Special Features and Updates
California Faces Losing $93M in Weatherization Funds
Washington, Feb 4 – State agencies should set realistic performance goals and proactively establish standard procedures for managing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to avoid such obstacles California faces in implementing its Recovery Act Weatherization program. As of Dec. 1, 2009, no homes in the state had been weatherized using Recovery Act funds even though the U.S. Department of Energy six months earlier made some $93 million available to the state Department of Community Services and Development.
ARRA Subrecipient Monitoring Proves Challenging
Washington, Feb. 1 – A common theme is dogging state educational agencies managing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds — weaknesses in subrecipient monitoring.
Report Grades States on ARRA Web Sites
Washington, Feb. 2 – When President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law almost one year ago, he vowed the $787 billion package of grants, loans and other federal assistance would be distributed with “unprecedented transparency and accountability” so as to prevent waste, fraud and abuse of the landmark spending program. Since then, federal agencies have scrambled to make good on that pledge by implementing strict regulations to track the funds, and grantees have reported their expenditures in greater detail than ever before.
OMB Shelves 2nd Compliance Supplement Addendum
Washington, Jan. 28 – Auditors conducting single audits for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant programs should not expect a second addendum to the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement.
CMS Issues ARRA Medicaid Guidance on Indian Care
Washington, Jan. 28 – State Medicaid directors now have federal guidance to help them implement provisions under Section 5006 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These provisions offer cost sharing protections and other various exemptions under Medicaid for Indian beneficiaries and participants served by Indian health providers.
