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Foreign Assistance: Continued Efforts Needed to Strengthen USAID's Oversight of U.S. Democracy Assistance for Cuba.

PB2009102434

Publication Date	2008
Page Count	40
Abstract	The U.S. Agency for International Developments (USAID) Cuba Program provides assistance to support human rights and promote nonviolent democratic change in Cuba. From 1996 through 2008, the program awarded $83 million in grants to nongovernmental organizations and universities. In 2006, GAO found weaknesses in program oversight that increased the risk of grantees improperly using grant funds and failing to comply with U.S. laws. In 2008, misuse of grant funds at organizations with the programs two largest grants was detected. GAO was asked to examine (1) actions that USAID has taken since 2006, or plans to take, to improve its award and oversight of the Cuba Programs grants and (2) actions that USAID has taken in response to the recently detected misuses of grant funds. GAO analyzed USAID and grantee records, conducted limited reviews at five grantees, and interviewed agency and grantee officials. GAO recommends that USAID (1) ensure that the Cuba Program is staffed at the level needed to fully implement planned monitoring activities and (2) periodically assess the programs overall efforts to reduce grantee risks. Commenting on a draft of this report, USAID said that it was working to ensure the Cuba Program has adequate staffing for strong program oversight and that it would take steps to periodically assess the programs overall efforts to address grantee risks.
Keywords	Cuba Foreign aid US AID Democratization Oversight Universities Human rights NGO(Nongovernmental agencies) Nongovernmental agencies Grants administration Grantees Democracy assistance
Source Agency	General Accounting Office
Corporate Authors	Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200905

Foreign Assistance: Continued Efforts Needed to Strengthen USAID's Oversight of U.S. Democracy Assistance for Cuba.

Foreign Assistance: Continued Efforts Needed to Strengthen USAID's Oversight of U.S. Democracy Assistance for Cuba.
PB2009102434

Publication Date	2008
Page Count	40
Abstract	The U.S. Agency for International Developments (USAID) Cuba Program provides assistance to support human rights and promote nonviolent democratic change in Cuba. From 1996 through 2008, the program awarded $83 million in grants to nongovernmental organizations and universities. In 2006, GAO found weaknesses in program oversight that increased the risk of grantees improperly using grant funds and failing to comply with U.S. laws. In 2008, misuse of grant funds at organizations with the programs two largest grants was detected. GAO was asked to examine (1) actions that USAID has taken since 2006, or plans to take, to improve its award and oversight of the Cuba Programs grants and (2) actions that USAID has taken in response to the recently detected misuses of grant funds. GAO analyzed USAID and grantee records, conducted limited reviews at five grantees, and interviewed agency and grantee officials. GAO recommends that USAID (1) ensure that the Cuba Program is staffed at the level needed to fully implement planned monitoring activities and (2) periodically assess the programs overall efforts to reduce grantee risks. Commenting on a draft of this report, USAID said that it was working to ensure the Cuba Program has adequate staffing for strong program oversight and that it would take steps to periodically assess the programs overall efforts to address grantee risks.
Keywords	Cuba Foreign aid US AID Democratization Oversight Universities Human rights NGO(Nongovernmental agencies) Nongovernmental agencies Grants administration Grantees Democracy assistance
Source Agency	General Accounting Office
Corporate Authors	Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200905