BIP Compliance

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Cost Principles


• 48 CFR Part 31.2 for For Profit Entities
• 2 CFR Part 220 (OMB Circular A-21) for Higher Education Institutions
• 2 CFR Part 230 (OMB Circular A-122) for Non-Profit Organizations
• 45 CFR Part 74(E) for Hospitals
• 2 CFR Part 225 (OMB Circular A-87) for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments

Audit Requirements


• OMB Circular A-133 for Higher Education, Non-Profit, Hospitals, and State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments
• Revised Audits of States, Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations
• Audits of States, Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations, June 26, 2007
• OMB Circular A-133, Compliance Supplement, March 2009
• Compliance Supplement Addendum #1
• RUS BIP Audit Requirements for For-Profit Entities

BIP Environmental Requirements


• USDA Rural Utilities Service environmental review information
• Environmental Policies and Procedures
• Round One Environmental Review Process Guidance
• Scoping Guide for RUS Funded Projects Requiring Environmental Assessments with Scoping and Environmental Impact Statements
• Additional Useful Links Related to Environmental Compliance

ARRA Reporting Requirements


• OMB M-10-08: Updated Guidance on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Data Quality, Non-Reporting Recipients, and Reporting of Job Estimates
• OMB M-10-05: Improving Compliance in Recovery Act Recipient Reporting
• OMB M-9-21: Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
• OMB M-9-19: Guidance on Data Submission under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
• Webinar Training Materials on ARRA Reporting
• FederalReporting.gov