All FWS program staff involved in the award and administration of financial assistance agreements must follow the Establishing an Intended Recipient’s Payment Method before Obligating Funds for a New FA Award Guidance and Flow Chart.
FWS Programs must complete all steps outlined in the below Guidance BEFORE obligating funds for a new grant or cooperative agreement award. Failure to complete all steps before obligating funds will cause system errors that will delay recipient payment.
- Establishing an Intended Recipient's Payment Method before Obligating Funds for a New FA Award Guidance
- Establishing an Intended Recipient's Payment Method before Obligating Funds for a New FA Award Flow Chart
- Establishing an Intended Recipient's Payment Method before Obligating Funds for a new FA Award Training Slide
For issues not related to username and password such as enrollment issues, the recipient should send an email to the Systems Branch at fwhqfas@fws.gov and include the following information:
Recipient Name:
Person to Contact:
Phone Number:
ASAP Recipient ID:
FBMS Award Numbers (ask their Service Project Officer for this information):
Description of Error Message: Please be very specific. Provide a screen shot if possible.
