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 2006-12-22 monographic deposited born digital 29 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-68 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-68 P0b002ee1803754ba f:d0768 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-68 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-68 GAO-07-68 Advance funding Cash management Federal aid to states Federal funds Federal/state relations First responders Grant administration Grant monitoring Grants to states Homeland security Program evaluation Other Written Product A64430

A key provision of the Cash Management Improvement Act (CMIA) of 1990 (P.L. 101-453), as amended, requires the federal government and the states to minimize the time between transfer of federal funds and payments made by states for federal grant program purposes. Concerns were expressed by representatives of local government subgrantees that more flexibility was needed in the receipt of federal funding for first responders. Congress exempted certain first responder grants from this CMIA provision in the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) fiscal years 2005 and 2006 appropriations acts. Under the exemption, grantees can receive cash advance funding and hold such funds for extended periods of time prior to payment. GAO was asked to (1) assess whether this CMIA provision, prior to its exemption in fiscal year 2005, had prevented DHS grant recipients from receiving first responder grant funds when such funds were needed; and (2) identify any key fiscal and accountability implications of the exemption. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-68/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-68.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-68/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-68.pdf GAO-07-68 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-68 Other Written Product GAO-07-68; Homeland Security First Responder Grants: Cash Management Improvement Act Exemption and Cash Advance Funding Require Additional DHS Oversight; Advance funding Cash management Federal aid to states Federal funds Federal/state relations First responders Grant administration Grant monitoring Grants to states Homeland security Program evaluation Title 31 Section 6503(a) Title 31 Chapter 75 31 U.S.C. 6503(a) 31 U.S.C. Chapter 75 Public Law 101-453 Public Law 108-334 Public Law 109-90