Audit of USAID's Food for Peace Activities in Mauritania

USAID's Office of Food for Peace establish and implement a plan to provide more oversight to partners throughout the baseline survey process.

USAID's Office of Food for Peace make a management decision on the allowability of the ineligible questioned cost of approximately $36,171 for the program baseline survey and collect from Counterpart any amounts determined to be unallowable.

USAID's Office of Food for Peace establish
and implement a plan to require a new Bellmon determination that provides clear information on the use of specific types of commodities before awarding any new programs in Mauritania.

USAID's Office of Food for Peace address the use of realistic shipping rate estimates in program proposals and budgets in its upcoming revision to the Monetization Field Manual.

USAID's Office of Food for Peace work with the partner to develop and implement a system of periodic, documented inventory counts for all warehouses where program commodities are stored.