Commerce Flexes Reporting: Tailored Progress for Grant Winners
Published Date: 1/15/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Commerce wants to improve how it collects progress reports from grant recipients by allowing more customized questions instead of one-size-fits-all forms. This change helps programs get better info to track success and improve services. If you’re involved with these grants, you can comment on the plan until March 16, 2026—no extra costs, just smarter reporting!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Customized Progress Reports for DOC Grantees
If you receive a discretionary grant or cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce, the agency proposes a new Program Specific Performance Progress Report that lets program offices ask customized questions instead of the standard government (SF) progress forms. The collection covers an estimated 51,000 respondents and totals about 10,775 annual burden hours, and the respondent obligation may be voluntary or mandatory.
Electronic Submission Options Required
Some DOC program offices may require recipients to submit and retrieve progress information electronically using web pages, email, fillable PDFs, or online data systems. The Department expects these electronic methods to improve standardization and timeliness of reporting and make it easier to analyze reported data.
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