About COFFA
WELCOME!
Welcome to the Council on Federal Financial Assistance (COFFA), a dedicated community of professionals committed to enhancing the effectiveness and transparency of federal financial assistance programs.
AUTHORITY
The COFFA was established by M-23-19 Establishment of the Council on Federal Financial Assistance.
PURPOSE
The COFFA convenes agency Senior Financial Assistance Officials to meet with OMB on all federal financial assistance related matters and is a partnership among all federal financial assistance making agencies to provide a single voice on federal financial assistance policy, management, and technology activities. The COFFA goals are to:
- Ensure more consistent application and interpretation of government-wide federal financial assistance policy, management, and business data standards.
- Establish direction and guidance for successful implementation of all government-wide federal financial assistance initiatives, including high-priority programs with governmentwide synergies.
- Improve engagement with other governmental stakeholders, Congress, and the oversight community.
- Create a standardized forum for agencies to proactively communicate issues and challenges to inform and recommend new federal financial assistance policy and changes to existing policy.
- Support the continuous development of the skills and capacity of the federal financial assistance workforce.