Urgent Announcement
Re: Payments
In support of our continuing effort to meet the accelerated financial statement reporting requirements mandated by the U. S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), payment processing will be interrupted during the last five (5) working days each month. Grantees/contractors should make payment requests before the last five working days of the month to avoid delays in deposit of payments.
For example, for the month of September, the last day to request (draw down) payments will be September 23, 2004. Payments requested after September 23, 2004 will be processed when the regular schedule resumes on October 1, 2004. A similar schedule will follow at the end of each month thereafter.
To avoid denial of payment requests, grantees are encouraged to submit their SF269a Financial Status Reports on-line at http://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov. Additional information and instructions are available at this website.
If questions concerning this, or any financial aspect of grantee/vendor payments, please contact the Office of the Comptroller, Customer Service Center at 1-800-458-0786 (press 2) or at ask.oc@usdoj.gov.
Cynthia J. Schwimer
Comptroller
Office of the Comptroller