WisEye Morning Minute: Audit Committee on Administration of Supplemental Federal Funding

On Wednesday, Joint Legislative Audit Committee held a hearing on a proposed audit for the administration of supplemental federal funding. According to the Legislative Audit Bureau, these funds have been provided through several federal acts, including the CARES Act, which provides funds to support K-12 and higher education, unemployment benefits, and transit, including $2.0 billion provided through the Coronavirus Relief Fund. The Consolidated Appropriations Act provides additional support for state programs that were funded by the CARES Act, as well as the emergency rental assistance and other newly created programs. The American Rescue Plan Act provides funds to support education, health, and transportation, including $2.5 billion allocated to state programs through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program. Questions have been raised about the allocation of supplemental federal funds among state programs
and the amounts allocated to particular programs. In addition, questions have been raised about the administration of supplemental federal funds and the results achieved by the programs through which state agencies spent these funds.
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