Reports

Require the grant recipient to enhance its marketing and outreach strategy to include plans to reach a greater number of small businesses and resource-partner counselors and mentors. The grant recipient should also set clear performance goals with realistic targets before SBA awards any additional funds for the COVID-19 resource and training portal, as required by CARES Act Section 1103(c)(2).

Implement procedures for enhanced financial oversight of the CARES Act Resource Partner Training Portal program to ensure the program office enforces the grant requirements and follows federal procurement standards when using noncompetitive contracting options. The requirements include a price or cost analysis for awards that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Another requirement ensures the grant recipient adheres to the terms in the Notice of Award.

Evaluate whether the contract costs for web development services and media services are reasonable and remedy any violations.

Assess and recover the amount spent on the unallowable contracted project management services expenses incurred during the performance of the grant.

Recover the $100,000 paid for unallowable pre-award project management expenses.