EPA Pre-Award Certification and Technical Assistance Workshop Resources

As part of a December 2023 pre-award certification workshop hosted by EPA, the following toolkit and other documents were provided to assist with the completion of the EPA Form 6600-01 and the development of policies and procedures. For questions, please contact OMS-ARM-OGD-PreAward@epa.gov.

Toolkit:

EPA Questionnaire Form 6600 – Reminder: Nothing should be left blank on the 6600 form unless it is Section IX: Transaction Testing or you are told to skip to the next question. The pre-award certification will be valid for 4 years. The form should be completed with the mindset of this current award under review and possible future award with EPA.

• • 6600 Checklist – Please use this sheet to reference the page numbers in your supporting documents and return with your submission.
  • 6600 Sample Language
  • FY22 Notes for Grantees
  • Best Practice Guide for Procurement
  • Records Retention Guideline
  • Pre-Award Workshop Slide Deck
  • Questions 4-47 Sample language – This document is organized in numerical order to correspond to the form. Please use as needed!
  • Question 33 & More 

Additional Guidance:

• Preparing for your First Single Audit: https://www.aicpa-cima.com/resources/video/gaqc-web-event-archive-preparing-for-your-first-single-audit

• Follow up information on FFATA Reporting (https://oese.ed.gov/files/2023/02/FFATA-Reporting-Webinar-Forum_2.1.23.pdf)*

*Pages 29 and 30 may be used in your Policies and Procedures. Page 32 has a training video embedded in the link for more information.