What GAO Found GAO estimates that agencies recorded obligations for around 61 percent of the $39 billion in appropriated funds designated for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CPF/CDS) projects in fiscal years (FY) 2022, 2023, and 2024, as of the end of FY 2024—the most recently completed fiscal year at the time that GAO started its review. GAO also estimates that around 16 percent of the funds have been outlayed as of the end of FY 2024. See figure below. GAO estimates that around 1 percent of FY 2022–2024 projects are not moving forward, for reasons such as recipients declining funds or not submitting required documentation. Estimated Amount and Percent Obligated and Outlayed of Fiscal Year 2022-2024 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending Funds, as of 9/30/24 Note: For more details, including confidence intervals for the estimates, see figure 4 in GAO-26-107944. Dollar amounts do not sum to the total due to rounding. GAO estimates that nearly all (between 98 and 100 percent) of the FY 2022 and 2023 projects moving forward had a purpose consistent with the purpose cited in the joint explanatory statement designating the funding and that around two-thirds of these projects were underway or complete. An estimated…
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Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending: Most Fiscal Year 2022-2024 Funds Are Estimated to Be Obligated
Source: US GAO Reports — US Government, Public Domain