No matter how needed and important they may be, safety audits are always a big investment of time and energy to make sure they’re done correctly.

Full Line Distributor and Design Services.Resolve the $4,584 of questioned unallocable and unreasonable costs for which Pitt has not agreed to reimburse NSF and direct Pitt to repay or otherwise remove the sustained questioned costs from its NSF awards.ĭirect Pitt to provide documentation supporting that it has repaid or otherwise credited the $23,391 of questioned unallocable and unreasonable costs for which it has agreed to reimburse NSF.ĭirect Pitt to strengthen the administrative and management controls, training, processes, and review procedures for the NSF award expenditures.ĭirect Pitt to provide documentation supporting that it has repaid or otherwise credited the $869 of questioned overcharged indirect costs for which it has agreed to reimburse NSF.ĭirect Pitt to develop and implement controls to identify situations when indirect cost rates change between proposal submission and award date and to take appropriate steps to avoid claiming unallowable indirect costs on NSF awards. Processes could include requiring Pitt to review all materials/supplies purchased during the final 90 days of an award’s period of performance to evaluate whether the costs are allocable in accordance with all relevant federal and sponsor-specific regulations before charging the expenses to a sponsored project.

Resolve the $8,616 of questioned material and supply costs for which Pitt has not agreed to reimburse NSF and direct Pitt to repay or otherwise remove the sustained questioned costs from its NSF awards.ĭirect Pitt to provide documentation supporting that it has repaid or otherwise credited the $26,357 of questioned material and supply costs for which it has agreed to reimburse NSF.ĭirect Pitt to strengthen the administrative and management controls, training, processes, and procedures over expenditures near the end of an award. These controls, training, processes, and procedures should include standards for collecting and retaining supporting documentation to ensure that all financial transactions can be traced back to the original source documentation. Direct Pitt to provide documentation supporting that it has repaid or otherwise credited the $42,450 of questioned unsupported costs for which it has agreed to reimburse NSF.ĭirect Pitt to strengthen the administrative and management controls, training, processes, and procedures related to maintaining a proper audit trail.

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