Finding Text
2023-02 - Disallowed Activities
Criteria: Recipients of grant monies may only expend those funds on allowed
activities as set forth by the grant agreement.
Condition: During subrecipient monitoring, the Alabama Coalition Against Rape
reported on salaries and wages related to disallowed activities being included in
draw requests for grant number FVP ARP SA 2022-FV-SA-293.
Context/Cause: Per the subrecipient monitoring performed by the Alabama
Coalition Against Rape, staff wages relating to activities other than sexual assault
support were included in draw requests for grant number FVP ARP SA 2022-FV-SA-
293. These activities are disallowed under the grant agreement.
Effects: Funds related to the disallowed activities were required to be repaid to the
Alabama Coalition Against Rape. Incorrectly assigning activities to grants could
result not only in repayment of monies related disallowed activities but the canceling
of the related grant agreements if not corrected in a timely fashion.
Recommendation: We recommend the Board review its processes to ensure that
only allowed costs and activities be assigned to the related grant.
Auditee's Response: We acknowledge the above finding. Misappropriated monies
were repaid to ACAR. Sexual Assault staff were released and the program has been
halted.