ARA—Assessment of Farm Service Agency's Applications for the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program

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Date Issued

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Submitting OIG

Department of Agriculture OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Agriculture

Components

Farm Service Agency

Report Number

03801-0003-41

Report Description

We found the selected nonstatistical sample of the FSA’s ECAP applications contained accurate information, but determined FSA should establish additional oversight activities for commodity information for self-certified applications the agency considered low risk.

Report Type

Inspection / Evaluation

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Report updated under NDAA 5274

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	Yes	$0	$0
Develop and implement oversight activities for ECAP to provide reasonable assurance that selfcertified commodity information for routine applications is accurate.
2	Yes	$0	$0
Document the agency’s program risk assessment process to ensure the agency considers and validates risks related to the accuracy of self-certified information on pre-filled applications.