Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities – Performance Measures and Monitoring

Date Issued

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Submitting OIG

Department of Agriculture OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Agriculture

Report Number

10801-0001-22

Report Description

OIG reviewed USDA’s performance measures and monitoring for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities.

Report Type

Inspection / Evaluation

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

$92,556,095

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
Correct USAspending.gov to reflect the 9 missing projects we questioned with funding totaling more than $71.9 million questioned.
2	Yes	$0	$0
Reconcile and correct the inconsistent financial data that net more than $20.6 million in USDA’s Financial Management Modernization Initiative system and/or USAspending.gov for the 38 projects.