Environmental Protection Agency OIG

Why We Did This Report The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this audit to determine whether the EPA’s grants workforce planning efforts are in accordance with federal requirements and address the workload for grants administered under annual and supplemental...

Why We Did This Report The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this evaluation to determine whether the EPA implemented effective controls during the selection of Track I grant awardees through the Community Change Grants Program within the EPA Office of...

Why We Did This Report The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General to perform an annual audit of the financial statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund. Summary of Findings We rendered an unmodified opinion on...

Why We Did This Report The OIG conducted this audit to determine whether the EPA appropriately identified and resolved improper payments during its annual review of the State Revolving Fund Program. Summary of Findings The EPA did not appropriately identify unknown and improper payments or properly...

Why We Did This Report The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-194, and Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-123, Appendix B, A Risk Management Framework for Government Charge Card Programs , directs each head of an executive agency with more than $10 million...

Why We Did This Report The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-194, requires inspectors general to conduct periodic audits and assessments of purchase card programs and periodic audits or reviews of travel card programs at their agencies. Summary of Findings The U.S...

Why We Did This Report This report describes an issue that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General identified during its audit of the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-funded IRL Council for the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program grant program...

Why We Did This Report The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this evaluation to determine the U.S. Virgin Islands’ capacity to manage and use Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds for clean water and drinking water infrastructure improvements. Summary...

Why We Did This Report This audit was performed in accordance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended by the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002, which requires the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board to prepare, and the Office of Inspector General to audit...

Why We Did This Report Our objective for this audit was to describe the status of funds, top recipients, and potential risks and impacts of the Solar for All program. However, the EPA terminated the program in August 2025. Summary of Findings We described the status of Solar for All recipients, top...