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GAO-22-105921 1 (2022-09-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaonqe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 appropriated $22.7 million to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for 21 projects at the request of Members of Congress. The act includes specific provisions that designate an amount of funds for a particular recipient, such as a nonprofit organization or a local government, to use for a specific project. These provisions are called Congressionally Directed Spending in the U.S. Senate and Community Project Funding in the House of Representatives. Members of Congress had to meet certain requirements under Senate and House rules in order to have their requests included as provisions in the act. Such requirements included that Members post requests online and certify that they had no financial interest in the projects. The House also required Members to demonstrate community support for requests. This report examines how NASA intends to identify the provisions, distribute the funds made available through these provisions, and ensure the funds are spent for the purposes Congress intended. For more information on this report and others in this series, including background and methodology, visit https://www.gao.gov/tracking-funds. What are the intended uses of these funds? The $22.7 million is intended to expand educational capabilities, upgrade exhibits and equipment at science museums and learning centers, and support space-related research projects. National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Fiscal Year 2022 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending Provisions Source: GAO analysis of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 and accompanying joint explanatory statement; and information provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. I GAO-22-105921 'Based on total amount appropriated for this budget account for fiscal year 2022. Who are the designated recipients? The designated recipients of funds for the 21 projects are generally higher education and other nonprofit organizations. Key Observations Two-thirds of the recipients are higher education organizations, including one university that received funding for two projects. The remaining recipients are other nonprofit organizations-including museums-and one local government entity. Funding for projects ranges from $70,000 for a learning center at a community college in Pennsylvania to $5 million for aerospace systems and technology development at a university in Louisiana. About half of the projects will receive less than $1 million, and the other half will receive $1 million or more. GAO-22-105921 Tracking the Funds: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Page 1

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