The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriates over $60 billion to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a wide range of environmental programs, such as water sector infrastructure, land clean up, and electric school buses. The IIJA also provides for OIG oversight of these funds.
U.S. EPA Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Spending Dashboard
The OIG has created the U.S. EPA Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Spending Dashboard below to inform the public of current EPA Obligations and Outlays for IIJA projects:
IIJA Oversight Plan
As part of this oversight, we developed an IIJA Oversight Plan, which guides our audits, evaluations, and oversight engagements to address the EPA programs receiving or impacted by IIJA funds. As the Agency refines its plans to execute the IIJA, we will continue to refine and expand our IIJA Oversight Plan.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Oversight Plan - Inaugural Edition
Our groundwork and early oversight also included identifying lessons learned from prior oversight activities; assessing program areas for risk of fraud, waste, or abuse; and initiating several new projects. The OIG has also provided IIJA fraud briefings and conducted several other outreach activities with the Agency, other OIGs with IIJA oversight responsibilities, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, and Congress.
Below is a list of our ongoing and completed IIJA oversight work. As we oversee the EPA’s implementation of the IIJA, we will update this website regularly to provide timely information on our IIJA oversight activities.
Ongoing Infrastructure Oversight Work
The following OIG notification memorandums inform the public about ongoing infrastructure projects:
- Audit of the EPA’s Oversight of State Subrecipient Monitoring in the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program, Project No. OA-FY24-0057, March 5, 2024
- Audit of the EPA’s Resolution of Improper Payments Identified Through Its Annual Review of the State Revolving Fund Program, Project No. OA-FY24-0033, January 16, 2024
- Audit of the Brownfields Program Implementation of Justice40 Initiative Goals and Related Requirements for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-Funded Projects, Project No. OA-FY24-0031, January 3, 2024
- Audit of the States’ and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Compliance with the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Annual Financial Statement Audit Requirements, Project No. OA-FY23-0097, September 20, 2023
- Audit of the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program Rebate Recipient’s Use of Funds, Project No. OA-FY23-0098, September 12, 2023
- Evaluation of EPA Selection of Recipients for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding for Clean School Buses, Project No. OSRE-FY23-0099, September 12, 2023
- Evaluation of the EPA Office of Water’s Guidance to State Revolving Fund Programs for Implementing Build America, Buy America Act Requirements, Project No. OSRE-FY23-0096, August 24, 2023
- Audit of the EPA’s Water Infrastructure Set-Aside Grants to Tribes, Project No. OA-FY23-0082, June 28, 2023
- Project reviewing the EPA’s Build America, Buy America Act Waivers on Infrastructure Projects, Project No. OA-FY23-0084, June 27, 2023
- Audit of the EPA’s Guidance for the Use of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Emerging Contaminants Funding, Project No. OA-FY23-0072, April 18, 2023
- Evaluation of the Financial Capacity of New Mexico’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program to Manage Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding, Project No. OSRE-FY23-0059, March 30, 2023
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of IIJA Funding at American Creosote Works, Inc. Superfund Site in Pensacola, Florida, Project No. OSRE-FY23-0054, March 15, 2023
- Evaluation of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Agencies’ Perspectives on Their Capacity to Manage IIJA Funds, Project No. OSRE-FY23-0043, February 2, 2023
Completed Infrastructure Oversight Work
The following OIG reports inform the public about completed projects:
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We conducted this evaluation to determine whether the EPA’s oversight and implementation of institutional controls will support effective use of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA, funding at the American Creosote Works Inc. (Pensacola Plant) Superfund site in Pensacola, Florida. The EPA allocated approximately $40 million in IIJA funds for the final remediation of this site.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this audit to determine to what extent (1) the EPA is providing guidance and reviewing states’ clean water state revolving fund intended use plans, or IUPs, to ensure that the plans, as they relate to climate change resiliency, meet the intent of the presidential policy directive to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure; and (2) the states, in their clean water state revolving fund planning, are considering climate change resiliency to safeguard federal investments, including funding provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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During fiscal year 2022 through 2026, the EPA will receive about $12.7 billion in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds for CWSRF grants, in addition to an estimated $4.2 billion in regular annual appropriations. Without proper oversight of the annual review process, these funds will be more susceptible to fraud, waste, and abuse, and the success of the CWSRF Program may be at risk.
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Progress Report—Year Two
March 7, 2024An annual update on the OIG’s oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s implementation of the IIJA, which appropriates over $60 billion to the EPA for fiscal years 2022 through 2026, representing the largest appropriation that the Agency has ever received.
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Perspectives on Capacity: Managing Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding
February 27, 2024The state DWSRF agencies’ capacity to effectively manage federal DWSRF grants is crucial to the success of the DWSRF Program. Obstacles that affect state DWSRF agency capacity may result in decreased investment in critical water infrastructure projects.
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The EPA Needs to Improve the Completeness and Accuracy of the Obligation and Outlay Information That It Reports in USAspending.gov
January 9, 2024Complete and accurate reporting in USAspending.gov is critical, as it is the primary way the EPA informs the public of the purpose of its federal awards and where its funding ultimately goes.
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The EPA Clean School Bus Program Could Be Impacted by Utility Delays
December 27, 2023We concluded that there were no significant supply chain issues or production delays that impacted the EPA’s efforts to disburse funds through the first round of the Clean School Bus Program’s funding.
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Management Implication Report: Preventing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Within the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program
December 27, 2023The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General, through its Office of Investigations, identified concerns regarding the EPA’s lack of robust verification mechanisms within the Clean School Bus rebate and grant application process, which led to third parties submitting applications on behalf of unwitting school districts, applicants not being forthright or transparent, entities self-certifying applications without having corroborating supporting documentation, and entities being awarded funds and violating program requirements.
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Status of Unliquidated Obligations for Programs Receiving Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
September 28, 2023The EPA should review unliquidated obligations for programs that received a substantial increase through the IIJA to ensure that the funds are used for the intended programs or deobligated timely to fund other environmental projects, as appropriate.
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Oversight Plan—Year Two
April 27, 2023The IIJA Oversight Plan describes the OIG’s planned and ongoing audit and evaluation projects for fiscal year 2023, or Year 2, and beyond.
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Progress Report—Year One
March 29, 2023The IIJA appropriates over $60 billion to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal years 2022 through 2026, representing the largest appropriation that the Agency has ever received.
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Compendium of Open and Unresolved Recommendations Related to Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-Funded Programs
March 23, 2023The purpose of this compendium is to analyze open and unresolved recommendations concerning programs that received funding under the IIJA.
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Findings for Consideration in the Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
December 7, 2022In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA, provided funding for many EPA programs.
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Considerations from Single Audit Reports for the EPA’s Administration of IIJA
September 15, 2022We identified seven areas where noncompliance with applicable federal laws, regulations, and program requirements were most frequent
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Considerations for the EPA’s Implementation of Grants Awarded Pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
August 11, 2022We reviewed prior oversight reports and identified lessons to help the EPA’s administration and oversight of IIJA grant awards.
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Lessons Identified from Prior Oversight of the EPA’s Geographic and National Estuary Programs
August 8, 2022We reviewed prior oversight reports and identified lessons to help the EPA administer $1.85 billion in IIJA funds for its 12 geographic programs and National Estuary Program.