Newburyport, MA
United States
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 | |
| Take appropriate steps to ensure that BJA staff and grantees receive appropriate guidance and direction related to subrecipient/contractor classifications. | |||||
| 2 | No | $0 | $0 | Accurate as of May 31, 2026 | |
| Review the instances of approvals of unallowable costs and take appropriate steps to ensure that BJA personnel are aware of and recipients receive accurate guidance related to unallowable costs. | |||||
| 3 | No | $0 | $0 | Accurate as of May 31, 2026 | |
| Require Newburyport to develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure performance reporting is limited to the work performed under the relevant award, as required. | |||||
| 4 | No | $0 | $0 | Accurate as of May 31, 2026 | |
| Ensure Newburyport submits its FY 2023 and FY 2024 single audit reports and require Newburyport to develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure the timely completion and submission of future single audit reports to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse | |||||
| 5 | No | $0 | $0 | Accurate as of May 31, 2026 | |
| Require Newburyport to develop and implement policies and procedures related to subrecipient/contractor classifications. | |||||
| 6 | No | $0 | $0 | Accurate as of May 31, 2026 | |
| Require Newburyport to develop and implement adequate policies and procedures for subrecipient management, to include assessing subrecipient risk, subrecipient monitoring, relevant special conditions, and reviewing subrecipient expenditures for allowability, appropriateness, and support. | |||||
| 7 | No | $388,037 | $0 | Accurate as of May 31, 2026 | |
| Remedy $388,037 in unallowable costs, which consists of $233,850 in unallowable research partner costs, $139,619 in unallowable subrecipient costs, $5,750 in unallowable other direct costs, and $8,818 in unallowable supply costs | |||||
| 8 | No | $51,662 | $0 | Accurate as of May 31, 2026 | |
| Remedy $51,662 in unsupported costs, which consists of $35,000 in unsupported subrecipient costs and $16,662 in unsupported supply costs. | |||||
| 9 | No | $0 | $0 | Accurate as of May 31, 2026 | |
| Require Newburyport to improve its procedures for ensuring costs charged to the grants are allowable and reasonable according to federal regulations. | |||||