Document ID: EPA-R05-OW-2009-0932-0009
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2010-01-13T05:00Z

Reporting Element	Description	Purpose	Rules & Guidance	Examples

Focus Area	An identifier that 

specifies the name

of the focus area under which the activity is undertaken. 	Overarching
framework.

Listing of all activities and tasks by focus area.  Summarize funding by
focus area.	Select from pick list.  One focus area for each activity.

This is a required field.  	Toxic Substances and Areas of Concern;

Invasive Species; Nearshore Health and Nonpoint Source Pollution;
Habitat and Wildlife Protection and Restoration; Accountability,
Education, Monitoring, Evaluation, Communication and Partnerships 

Topic Area	Specifies the topic area under which the activity is
undertaken	More detailed framework for categorization of activities.

Aggregation of  activities by topic area; summarize funding for
activities and tasks by topic area; summarize 	This is a required field
Terrestrial Invasive Species

Activity Category	A short title that describes the nature of the
activity	To categorize related activities	Select activity category that
best describes the activity from pick list. 

If the category doesn’t exist, select “other.”  Required.
Assessment

Project Title 

	Enter information in text box.  Required field.

	Activity Description	Narrative description of the activity.	Main
reporting element that describes the funded activity.

An activity is the smallest reporting unit which accomplishes a job.
Enter description of activity in text box.

This is a required field.	Restore 25 acres of wetlands.

Lead 

Organization

	The organization or program that has the lead responsibility.	The
source/program field allows for the aggregation of data by program.	One
for each activity.

This is a required field.	FWS

Point of Contact	Name, phone no. and email address of the staff person
within the lead organization who is responsible for the activity. 

Enter information in text box.  Required field.	John Doe

Collaborating Organization	Organizations that are contributing resources
to the activity.	Links activity to collaborating organizations.	Select
from pick list.

This is a required field.	US Army Corps of Engineers

GLRI Funding Amount	Total GLRI funding amount. 

Required field

	Funding Year	Specify the fiscal year in which the funding was provided
for an activity.	Allows for aggregation of activities and associated
funding.	Select from pick list.  

This is a required field.	2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Activity  Status 	An identifier that specifies the status of the
activity.	Allows for the aggregation of activities and associated
funding by current, planned or completed activities.	Select the activity
status from the pick list.  

This is a required field.	Current, planned, completed, cancelled.

Project Measure	A numeric measure of the actual activity expressed as a
linear, area or other numeric measure.	Quantitative summary metric	Enter
the measures for the activity. 

This is a required field.	50 

Units	The units of the measure.

Select from pick list.	Miles

Acres

Pounds

Project location	Longitude

Latitude	Location of the activity.	Enter value in the text box.	-79.12,
39.12

	State	Required field	Pick list.	OH

	Watershed HUCs

Enter information in text box.

Lake basins

	Erie

	Zip codes

	Funding recipient location	Street address, city, zip code, state
Location of funding recipient	Enter text in text box	123 Main St.

Chicago, IL 60604

GLRI Long-term Goal	Specifies the long-term goal from the GLRI Action
Plan under which the activity is performed	Link activities to specific
GLRI goals.

Aggregate funding and activities by GLRI goal.	Select from the pick
list.  

In some cases, several commitments may seem appropriate.  Select the one
that is most appropriate.

This is a required field.	By 2014, delist 5 Areas of Concern.

GLRI Interim Objective	Specifies the interim objective from the GLRI
Action Plan under which the activity is performed.	Link activities to
specific GLRI interim objectives.	Select from pick list.

This is a required field.	Delist 2 Areas of Concern

Measures of Progress	Specifies the measure of progress from the GLRI
action plan under which the activity is performed.	Links activities to
GLRI measures of progress.	Select from pick list.

This is a required field.	Miles of rivers reopened for fish passage.



GLRI Proposed Reporting Elements