IP
  An automated data dictionary
contains information on every data
element in 319 CRTS. This cus-
tomized tool provides on-line dis-
play of elements and printed dictio-
nary  reports based on users'
specifications.

System Features

  •On-line help screens

  •Automatic look-up tables

  •Password protected

  •Free form note fields

  •Standard or customized reports

  •On-screen preview of reports

  •Menu-driven environment
•Downloading of data to PC's for graphics appli-
 cations

•Browse capabilities for all users

•Can be accessed via direct- or modem-
 connected terminals and PCs.

• "Key word" search and report capability

319 CRTS Serves the Client

  CRTS is primarily designed to serve the informa-
tional needs of both State and Regional users. To
insure the integrity and usefulness of the system,
Headquarters and Regional 319 CRTS coordinators
have established a Users Group consisting of State
and Regional representatives. This forum exists to
advocate and communicate the NPS community's
needs.
                                              For information on 319 CRTS contact:

                                                Donald J. Kunkoski
                                                U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                                Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
                                                (WH-553)
                                                401 M Street, SW
                                                Washington, DC 20460
                                                                                           Connie Dwyer
                                                                                           U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                                                                           Administrative System Division (PM 218)
                                                                                           401 M Street, SW
                                                                                           Washington, DC 20460
                                                                                                                                                                   EPA 202-F-93-001



     Grants Information and
                Control System
                              GICS
        319  Grant
      Reporting &
Tracking System
  Nonpoint  Source (NFS)
                                                                                                      &EPA
                                                                                                        Prepared by:
                                                                                                  EPA Systems Development Center
                                                                                                   (A Contractor Operated Facility)
                                                                                               Science Applications International Corporation
                                                                                             Suite 300, 200 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203

                                                                                         Printed on recycled paper   SDC-0055-010-TR-2005
                                                                                                                                         £EPA
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                                                                                           Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
                                                                                           Office of Information Resources Management

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NPS/GICS/319 GRTS Background

   The Nonpoint Source (NFS) Program provides
grants to the States to address a variety of nonpoint
source pollution problems.  NFS pollution is caused
by diffuse sources normally associated with agricul-
tural, silvicultural and urban runoff, and runoff from
construction activities.  In practical terms, NFS pollu-
tion does not result from a discharge at a specific, sin-
gle location (such as a single pipe) but generally
results from land runoff, precipitation, atmospheric
deposition, or percolation.

   The Grants Information and Control System
(GICS) is an information management system con-
taining administrative, project, and financial informa-
tion on all EPA grants, cooperative agreements, and
interagency agreements. It is a state-of-the-art, on-
line, mainframe-based system.

   The Integrated Financial Management System
(IFMS) is a completely integrated accounting and
budget execution system that contains information on
accounts payable and receivable, payroll, contracts,
budget operating plans and reprogrammings. It is an
on-line mainframe-based system providing current
financial information.

   The combination of NFS, GICS and IFMS as the
319 Grant Reporting and Tracking System (319 CRTS)
establishes a modern automated information system
for managing financial  and project information for
nonpoint source grants under the Clean Water Act
Section 319.

National, Regional, & State Tracking
Features

   The 319 CRTS design offers States a flexible and
productive means to manage their NFS projects.
States can use the system to track and report on the

  System
  Overview
  319 GRTS taps
  the power of
  GICS and IFMS
  to support user
  needs
                                            GICS
                                      Subsystems
NPS/319
    GRTS


                                              Integrated
                                              Financial
                                             Management
                                               System
                            Downloads
                                                              On line
                             Standard
                             Reports
                     Dynamic
                              Report
                              Writer
                                                 User
                                             Community
status of projects and their budgets, as well as tasks
within projects under their Section 319 grants.

  Additionally, narrative descriptions and evalua-
tions of NFS projects provided by the system promote
technology transfer between States.

  319 GRTS standardizes National and Regional
reporting needs while maintaining a high degree of
             flexibility. It provides administrative and project
             milestone information for grant tracking. Financial
             information from IFMS and GICS is integrated to
             provide customers the current financial status of any
             grant. The potential exists to link this information
             with individual State-generated financial informa-
             tion to provide data on the status of any project
             funded under a grant.
  Flexibility is built into the 319 GRTS design. While
the system's input screens and data fields already
meet National and Regional needs, they can be cus-
tomized to meet the additional needs of individual
States as well.

Technical Base

  319 GRTS resides on the National Computer
Center's IBM ES 9000 mainframe, to which
Regions and States are linked via high-speed
telecommunications.  This NFS subsystem
uses the Agency standard database manage-
ment system, ADABAS, and the Natural pro-
gramming language.

System Components

  319 GRTS is an automated information system
supported by a menu-driven set of data entry and
report options. These interactive
modules provide on-line create,
replace, update, browse and
delete capabilities, as well as
initiation  of  reports.  The
Standard Reports menu options
fulfill National and Regional reporting require-
ments for program and financial oversight. Other
features include automated downloads to PC-
based spreadsheet graphics applications.

  Complementing  the standard suite of menu-
driven reports, the 319 GRTS Report Writer auto-
mates the process of creating
nonstandard reports.  Users can
customize their own reports with
little knowledge of programming
by inputting their own sort,
select, and output format criteria.
This tool provides both on-line and batch outputs.


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