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ARA - Administration of the Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number:
85801-0001-24
Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Component
Rural Development
Description
We determined that Rural Development allocated approximately $335.7 million in ARA DAF funding without a documented framework for evaluating and prioritizing 160 competing submissions totaling approximately $754.6 million of the $362.5 million authorized.
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$335,685,690
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

Evaluate whether the $335.7 million of unsupported costs were prioritized to support targeted disaster recovery efforts and document conclusions reached, as applicable.

Evaluate whether the $335.7 million of unsupported costs were prioritized to support targeted disaster recovery efforts and document conclusions reached, as applicable.