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DOCUREIT P!SUJNE
04527 - [133494752] (Restricted)
[Administration of Family Planning Grant Awa-:ded to Geneses
Family Planning Program, Inc.]. HRD-78-24; B-!64031(5). December
13, 1977. 3 pp. + 2 enclosures (10 pp.).
Report to Rep. Barber B. Con.ble, Or.; Rep. Frank Horton; by
Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General.
Issue Area: Health Programs: Efficiency and Effectiveness of
Grantees and Contractors in Proviling Treatmenut Services
(1215).
Contact: Human Resources Div.
Budget Function: Health: Health Caze Services (551).
Organizaticn Concerned: Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare; Genesee Region Family Planning Prog&s, lnc.,
Rochester, BY.
Congressional Relevance: Rep. Barber B. Conable, Jr.; Rep. Frank
Horton.
Authority: Public Health Service Act, as amended, title X (42
U.S.C. 300 et seq.).
Genesee Region Family Planning Prograw, Inc., of
Rochester, New York, is a consolidated grantee responsible for
developing, organizing, administering, coordinating, and funding
seven family planning projects in the Genesee area of upstate
New York. Questions were raised about the administration of one
of the projects, Planned Parenthood--Rochester, by the
administration office (core office) of the region.
Findings/Conclusions: Allegations of inefficiency in
administration and improper allocation of Federal funds by the
core office were inaccurate. The office allocated funds to the
seven participating projects equitably. The Genesee Aegion was
in general compliance with the Department of Health, Education,
and elfare's (HEW's) family planning program regulations and
has made services available to its seven projects in accordance
with its plan of operations presented to HEW. Administrative
costs incurred by the Genese Region exceeded HEW guidelines,
but other family planning projects in the HEW region also
exceeded the guidelines. Although no serious administrative
inefficiencies were found, questions were raised about the
effectiveness of the Genesee Region in Oroviding services.
Cooperation between the projects and the core office was found
to be inadequate. Although HEW has encouraged consolidating
family planning projects and single grant awards, it has not
established guidelines for management or an adegunte system for
monitoring the grants. Recommendations: The Secretary of HER
should direct that the Regional Health Administrator require the
projects and the core office which make up the Genesee Region to
reevaluate the core office's role and to assist such projects by
designing admiristrative guidelines and improving HZW's review
of applications for consolidated family planning program grants
and monitoring of activities carried out under such grants.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaawjk0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)