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 North Carolina Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 13, 2014)
 TITLE 09. GOVERNOR AND LT. GOVERNOR
 CHAPTER 03. STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT
 SUBCHAPTER 3M. UNIFORM ADMINISTRATION OF STATE GRANTS

  09 NCAC 03M .0401. AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES  

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  • (a)  An agency that receives State funds and disburses those funds to a grantee shall:

    (1)           Notify each grantee, at the time the grant is made, of the purpose of the grant and the reporting requirements established in this Subchapter. 

    (2)           Prior to disbursing any grant funds:

    (A)          register with the Office of State Budget and Management's Community Resources Information System (CRIS); and

    (B)          follow the procedures for disbursement of grant funds.

    (3)           Develop compliance supplement reports that describe standards of compliance and audit procedures to give direction to independent auditors.  This report shall be provided to the State and Local Government Finance Division with the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer for inclusion in the North Carolina State Compliance Supplement.

    (4)           Provide the Office of the State Auditor with a listing of each grantee to which the agency disbursed State funds during the prior fiscal year by October 31st of each year including detailed information regarding the purpose and amount of the grant awarded.

    (5)           Provide the Office of State Budget and Management with a listing of every grantee to which the agency disbursed State funds during the prior fiscal year by January 31st of each year.  This report shall be consistent with the disbursement report previously provided to the Office of the State Auditor including whether the grantee has complied with the reporting requirements established in this Subchapter.

    (6)           Hold grantees accountable for the expenditure of State funds by performing monitoring and oversight functions as required in this Subchapter.

    (7)           Ensure that funds are spent consistent with the purposes for which they were granted.

    (8)           Not disburse funds to grantees that are not in compliance with the reporting requirements for funds received during the prior fiscal year.  Agencies shall consult with the Office of State Budget and Management in making this determination.

    (9)           Determine that the applicable reporting requirement has been met by the grantee and that all reports have been completed and submitted. For grantees receiving less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), the grantor agency shall complete a Certification of Compliance to the Office of the State Auditor.

    (10)         Conduct periodic monitoring reviews to ensure that State awards are used for authorized purposes in compliance with laws, regulations, and the provisions of grant agreements and that performance goals are achieved.

    (11)         Monitor compliance by grantees with all terms of a contract.  Upon determination of noncompliance, the agency shall give the grantee 60 days written notice to come into compliance.  After the 60-day period, the grantor agency shall:

    (A)          terminate the contract and take action to retrieve unexpended funds or unauthorized expenditures;

    (B)          suspend payments pending negotiation of a plan of corrective action; or

    (C)          offset future payments with the amount improperly spent.

    (b)  Each non-State entity shall ensure that subgrantees have complied with the applicable provisions of this Subchapter.  Failure to comply with such provisions shall be the basis for an audit exception. 

     

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143C-6-22; 143C-6-23;

Eff. July 1, 2005.