Decommit Funds


Concept

In this topic, you will learn how to decommit funds.


Steps:

  1. Click the Commit/Decommit Funds menu item to begin the process of decommitting funds.

    Step 1
  2. Enter the correct information into the Fiscal Year field.

     

    For this example, enter a valid value e.g. "2010".

    Step 2
  3. Enter the correct information into the CFDA/Subprogram field.

     

    For this example, enter a valid value e.g. "84.066W".

    Step 3
  4. Enter the correct information into the Schedule No field.

     

    For this example, enter a valid value e.g. "2".

    Step 4
  5. Click the button to the right of the Action type field to display the list of action types.

    Step 5
  6. Select the New Competition list item.

    Step 6
  7. Click the Search button to search for applications which meet the search criteria.

    Step 7
  8. Click the Select button to search for applications which meet the search criteria.

    Step 8
  9. Click the Decommit Funds button to decommit funds for the schedule you selected.

    Step 9
  10. Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down and view the PR/Awards which are available to be decommitted.

     

    Note:  The PR/Awards must have a Funding Status of Committed in order to be eligible.  If they have a status of Obligated, they are not eligible to be decommitted.

    Step 10
  11. Note:  The Grant Schedule Estimates is a link which you can click to take you to the associated schedule.

    Step 11
  12. You may review and, if necessary, update the grant schedule estimates.  After you are finished, the system will return you to the Decommit Funds screen.

    Step 12
  13. Click the View ACCS button to view the ACCS information for the first PR/Award listed.

    Step 13
  14. The ACCS information displays at the bottom of the screen.

    Step 14
  15. Click the button to the right of the Apply to All field to display the action choices which can be done to all the applications.

    Step 15
  16. If there was more than one award and you wanted to mark all the awards with the same action, you could select the action and click the Apply to All button.

     

    For this example, there is only one award and it will be marked individually.  Therefore, this will be left as "No Action."

    Step 16
  17. Click the button to the right of the Actions field to display the list of actions available for the PR/Award.

    Step 17
  18. Select the Decommit list item.

    Step 18
  19. Note:  You may repeat the process for each PR/Award you want to decommit.

     

    For this example, there is only one PR/Award eligible to be decommitted.

    Step 19
  20. Click the Continue > button to move to the Summary tab.

    Step 20
  21. Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down.

    Step 21
  22. Click the Submit button to submit and save your work.

    Step 22
  23. The system displays a message indicating that the awards you selected were successfully decommitted.  The associated FMSS ID is also shown.

     

    The Funding Status updates to Pending Decommitment until the transactions complete in FMSS.  You may view the FMSS Log by navigating to that menu item, refer to the topic entitled Viewing the FMSS Log.

    Step 23
  24. Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down.

    Step 24
  25. Note:  If you would like to decommit funds for additional schedules, you may click Done and return to the search screen to repeat the process.

    Step 25
  26. Click the Go to Home button to return to the My Home Page screen.

    Step 26

Congratulations!

 

You have successfully decommitted funds.