United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-06-11 monographic deposited born digital 20 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-628T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-628T P0b002ee180379f17 f:d03628t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-628T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-628T GAO-03-628T Federal grants Grant monitoring Grant administration Internal controls Strategic planning Testimony A07134 Over the years, EPA has had persistent problems in managing its grants. Grants constituted one-half of the agency's annual budget, or about $4.2 billion in fiscal year 2002. EPA uses grants to implement its programs to protect human health and the environment and awards them to over 3,300 recipients, including state and local governments, tribes, universities, and nonprofit organizations. EPA's ability to efficiently and effectively accomplish its mission largely depends on how well it manages its grant resources and builds in accountability. Since 1996, GAO and EPA's Office of Inspector General have repeatedly reported on EPA's problems in managing its grants. Because these problems have persisted, in January 2003, GAO cited grants management as a major management challenge for EPA. GAO is currently reviewing EPA's efforts to improve grants management at the request of the Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Representative Anne Northup. For this testimony GAO is reporting on results of its previously issued reports and on the grants problems EPA faces, past actions to address these problems, and recently issued EPA policies and a 5-year grants management plan to address its long-standing grants management problems. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-628T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-628T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-628T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-628T.pdf GAO-03-628T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-628T Testimony GAO-03-628T; Environmental Protection Agency: Problems Persist in Effectively Managing Grants; Federal grants Grant monitoring Grant administration Internal controls Strategic planning