Department of Agriculture

We conducted this work as part of our ongoing inspection of the funding provided to the Forest Service's Restoration Projects on Federal and Non-Federal Land from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

We determined whether the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has implemented effective policies and procedures in the Market Access Program to evaluate participant eligibility, select applications, and allocate funding.

We conducted this work as part of our ongoing, integrated oversight of the funding provided to Forest Service's Collaborative Aquatic Landscape Restoration (CALR) program by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding Dashboard allows stakeholders to explore USDA programs that received IIJA funding, as well as IIJA monies awarded through USDA.

USDA OIG determined whether National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) designed and implemented adequate internal controls to properly select Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) grant recipients and monitor AFRI projects’ compliance.

OIG reviewed USDA’s compliance with improper payment and high-dollar overpayment requirements for FY 2022.

Our objective was to evaluate the Risk Management Agency's administration and oversight of the Apiculture Pilot Insurance Program.

OIG identified the prevention measures that Forest Service established for recreation sites in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We performed this review as part of our ongoing inspection with the objective to conduct integrated oversight of the funding provided to Forest Service's Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.