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Limited Scope Administrative and Financial Review Questionnaire 

for EPA Assistance Agreement Onsite Reviews 

Introduction 

Thank you for assisting EPA by completing this questionnaire, which is the initial part of EPA’s onsite review 

of your organization. The questionnaire asks about your organization’s administrative and financial policies, 

procedures, accounting and management of EPA assistance agreements. A representative of EPA or its 

contractor should be in contact in the near future to schedule the onsite portion of the review at your office. 

Please have the policies, procedures, financial records, recent audits and other pertinent documents available 

to conduct the review at the agreed upon time.

This questionnaire requires “Yes” or “No” responses. Please check the appropriate box for each question. In 

some cases, a written response is required, please type or write your responses in the question box. You 

may also include or attach additional sheets if necessary to provide a full response.

Recipient Name 

and Address:

Responding Individual(s): 

Name Title Phone Number E-mail 

 

 

Signature of Responsible Official Date 

The Code of Federal Regulations (Title 40) and OMB Cost Principles require organizations receiving Federal 

assistance agreements to have written policies and procedures. Below are links to the regulations and OMB 

Cost Principles that apply to each type of recipient. Links are also provided in the heading for each section 

below.

Recipient Type EPA Regulations OMB Cost Principles

States, Local Governments, and 

Indian Tribes

40 CFR Part 35, 

40 CFR Part 31

A-133 for audit requirements

2 CFR Part 225

Educational Institutions 40 CFR Part 30 A-133 for audit requirements

2 CFR Part 220

Non-Profit Organizations 40 CFR Part 30 A-133 for audit requirements

2 CFR Part 230

 



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The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response. Send comments 

on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, 

including through the use of automated collection techniques to the Director, Collection Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2822T), 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this 

address.
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I. Accounting and Financial Management 

(40 CFR Part 30.20-22, 30.52 or 40 CFR Part 31.20-21, 31.41) ( FFATA reporting – 2 CFR Part 170 )

1. Who in your organization is responsible for reviewing, approving and signing EPA assistance agreement 

applications, awards and amendments?

2. Who in your organization is responsible for monitoring, administering and overseeing assistance agreements 

once received from EPA? Please list names and titles.

3. Does your organization have a written accounting manual or written policies and 

procedures for managing finances?

Yes

 No

4. Does your organization’s accounting and financial management system(s) follow Generally 

Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)?

Yes

 No

5. Does your organization’s financial management system track revenues and expenditures 

and provide financial results separately for each EPA assistance agreement project or 

program?

Yes

 No

6. Does your financial management system identify the source and application of funds with 

records that show obligations, unobligated balances, assets, outlays, income and interest?

Yes

 No

7. Does your financial management system report and allow a comparison of outlays to 

budgeted amounts for each assistance agreement award?

Yes

 No

8. Does your organization maintain source documentation to support entries into your 

financial or accounting system?

Yes

 No

9. Does your organization have written procedures for drawing funds and issuing payments 

including:

 Who is authorized to request payment from the Federal government and EPA?

 What procedures are used to verify that the requests and payments are accurate?

 What support documents are required for the draw of funds or for making payments?

 When drawdown of funds will occur?

 Minimizing the time elapsed between receiving federal funds and disbursing them?

Yes

 No

10. Does your organization have written procedures to ensure that costs charged to EPA 

grants are reasonable, allocable, allowable and that financial reports are issued as required?

Yes

 No

11. Does your organization have procedures for receiving and depositing advanced payments 

or other EPA funds into an interest bearing account and for minimizing the time elapsing 

between receiving the advanced funds and disbursing them (usually within 5 business days) 

for the intended expenditures?

Yes

 No

12. Does your organization have requirements for adequate separation of duties or internal 

controls so that funds are safeguarded and used only for allowable costs?

Yes

 No

13. Does your organization monitor and provide project, program, and financial performance 

reports to EPA?

Yes

 No

14. Does your organization have procedures for preparing and submitting Interim/Final 

Financial Status Reports (SF-425) as required at least annually by EPA?

Yes

 No
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I. Accounting and Financial Management (continued) 

15. Does your organization have a policy for retaining financial and supporting records for a 

minimum of 3 years after the award is closed?

Yes

 No

16. Did your organization expend more than $500,000 of Federal funds in the most recent 

fiscal year? If No, skip to question 18. 

Yes

 No

17. Did your organization obtain an audit in accordance with OMB Circular A-133? Yes

 No

18. Does your organization currently receive Federal funds for indirect costs under its active 

EPA assistance agreements? If No, skip to question 21.

Yes

 No

19. What is your current approved indirect cost rate, time period covered by the agreement, and which Federal 

agency is your cognizant agency for approving the rate?

20. Does your organization have a procedure to record, track, evaluate, and update your 

indirect cost rates for approval by your cognizant agency?

Yes

 No

21. Does your organization have procedures for registering and updating information 

(including executive compensation and Data Universal Number) in the Central Contractor 

Registration system (CCR) on an annual basis? ( https://www.bpn.gov/ccr) (DUNS - 

http://www.dnb.com/us/ )

Yes

 No

22. Does your organization have procedures for reporting and updating information for sub 

recipients (including executive compensation) receiving $25,000 or more in assistance in the 

Federal Funding Accountability & Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS)?

( www.fsrs.gov )

Yes

 No

II. Payroll (2 CFR 230 Appendix- B, Section 8., 2 CFR 225 Appendix - B, Section 8. or 2 CFR 220 Appendix- A, Section J.10) 

23. Does your organization have written payroll policies and procedures including policies for 

fringe benefits paid to personnel?

Yes

 No

24. Does your organization require all employees to fill out timesheets at least monthly that 

coincide with one or more pay periods?

Yes

 No

25. Are timesheets required to be signed by the employee, supervisor, or both? Yes

 No

26. Does your organization’s timesheets require employees to record actual hours worked on 

each project, whether federally funded or not?

Yes

 No

27. Are actual hours worked away from the office (travel, teleworking, or other special 

circumstances) identified on timesheets?

Yes

 No

28. Does your organization apply salaries, wages, and benefits consistently to both federally 

and non-federally funded projects for the same labor categories?

Yes

 No
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III. Travel 

(2 CFR 220 Appendix- A, Section J. 53., 2 CFR 230 Appendix - B. Section 51. or 2 CFR 225 Appendix - B. Section 

43) 

29. Does your organization have written travel policies and procedures including:

 Requiring travel authorizations and approvals prior to travel and vouchers to support 

actual costs after the trip?

 Requiring separate levels of review prior to authorizing advances and payments?

 Ensuring that the travel costs claimed and billed are associated with the specific 

federally funded project?

 Ensuring that travel costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable?

Yes

 No

IV. Equipment 

Equipment is defined as tangible, non-expendable personal property with a useful life greater than one 

year and a per-unit cost greater than $5,000. Your organization may define equipment differently as 

long as the dollar threshold is not greater than the Federal guideline. 

(40 CFR Part 30.30-36 or 40 CFR Part 31.31-33)

30. Does your organization have written procedures concerning property management and 

inventory control for items purchased with Federal funds? If your organization does not 

have equipment, skip to Section V.

Yes

 No

31. Does your organization take a physical inventory of equipment and compare records at 

least once every two years? When was the last inventory? 

Yes

 No

32. Does your organization keep the following records for all equipment:

 A description of the equipment? 

 A serial number, model number, or other identification number? 

 The source of the equipment, including award number? 

 Who holds the title? 

 The acquisition date or date received? 

 The cost of the equipment? 

 Percentage of Federal participation in the cost of the equipment? 

 The location, use, and condition of the equipment? 

 Disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the equipment?

 Identification that the equipment is Federal property (if applicable)?

Yes

 No

 
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V. Procurement 

Procurement is the process for obtaining supplies, expendable property, equipment, real property, and 

services, including contracting, consultant agreements, sub-awards or sub-grants, or any other types 

of agreements that transfer Federal funds outside of your organization.

(40 CFR Parts 30.40-48. 30.27 or 40 CFR Part 31.36) ( FFATA reporting – 2 CFR Part 170 ) 

33. Does your organization have written procurement policies and procedures that have:

 Written standards of conduct that address potential conflict of interests and has 

disciplinary actions for any individuals engaged in conducting and administering 

contracts or sub awards?

 Discussion of cost thresholds (small purchases vs. major procurements) and the 

procurement authorizations and approvals required?

 A written requirement to review to avoid unnecessary purchases and to limit 

purchases to necessary quantities?

 A written requirement to review lease vs. purchase alternatives (when appropriate)?

 A requirement to perform and document a cost or price analyses for all procurements?

 A requirement that procurement transactions maximize open and free competition?

 Written provisions for conducting solicitations having; a clear scope of work, 

requirements and features prospective bidders must meet, a preference to conserving 

natural resources and the environment, and positive efforts to use small, 

disadvantaged and minority owned firms when possible?

 Requirements to document; reasoning for the type of procurement being used, the 

basis for contractor selection, a justification for lack of competition or sole-source 

procurement, and the basis for award cost and price?

 Provisions that ensure that goods and services are received, approved, and 

acceptable before payments are made?

 Provisions that no contract or sub-award will be entered into with parties that are 

debarred, suspended, or excluded from Federal assistance programs?

 Provisions in the contract or agreement for termination and Federal access to contract 

records?

 Guidelines for documenting contract files?

Yes

 No

34. Has your organization awarded contracts or sub-agreements under any of your current 

EPA assistance agreements? If No, skip to Section VI.

Yes

 No

35. Does your organization have written agreements with contractor’s or sub recipients? Yes

 No

36. Did your organization check the Excluded Party List System ( http://epls.gov ) to ensure 

the successful recipient is not suspended or debarred from Federal contracting or receiving 

Federal funds?

Yes

 No

37. Were any of these contracts or agreements more than the Federal Small Purchase 

threshold of $100,000, or were not competed, or only one bid was received? If No, skip to 

question 39.

Yes

 No

38. Was EPA review and approval required for the contract or agreement prior to your 

awarding it or did EPA provide written comments on the award? 

Yes

 No

 
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V. Procurement (continued)

39. Has your organization awarded contracts to consultants under any of your current EPA 

assistance agreements? If No, skip to question 42.

Yes

 No

40. Does your organization have controls to ensure that charges to EPA agreements do not 

exceed EPA’s allowed direct hourly rate for consultants?

Yes

 No

41. Do your consulting agreements specify the services to be provided, duration and pay 

rates that include base rate, fringe benefits, and overhead?

Yes

 No

42. Does your organization have any agreements, sub-agreements or loans that involve 

federally funded construction, alteration or repair contracts over $2,000 that require 

compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act? If No, skip to question 46.

Yes

 No

43. Did the contract or agreement contain the required clauses for complying with DavisBacon Act (DBA) wage rates, reporting requirements and include a wage rate determination 

from the Department of Labor at http://www.wdol.gov/ ?

Yes

 No

44. Did your organization, sub-recipients or borrowers receive and review certified weekly 

payroll records per Department of Labor form WH-347 for DBA projects?

Yes

 No

45. Did your organization conduct labor interviews per DOL form SF-1445 (or equivalent) 

and/or require sub-recipients to do so for DBA projects?

Yes

 No

46. Did your organization receive any American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 

funds either directly or indirectly from EPA? If No, skip to the next section.

Yes

 No

47. For any EPA ARRA funds used to construct, alter, maintain or repair public buildings or 

works; did the contract or agreement require that iron, steel and manufactured goods are 

produced in the United States in accordance with the "Buy American" provision of the act?

Yes

 No

48. For ARRA infrastructure awards to states or local governments, were the necessary 

certifications required under Section 1511 of ARRA and done in accordance with program 

guidance posted on a website that is linked to Recovery.gov?

Yes

 No

VI. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) 

(40 CFR Part 33)

49. Does your organization have procedures to make good faith efforts to solicit and use 

Small Businesses, Minority Owned Firms, Women’s Business Enterprises, and Labor Surplus 

Areas when procuring construction, equipment, services and supplies?

Yes

 No

50. Does your organization submit the required MBE/WBE/DBE reports at least annually to 

EPA?

Yes

 No

 
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VII. Recipient Match 

A matching or cost sharing requirement may be satisfied by: (1) Allowable costs incurred by the 

grantee, subgrantee or a cost-type contractor under the assistance agreement. This includes costs 

borne by non-Federal assistance agreements or by other cash donations from non-Federal third 

parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable during the period of the cost 

sharing or matching requirement.

(40 CFR Part 30.23 or 40 CFR Part 31.24) 

51. Do any of your organization’s active EPA assistance agreements include Matching, Cost 

Sharing and/or In-Kind costs? If No, skip to Section VIII.

Yes

 No

52. How did your organization fulfill the matching requirement?

53. Does your organization have procedures for identifying, valuing, documenting and 

reporting cost sharing, matching and in-kind contributions for EPA projects?

Yes

 No

54. Are any of these costs covered by funding from other Federal sources? Yes

 No

55. Are these costs identified in the approved project budgets for these EPA agreements? Yes

 No

VIII. Program Income 

Program income is directly generated by an assistance agreement supported activity, or earned only as 

a result of the agreement during the assistance agreement period.

(40 CFR Part 30.24 or 40 CFR Part 31.25) 

56. Is program income being derived from and included in any of the EPA assistance 

agreements under review?

If yes, please complete the rest of this section.

Yes

 No

57. How is the program income being generated and reported, and how does your organization account for the 

program income in financial records?

58. Has the disposition of the program income been addressed by term and condition in the 

assistance agreement? 

Yes

 No

59. How is the program income applied to the grant? deducted from total project costs.

 expanding the scope of work.

 applying towards match/cost share requirement

60. If there is no term and condition, is the program income being deducted from the total 

allowable project cost and is this shown on financial reports to EPA? 

Yes

 No