Administrative Terms and Conditions. Changes to Provider Information
Administrative Terms and Conditions. 1. Recipient shall submit all projects and programs funded under this Award to DHS for review and approval.
2. Recipient shall compete fully and fairly, to the maximum extent practicable, all projects funded under this Award unless DHS has provided written approval otherwise.
3. Recipient shall submit annual work plans for the activities for this Award to DHS for review and approval ahead of the next budget period, including individual recipient activities or projects. Modifications to any project or program funded under this award should be submitted to DHS for review and approval before initiating new work.
a. Annual work plans must provide information on the overall activities of the Center. The work plan shall include:
i. Summary of the Center’s strategic vision and activities;
ii. Summary of Center communication and transition activities;
iii. Summary of Center management efforts including management decision making apparatus and review process to monitor project progress;
iv. Detailed descriptions on each Center project (including sub-recipient projects) to include: o Abstract (objectives, outcomes, value proposition) o Objective/Purpose o Baseline o Methodology o Project milestones o Performance metrics used to evaluate progress & assessments of current concept of operations and baselines/state of the art in use o Transition plans to include development steps, intellectual property management plans, & market specific considerations o Stakeholder engagement o Potential programmatic risks to completion; and, o Project outcomes and outputs, including information on how project outcomes will advance or impact current policies, procedures, technologies or capabilities.
v. Budget information categorized by both object class and project, including budget justification. DHS requires Centers to submit a budget that maps to the key competencies and activities necessary for a Center to deliver useful technologies and knowledge products to the Department. The competency areas also align to the criteria DHS utilizes to evaluate its Centers of Excellence Program. Centers should allocate resources in the following categories: Administration & Execution, Research & Development, Education & Training, Customer Outreach & Communication, and Transition. The following categories should be included in the budget request. Centers should work with PM’s to identify minimum expenditures in each category necessary to address Biennial Evaluation Criteria:
1. Administration and...
Administrative Terms and Conditions
