Special Features and Updates
Grantees Advised To Correct ARRA Findings Now
Washington, June 21 – Grantees who are having an Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 single audit performed on programs funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act should not be defensive about audit findings and should make every effort to correct them now instead of facing even bigger problems later, a federal inspectors general official said.
OIG: ARRA May Not Fund Prior Program Rebates
Washington, June 18 – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds should not be used to fund pending rebates for work completed prior to the enactment of the law. The Department of Energy’s inspector general recently found that Florida had used about $8.3 million to inappropriately fund a backlog of solar energy program rebates.
USDA Touts Job Creation Under Broadband Initiative Program
Washington, June 11 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is touting the creation of 5,000 jobs through broadband deployment programs funded under last year’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Broadband Initiatives program.
2010 Compliance Supplement Delayed Until Late June
Washington, June 4 – The 2010 Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement is expected to be issued late this month, an OMB official told the Economic Recovery Grants Center.
High-Speed Rail Projects Net $80M in Recovery Act Funding
Washington, June 2 – As part of its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding, the Department of Transportation is reporting that it has awarded $80 million to develop large scale high-speed rail systems across the country and update existing passenger rail services.
