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 2005-02-03 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-149R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-149R P0b002ee18037fd98 f:d05149r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-149R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-149R GAO-05-149R Grants Grant administration Data integrity Research programs Government information dissemination Management information systems Prioritizing Appropriated funds Environmental monitoring GSA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Correspondence A16816 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has faced persistent challenges for many years in managing its grants, which constitute over one-half of the agency's budget, or about $4 billion annually. Among other things, EPA has been criticized for not always promoting competition in awarding grants, including not completely and accurately announcing grant opportunities to the public and potential applicants. One avenue EPA uses to inform the public about grant opportunities is the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), the federal government's listing of available grants and other federal funding opportunities. EPA's Office of Grants and Debarment (OGD), among other things, develops grants policy and guidance and compiles grant information for the CFDA. OGD has taken several steps to address criticism regarding the lack of complete and accurate information in the CFDA. In this context the Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, asked us to determine whether EPA is providing complete and accurate information on grant opportunities to the public in the CFDA. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-149R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-149R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-149R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-149R.pdf GAO-05-149R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-149R Correspondence GAO-05-149R; Grants Management: EPA Needs to Strengthen Efforts to Provide the Public with Complete and Accurate Information on Grant Opportunities; Grants Grant administration Data integrity Research programs Government information dissemination Management information systems Prioritizing Appropriated funds Environmental monitoring GSA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance