Palm Beach County School District, Florida, Effectively Managed FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded for Hurricane Frances Damages

The Palm Beach County School District, Florida (District) received a Public Assistance award of $6.4 million from the Florida Division of Emergency Management, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grantee, for Hurricane Frances damages in September 2004. Our audit objective was to determine whether the District accounted for and expended FEMA funds according to Federal requirements. For the projects we reviewed, the District generally accounted for and expended FEMA Public Assistance grant funds according to Federal requirements.