Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

45 CFR § 75.360 — Performance Reporting

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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Uniform Administrative Requirements for Federal Awards: Quarterly Financial and Program Performance Reporting

Rescinding the requirement for quarterly performance reports will reduce redundant paperwork and free public health grantees to focus on service delivery, while maintaining financial oversight through annual third-party audits.

Office of Grants Management Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20201

grantsmanagement@hhs.gov

Under 45 CFR § 75.360, HHS currently requires grantees to submit quarterly performance and financial reports as part of Uniform Guidance obligations. However, for many public health programs, these reports duplicate state reporting requirements and create unnecessary administrative cycles. Stakeholder feedback consistently indicates that quarterly reporting consumes limited programmatic bandwidth without meaningfully improving oversight.

• Reduces administrative burden for grant recipients operating under parallel state and federal reporting frameworks • Allows grantee staff to redirect time from paperwork to program impact • Maintains oversight through annual third-party audits aligned with GAGAS standards • Encourages outcome-based evaluation over excessive compliance documentation

In 45 CFR § 75.360, remove all text requiring performance reports “no less than quarterly.” Insert new § 75.360(a): “HHS shall require each grantee to conduct an annual third-party financial audit in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and submit the audit report to the awarding office no later than 90 days after the end of the grant period. Programmatic impact summaries may be requested annually in narrative form.”

Robert F Kennedy Jr

Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services