the request shall be for the amount of funds that clear the State's 

account on the settlement date. This funding technique is interest neutral.

Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment The State shall request funds the same day it pays out funds, in accordance with the 

appropriate Federal agency cut-off time specified in Exhibit I. A Federal agency will 

deposit funds in a State account the same day as requested. The amount of the request 

shall be for the amount of funds that clear the State's account that day. This funding 

technique is interest neutral.

6.2.2 The following are terms under which funding techniques for administrative costs shall be implemented for all transfers 

of funds to which the funding technique is applied in section 6.3.2 of this Agreement.

There are currently no funding techniques listed in Section 6.2.2.

6.2.3 The following are terms under which miscellaneous funding techniques shall be implemented for all transfers of funds to 

which the funding technique is applied in section 6.3.2 of this Agreement.

There are currently no funding techniques listed in Section 6.2.3.

6.2.4 The following are terms under which State unique funding techniques shall be implemented for all transfers of funds to which 

the funding technique is applied in section 6.3.2 of this Agreement.

Funding Technique Name Description

Composite Clearance - Modified The composite average clearance day shall be calculated by combining the average 

clearance days for each cash flow component within the program.

The State shall multiply the average clearance days for each cash flow component by 

the percentage of the total program costs represented by each cash flow component to 

yield the composite average clearance day. 

Cash flow components include: Child Care Payments - Check, Home Energy 

Assistance Payments, W2 Payments - Checks, Accounts Payable - Checks, Accounts 

Payable - ACH, Provider Payments Fiscal Agent - Gainwell Technologies, Provider 

Payments Fiscal Agent - WPS, WIC Food Costs, and Allocated Costs. The request 

shall be made in accordance with the appropriate Federal agency cut-off time 

specified in Exhibit I. The State will request funds 0 to 3 days, depending on the 

average clearance days for that program, prior to when funds will debit the State's 

bank account. The amount of the request shall be for the exact amount of the 

disbursement. This funding technique is interest neutral.

Composite Clearance - Modified for 

Highway Planning and Construction-CFDA 

20.205

The State shall request funds weekly such that they are deposited on the dollar 

weighted average number of days required for funds to be paid out for a series of 

construction and payroll disbursements (i.e. for the composite average clearance day, 

see description below). The request shall be made in accordance with the appropriate 

Federal agency cut-off time specified in Exhibit I. The amount of the request shall be 

the sum of the payments issued in the series of disbursements. The composite average 

clearance day shall be calculated by combining the average clearance days for the 

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construction and payroll cash flow components within the Highway Planning and 

Construction Program. The State shall determine the average clearance day for 

construction costs by analyzing the actual construction costs billed to highway 

projects during state fiscal year 2019 and applying the average clearance pattern listed 

in Exhibit II of this Agreement. The State shall multiply the average clearance days 

for each cash flow component by the percentage of total program costs represented by 

each cash flow component to yield the composite average clearance day for the 

Highway Planning and Construction Program. The State shall not use allocated costs 

in determining the composite average clearance day. This funding technique is interest 

neutral.

Reimbursement The State requests funds such that they are deposited in a State account after the State 

has disbursed funds for Federal assistance program purposes. This funding technique 

is interest neutral. This funding technique is not interest neutral.

6.3 Application of Funding Techniques to Programs

6.3.1 The State shall apply the following funding techniques when requesting Federal funds for the component cash flows of the 

programs listed in sections 4.2 and 4.3 of this Agreement.

6.3.2 Programs

Below are programs listed in Section 4.2 and Section 4.3.

10.542 Pandemic EBT Food Benefits

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: Daily EBT Settlement

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - ACH

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: Daily EBT Settlement

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - ACH

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

10.553 School Breakfast Program

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

10.555 National School Lunch Program

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

10.557 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, 

and Children

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

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10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 1 Day

14.228 Community Development Block Grants/State's Program

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Administration

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Reimbursement

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

17.225F Unemployment Insurance -- Federal Benefit Account and 

Administrative Costs

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

% of Funds Agency Receives: 75.53

Component: Benefit payments funded by the Federal Employees 

Compensation Account and the Extended Unemployment 

Compensation Account and any other accounts of Federal funds in the 

UTF

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

17.225F Unemployment Insurance -- Federal Benefit Account and 

Administrative Costs

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

% of Funds Agency Receives: 24.47

Component: All Other Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

17.225S Unemployment Insurance -- State Benefit Account

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: Benefit payments funded from the State Account in the 

UTF

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Transportation

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: Construction, Payroll and Allocated Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified for Highway Planning and 

Construction-CFDA 20.205

Average Day of Clearance: 5 Days

84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

84.027 Special Education -- Grants to States

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

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Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

84.126 Rehabilitation Services -- Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to 

States

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 2 Days

84.425 Education Stabilization Fund

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 1 Day

93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases 

(ELC)

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

93.423 1332 State Innovation Waivers

Recipient: Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

93.563 Child Support Enforcement

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Administration

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 2 Days

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93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

93.596 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care 

and Development Fund

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

93.658 Foster Care -- Title IV-E

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 1 Day

93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 1 Day

93.778 Medical Assistance Program

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Composite Clearance - Modified

Average Day of Clearance: 1 Day

97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared 

Disasters)

Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100

Component: All Program Costs

Technique: Reimbursement

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

6.3.3 Materiality Exemptions

Agencies exempt from coverage on the basis of materiality:

None.

7.0 CLEARANCE PATTERNS

7.1 The State shall develop separate clearance patterns for each of the following:

Component: Child Care Payments - CHK

The State uses a separate check series (M) for these payments. All M series checks for the period January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019 are 

included in the calculation of the average clearance day. 

Component: W2 Payments - CHK

The State uses a separate check series (J) for these payments. All J series checks for the period January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019 are 

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included in the calculation of the average clearance day.

Component : Home Energy Assistance Payments - CHK

The State uses a separate check series (P) for these payments. All P series checks for the period January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019 are 

included in the calculation of the average clearance day.

Component: Accounts Payable - CHK

All disbursements processed for the period of January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019 in the State's central accounting system matched with 

corresponding checks issued and checks cleared date from the State Working Bank.

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction

Component : Construction, Payroll and Allocated Costs

All checks issued during the period April 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019.

93.778 Medical Assistance

Component : Provider Payments Fiscal Agent - Gainwell Technologies

Pattern calculation based on five months (September 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023) of check clearance data provided by fiscal agent.

Average Day of Clearance: 9.79

93.778 Medical Assistance

Component : Provider Payments Fiscal Agent - WPS

Pattern calculation based on five months (September 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023) of check clearance data provided by fiscal agent. 

Average Day of Clearance: 7.71

7.2 The following shall develop the State's clearance patterns:

The State Controller's Office will develop clearance patterns for all programs except the following:

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction

Developed by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

7.3 The sources of data the State shall use when developing its clearance patterns are as follows:

Voucher disbursements from the State's central accounting system.

Checks issued data from the State's central accounting system.

Checks cleared data from U.S. Bank, the State Working Bank.

For 93.778, check clearance data is provided by fiscal agent Gainwell Technologies and WPS.

7.4 The State shall use the following methodology when developing its clearance patterns:

When developing each clearance pattern, the State shall track at least 99% of the funds disbursed, from issuance to clearance, for a 

period of at least three months.

7.5 The State shall identify for each check or warrant (hereafter, check) in the population: (1) the date the check was released 

for payment; (2) the date the check was debited from the State's account, and, (3) the amount of the check.

7.6 The State shall use the following method to calculate the dollar-weighted average day of clearance:

To determine the number of days each check was outstanding (clearance time), the issue date shall be subtracted from the date the 

check cleared the State's account.

To determine the percentage of the disbursement paid out each day following issuance, the amount of the checks that clear the 

State's account each day shall be summed and then divided by the amount of the total disbursement.

For each day following issuance, the clearance time of the checks paid out that day shall be multiplied by the percentage of the total 

disbursement those checks represent. This product is the clearance factor.

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The dollar-weighted average day of clearance for the disbursement shall be determined by summing the clearance factor of each day 

following the disbursement.

7.7 The State shall adjust each clearance pattern to reflect the dollar-weighted proportion of funds paid out by EFT/Direct payroll, 

with the following exceptions:

None

The State shall also adjust each clearance pattern to reflect:

In addition to the calculated number of check clearance days, the State shall account for any pre-issuance days between the day an 

accounting transaction is processed and the corresponding check issue date so that the State's receipt of Federal funds is on the 

estimated clearance day or average clearance day.

7.8 Each of the State's clearance patterns is calculated in Business days.

7.9 An authorized State official shall certify that each clearance pattern developed by the State accurately corresponds to the 

clearance activity of the programs to which it is applied. This certification shall be provided to the Fiscal Service prior to the 

effective date of the Agreement. The State shall recertify its clearance patterns at least every five years.

7.10 The State shall follow the procedures of 31 CFR 205 if it has actual or constructive knowledge, at any time, that a clearance 

pattern does not correspond to a program's clearance activity.

8.0 INTEREST CALCULATION METHODOLOGY

8.1 General Terms

8.1.1 The State and the Secretary agree that no interest liabilities will be incurred for transfers of funds made in accordance 

with the procedures specified in section 6 of this Agreement where the following funding techniques are applied:

Actual Clearance, ZBA - ACH

Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Composite Clearance - Modified

Composite Clearance - Modified for Highway Planning and Construction-CFDA 20.205

8.1.2 The State shall maintain information on disbursements and receipts of funds to verify the implementation of any funding 

technique and document interest liabilities.

For each disbursement, the State shall be able to identify:

(1) amount of the issuance

(2) date of issuance

(3) date Federal funds are received and credited to a State account

(4) amount of Federal funds received

(5) date funds were requested

8.2 Federal Interest Liabilities

8.2.1 A Federal interest liability shall accrue from the day the State pays out its own funds for program purposes to the day Federal 

funds are credited to a State account. With regard to funds transferred out of the Federal Highway Trust Fund, if a State does not bill 

at least weekly for current project costs, the Federal interest liability shall not accrue prior to the day the State submits a request for 

funds.

8.2.2 The State shall use the following method to calculate Federal interest liabilities:

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For all transactions where the State pays out its own funds for program purposes prior to receiving Federal funds, the Federal interest 

liability shall be based on the difference in whole days between the composite clearance for a disbursement, as specified in Exhibit II, 

and the date the related Federal funds are credited to a State account. With Federal-State matching programs, interest shall be 

calculated on the Federal percentage of the disbursement.

8.3 The Unemployment Trust Fund

8.3.1 The State shall use the following method to calculate State interest liabilities on funds withdrawn from the several accounts 

in the Unemployment Trust Fund:

The State shall use the following methodology to calculate State interest liabilities on funds withdrawn from the several accounts in the 

UTF under the Unemployment Insurance program.

Based on statements provided by its financial institution, or other appropriate source, the State shall determine the actual interest 

earnings and the related banking costs attributable to funds withdrawn from its account in the UTF.

At the end of the State's fiscal year, the State shall calculate the. percentage of its total unemployment compensation expenditures for 

(1) funds withdrawn from the State account in the UTF, or the State%, and (2) funds withdrawn from the Federal Employees 

Compensation Account (FECA) and the Extended Unemployment Compensation Account (EUCA) and any other accounts of Federal 

funds in the UTF, or the Federal %.

The State shall calculate the actual interest earnings and the related banking costs attributable to funds withdrawn from the State 

account in the UTF by multiplying the State % by the amount of the actual interest earnings and the related banking costs of the account 

as a whole. The State's liability for interest on funds withdrawn from its account in the UTF shall consist of the actual interest earnings 

attributable to such funds less the related banking costs attributed to such funds.

The State shall determine the average daily cash balance of its unemployment compensation benefit payment account for its fiscal year. 

The State shall calculate the average daily cash balance of Federal funds by multiplying the Federal % by the average daily cash balance 

of the benefit payment account on the whole. The State's liability for interest on funds withdrawn from the FECA and EUCA (and any 

other benefit accounts of Federal funds in the UTF from which the State draws funds) shall be the average daily cash balance of Federal 

funds multiplied by the annualized rate equal to the average equivalent yields of 13-week Treasury bills auctioned during the State's 

fiscal year.

8.4 Refund Liabilities

8.4.1 The State shall be liable for interest on refunds from the date the refund is credited to a State account until the date the refund 

is debited from the State account for program purposes. The State shall apply a $50,000 refund transaction threshold below which 

the State shall not incur or calculate interest liabilities on refunds. A transaction is defined as a single deposit.

8.4.2 For each refund, the State shall maintain information identifying:

(1) date a refund is credited to a State account

(2) date of the subsequent deposit of Federal funds against which the refund is offset

(3) amount of the refund

8.4.3 The State shall use the following methodology to calculate interest liabilities on refunds:

Refunds Deposited to Interest Neutral Programs:

With programs to which applicable interest neutral funding techniques are applied, the State interest liability shall be based on the 

difference in whole days between the date the refund is deposited in a State account and the date the refund is offset against a 

subsequent deposit of Federal funds.

8.5 Exemptions

8.5.1 Where more than one State agency is a recipient of Federal funds under a program, a particular State agency's funding may be 

excluded from interest calculation procedures if the State agency receives an amount of funds less than 5

% of the State's threshold for major Federal assistance programs. Notwithstanding this potential exemption, however, in no case 

shall less than 90% of a program's total funding be subject to interest calculation procedures.

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Proration of calculations: If less than total program funding is subject to interest calculation procedures, the resulting interest 

liability calculations shall be prorated to 100% of program funding.

8.6 State Interest Liabilities

8.6.1 The State shall be liable for interest on Federal funds from the date Federal funds are credited to a State account until the

date those funds are paid out for program purposes.

8.6.2 The State shall use the following method to calculate State interest liabilities on Federal funds:

8.6.2.1 Measuring Time Funds Are Held

Deposit to Clearance:

To determine the total time Federal funds are held, the State shall measure the time between the date Federal funds are received and 

credit to a State's account and the date those funds are debited from the State's account.

8.6.2.2 Source of Data

Bank or Agency:

The time period from the date Federal funds are deposited to the date checks are issued shall be determined from 

information captured by the Statewide Accounting System (STAR), Department of Transportation Accounting System, 

Department of Workforce Development Accounting System.

8.6.2.3 Standards Applied

The average daily cash balance of Federal Funds in the program's account reflects the actual activity of each draw from the date of 

deposit to the date of issuance or clearance, whichever is pertinent.

8.6.2.4 Calculation Procedure

I = ADB x R, where

I = State's total interest liability

ADB = Average Daily Balance of cash in a program's account, measured from deposit to clearance

R = Annualized rate equal to the average equivalent yields of 13-week Treasury bills auctioned during a State's fiscal year

8.7.0 Added to 8.1.2(5) the state does not request funds before funds are available.

9.0 REVERSE FLOW PROGRAMS

The State is not required to cover any reverse flow programs under the terms of this Agreement because the State does not 

participate in the program.

10.0 INTEREST CALCULATION COSTS

10.1 As set forth in 31 CFR 205.27, interest calculation costs are defined as those costs necessary for the actual calculation of 

interest, including the cost of developing and maintaining clearance patterns in support of the interest calculations. Interest 

calculation costs do not include expenses for normal disbursing services, such as processing of checks or maintaining records for 

accounting and reconciliation of cash balances, or expenses for upgrading or modernizing accounting systems. Interest 

calculation costs in excess of $50,000 in any year are not eligible for reimbursement, unless the State provides justification with 

the annual report.

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10.2 The State expects to incur the following types of interest calculation costs:

Preparing Annual CMIA Report

Development and Maintenance of Clearance Patterns

10.3 The State shall submit all claims for reimbursement of interest calculation costs with its Annual Report in accordance with 31 

CFR 205.

11.0 NON-COMPLIANCE

11.1 The provisions of 31 CFR Part 205.29 and 31 CFR Part 205.30 shall apply in cases of non-compliance with the terms of 

this Agreement.

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12.0 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

Angela Thomas

State Controller State of Wisconsin

Signature: Date Signed:

Date Submitted 6/21/2023

Sandra R. Paylor

Assistant Commissioner

Revenue Collections Management

Bureau of the Fiscal Service

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Signature: Date Signed:

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Exhibit I - Funds Request and Receipt Times Schedule

State of Wisconsin

Federal Agency Payment Type Request Cut-Off Time Receipt Window

Agriculture-FNS ACH 11:59 PM 1 day

Agriculture-FNS Fedwire 5:45 PM 0 day

Agriculture-FS ACH 3:00 PM 1 day

Air National Guard ACH 12:00 PM 15 days

Army National Guard ACH 12:00 PM 15 days

Commerce-NOAA ACH 2:00 PM 1 day

Dept of Homeland Security (FEMA) Fedwire 2:00 PM 2 days

Dept of Homeland Security (ODP) ACH 2:00 PM 2 days

Dept of Homeland Security (ODP) Fedwire 2:00 PM 2 days

EPA ACH 2:00 PM 2 days

EPA Fedwire 2:00 PM 0 day

Education ACH 3:00 PM 1 day

Education Fedwire 2:00 PM 0 day

Energy ACH 4:00 PM 1 day

Energy Fedwire 3:00 PM 0 day

HHS ACH 5:00 PM 1 day

HHS Fedwire 3:00 PM 0 day

HUD ACH 5:30 PM 2 days

HUD Fedwire 3:00 PM 0 day

Interior-FWS ACH 11:59 PM 1 day

Interior-FWS Fedwire 5:45 PM 0 day

Interior-OSM ACH 3:00 PM 1 day

Interior-OSM Fedwire 1:00 PM 0 day

Justice ACH 11:00 PM 6 days

Justice Fedwire 2:00 PM 2 days

Labor-Non-UTF ACH 3:00 PM 1 day

Labor-UTF ACH 3:00 PM 1 day

Labor-UTF Fedwire 3:00 PM 0 day

National Science Foundation (NSF) ACH 8:00 PM 1 day

National Science Foundation (NSF) Fedwire 5:45 PM 0 day

Social Security Administration ACH 11:59 PM 1 day

Social Security Administration Fedwire 5:45 PM 0 day

Transportation (FAA) ACH 2:00 PM 1 day

Transportation (FHWA) ACH 12:00 PM 3 days

Transportation (FHWA) Fedwire 12:00 PM 0 day

Transportation (FTA) ACH 2:00 PM 1 day

Veterans Administration ACH 12:00 PM 3 days

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Exhibit II - State of Wisconsin

LIST OF STATE CLEARANCE TIMES

(Rounded Dollar-Weighted Average Day of Clearance)

Clearance Times Where the Timing of A Draw Down Is Based on A Clearance Pattern

CFDA Program Name Recipient % Component Technique Rounded 

days

10.542 Pandemic EBT 

Food Benefits

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Health Services

100.0 Daily EBT 

Settlement

Actual Clearance, 

ZBA - ACH

0 Days

10.551 Supplemental 

Nutrition 

Assistance 

Program

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Health Services

100.0 Daily EBT 

Settlement

Actual Clearance, 

ZBA - ACH

0 Days

10.553 School Breakfast 

Program

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Public Instruction

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

10.555 National School 

Lunch Program

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Public Instruction

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

10.557 Special 

Supplemental 

Nutrition Program 

for Women, 

Infants, and 

Children

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Health Services

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

10.561 State 

Administrative 

Matching Grants 

for the 

Supplemental 

Nutrition 

Assistance 

Program

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Health Services

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

1 Day

14.228 Community 

Development 

Block 

Grants/State's 

Program

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Administration

100.0 All Program Costs Reimbursement N/A

17.225

F

Unemployment 

Insurance --

Federal Benefit 

Account and 

Administrative 

Costs

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Workforce 

Development

75.53 Benefit payments 

funded by the Federal 

Employees 

Compensation 

Account and the 

Extended 

Unemployment 

Compensation 

Account and any 

other accounts of 

Federal funds in the 

UTF

Actual Clearance, 

ZBA - Same Day 

Payment

0 Days

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Unemployment 

Insurance --

Federal Benefit 

Account and 

Administrative 

Costs

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Workforce 

Development

24.47 All Other Program 

Costs

Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

17.225

S

Unemployment 

Insurance -- State 

Benefit Account

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Workforce 

Development

100.0 Benefit payments 

funded from the State 

Account in the UTF

Actual Clearance, 

ZBA - Same Day 

Payment

0 Days

20.205 Highway Planning 

and Construction

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Transportation

100.0 Construction, Payroll 

and Allocated Costs

Composite 

Clearance -

Modified for 

Highway Planning 

and ConstructionCFDA 20.205

5 Days

84.010 Title I Grants to 

Local Educational 

Agencies

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Public Instruction

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

84.027 Special Education 

-- Grants to States

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Public Instruction

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

84.126 Rehabilitation 

Services --

Vocational 

Rehabilitation 

Grants to States

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Workforce 

Development

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

2 Days

84.425 Education 

Stabilization Fund

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Public Instruction

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

93.268 Immunization 

Cooperative 

Agreements

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Health Services

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

1 Day

93.323 Epidemiology and 

Laboratory 

Capacity for 

Infectious 

Diseases (ELC)

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Health Services

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

93.423 1332 State 

Innovation 

Waivers

Wisconsin Office 

of the 

Commissioner of 

Insurance

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

93.558 Temporary 

Assistance for 

Needy Families

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Children and 

Families

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

93.563 Child Support 

Enforcement

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Children and 

Families

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

93.568 Low-Income 

Home Energy 

Assistance

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Administration

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

2 Days

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93.575 Child Care and 

Development 

Block Grant

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Children and 

Families

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

93.596 Child Care 

Mandatory and 

Matching Funds 

of the Child Care 

and Development 

Fund

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Children and 

Families

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

0 Days

93.658 Foster Care --

Title IV-E

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Children and 

Families

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

1 Day

93.767 Children's Health 

Insurance 

Program

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Health Services

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

1 Day

93.778 Medical 

Assistance 

Program

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Health Services

100.0 All Program Costs Composite 

Clearance -

Modified

1 Day

97.036 Disaster Grants -

Public Assistance 

(Presidentially 

Declared 

Disasters)

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Military Affairs

100.0 All Program Costs Reimbursement N/A

Certification

I hereby certify that an authorized State official has certified at least every five years that the "Rounded Days of Clearance" listed 

in Exhibit 2 of this Treasury-State Agreement:

1. Have been prepared in accordance with the standards provided in 31 CFR 205.20;

2. Accurately represent the flow of Federal funds under the Federal assistance programs to which they apply;

3. Reflect seasonal or other periodic variations in the clearance activities; and,

4. Are auditable.

Date: 

Printed Name: 

Certifying Signature: 

Title: 

Angela Thomas

State Controller 

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