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U.S. Census Bureau
Demystifying the Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Kenneth Beatty
New Jersey State Data Center Network MeetingRutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
June 2, 2009
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Agenda
• Overview of programs: FAADS, CFFR, and FAS
• Get acquainted with the CFFR and FAADS web pages
• CFFR Query System examples
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Federal Assistance Award Data System
(FAADS)
• Project was initiated by Office of Management and budget in 1981.
• FAADS is the central collection point for submissions from various Federal agencies.
• Data are released on a quarterly basis.
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Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR)
• Statistics reported on the geographic distribution of Federal expenditures.
• Report is released on an annual basis.
• Query system and data downloads available online.
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Federal Aid to States (FAS)
• Actual expenditures reported.
• Assistance reported only on State and local governments.
• Annual report released with CFFR.
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The Flow of Data
FAADS Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Commerce
CFFRProcurement Contracts Salaries and Wages
FAS
Retirement and Disability
Various Federal Agencies
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FAADS/CFFR Assistance Crosswalk
FAADS Assistance Types CFFR Object Codes 02 Block Grant
03 Formula Grant 04 Project Grant
05 Cooperative Agreement DO – Direct Payments for Individuals (Other than
Retirement and Disability) DX – Direct Payments Other than for Individuals
07 Direct Loan DL – Direct Loans 08 Guaranteed/Insured Loan GL – Guaranteed/Insured Loans
09 Insurance II - Insurance 10 Direct Payment with Unrestricted Use (retirement,
pension, veterans benefits etc.) DR – Direct Payments for Individuals (Retirement and
Disability only) 11 Other Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or
Indirect Financial Assistance Take on any, but typically GG
N/A PC – Procurement Contracts N/A SW – Salaries and Wages
GG - Grants
06 Direct Payment for a Specified Use, as a Subsidy or Other Non-reimbursable direct financial aid
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What Happens Between FAADS and CFFR
Microsoft Excel Worksheet
CFFR Example
Microsoft Excel Worksheet
FAADS Example
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FAADS Excerpt
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CFFR Excerpt
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THE CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL FUNDS REPORT
(CFFR) ONLINE QUERY SYSTEM
HOW TO GET THERE
•Start at the website, URL: http://www.census.gov/govs/index.html
•In the center of the page, under Business & Industry, select GOVERNMENTS
•The following webpage is displayed
•Select the Consolidated Federal Funds Report link in the top right of the page.
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•For the CFFR online query system, select the On-Line Query System (1993-2007) link located above the Years Available menu
Note: For all other CFFR files and information, select a year. The user will be directed to the CFFR web page with all available data files, reference materials, and related links for that particular year. The link for the query system will still be available.
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USING THE QUERY SYSTEM
Once you have selected the online query system, the following page will be displayed.
•Choose Geography to see a summary of Federal expenditures for a particular state or county area, or for the entire United States. This summary can be narrowed down to a single object category.
•Choose Agency if you are interested in seeing a display that has been filtered to include only expenditures of a particular Federal agency or sub-agency. You will be prompted to choose a level of geography AND an agency.
•Choose Program if you are interested in data for a single Federal program. You will choose a level of geography AND a Federal program. The geography choices include one for "multi-state" or "multi-county." Also different from Geography and Agency searches, you are permitted to specify a "multi-year" time span.
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After choosing geography and the year of interest, using the various pull down menus, continue to build your custom report.
Select:
•STATE = New Jersey
•COUNTY = Yes (Choosing “No” would produce state totals)
•FUNDING TYPES = All Types (Choices include Grants, Direct Payments, Loans, etc)
•Click Submit…….
Geography Example
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•This screen will appear, prompting you to select a county.
•Click submit to view the requested output.
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Return to the main query system page and choose Agency in the search drop down box.
Agency Example
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Choose the following options:
State = New Jersey
County = No
Agency = Commerce Department
Sub-Agency = No
Click submit….
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Program Example
Return to the main CFFR Query page.
Select:
•Year = 2007
•Search = Program
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Continue by Choosing:
• State = New Jersey
• County = Multi
• Programs = 96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance
• Click submit….
Note: With all selections in the program category, output is displayed in Excel.
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Questions?
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Contact
Federal Programs BranchGovernments DivisionU.S. Census Bureau
(301) 763-1565Email: [email protected]