text: Fund the Force
  objectives to senior Army leadership and ABO. The theater G-8 is the senior financial manager in theater
  and is singularly responsible for FM at the theater Army. The theater G-8 will coordinate with the FMSC
  for financial management unit support at the theater level. The G-8 is also responsible for complying with
  ASA (FM&C) published FM guidance. Special attention should be given to ensuring accurate and timely
  reporting, IAW the published guidance. Additionally, the G-8 at the theater level is responsible for
  providing theater specific guidance, policy, and instructions. Theater funding guidance is published in the
  form of an appendix to the theater operations order (OPORD) or fragmentary order (FRAGO) to the
  original OPORD. The appendix gives detailed instructions that the theater staff and subordinate units need
  to follow in order to meet requirements for funding. Theater funding guidance should include:
  * Overview of the types of funding and uses/purpose.
  * Requirements validation with resource boards (i.e. Defense Acquisition Review Board (DARB),
  Combined Acquisition Review Board, Joint Acquisition Review Board, Super Combined
  Acquisition Review Board approval process, and thresholds.
  * MICP with stated objectives and frequency.
  * Budget execution and cost management guidance.
  * Special program funding describing proper uses and responsibilities.
  * Description of centrally funded programs and limitations/restrictions.
  * Training requirements for fund certifiers.
  * Identifying potential anti-deficiency areas of interest.
  * Contract review program.
  2-83. The table below gives specific tasks and sub-tasks that are associated with the operational
  fundamentals of funding support.
  Table 2-2. Operational level funding tasks
  OPERATIONAL
  Resource Command Requirements: Identify, Acquire, Distribute, and Certify
  funds:
  Formulate mission critical funding Provide advice to the commander on all
  requirements in accordance with financial management implications to include
  Headquarters Department of the Army funding available in theater made available by
  (HQDA) instructions and respond to HQDA the approved supplemental.
  data calls.
  Generate data call to tactical commands with Develop and publish detailed financial
  detailed instructions on submission management guidance to include types of
  requirements to generate mission critical funding authorized in the supplemental and
  funding requirements. other appropriations, fund cites, and funding
  levels to tactical commands.
  Determine major cost drivers and develop Identify sources of funding to meet
  usage rates in order to defend funding Commander’s requirements.
  requirements.
  Ensure all high dollar requirements are Submit budget estimates or spend plans as
  reviewed by an appropriate validation board required to HQDA to meet daily, monthly, and
  and can be defended by the approving quarterly funding requirements.
  authority.
  Ensure all requirements are reviewed by an Distribute funds based on validated and
  appropriate subject matter expert who can approved requirements submitted in the tactical
  make a determination on the validity and commands spend plans (monthly/quarterly).
  possible alternatives to meet the requirement.
  Consolidate spend plans from operational Certify funds in accordance with approved
  and tactical commands to generate resource spend plan and command priorities.
  requirements.
  Develop historical execution rates to estimate
  and validate resource requirements.