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NIFA Formula Grant Programs' Controls Over Fund Allocations to States

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number:
13601-0001-22
Report Type
Audit
Component
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$7,125,282
Funds for Better Use
$0

Recommendations

Determine whether a violation of the Antideficiency Act occurred in the Smith-Lever 3(b) and (c) Program. If an Antideficiency Act violation occurred, report to the President and Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken to address the violation.

For years where appropriations include additional allocation requirements, develop and implement written procedures to assure each institution receives no less than the established minimum.

Perform an analysis and make a recommendation on whether to submit a legislative proposal to revise the EFNEP’s statutory formula that would allow the use of the most recent decennial Census poverty data to calculate its distribution of funds to States. Also, take the actions needed to implement the decision made on the recommendation.

Develop and implement a policy to periodically review funding calculation formulas for individual capacity grant programs, including EFNEP, to determine whether their formulas remain valid and continue to meet the intent of the programs.

Conduct a review of internal and external guidance to determine whether they conform to applicable laws; where warranted, revise and issue updated guidance to States and institutions that ensures the States are cognizant of their authority to allocate EFNEP funding between 1862 institutions and 1890 institutions.