GAO GGD-81-61: Limited Progress Made in Consolidating Grants to Insular Areas
Ibr$f)3 t’ II BY THE COMPTiOLLER GENERAL’ Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Limited Progress Made In Consolidating Grants To Insular Areas Title V of Public Law 95-134 allows Federal agencies to consolidate grants to US. Insular Areas--Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands. Grant consolidation provides a means to min- imize the administrative and financial burdens associated with the Federal assistance system. Because title V is discretionary, not all Federal agencies have chosen to consolidate grants, and those that have are approaching consoli- dation differently and conservatively. Further, Federal agencies are restricting the Insular Areas’ flexibility to redirect funds to meet I local needs and are applying varying interpre- tations to the provisions of title V. To deal with these issues, the Congress should amend title V. 115743 GGD81-61 JULY NJ,1981 L . Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. …
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