Health Resources and Services Administrations Bureau of Primary Health Care Capital Improvement Program Grants Internal Control Review of the Process for Awarding American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds

摘要

The report provides the results of the internal control review of Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA's) Bureau of Primary Health Care's (BPHC's) process for awarding American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. No. 111-5 (Recovery Act), funded Capital Improvement Program (CIP) grants. This review was part of the Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) assessment of whether the Department of Health and Human Services is using Recovery Act funds in accordance with legal and administrative requirements and is meeting the accountability objectives defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The Recovery Act was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. The Recovery Act includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need. At the President's direction, Federal agencies are taking critical steps to carry out the Recovery Act effectively. All Federal agencies and departments receiving Recovery Act funds must maintain strong internal controls, oversight mechanisms, and other approaches to meet the accountability objectives of the Recovery Act. The objective was to assess the internal controls HRSA has in place over the CIP grant-award process used by BPHC to award Recovery Act funds to determine whether the controls have been suitably designed.