Audit of the Help America Vote Act Grants Awarded to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Submitting OIG:

Report Description:

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited funds received by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), totaling $1.2 million. This included Election Security and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act grants.

Short / Alternative Report Title:

Audit of CNMI's HAVA Grants

Date Issued:

Friday, February 24, 2023

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Election Assistance Commission

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

G22MP0005-23-04

Location(s):

United States

Type of Report:

Audit

Special Projects:

Pandemic

Questioned Costs:

$687,461

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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G22MP0005-23-04-CNMI-HAVA-Audit.pdf	1.31 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	No
Determine the allowability of $246,556 in questioned costs ($242,982 unsupported; $3,575 ineligible) under Election Security Award MP20101001 and recover any amount that is unallowable.
2	Open	No
Determine the allowability of $440,905 in questioned costs ($327,085 unsupported; $113,820 ineligible) under CARES Act Award MP20101CARES and recover any amount that is unallowable.
3	Open	No
Require the Commonwealth Election Commission to calculate the interest lost on Election Security Award MP20101001 and CARES Act Award MP20101CARES and repay the unrecorded earnings using nonfederal funds.
4	Open	No
Determine the best course of action to identify and recover additional funds from Election Security Award MP20101001 and CARES Act Award MP20101CARES that remain unspent or improperly spent.

Election Assistance Commission OIG

Election Assistance Commission

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent division of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). The OIG was created in 2005 and operates under the authorities vested in it by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (IG Act). The mission of the OIG is to enhance the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of EAC’s operations by: conducting audits, reviews, evaluations and assessments of EAC programs and operations; detecting and preventing fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement of EAC programs; promoting better EAC management; preserving and protecting EAC employee and program integrity; and communicating with the Commission and Congress to keep them fully informed of the status of EAC administration and operations and the need for and progress of corrective actions.

https://www.eac.gov/inspector-general/

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Audit of the Help America Vote Act Grants Awarded to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

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