Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting System (DRGR) guides, tools, webinars, and other resources are provided to assist Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) and Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grantees, technical assistance providers, and field office representatives in designing, implementing, and maintaining DRGR.
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DRGR Help Desk: Since DRGR is one of HUD's single sign-on systems, DRGR users having difficulty accessing DRGR because of login ID or password problems, experiencing problems working with any modules or screens in DRGR, or requiring a session reset due to multiple failed login attempts must submit their issue to Ask A Question. Users can also search the NSP FAQs and DRGR FAQs to see if their DRGR related questions have already been answered.
DRGR User Manual (Entire Document)
The primary purpose of this user manual is to provide DRGR users with a step-by-step guide on how to navigate the DRGR System and properly utilize the different components of the DRGR System.
Date Published: August 2017
Section 1: Introduction and Getting Started
This section contains a general overview and technical aspects of the DRGR System, points of contact, available resources, and references.
Date Published: August 2017
This section contains information about accessing and navigating the DRGR System.
Date Published: August 2017
This section contains procedures for adding/editing User Accounts, Sub-Grantees, and Monitoring/Audit/TA Events.
Date Published: August 2017
This section contains procedures for adding/editing Action Plans, Projects, Activities, and Responsible Organizations.
Date Published: August 2017
This section contains procedures for adding/editing Obligations, Drawdowns, and Program Income.
Date Published: August 2017
Section 6: Quarterly Performance Report
This section contains procedures for adding, editing and submitting Quarterly Performance Reports (QPRs).
Date Published: August 2017
This section contains information about navigating and utilizing MicroStrategy DRGR reports.
Date Published: August 2017
Section 8: HQ and Super Users (Reserved)
This section contains information on HUD HQ Admin and HUD HQ Super User functions.
Date Published: August 2017
This section describes how to upload various data elements into DRGR.
Date Published: August 2017
Section 10: Public Data Portal
This section contains information on the DRGR Public Data Portal, and the various DRGR reports and information available to the public.
Date Published: August 2017
DRGR Fact Sheet: Overview - Release 7.11.1
This fact sheet provides an overview of DRGR Release 7.11.1. Multiple defects were corrected for user requests, Action Plans, QPRs, Drawdowns, TA Work Plans, and Reports.
Date Published: October 2015
DRGR Fact Sheet: Transition to 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) Data
This fact sheet provides guidance that applies to activities in the DRGR System that meet the CDBG national objective of providing benefit to Low- and Moderate-Income (LMI) persons on an area basis for CDBG-DR grantees; and Low-, Moderate- and Middle-Income (LMMI) persons on an area basis for NSP grantees.
Date Published: April 2015
DRGR Fact Sheet: Overview - Release 7.10
This fact sheet provides an overview of DRGR Release 7.10. Improvements include changes in User Administration, Action Plans, Performance Reports, and Public Reports.
Date Published: May 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Frequently Asked Questions - Release 7.10
Date Published: June 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: New User and Profile Change Requests - Release 7.10
This fact sheet provides information about changes in User Administration in DRGR Release 7.10.
Date Published: June 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Action Plan and Performance Enhancements - Release 7.10
Date Published: June 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Links to Logging into Other CPD Systems - Release 7.10
Date Published: June 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Email Subscriptions - Release 7.10
Date Published: June 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Map Viewer - Release 7.10
Date Published: June 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Public Data Portal - Release 7.10
Date Published: June 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Additional Data Upload Features - Release 7.10
Date Published: June 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Validate Responsible Organizations - Release 7.9
This fact sheet provides information on validating responsible organizations in DRGR.
Date Published: April 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Voucher Revision Display - Release 7.9
This fact sheet provides information on the voucher revision display in DRGR. Prior to Release 7.9 the system did not display any information relating to a revised voucher item. In Release 7.9 the system displays the voucher line item that the revision originated from.
Date Published: April 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: New Roles Submit Action Plan and Performance Report - Release 7.9
This fact sheet provides information about user roles to submit Action Plans and Quarterly Performance Reports in DRGR.
Date Published: April 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Batch Uploads - Release 7.9
This fact sheet provides information about DRGR data uploads. DRGR supports two types of data uploads:
Date Published: April 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Associating Program Income Receipts - Release 7.9
This fact sheet provides information about receipting Program Income in DRGR. In Release 7.9, the association of these receipts can now be managed by the "Associated Receipts" functionality on Add/Edit Receipts pages.
Date Published: April 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Drawdowns - Classification of Returned Funds - Release 7.9
This fact sheet provides information about the classification of returned funds in DRGR. In DRGR grantees can wire funds back to HUD for ineligible activities, interest earned, or funds returned from beneficiaries. In Release 7.9 Drawdown users can classify Collection Voucher items in error.
Date Published: April 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Modify Activity Types - Release 7.9
This fact sheet provides information about the ability to modify activity types in DRGR Release 7.9. The system prior to Release 7.9 did not always allow users to change the Activity Types on Edit Activity pages. This was due to the following business rules:
In Release 7.9 the Activity Type change has been simplified by prompting grantees with a message that performance measures will be lost on change.
Date Published: April 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Action Plan Module Uploads - Release 7.9
This fact sheet outlines the steps for Action Plan uploads in DRGR Release 7.9. The following upload types are available in the Action Plans module:
Date Published: April 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: QPR Module Uploads - Release 7.9
This fact sheet provides information about uploading data in the QPR. DRGR Release 7.9 allows users to upload data directly into the Quaterly Progress Report (QPR) instead of manually updating each activity.
Date Published: April 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Microstrategy (Reports) Engine Upgrade - Release 7.9
This fact sheet provides information about the MicroStrategy Reporting framework in DRGR Release 7.9. The MicroStrategy Reporting framework has been upgraded to version 9.3, which provides numerous improvements.
Date Published: April 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Email Enhancements - Release 7.9
This fact sheet provides information about the email enhancements in DRGR Release 7.9.
Date Published: April 2014
DRGR Fact Sheet: Review Checklists - Release 7. 8
In DRGR Release 7.8 HUD Reviewers are able to submit HUD review checklists as part of document reviews. The document reviews support basic checklists and upload of documents as attachments. The system supports following checklists: Grant Closeout; Action Plan; and QPR.
Date Published: November 2013
DRGR Fact Sheet: DRGR Data Uploads - Release 7.8
Starting in DRGR Release 7.8, grantee users will be able to populate action plan data (PI/RL estimated funds, narratives and funding sources), create and edit activities, create and edit projects, create and edit responsible organizations(including contact information), obligate funds for activities, set up vouchers and populate Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) activity profiles using uploads. This document provides an overview of the data upload functionality.
Date Published: November 2013
DRGR Fact Sheet: Post Closeout Reporting for NSP - Release 7.7
This fact sheet provides information on post closeout reporting of program income and affordability periods.
Date Published: October 2013
DRGR Fact Sheet: Data Uploads - Release 7.7
This fact sheet explains the data upload process starting in Release 7.7, where grantee users can set up vouchers and populate QPR activity profiles.
Date Published: October 2013
DRGR Fact Sheet: Tracking Expenditure Deadlines - Release 7.7
This fact sheet provides information on tracking expenditure deadlines in DRGR. The fact sheet provides information on translating published Action Plans to DRGR Action Plans.
Date Published: October 2013
DRGR Fact Sheet: Subordinate Grantees - Release 7.7
This fact sheet provides information on subordinate grantee organization in DRGR.
Date Published: October 2013
DRGR Fact Sheet: Understanding DRGR Project vs. Activity Setup
This fact sheet provides information on the different between setting up projects versus activities in DRGR.
Date Published: October 2013
DRGR Fact Sheet: Reporting Responsible Organizations and Contractors in DRGR
This fact sheet provides information on reporting responsible organizations and contractors in DRGR.
Date Published: October 2013
DRGR Fact Sheet: National Objectives for Disaster Recovery CDBG
This fact sheet provides information on reporting National Objectives for Disaster Recovery CDBG funds.
Date Published: October 2013
DRGR Fact Sheet: Setting Up Revolving Loan Funds and Program Income in DRGR
This fact sheet provides information on setting up revolving loan funds and program income accounts in DRGR.
Date Published: October 2013
DRGR Fact Sheet: Reviewing Draw Revisions
This fact sheet provides information on reviewing draw revisions in DRGR.
Date Published: October 2013
DRGR Fact Sheet: Prior Period Corrections for Beneficiary Data
This fact sheet explains that since Release 7.0, direct benefit activities like housing rehabilitation, new housing construction, and homeownership now provide breakout categories by single family/multifamily (SF/MF), rent/own, race, Hispanic/Latino status, and female head of households (FHH). Page 2 of Edit Activity in the Action Plan allows users to select which categories apply to an activity, based on how HUD DRGR administrators have designated activity type. Action Plans will provide fields for SF/MF and rent/own, race, Hispanic/Latino status, and FHH are only entered on the Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) side.
Date Published: October 2013
DRGR Beneficiaries Census Area vs Direct (Excel)
This spreadsheet can assist grantees in making corrections to incorrect beneficiary data entered in prior periods.
Date Published: August 2013
DRGR Fact Sheet: Overview of Major New Functions - Release 7.3
This fact sheet provides information on the overview of major functions being added under Release 7.3 for DRGR. Major changes affect the management of Program Income and include a variety of other improvements, including changes to: Receipts, Revolving Loan Funds, and Program Income Accounts, Voucher Improvements, Audit Trail, User Account Management, and User Certifications, Miscellaneous Grantee Functions.
Date Published: December 2011
DRGR Fact Sheet: DRGR Direct Benefit Data–Selecting Beneficiary and Housing Measures
This fact sheet describes the process for selecting performance measures for inclusion in DRGR reporting and new direct benefit data activities.
Date Published: January 2011
DRGR Fact Sheet: Overview of Major New Functions - Release 7.0
This fact sheet describes how users can edit and add information to the following new functions: Prior Period Performance Data Adjustments, Public Reports Showing Grant Financial Updates and Expenditure analysis, Security controls such as “Rules of Behavior” and User Certification/Recertification controls for both HUD and grantee users; and DRGR Beneficiary Data Enhancements - Census Data Lookup for Area Benefit Activities in DRGR Action Plans & Demographic Breakouts in QPRs for Direct Benefit Activities.
Date Published: September 2010
This document provides guidance on DRGR math rules for NSP showing how amounts within different modules cannot be greater than others.
Date Published: March 2012
DRGR Roles and Responsibilities
This matrix describes NSP DRGR HUD User and Grantee User roles and specific responsibilities.
Date Published: March 2012
DRGR Field Office User Reports
This documents provides a list of NSP reports accessible to the Field Office users from the DRGR Reports Module
Date Published: March 2012
This documents provides a list of NSP reports accessible to grantees from the DRGR Reports Module
Date Published: March 2012
These templates are intended for grantees to use to upload data in DRGR.
Date Published: August 2014
DRGR Quarterly Performance Report Checklist - NSP1
This document is intended for NSP1 grantees or CPD Representatives seeking a checklist to use when reviewing NSP1 QPRs.
Date Published: November 2009
DRGR Quarterly Performance Report Checklist - NSP2
This document is intended for NSP2 grantees and CPD representatives seeking a checklist to use when reviewing NSP2 QPRs.
Date Published: June 2010
Action Plan Review Checklist - NSP3
This checklist is intended for NSP3 grantees and HUD staff. HUD Headquarters utilizes this tool to assist Field Office staff in reviewing Action Plan submissions.
Date Published: October 2011
Preparing QPRs for NSP Closeout Webinar
This webinar focuses on grantee QPRs and preparing for final QPR submission to HUD, and also reviews common DRGR questions and provide answers.
Date Published: May 2014
This webinar focuses on completing draws and expenditures, reviews common DRGR questions, and provides answers. Time is allotted for an open forum Q&A.
Date Published: February 2014
DRGR Release 7.7 and Recent Updates for NSP Webinar
This webinar provides an overview of DRGR Release 7.7 and recent updates. This webinar focuses on key enhancements and changes included in this release such as new functions for long-term reporting, the ability to edit and add to addresses, and new data upload functions for setting up vouchers and creating QPRs. Upcoming changes in Release 7.8 are also previewed during this webinar. Time is allotted for Q&A.
Date Published: November 2013
NSP DRGR Cleanup and Closeout Webinar
This webinar is intended for NSP1, NSP2, and NSP3 grantees to learn about intermediate functions in DRGR, which includes preparing for Closeout in the system.
Date Published: June 2013
NSP Expenditures, DRGR, and QPRs Webinar
This webinar discusses how to report expenditures, accomplishments, program income, and other funds in DRGR. Following the presentation, time is allowed for any questions grantees may have regarding this or other DRGR topics.
Date Published: January 2013
NSP Open Forum Q&A with HUD and DRGR Experts Webinar
This webinar is intended for NSP grantees to answer DRGR questions and solve problems through discussion with at least two DRGR experts and Department of Housing and Urban Development Headquarters staff. This webinar is one in a series of webinars and open forum question and answer sessions that gives NSP grantees and all NSP affiliates the opportunity to ask questions about DRGR as well as NSP rules, regulations, or any other current issues of interest.
Date Published: October 2012
This webinar describes enhanced features and common DRGR issues encountered by NSP grantees. An open forum Q&A follows the overview, giving grantees and their partners the opportunity to ask questions related to DRGR.
Date Published: March 2012
DRGR Reports Module (MicroStrategy) NSP Webinar
This webinar provides an overview for NSP grantee on how to navigate and access MicroStrategy reports, why reports are useful for grantees, and how to use this data to troubleshoot problems such as correcting performance measures and demonstrating compliance with NSP regulations.
Date Published: March 2012
DRGR Reports Module Demonstration Video Links
These videos provide an instructional demonstration for NSP grantee on how to properly take actions in DRGR such as page by, sort descending for program income, view grid and graph, and move to columns.
Date Published: March 2012
This webinar describes major new features in Release 7.3 deployed in early December 2011 that are relevant for NSP grantees.
Date Published: December 2011
Greatest Hits of DRGR NSP Webinar
This webinar describes common problems encountered by NSP grantees when using DRGR and devotes a substantial amount of time for question and answer.
Date Published: July 2011
DRGR: Troubleshooting Problems Using the Reports Module NSP Webinar
The webinar focuses on the usability and functionality of the Reports Modules in DRGR, the effective use of the Reports module to troubleshooting key challenges in DRGR for grantees, and the solutions to overcome these challenges.
Date Published: March 2011
This webinar describes reporting in DRGR, DRGR usability and functions including voucher revisions and performance measures, and solutions to overcoming DRGR challenges and common errors.
Date Published: March 2011
This webinar describes how NSP grantee should enter information into DRGR, what information to report, and DRGR functions and usability.
Date Published: March 2011
This webinar provides information on Federalreporting.gov, RAMPS, and DRGR reporting requirements for NSP2 grantees.
Date Published: April 2010
DRGR Classroom Training for NSP Users - Slides
These slides are from the "DRGR Training for NSP Users" training. Day 1 of the training provides an overview of the system and a detailed review of DRGR modules (Action Plans & Drawdown) and processes. Day 2 of the training provides a detailed review of DRGR modules (Admin, QPR, Reports) and processes, how to tell your NSP story in DRGR, and common issues/troubleshooting.
Date Published: June 2015
DRGR Training for NSP Users Supporting Material - Case Studies
These case studies test a DRGR user's knowledge of how to accomplish common DRGR tasks.
Date Published: July 2012
DRGR Training for NSP Users Supporting Material - Mock 2011 Substantial Amendment
This document should be used with the DRGR Case Studies.
Date Published: October 2011