Opportunities to improve management of the Quick Response Fund.

The Quick Response Fund program (QRF) was created by the Department of State (DoS) in 2007 to allow Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Iraq to support initiatives that promote efforts by community-based leaders and organizations to improve their communities' access to public services, ec...

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Corporate Authors:	United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION ARLINGTON VA
Other Authors:	Warren, David R., Franzen, Walter J., Gentry, W. R., Needham, Nancee K., Slayton, Frank W.
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Arlington, Va.] : Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, [2009]
Series:	Audit report ; report no. 09-011.
Subjects:	USAID/Iraq. United States. > Embassy (Iraq) Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Finance. Administration and Management. Economics and Cost Analysis. Government and political science. Sociology and law. Civil affairs. Department of state. Project management. Economic development. Contracted services. Iraq. Social welfare. Foreign aid. Auditing. Civic action. Sanitation. Youth. Local government. Grants. Humanitarian assistance. Living standards. Women. Food. Public health. Costs. Employment. Education. Metrics. Financial management. United States > Foreign economic relations > Iraq. QUICK RESPONSE FUND PROGRAM IRAQ RAPID ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROJECT ASSESSMENT CONTRACTED ASSESSMENTS IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS QRF(QUICK RESPONSE FUND PROGRAM) PRT(PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS) OPA(OFFICE OF PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS) USAID(US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT) IRAP(IRAQ RAPID ASSISTANCE PROGRAM) PROGRAM PERFORMANCE WASTE FRAUD ABUSE PROJECT OUTCOMES COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FUND ALLOCATIONS CONTRACTOR SUPPORT COSTS DOCUMENTATION CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE CONTRACTED MANAGEMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT US EMBASSY-IRAQ
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo302

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Summary:	The Quick Response Fund program (QRF) was created by the Department of State (DoS) in 2007 to allow Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Iraq to support initiatives that promote efforts by community-based leaders and organizations to improve their communities' access to public services, economic opportunities, employment, and education. The U.S. Embassy's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) reviews and selects projects and either OPA or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) carries them out. The USAID component of the QRF is the Iraq Rapid Assistance Program (IRAP). For this report, SIGIR's objectives were to answer the following general questions: (1) Are appropriate management controls in place and properly implemented to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of QRF resources?; (2) Have performance goals, metrics, and processes been developed and implemented to assess program performance and results?; and (3) How have program funds been allocated and expended? SIGIR makes three recommendations to OPA intended to improve program results assessments, QRF documentation, and training. USAID generally agreed with the findings in this report but believes it is too early in the process to measure results. The U.S. Embassy-Iraq also agreed with the findings in the report. OPA provided technical comments that SIGIR included where appropriate.
Item Description:	Titlle from title screen (viewed Oct. 25, 2010). "January 29, 2009." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (iii, 22 pages) : digital, PDF file.
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