Commerce OIG OIG-21-028-I: NOAA Fisheries Implemented the Requirements for Awarding Funds Under the CARES Act but Faces Challenges with the Pace of Funds Disbursement to Fishery Participants
• Letterhead: United States Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General. Washington, D.C. 20230. June 9, 2021 MEMORANDUM FOR: Benjamin Friedman Deputy Under Secretary for Operations Performing the duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration FROM: Frederick J. Meny, Jr. Assistant Inspector General for Audit and Evaluation SUBJECT: NOAA Fisheries Implemented the Requirements for Awarding Funds Under the CARES Act but Faces Challenges with the Pace of Funds Disbursement to Fishery Participants Final Report No. OIG-21-028-I This memorandum provides the results of our evaluation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS, also known as NOAA Fisheries) plan for the implementation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)1 funding. Our objective was to determine whether NOAA complied with the requirements of the CARES Act. …
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