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On-line Participant Contribution Report

The on-line Participant Contribution Report is a quick and easy method to submit end-of-year contribution data. Participants no longer will have to mail paper copies of their contribution reports to the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). To access the on-line Participant Contribution Report, go to the website http://www.fas.usda.gov/cooperators.html. Enter your ID and UES application password. Note: your UES application password is NOT the same as your expense claim password. If you do not have an ID and password contact the Marketing Operations Staff (MOS) on (202) 720-4327 and a password and ID will be provided to you.

Step 1	Click on the hyperlink labeled "Contributions"
Step 2	Click on the down arrow to the right of the drop down boxes labeled Program Year and Program. Select your program year and name of the program respectively.
Step 3	Program contributions are listed by contribution type and corresponding cost category. Click on the data cell of the program contribution type and program cost category of your choice and enter a dollar amount. Click on the "Save" button located at the bottom of the screen to save your data. The internet-based system will automatically total the contribution data by contribution type and cost category.
Step 4	To submit your contribution report to FAS, click on the Submit button located at the bottom of the screen in the area labeled "FAS Submittal Options."

Deleting data: To delete data that has not been previously saved, click on the button labeled "Undo Changes" located in the area labeled "Contribution Save Options". If data has been previously saved, edit the appropriate data cell and click on the Save button. Data in the cell will be overwritten.

Features:

Sorting: Data may be sorted by clicking the column header label. For example to sort data by cost category, click on the "Cost Category" column header label.

Data Retrieval: Previous year’s contribution data may be retrieved by selecting the program year and program name from the drop down boxes located above the data entry area. Click on the button labeled "Retrieve" to complete the action. Note: the earliest program year that may be retrieved is 1997.

Resubmission: A contribution report may be resubmitted for correction by retrieving the contribution reported as noted in the bullet titled "Data Retrieval" above. After the contribution data has been retrieved, edit the data cell(s) and save the changes. Click on the "Submit" button to resubmit the contribution data.

Submission Status: At the bottom of the screen the area labeled "FAS Submittal Options" displays the date and time your contribution was submitted to FAS. In addition, the date and time your contribution report was reviewed by FAS is also displayed.

Printing: Located above and to the left of the data entry area is a hyperlink labeled "Print Report." Click on it to print a copy of your contribution report.

Last modified: Tuesday, November 04, 2003