Evaluation of SBA’s Award Procedures for the CARES Act Entrepreneurial Development Cooperative Agreements
Inspection / Evaluation · Small Business Administration OIG · 2021-03-30 · about Small Business Administration
Report
Title
Evaluation of SBA’s Award Procedures for the CARES Act Entrepreneurial Development Cooperative Agreements
Submitting OIG
Small Business Administration OIG
Component agency
Small Business Administration
Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Publication date
2021-03-30
Summary
This report found that SBA awarded the CARES Act entrepreneurial development cooperative agreements and grants in accordance with applicable federal laws, regulations, and guidance. We found program officials established performance goals and identified performance indicators.
Recommendations (2)
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Status
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Open
Enforce standard operating procedures requiring clearly defined performance goals and include performance targets in all future SBDC and WBC cooperative agreements and grants to objectively measure performance results
2
Open
Collect and analyze the CARES Act entrepreneurial development cooperative agreement recipient’s performance results and establish a framework for setting goals for technical assistance programs in response to future disasters. Retain the analysis in…