BACKGROUND
The Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability’s goal was to expeditiously negotiate the Smart Grid Investment Grant awards so each recipient could begin implementing their project in a timely fashion.
Each recipient can:
- review presentations on the SGIG negotiating process;
- review the special clauses and reporting requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act;
- review the Department’s cost and benefit data collection and reporting template;
- present issues and activities for ensuring cyber security protections; review the Department’s project management philosophy.
If you have any additional questions, please contact the Department.
GUIDANCE
DOE is working in partnership with the recipients of Smart Grid Investment Grant awards to gather the required information used to develop metrics and benefits reports. The SGIG Guidebook served as a way to begin the dialogue. Over the past months DOE has continued to develop additional guidance and collections of frequently asked questions (FAQs) in support of all reporting aspects related to SGIG awards.
- Monthly Reporting of Meter Installations
- SGIG Reporting Webinar Questions and Answers April 2010
- Jobs FAQ
- SGIG Invoice Template and Instructions
- Entering Invoices Through the Vendor Inquiry Payment Electronic Reporting System (VIPERS)
- Smart Grid Investment Grant Recipient FAQs
- Department of Treasury Guidance for Taxability of Smart Grid Investment Grants
- Guidebook for Metrics and Benefits 07 Dec 09
For additional guidance documents, please visit the SmartGrid.gov Reporting Resources page
REPORTING DATA COLLECTION
October 12, 2011 Federal Register Notice (PDF Version) on the DOE’s invitation for public comment on its request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend for three years the Information Collection Request Title: OE Recovery Act Financial Assistance Grants, OMB Control No. 1910–5149 that DOE is developing for submission to OMB pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments due on or before November 7, 2011. OMB Form 83-I. ICR Supporting Statement. SGIG Reporting Guidance.
August 10, 2011 Federal Register Notice (PDF Version ) on the DOE’s invitation for public comment on its intent to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend for four years the Information Collection Request Title: OE Recovery Act Financial Assistance Grants, OMB Control No. 1910–5149 that DOE is developing for submission to OMB pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments due on or before October 11, 2011
- Comments to date (October 17, 2011)
- City of Fort Collins Comment on Information Collection Extension - September 27, 2011
- Town of Danvers Comment on Information Collection Extension - October 11, 2011
October 2010 - On September 30, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the Office of Electricity’s (OE) Information Collection Request Renewal (OMB CONTROL NUMBER 1910-5149). This collection is valid until December 31, 2011, at which time OE will re-assess reporting needs and submit a new collection request to OMB covering the remainder of Recovery Act projects’ life cycles.
- November 2010 - The Office of Electricity has issued an FAQ pertaining to the reporting of jobs data in SIPRIS
- Notice of OMB Action
- Smart Grid Grant Program Recipient Reporting Guidance
- Archived Reporting Program Guidance Information
AGENDAS/PRESENTATIONS
To access various presentations about the Smart Grid Investment Grant Program, please visit the SmartGrid.gov Reporting Resources page.
The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) conducted a webinar on Friday, April 2, 2010 for Smart Grid Investment Grant recipients. The webinar included discussion and guidance on compliance with ARRA Section 1512- Recipient Reporting on FederalReporting.gov and Department of Energy (DOE) Project Value Management System and Jobs reporting. SGIG Webinar Questions & Answers
Smart Grid Investment Grant Recipient November 19, 2009 Kickoff Meeting
USEFUL LINKS
The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division information on federal labor laws including the minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, youth employment and special employment, family and medical leave, migrant workers, lie detector tests, worker protections in certain temporary worker programs, and the prevailing wages for government service and construction contracts.
U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determinations OnLine is available for use by the general public, providing a single location for federal contracting officers to obtain appropriate Service Contract Act (SCA) and Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) wage determinations (WDs) for each official contract action.
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Davis-Bacon and Related Acts provides general guidance, E-tools, fact sheets, guides, posters and forms for Davis-Bacon related materials.