# EDA Needs to Improve Oversight of CARES Act Revolving Loan Funds to Ensure Loans Are Made to Eligible Borrowers and Used as Intended
> **Audit** by Department of Commerce OIG · 2025-04-30
> *About: Department of Commerce*
## Report
- **Title:** EDA Needs to Improve Oversight of CARES Act Revolving Loan Funds to Ensure Loans Are Made to Eligible Borrowers and Used as Intended
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Commerce OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Commerce
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2025-04-30

## Summary

Our audit found that loan costs claimed by the RLF operators were not allowable, allocable, and reasonable. Specifically, we found that the four operators awarded 11 of the 19 loans (58 percent), totaling $4,020,050, to ineligible borrowers that did not meet the eligibility criteria in the operators’ respective RLF operational plan, and borrowers did not use the RLF funds for the purpose intended by the CARES Act. As a result, we are questioning $4,020,050 in loan funds.


## Recommendations

- **Rec 1.** (Open): 1. We recommend that the Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Administration instruct the Director, Performance, Research and National Technical Assistance Division (or designee, including the Interim RLF Coordinator) to…
- **Rec 2.** (Open): 2. We recommend that the Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Administration instruct the Director, Performance, Research and National Technical Assistance Division (or designee, including the Interim RLF Coordinator), to…
- **Rec 3.** (Open): 3. We recommend that the Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Administration instruct the Director, Performance, Research and National Technical Assistance Division (or designee, including the Interim RLF Coordinator), to…
- **Rec 4.** (Open): 4. We recommend that the Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Administration instruct the Director, Performance, Research and National Technical Assistance Division (or designee, including the Interim RLF Coordinator), to…
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/eda-needs-improve-oversight-cares-act-revolving-loan-funds-ensure-loans-are-made)
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