What is an interim funding request?

If your agency is not approved for sufficient funding in the State Facility Plan, you must submit an Interim Request to DAS for DAS and OPM’s approval. All Interim Requests should be addressed to OPM but submitted to DAS for processing, not sent directly to OPM. Interim Requests require your agency to fully justify reallocating your existing fiscal resources to cover unanticipated costs. Interim Requests do not provide your agency with additional funds but rather represent OPM’s approval of your agency’s plan to reallocate your existing fiscal resources to cover the costs of the lease for the entire term of the lease. Basically, you must already have sufficient funds to cover all the costs and are seeking OPM permission to shift funds to spend them on the lease. Agencies must now work with their OPM Budget analyst on a plan to reallocate existing fiscal resources before submitting an interim funding request. Sample interim request letters are available from OPM and should be strictly followed to ensure your request includes all the pertinent information needed for OPM to evaluate your request.