Travel Policies and Practices of Department of Energy Grantees.
Abstract
DOE made 9,987 grants valued at $649,013,000 during fiscal year 1980. We selected 10 grantees for review. These included educational institutions, governmental entities, private companies, and quasi-governmental organizations. The sample was geographically dispersed and included grants of relatively high-dollar value (i.e., $50,000 or more) and grantees with multiple grants. The 10 grantees had 45 grants and spent about $17 million during fiscal year 1980. The 10 grantees made 1,194 trips costing $170,974, or about 1 percent of their grant funds spent during fiscal year 1980. Grantees' travel costs ranged from $331 to $46,512, and the number of trips ranged from 1 to 471. Most of the trips were generally associated with routine grant activities and included visits to gather and analyze data; trips to laboratories to conduct experiments; and meetings to review grant progress, conduct training, or provide technical assistance on energy matters. Ten trips costing $4,329 were made to attend conventions and symposiums. Of the 1,194 trips the grantees took, we categorized 184 trips costing $64,565 as trips made to attend conferences. For example, these included annual meetings, such as the 1980 Bio-Energy Conference, and trips to confer with DOE personnel on such matters as Energy Emergency Management Information Systems' implementation. The grantees in our sample made 46 trips to Washington, D.C., during fiscal year 1980 at a cost of $27,609. Of these trips, 13 costing $6,682 were made to meet with DOE personnel. The remaining trips were made to attend conferences and meetings with other Federal agencies and to conduct grant-related research.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA108444
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office