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Finding 2022-001 Information on the Federal Program: Assistance Listing Number 16.575?Crime Victim Assistance, United States Department of Justice. Pass-Through Entity: Colorado Department of Public Safety. Award Number: 2020-VA-21-506-02. Compliance Requirements: Allowable Costs Type of Finding Non-compliance and significant deficiency. Criteria: As outlined in the grant agreement, payments of financial assistance for victims cannot be made directly to victims. Condition: We identified one payment made directly to a crime victim. Context: Out of our sample of 5 financial assistance for victims disbursements made, 1 was made directly to the crime victim. Cause: There was confusion in the coding of the check to the grant noted above. Effect or Potential Effect: Unallowable costs of $1,353 were reimbursed under the grant. Questioned Costs: $1,353. Recommendation: The Organization should improve review controls to ensure all payments made to assist victims are appropriately in line with grant requirements. Views of Responsible Official: See Corrective Action Plan. Management agrees with this finding and immediate steps were taken to address the finding.