The U.S. government plans to allocate about $918 million of the $1.14 billion in supplemental Haiti reconstruction funds available through the end of fiscal year 2012 to USAID and State. USAID and State plan to allocate $770 million and $148 million, respectively, to projects in three geographic regions of Haiti, selected for their development potential, and four key sectors: (1) infrastructure a

Louisiana and Mississippi received the largest shares of CDBG disaster funds and targeted the majority toward homeowner assistance, allocating the rest to economic development, infrastructure, and other projects. Between 2006 and 2008, Louisiana's total allocation devoted to housing increased from 77 to 86 percent while Mississippi's decreased from 63 to 52 percent as the state focused on economi

About 90 percent of the estimated $49 billion in Recovery Act funding to be provided to states and localities in FY2009 will be through health, transportation and education programs. Within these categories, the three largest programs are increased Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) grant awards, funds for highway infrastructure investment, and the State Fiscal Stabilization Fu

The complementary nature of some SBA loan programs and Rural Development business programs provides a rationale for the agencies to collaborate. SBA and Rural Development have similar economic development missions, and their programs provide financing for similar purposes, including start-up and expansion projects, equipment purchases, and working capital for small businesses. According to SBA an

Setting user fees according to the beneficiary-pays principle can promote equity and economic efficiency. For cost-based fees, the extent to which a program provides benefits to the general public versus users and the cost of providing those benefits should, theoretically, guide how much of total program costs are paid for by user fees and the amount each user pays (see figure). Although this pri

The leverage measures (such as ratios) HUD and Treasury reported for the selected programs in performance, budget, and other documents lacked transparency because the agencies generally did not disclose the limitations of the data or the methods used to calculate them. Based on its review of available leveraging data and interviews with HUD and Treasury officials, GAO found that the leverage meas

For 2004 through 2006, compact assistance to the FSM and the RMI was allocated largely to the education, infrastructure, and health sectors, but various factors limited the countries' use of compact funds. Deterrents to the FSM's use of infrastructure funds included constraints on land use and disagreement on project implementation processes. Land use issues also hindered the RMI's use of infrast

This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Department of Commerce. These challenges include (1) increasing U.S. businesses' access to international markets, (2) ensuring that the United States is secure from proliferation of dual-use commodities and chemical weapons, (3) ensuring that weather forecasts a

GAO noted that: (1) Compact funds were used for general government operations, capital projects such as building roads or investing in businesses, making debt payments, and improving targeted sectors such as energy and communications; (2) while FMS concentrated much of its spending on supporting government activities, the RMI emphasized capital spending; (3) since 1987, the two countries, particu

GAO noted that: (1) in fiscal year (FY) 1999, between 132,508 and 186,032 FHA borrowers who had voluntarily terminated their mortgages might have been eligible for distributive shares if FHA had paid such shares; (2) specifically, 186,032 FHA borrowers who had voluntarily terminated their mortgages in FY 1999 had received their mortgages in FY 1992 or earlier, and these mortgages were originated