Grant Administration: CDC Oversight of Grantees' Activities Needs
Improvement (Letter Report, 12/10/93, GAO/HRD-94-12).

This report discusses funding by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) to promote "safer sex" as a way of controlling the
spread of the virus that causes AIDS.  GAO examined whether grant
recipients used federal money to engage in prohibited lobbying;
improperly advocate cultural, institutional, ideological, economic, or
other causes; or encourage homosexuality or the illegal use of
intravenous drugs.  Although CDC did not find grantees engaging in
prohibited lobbying, its oversight was not accompanied by adequate
controls over the use of federal funds to pay membership dues to
organizations.  During GAO's review, CDC strengthened its controls by
requiring staff to gather information on the organizations receiving
dues and the purpose of these payments.  Also, the Public Health Service
revised its grants administration policy on the extent of organizations'
lobbying to determine the allowability of such dues reimbursement.
CDC's oversight of AIDS-related materials produced with federal funds
has fallen short.

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 REPORTNUM:  HRD-94-12
     TITLE:  Grant Administration: CDC Oversight of Grantees' Activities 
             Needs Improvement
      DATE:  12/10/93
   SUBJECT:  Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
             Minorities
             Lobbying activities
             Grant monitoring
             Infectious diseases
             Information dissemination operations
             Non-profit organizations
             Reporting requirements
             Health care services
             Community health services
IDENTIFIER:  AIDS
             
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