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B-270654 1 (1996-05-06)

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Comptroller General
of the United States
Washington, D.C. 20548

Decision



Matter  of:  The Asia Foundation

File:        B-270654

Date:        May 6, 1996

DIGEST

The Asia Foundation may  not use its general support grant funds from the
Department  of State to match other federal grants from the Agency for International
Development  (AID) and the United States Information Agency (USIA). Generally,
funds derived from other federal grants do not qualify as matching funds unless
statutorily authorized. The Asia Foundation does not have specific statutory
authority to use grant funds to match other federal grants.

DECISION

This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning whether the Asia
Foundation (Foundation) may  use general support grant funds from the Department
of State to satisfy cost-sharing requirements, that is, to match grants from other
federal agencies. As explained below, the Asia Foundation may not use its general
support grant funds to match other federal grants from the Agency for International
Development  (AID) and the United States Information Agency (USIA).

The Asia Foundation is a private nonprofit corporation which promotes democracy
and human  rights throughout the East Asian and Pacific region. The Asia
Foundation receives financial support from the United States government through
various means, including an annual grant from the Secretary of State as specifically
authorized by 22 U.S.C. § 4402(a)(1992).

          The Secretary of State shall make an annual grant to The Asia
          Foundation with the funds made available under section 4403
          of this title. Such grants shall be in general support of the
          Foundation's programs and operations. The terms and
          conditions of grants pursuant to this section shall be set forth
          in a grant agreement between the Secretary of State and The
          Asia Foundation.

The Asia Foundation seeks grants from AID and USIA and proposes to use grant
funds provided under section 4402 to satisfy AID and USIA cost-sharing


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