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Recommendation Details
Text of Recommendation
Direct Clemson to strengthen its administrative and management controls and processes for allocating expenses to sponsored projects. Updated processes could include: a. Implementing additional procedures requiring the Office of Grants and Contracts Administration to review and approve all non-salary expenses charged to NSF awards within 90 days of the award’s expiration date. b. Requiring Principal Investigators or other designated staff to both document and justify the allocation methodologies they used when charging expenses to sponsored projects. c. Establishing a procedure to justify allocating travel expenses to specific NSF awards by confirming travel charged to an award contributes to the grant objectives.
Recommendation Number
Finding 2, Rec. 3
Recommendation Status
Open
Significant Recommendation
Yes
Recommendation Questioned Costs
$0
Recommendation Funds for Better Use
$0