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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Small Business Administration OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Small Business Administration OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Small Business Administration
Report Number
21-11
Report Description

This report found that SBA awarded the CARES Act entrepreneurial development cooperative agreements and grants in accordance with applicable federal laws, regulations, and guidance. We found program officials established performance goals and identified performance indicators. To more effectively ensure performance goals are achieved as intended, SBA should clearly define the performance goals and set performance targets.We recommended that SBA enforce standard operating procedures requiring defined performance goals and include performance targets in all future SBDC and WBC cooperative agreements and grants. We also recommended that SBA collect and analyze the CARES Act entrepreneurial development cooperative agreement recipient’s performance results and establish a goal-setting process for technical assistance programs established for future disasters. SBA management agreed with both recommendations.

Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Special Projects
Pandemic
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
2

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
1 Yes $0 $0

Enforce standard operating procedures requiring clearly defined performance goals and include performance targets in all future SBDC and WBC cooperative agreements and grants to objectively measure performance results

2 Yes $0 $0

Collect and analyze the CARES Act entrepreneurial development cooperative agreement recipient’s performance results and establish a framework for setting goals for technical assistance programs in response to future disasters. Retain the analysis in program files for future guidance.

Small Business Administration OIG

United States