Quick reference guides
The guides are designed to assist Commonwealth agencies to navigate the Federation Funding Agreement (FFA) schedule process and drafting
- Navigating the Federation Funding Agreements process [PDF 154 KB]
This one pager provides guidance to Commonwealth agencies who are developing policy proposals that involve payments to the states or need to draft an agreement. - FFA Drafting Checklist and Milestone Guidance [PDF 110 KB]
This document provides guidance on drafting FFA schedules and a checklist for Commonwealth agencies to use while drafting. The drafting checklist includes guidance on advancing Closing the Gap priority reforms and socio-economic targets through FFA schedules. - FFA Schedule Table 1 calculator [XLSX 55KB]
This spreadsheet helps develop Table 1 in the FFA schedule showing Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth contributions by state and financial year.
Circulars
A number of circulars have been developed to provide guidance to Commonwealth and state agencies.
- Circular No. 2021/01 – The Federation Funding Agreements Framework [PDF 231KB]
This circular outlines the Federation Funding Agreements Framework that governs Commonwealth-state funding agreements. - Circular No. 2021/02 – Guidance on drafting Federation Funding Agreement Schedules [PDF 207KB]
This circular provides guidance to Commonwealth portfolio agencies on drafting Federation Funding Agreement (FFA) Schedules. - Circular No. 2021/03 – Examples of CFFR’s role in developing funding schedules [PDF 194KB]
This circular provides examples of the Council on Federal Financial Relations' role in schedule development for Commonwealth portfolio agencies to assist in drafting new schedules.
