Grants

*Notice* The Payment Management System (PMS) is currently experiencing issues affecting Federal Financial Report (FFR) generation. Impacted NASA grant recipients will not be considered noncompliant. NASA is working with PMS to resolve the issue. NASA said a problem with the federal Payment Management System is affecting the generation of Federal Financial Reports, or FFRs, for some grant recipients. In a notice posted on its grants page, the agency said recipients affected by the issue will not be treated as noncompliant while the system problem is being addressed. The update was brief and focused on operations rather than policy. According to the notice, NASA is working with PMS to resolve the reporting issue, and further updates will be posted on the same page as they become available. No additional details were provided about the scope of the disruption, how many recipients may be affected, or how long the system problem may last.

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