Our audit objective was to answer the following questions: (1) What is Kansas’ process for distributing COVID relief funding?; and (2) Have Kansas’ distributions of COVID relief funding been appropriate? The scope of our work included examining the distribution process for CARES Act and American Rescue Plan Act funding. Additionally, we evaluated a sample of CARES Act expenditures made in 42 Kansas counties.

Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit

Reviewing Connectivity Emergency Response Grants for Broadband Development

Our audit objective was to answer the question: what entities received Connectivity Emergency Response Grants and where were they located? We found that the Kansas Department of Commerce (Commerce) awarded $48.5 million in Connectivity Emergency Response Grant funds through 66 grants to all seven regions in Kansas with the largest amounts going to South Central, Southwest, and Northeast Kansas. We also found that Commerce denied some applications through its review process.

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FRB Minneapolis Followed Its Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility Collateral Risk Management Processes and Can Enhance Monitoring and Collection Processes

The CFPB Effectively Monitors Consumer Complaints but Can Enhance Certain Processes

FRB Boston Followed Its Processes for Monitoring the Credit Quality of Main Street Lending Program Loans

The Board and FRB Boston Generally Followed Their Process for Purchasing MSLP Loan Participations but Can Formally Document Some Key Processes

Following Established Processes Helped FRB New York and the Board Reduce Risks Associated With Lending Facility Contracts

Observations on Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes for Vendors Supporting the Main Street Lending Program and the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility

The CFPB Implemented Safety Measures in Accordance With Its Reentry Plan

The Board Implemented Safety Measures in a Manner Consistent With Its Return-to-Office Plan

COVID Relief Funding Distribution

Reviewing Connectivity Emergency Response Grants for Broadband Development

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