DD Councils,

Here are some important updates and instructions for your FY 18 State Plans and FY19 and FY20 Work Plans.  Please read these instructions carefully and let me know if you have questions.  There is information listed for those few Councils wishing to amend and information for the remainder planning to do updates.

If you are doing a State Plan AMENDMENT:

• The FY18 dataset has been cloned from the FY17 approved plan.

· Go to: https://reporting-pilot.acl.gov/

· Go to your FY18 “not started” report

· Councils need to revisit each section of their FY18 State Plan and mark them for review and submission.

• For those sections you wish to AMEND, you can do so at this time.
• The State Plan Changes section (first screenshot) will show the list of all the sections amended and Councils can also write a brief description of what changed.
• On the grantee Dashboard, a small delta icon will appear next to the sections that were modified  (second screenshot below shows an example).

· Due to the lateness of these directions, you will have until 9/3/18 to submit AMENDMENTS.

· For access issues that cannot be solved with a  password reset, please send an email to xxxxxx@acl.hhs.gov ASAP.

If you plan to do a State Plan UPDATE only (most Councils fall under this category):

• The FY18 dataset has been cloned from the FY17 approved plan.

· Go to: https://reporting-pilot.acl.gov/

· Go to your FY18 “not started” report

· Mark the sections of the report as reviewed and re-submit (without making any changes)

· Please complete this task by 9/3/18.

· This is a necessary step in order to populate the FY 19 State Plan you will then UPDATE by January 1, 2019.

· For access issues that cannot be solved with a password reset, please send an email to xxxxxx@acl.hhs.gov

Whether you plan to do an AMENDMENT or an UPDATE, ALL COUNCILS  will need to submit their FY18 State Plans AND review your FY19 and FY20 Work Plans in ACL Reporting, edit as necessary, and re-submit as well.  The combination of an approved FY18 State Plan and FY19 and FY20 work plans will allow for the cloning of the FY19 State Plan in the system.

For additional information, the ACL user guide can be found here: https://itacchelp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/FINAL_ACL-Reporting-User-Guide.pdf

Thank you,

Sara

Sara Newell-Perez

Program Specialist

Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Administration for Community Living

330 C Street, SW  |  Washington, DC 20201

202-795-7413 | xxxxxx@acl.hhs.gov | www.acl.gov