Foreign Agricultural Service’s Controls Over McGovern-Dole International Food for Education Program Funding

Update compliance review guidance to: (a) establish and execute a minimum review cycle that defines the frequency for conducting compliance reviews of McGovern-Dole Program recipients and agreements; (b) incorporate clear instructions for sampling transactions that ensures consistency among reviewers; and (c) include LRP funds as part of the compliance review.

Assess the administrative impact of the Appropriation Act earmarks and determine and implement all necessary response actions.

Coordinate with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to ensure that LRP funds are properly accounted for and tracked separately from other McGovern-Dole Program funds for agreements issued in FYs 2021 and 2022. As applicable, remediate or consult with OGC on any potential Antideficiency Act violations noted and, if applicable, include any nonconformance in the agency’s Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act Annual Certification Statement.

Analyze whether recipients expended LRP funds exactly as budgeted since FY 2020. If they did not, determine whether the recipients exceeded their LRP budgets, and if so, take appropriate action as needed.

Revise policies and procedures to: (a) review recipients’ advance payment requests and independently identify, calculate, and document whether the requests include rollover amounts; and (b) assess rollover funds by considering and documenting the requests’ merits in accordance with the regulatory requirements.