Planning, Accountability and Reporting Staff
The NIFA Planning, Accountability and Reporting Staff provides leadership to the agency in strategic planning, performance measurement, and evaluation. The agency uses these activities to improve program leadership and management, allocation of resources, and evaluation of success. These activities are described fully on the agency's Strategic Planning and Accountability Web page.
Specific responsibilities in this regard include:
OPA provides leadership in standard and formula grant reporting and in using information submitted from grant reporting in preparing various technical, statistical, budgetary, and performance reports. In consultation with other NIFA offices and NIFA’s grantees, OPA sets policies and procedures regarding standard and formula grant reporting. OPA also provides leadership for defining requirements for ISTM in building and managing reporting systems. OPA is the convener of the NIFA Classification Board, which maintains the classification system used by NIFA’s reporting systems.
NIFA’s reporting systems include:
Other OPA responsibilities include the NIFA review of multi-state research projects (see NIMSS, a system run by the regional associations of agricultural experiment station directors, for more information) and intellectual property reporting and issues. In support of the Associate Director, the director of OPA coordinates the assignment of national program leaders for institutional (program) reviews.
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Staff
Bart Hewitt, Director
All Planning
and Accountability Staff
Contact
Phone: 202-720-5623
Fax: 202-720-7714
Mailing Address:
Planning and Accountability
NIFA, USDA
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Stop 2213
Washington, DC 20250-2213
Express Mail:
Planning and Accountability
NIFA, USDA
Waterfront Centre
Room 1310
800 9th St., SW
Washington, DC 20024
Planning, Accountability, and Reporting Staff Factsheet
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