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This is the second step of the process for a Federal Program Agency to perform a payment request transaction, on behalf of a payment requestor . On this step, you will enter the amount(s) requested for the account(s) specified.
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Select the Bank Relationship from those available to you in the drop down box in the first table.
The Payment Request Type selected on Step 1 determines the way that information is presented to you.
Payment Request Type - Individual
Enter the Amount Requested for each ASAP.gov Account ID for which you are requesting a payment.
Notes:
For an Individual payment request type, if you enter a requested amount for three separate accounts, the Requestor will receive three ACH or Fedwire deposits to its bank account.
"Accounts unavailable for payment or already selected are not listed on this page". Generally, an account is unavailable if the status is Closed, Suspended, Temporarily Suspended, or Marked for Deletion. Accounts already selected are those that you have an existing request in this session (this applies if you have returned to this step by clicking Add More Accounts in Step 3).
If your retrieved criteria identifying accounts for multiple Recipients, they are grouped in separate tables.
For an individual payment request type, the system will dynamically calculate the total amount requested per Recipient and display it in the Total field. This is for information purposes only.
The Requestor Reference Number is an optional field and is available for each Account ID.
Cash on Hand is an optional field in order to record cash currently on hand before the initiation of a payment request. Some agencies may require you to record your Cash on Hand, each time you initiate a payment request.
In each Detail row, the Control and Global Control Account ID is displayed. This makes it easier for the user to identify the parent account to which the Details are associated when they span multiple pages.
Please be aware that, when making an ACH transaction, the Detail IDs of Control Accounts and Global Control Accounts are not sent to the financial institution with the ACH transaction. Only the parent Account ID is sent to the financial institution. To accurately track payments made via Detail IDs, please see tips & tricks.
3. Click Continue.
Payment Request Type - Summary
Enter the Amount Requested for each ASAP.gov Account ID for which you are requesting funds.
Notes:
See Notes for Individual Payment Request Type plus the following.
For a Summary payment request type, if you enter a requested amount for three accounts, the Requestor will receive a single ACH or Fedwire deposit to its bank account.
For a Summary payment request type, the system will dynamically calculate a subtotal of amounts requested per Recipient and display it in the Subtotal field. This is for information purposes only. The system will also dynamically calculate a Total Amount Entered.
Enter the Total Amount Requested (optional on this Step).
Notes:
The Total Amount Requested represents the grand total of requested amounts for each Recipient.
This amount should equal the Total Amount Entered.
Click Continue.
Note:
If there is more than one page of payment requests, you may click on corresponding pages in order to find the specific payment request you wish to act on.