TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE: Opportunities to Improve the Community Adjustment and Investment Program

Abstract

The Community Adjustment and Investment Program's management structure hinders efficient program management. The program is managed in Washington, D.C., by a high-level interagency group chaired by the Treasury Department, called the Finance Committee. Committee membership includes the Departments of Agriculture; Commerce; Housing and Urban Development; and Labor; and the Small Business Administration. It took the Finance Committee over 3 years to set up program guidelines and to start disbursing program financing to distressed counties. The Finance Committee's retention of certain day-to-day managerial functions is inefficient and has added more time to the decision-making process, particularly for direct loans and grants. This report makes several recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury to improve program management by delegating authority from the Finance Committee, amending eligibility data procedures, improving notification to eligible counties, and establishing a monitoring system to measure program outcomes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA384498

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • New Mexico
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