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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Justice OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Justice
Components
Office of Justice Programs
Report Number
26-051
Report Type
Audit
Location

West Lafayette, IN
United States

Number of Recommendations
13
Questioned Costs
$86,036
Funds for Better Use
$91,263
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No
External Entity
Purdue University

Open Recommendations

This report has 11 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
1 No $0 $0 Accurate as of May 31, 2026

Evaluate NIJ's process for overseeing cooperative agreements, including the outcomes and lessons learned from this award, and develop and implement formalized guidance or a framework for NIJ award managers and scientists to follow for meeting its responsibility to have substantial involvement in cooperative agreements.

10 No $33,667 $0 Accurate as of May 31, 2026

Remedy the $33,667 in unallowable questioned costs associated with the excess inventory.

11 No $0 $91,263 Accurate as of May 31, 2026

Remedy $91,263 in funds to be put to better use.

2 No $0 $0 Accurate as of May 31, 2026

Request Purdue to provide a breakdown of how funds were used for each performance area, as specified in the award special condition, including those funds expended on the human subjects work that was terminated; and, following the submission of that report, assess the reasonability of the $1.9 million spent by Purdue and its subrecipients on the goals that were not completed.

3 No $0 $0 Accurate as of May 31, 2026

Evaluate NIJ's implementation of the special condition requirement to ensure that awardees provide appropriately detailed information about how award funds were used by purpose area to allow NIJ to monitor award accomplishments and assess the reasonability of how funds were used to support award outcomes.

4 No $0 $0 Accurate as of May 31, 2026

Develop and distribute policies and procedures that incorporate controls to identify, report, and mitigate risks and challenges associated with DOJ-funded research that includes providing technology to offenders at various stages of the criminal justice process.

5 No $0 $0 Accurate as of May 31, 2026

Ensure Purdue develops and implements appropriate internal controls to submit Grant Award Modifications, as required, and verify compliance with award requirements that are assigned to and executed by subrecipients.

6 No $0 $0 Accurate as of May 31, 2026

Ensure Purdue develops and implements policies and procedures related to requirements to maintain documentation in support of performance achievements and metrics contained in federal award performance reporting.

7 No $0 $0 Accurate as of May 31, 2026

Ensure Purdue develops and implements comprehensive policies and procedures to ensure appropriate subrecipient oversight, including defined Principal Investigators roles and responsibilities.

8 No $49,398 $0 Accurate as of May 31, 2026

Remedy the $49,398 in unallowable questioned costs related to conducting human subject work during periods where such work was not allowed.

9 No $13,700 $0 Accurate as of May 31, 2026

Remedy the $13,700 in unallowable questioned costs related to unapproved subrecipient budget categories.

Department of Justice OIG

United States