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.

Recent audits of several state educational agencies by the Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General have revealed that although these states generally are proactive in ensuring proper administration of Recovery Act funds, they are struggling to properly oversee local educational agencies. Without adequate monitoring, states cannot ensure that LEAs are reporting complete and accurate information or spending funds as required under the Recovery Act.