Obligate Supplements


Concept

In this topic, you will learn how to obligate supplements.


Steps:

  1. Click the Obligate Funds menu item to begin the process of obligating supplements.

    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. "84.407L".

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

     

    For this example, enter a valid value e.g. "1".

    Step 4
  5. Click the button to the right of the Award Type field to display the list of award types.

    Step 5
  6. Select the Discretionary list item for this example.

    Step 6
  7. Click the button to the right of the Action type field to display the list of action types.

    Step 7
  8. Click the  Supplements list item for this example.

    Step 8
  9. Click the Search button to search for the schedule which meets the search criteria.

    Step 9
  10. Click the Select button to mark the schedule which displays.

    Step 10
  11. Click the Obligate Supplements button to move to the Obligate Funds tab.

    Step 11
  12. Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll and view the search results.

    Step 12
  13. Click the View ACCS button to display the ACCS information for the first award listed.

    Step 13
  14. Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down and view the ACCS information.

    Step 14
  15. The ACCS information is displayed at the bottom.  You can repeat the process to view the ACCS information for each of the awards listed.

    Step 15
  16. Note:  You may mark the action for each supplement individually or you may mark all the supplements simultaneously by using the Apply to All function.

    Step 16
  17. Click the button to the right of the Actions field to display the action choices for the first supplement listed.

    Step 17
  18. Note that you may either take "No Action" or "Obligate" each supplement.

     

    For this example, all the supplements will be marked simultaneously.  Therefore, the Apply to All function will be used.

    Step 18
  19. Click the button to the right of the Apply to All: field.

    Step 19
  20. Select the Obligate list item to mark all the supplements to be obligated.

    Step 20
  21. Click the Apply to All button.

    Step 21
  22. Note that the Actions for each of the supplements changed to "Obligate."

     

    Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down.

    Step 22
  23. Also Note:  The Total Amount Obligated has updated.

     

    Click the Continue > button to move to the Summary tab.

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

    Step 24
  25. Click the Submit button to submit the obligations to the system and save your work.

    Step 25
  26. The system displays a message indicating that the obligations were successful.  The associated FMSS ID is also shown.

     

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

     

    Step 26
  27. Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down.

    Step 27
  28. Note:  If you would like to obligate supplements for additional schedules, you may click Done and return to the search screen to repeat the process.

    Step 28
  29. Click the Go to Home button to return to the My Home Page screen.

    Step 29

Congratulations!

 

You have successfully obligated supplements.