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Use of Program Income by Evaluation, Dissemination, and Assessment Centers Supported by OBEMLA

HRD-82-63 Published: Apr 14, 1982. Publicly Released: Apr 14, 1982.
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GAO reviewed the use of income accrued by three Evaluation, Dissemination, and Assessment Centers established through Department of Education grants and supported by Education's Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs. The purpose of these centers is to assess, evaluate, and disseminate instructional materials for use in bilingual education. The objectives of the review were to: (1) determine whether the centers used program income according to federal requirements; and (2) assess whether Education adequately monitored program income.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Education The Secretary of Education should determine the total program income balances that the centers should have returned to Education, require centers to return such balances and, in the future, require the prompt return of any unobligated program income when completing a grant period, or offset such balances, against succeeding grants.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Education The Secretary of Education should enforce administrative requirements that applicants include program income data in the financial status reports that they submit to Education.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Education The Secretary of Education should require applicants to include, in the budgets that accompany their applications, the total program income they expect to receive and how they plan to use the income.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Education The Secretary of Education should establish a federal prerogative similar to that which exists for equipment purchased with grant funds. This would allow Education to transfer equipment purchased with program income funds to a third party upon termination of the grant or when no longer used for the grant purpose.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Education The Secretary of Education should issue directives to clarify the appropriate use of program income funds and monitor the uses made of such funds.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

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Bilingual educationEducation program evaluationEducational grantsEducational media centersFederal grantsFinancial managementGrant administrationExpenditure of fundsAgency evaluationsPublishing