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B-146285 1 (1979-11-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjpr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 'f;COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATESIZ 6 ~.v1 /WASHING ror4, D.C. /ROO48 NOV 1 9 1979 B-146285 GGO-28 The Honorable Abraham A. Ribicoff Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate ot, Dear Mr. Chairman: As requested by you letter of October 18, 1979, we are pleased to provide ourjomments on S. 18353which would extend the Joint Funding Simplification. Act of 1974 for a five-year period. The goal of joint funding is to make Federal assistance efforts more effective by facilitating grantee integraton of Federal programs. Joint funding does not eliminate problems among funding agencies or among grantors and grantees, nor does it alleviate problems in Federal and State grant programs. However, joint funding does provide a means to address and mini- mize such problems through built-in communication lines and consequent understanding and compromise. Our recent report, A Study ofthe Joint Funding Simplifi- cation Act, (GGD-79-87, July 26, 1979) pointed out that the implementation of the act has been a disappointment. However, despite the low use of the joint funding process, the experi- ences of a few highly successful joint funding projects have demonstrated that given the proper level of Federal support, joint funding is a viable process for (i) packaging related programs and (2) simplifying grant administration. The State and local governments which have established successful joint funding projects have become strong proponents of the process. On October 3, 1979, I testified before the Senate Sub- committee on Intergovernmental Relations on S. 878, the Federal Assistance Reform Act. Title III of S. 878 authorizes joint funding for five more years and revises the Joint Funding Simplification Act. We support this legislation. It would provide a stronger role for the Office of Management and Budget and mandate that Federal grantor agencies more seriously con- sider the joint funding process. 00 ..

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