Author: United States Government Accountability OfficePublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422309940
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Grants Management: Enhancing Performance Accountability Provisions Could Lead to Better Results
Author: United States Government Accountability OfficePublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422309940
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Grants Management
Author: United States Government Accountability OfficePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781976356933
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Maximizing the extent to whichgrants achieve their long-termperformance goals is critical tosuccessfully addressing thechallenges of the 21st century.While performance accountabilitymechanisms are fairly new tofederal grants, they have been usedin contracts for some time andlessons learned have begun toinform federal grant design. Giventhis, GAO was asked to examine(1) challenges to performanceaccountability in federal grants,(2) mechanisms being used toimprove grant performance, and(3) strategies the federalgovernment can use to encouragethe use of these mechanisms. GAOperformed a content analysis ofrelevant literature and interviewedexperts. To illustrate themechanisms and strategies foundin the literature, GAO usedexamples from the literature andselected additional caseillustrations-two federal grantprograms (vocational educationand child support enforcement)and two nonfederal contracts-forfurther study.
Grants Management
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289166717
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
High Speed Rail
Author: Susan A. FlemingPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437935192
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) and subsequent appropriations have dramatically increased federal funds available for high speed intercity passenger rail from $120 million in FY 2008 and FY 2009 combined to $10.5 billion available in FY 2010. Other issues, such as developing industry capacity to supply rail equipment and fostering multiyear public support for such systems must be resolved. This report reviewed: (1) how states started or improved passenger rail services in the recent past; (2) rail industry plans to accommodate the increased passenger rail investments; and (3) Federal Railroad Admin. plans to oversee the use of federal intercity passenger rail funds. Charts and tables.
Improving Oversight and Accountability in Federal Grant Programs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and Procurement ReformPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Improving Roadway Safety
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and TransitPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Public Transportation: Transit Agencies’ Actions to Address Increased Ridership Demand and Options to Help Meet Future Demand
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437943934
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Traffic Safety Programs: Progress, States' Challenges, and Issues for Reauthorization
Author: Katherine SiggerudPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437908101
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
To help states reduce traffic fatalities, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transport. Equity Act (SAFETEA) authorized funding for the Nat. Hwy. Traffic Safety Admin. (NHTSA) to award traffic safety grants to states and implement a high-visibilty enforce. (HVE) program that combines intensive state and local enforce. of safety belt and impaired driving laws with media commun. This statement addresses: (1) NHTSA¿s progress in administering and overseeing the traffic safety grant and HVE programs; (2) the programs¿ effectiveness in addressing traffic safety issues; and (3) issues for Congress to consider in reauthorizing funding for the programs when SAFETEA expires in 2009. Also discusses older driver safety. Illustrations
Federal Grants (FG)
Author: Jeanette M. FranzelPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437988180
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
While FG funding has been increasing, long-standing concerns remain about the fed. government's grants mgmt. and the lack of effective oversight tools to reasonably assure that FG are used for their intended purposes and that risks of fraud, waste, and abuse are minimized. The Admin. recognizes these concerns; it included improving grants mgmt. as a part of its initiative to eliminate waste in the U.S. gov't. and has various efforts underway to improve grants oversight. This testimony addresses the: (1) significance of FG funding; (2) risks and vulnerabilities in key controls in the FG life cycle; and (3) improvements needed to make the single audit process an effective accountability mechanism. Illustrations. This is a print on demand report.
Vocational Rehabilitation Funding Formula
Author: Daniel BertoniPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437924093
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description