Notes to SEFA
The major Federal Award Programs selected for testing are as follows: U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach Grants The requirements of the Office of Management and Budget Uniform Guidance prescribe that all major programs as determined by the auditor on a risk-based approach and/or at least 40% (20% for low-risk auditees) of all federal awards be subject to specific control and/or compliance testing. For the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, the programs subject to these requirements are as listed above. The total expenditures of this program represent 44.63% of the total federal expenditures. Amount of Programs ALN Expenditures Economic Development Technical Assistance 11.303 $ 273,549 Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach Grants 66.921 360,006* Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program 10.752 139,597 Solid Waste Management Grants 10.762 33,406 Total Federal Awards $ 806,558 *Denotes Major Program I. Environmental Protection Agency 1) Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach Grants The objective of the grant program is to improve the effectiveness of residential composting and recycling programs through public education and outreach. The funding opportunity under the Recycling Education and Outreach grant program aims to fund projects that will meet the following objectives and reduce GHGs: (1) Decrease wasted food from households; (2) Expand markets for and sales of compost; and (3) Inform the public about new or existing residential food waste composting programs; provide information about the materials that are accepted as part of a residential food waste composting program; and increase collection rates and decrease physical contamination in residential food waste composting programs.