Pipeline and Resource Estimate Proposal (PREP) Tutorial

Pipeline and Resource Estimate Proposal Tutorial1What is the Pipeline and Resource Estimate Proposal?The pipeline and resource estimate proposal (PREP ) is the mechanism through which awardees of Title II Multi-Year Assistance Programs (MYAPs) request and describe the use of food aid commodities and cash resources for an upcoming implementation year.2What are the definitions of a fiscal year and an implementation year?• A fiscal year is the period between October 1 and September 30. Food aid commodities and cash resources are requested, approved and purchased utilizing one fiscal year’s worth of FFP resources. • An implementation year is the physical implementation of food aid activities within a 12-month period. Food aid resources are actually programmed over an implementation year. Thus, the PREP follows an implementation year schedule.3What is the difference between a fiscal year and an implementation year?While the fiscal year is based on the U.S. Government's schedule of October 1 to September 30, the implementation year is a 12-month period of time during which a food aid program may operate. The implementation year begins on the date that the food aid program award becomes effective, as detailed in the award agreement. Given award approval dates and the life of food aid program awards, one implementation year will likely straddle two fiscal years. For example, a MYAP approved in April 2009 has its first implementation year ...