U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Wildlife Resources, From July 1, 2018, Through June 30, 2020, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

Submitting OIG:

Department of the Interior OIG

Report Description:

We audited costs claimed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Wildlife Resources, under grants awarded by the FWS through WSFR.

Short / Alternative Report Title:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Wildlife Resources, From July 1, 2018, Through June 30, 2020, Under the WSFR Program

Date Issued:

Monday, May 2, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of the Interior

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

2021-CR-003

Component, if applicable:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

$300,000

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

View Document:

Attachment	Size
Final-ReportWSFRVirginiaDepartmentofWildlife050222.pdf	2.79 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
2021-CR-003-02	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to develop and implement detailed guidance to ensure the Department makes accurate subrecipient or contractor determinations for all third-party agreements using Federal award funds, to include requiring justifications for determinations.
2021-CR-003-03	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to conduct and document subrecipient or contractor determinations for any of the third-party agreements that did not have determinations.
2021-CR-003-04	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to ensure agreements determined to be subawards (based on the review performed under Recommendation 3) comply with subaward requirements.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

2021-CR-003-02

Open

We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to develop and implement detailed guidance to ensure the Department makes accurate subrecipient or contractor determinations for all third-party agreements using Federal award funds, to include requiring justifications for determinations.

2021-CR-003-03

Open

We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to conduct and document subrecipient or contractor determinations for any of the third-party agreements that did not have determinations.

2021-CR-003-04

Open