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GAO-22-105899 1 (2022-09-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaonqf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 appropriated approximately $203.1 million to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 122 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 DHS 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 $203.1 million is intended to support efforts to plan for and implement sustainable, cost-effective measures to reduce risks from future natural hazards; improve emergency management and preparedness capabilities; and prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Department of Homeland Security: 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 Department of Homeland Security. I GAO-22-105899 'Based on total amount appropriated for this budget account for fiscal year 2022. Total dollar amount is rounded to the nearest hundred thousand. Note: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 also provided that $2 million shall be transferred to the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Operations and Support account to manage and administer Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending provisions. Who are the designated recipients? Most of the 117 designated recipients of the funds appropriated to DHS's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are local governments such as counties and cities. In some cases, the designated recipients are tribal governments, higher education organizations, or other nonprofit organizations. The number of designated recipients is less than the number of provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (122) because some recipients will receive funds for more than one project. The designated recipients are located across 34 states. GAO-22-105899 Tracking the Funds: Department of Homeland Security Page 1

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