U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Maryland, Department of Natural 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:

The Department did not ensure grant funds and license revenue were used for allowable activities and did not follow applicable laws and regulations.

Date Issued:

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of the Interior

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

2021–ER–034

Component, if applicable:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

$44,100

Funds for Better Use:

$35,634

Number of Recommendations:

View Document:

Attachment	Size
Final-Audit-ReportWSFR-Maryland.pdf	4 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
2021-ER-034-12	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to establish controls and determine milestones to track the progress of the Department in properly tagging and accounting for all equipment.
2021-ER-034-13	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to locate or dispose of the missing equipment listed in Figure 2 of this report.
2021-ER-034-14	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to develop a mechanism to ensure all relevant Department staff adhere to Federal subaward requirements, including following Departmentwide guidance for determining whether WSFR funds pass through as subawards or contracts and checking the USASpending.gov website.
2021-ER-034-15	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to implement controls to ensure that the Department counts all hunting and fishing licenses reassuring that only eligible licenses are counted for the annual certification.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

2021-ER-034-12

Open

We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to establish controls and determine milestones to track the progress of the Department in properly tagging and accounting for all equipment.

2021-ER-034-13

Open

We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to locate or dispose of the missing equipment listed in Figure 2 of this report.

2021-ER-034-14

Open