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Abstract:
In carrying out its mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards grants to both public and private entities such as nonprofit organizations, colleges, and universities for a variety of environmental projects including research, education, and public outreach. 1 Individual grants fund specified activities for a fixed period of time, but may be amended to add more activities, time, or funding. According to EPA's automated grants information system, in fiscal year 1999, the agency awarded project grants totaling about $716 million. EPA has recognized the oversight and management of grants as a material weakness in its Fiscal Year 1997 Integrity Act Report to the President and Congress. In addition, audits by the EPA s Office of Inspector General (OIG) have disclosed improper use of funds by grantees. Grants are governed by regulations promulgated by EPA to ensure consistency and compliance with authorizing statutes and governmentwide administrative policies. Among other things, the regulations address grantee reporting requirements and allowable uses of grant funds. EPA regulations provide the agency authority to deviate from certain regulations on a case-by-case basis. In fiscal year 1999, as part of its grant award process, EPA began identifying which of its Government Performance and Results Act goal(s), objective(s), and subobjective(s) each grant supported. 2
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26 |
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MAR 2001 |
| Report Number: |
A816783 |
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