Federal Transit Administration Grant Management

Author : U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher : BiblioGov
ISBN 13 : 9781289040437
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Mass Transit Grants written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) grant program, focusing on: (1) the effect of FTA oversight weaknesses; (2) FTA and legislative initiatives designed to correct oversight problems; and (3) the mix of FTA regional office and headquarters staff and FTA use of contractors to conduct oversight activities. GAO found that: (1) FTA failed to give high priority to grant oversight and relied on grantees' assurances for proper federal funds management; (2) FTA oversight inadequacies included noncompliance with federal reporting requirements, improper expenditures of grant funds, and grantee financial, technical, procurement, inventory, and management control deficiencies; (3) FTA failed to properly use management oversight tools including triennial reviews, single audits, quarterly progress and financial reports, procurement system reviews, third-party contracting activities, site visits, quarterly project review meetings, and contractor oversight; (4) FTA failed to withhold or suspend funds to compel grantees to comply with requirements and take corrective actions; (5) FTA initiatives and legislative requirements should strengthen grant management and oversight and help reduce grant fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement; (6) continued inconsistent, unfocused, and disproportionate staffing oversight problems jeopardized the implementation of new oversight strategies; and (7) FTA spent less than $17 million for contractor oversight responsibilities and failed to provide contractors with oversight guidelines.