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Federal Assistance: Grant System Continues to Be Highly Fragmented

GAO-03-718T Published: Apr 29, 2003. Publicly Released: Apr 29, 2003.
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The Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 is one of the most recent in a series of efforts to reform the federal grants management system. The act seeks to improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal financial assistance programs; simplify application and reporting requirements; improve delivery of services to the public; and facilitate greater coordination among those responsible for delivering such services. GAO has a responsibility to evaluate the implementation of this Act by 2005 and will soon begin developing an approach and methodology for the study. This testimony describes the problems fostered by proliferation and fragmentation, which the Act addresses indirectly.

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Federal aid to localitiesFederal aid to statesFederal grantsFinancial managementFunds managementHomeland securityGrant programsFederal assistance programsLocal governmentsBlock grants