Nuclear waste: Department of Energy's program for financial assistance

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5919211

The Department of Energy's existing grant guidelines for financial assistance to first and second repository states do not clearly establish a basis for determining who is funded, what activities are funded, and how much funding is provided each activity. Because the guidelines do not cover all funding circumstances, DOE has interpreted them differently when making both mandatory and discretionary grant decisions. In addition, DOE has not considered state and Indian tribe needs in establishing its budget request for grant awards. Instead, the requests are based on the amounts of grants awarded in prior years and DOE planned activities. Finally, both grantee compliance with certain reporting requirements of DOE's financial assistance regulations and DOE's enforcement of them has been inconsistent.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5919211
• Report Number(s): GAO/RCED-86-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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