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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Justice OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Justice OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Justice
Components
Office of Justice Programs
Report Number
24-056
Report Type
Audit
Location

Columbus, OH
United States

Number of Recommendations
12
Questioned Costs
$68,674
Funds for Better Use
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No
External Entity
Ohio Attorney General

Open Recommendations

This report has 7 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
10 No $0 $0 Status as of June 30, 2025

Coordinate with the Ohio AG to ensure that the Ohio AG properly executes financial and programmatic monitoring of its subrecipients in compliance with Ohio AG policies and forms, to include that supporting documentation of each monitoring activity is collected, reviewed, and maintained.

3 No $0 $0 Status as of June 30, 2025

Ensure the Ohio AG's subaward packages include all current, required grant information.

5 No $0 $0 Status as of June 30, 2025

Require the Ohio AG to bring into alignment its subrecipient risk assessment policy and the tool designed to assess subrecipient risk.

6 No $0 $0 Status as of June 30, 2025

Ensure the Ohio AG revises its financial policies and procedures to help ensure adequate administration of federal award funds and that all relevant personnel are aware of these policies. In particular, the financial policies and procedures should cover, at a minimum: (1) completing appropriate Subgrant Award Report (SAR) submissions; (2) drawdown-related reconciliation procedures, which ensure that funds are spent or returned to DOJ within 10 days of being drawn down; and (3) matching cost reporting on Federal Financial Reports (FFR) to help ensure the information reported is reconciled to supporting data, reviewed by appropriate personnel, and that data supporting the amounts reported is maintained.

7 No $0 $0 Status as of June 30, 2025

Ensure the Ohio AG develops a mechanism to complete subrecipient monitoring timely and in accordance with its policy.

8 No $0 $0 Status as of June 30, 2025

Require the Ohio AG to develop a plan to conduct a site visit and/or desk review of those subrecipients that did not receive a review in the past 24 months, as required, with priority given to those subrecipients that did not receive a site visit and/or desk review within our audit scope.

9 No $68,674 $0 Status as of June 30, 2025

Remedy the $68,674 in unsupported subrecipient personnel expenditures.

Department of Justice OIG

United States