This paper reports on the Justice Department’s audit of victim assistance funds received by the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management; it describes the Office of the Inspector General’s audit approach, objectives, results, conclusions, and recommendations; and includes two appendix documents.
This report presents the Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG’s) audit of victim assistance funds received by the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (CT OPM) under the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Grant Program. The audit aimed to determine whether costs claimed under the grant were allowable, supported, and properly allocated, and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and terms and conditions of the award, as well as to determine whether CT OPM showed sufficient progress towards achieving the program’s performance objectives. The report describes the audit approach, followed by audit results including: program performance and accomplishments; grant financial management; grant expenditures; budget management and control, drawdowns; program income; and federal financial reports. The report concludes with a statement that CT OPM generally was found to have adequate compliance with all grant requirements that were tested, and it makes no recommendations. The two Appendix documents are: a detailed description of Objectives, Scope, and Methodology; and the OJP’s response to the Draft Audit Report.