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Public Benefit Conveyance Program

Program Information

Popular name

Federal Surplus Property Transfer Program

Program Number

16.578

Program objective

Goal(s): The effective use of real property owned by the federal government and the disposal of this property when federal agencies no longer need it. Objective(s): To facilitate the possible no cost conveyance, by the Federal Government, to State and local governments, of surplus real and related personal property determined by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance by delegation from the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs and the Attorney General, to be required for correctional facility use, under programs or projects for the care or rehabilitation of criminal offenders, and for law enforcement purposes. Performance measures: N/A

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Through the Public Benefit Conveyance Program, surplus federal land and buildings may be conveyed to public entities at no cost pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 541 et seq., and applicable regulations (specifically 40 U.S.C. § 553 and 41 C.F.R. Parts 102-75.750 through 102-75.815).