Rural Development: USDA's Approach to Funding Water and Sewer Projects

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) process for allocating and distributing loan and grant funds for water and sewer projects, focusing on: (1) funding levels for the Water and Waste Disposal Program; (2) the formula used to allocate funds among USDA state offices; and (3) the approach that USDA state offices use to distribute funds within states.