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Audit of the Help America Vote Act Grants Awarded to the State of North Carolina

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
G22NC0004-24-06
Report Type
Audit
Subject
Grant
Special Project
Pandemic
Description

EAC OIG audited funds received by the State of North Carolina under the Help America Vote Act, totaling $33 million. This included Election Security and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act grants.

Location(s)
NC, United States
Questioned Costs
$725,449
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Status of Recommendations

Closed

Require the North Carolina State Board of Elections to implement procedures and training to help ensure that required progress and financial reports are properly and timely submitted.

Closed

Require the North Carolina State Board of Elections to implement procedures and training to help ensure that interest earned from grant funds is reported on its financial reports.

Open

Determine the allowability of $400,696 in questioned costs ($382,645 unsupported; $18,051 ineligible) under CARES Act Award NC20101CARES-01 and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Open

Determine the allowability of $324,753 in questioned costs ($320,344 unsupported; $4,409 ineligible) under Election Security Award NC20101001-01 and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Open

Require the North Carolina State Board of Elections to strengthen its policies and procedures for subawardee monitoring, including the procedures for reviewing invoices and supporting information submitted by subawardees.

Open

Require the North Carolina State Board of Elections to implement procedures and training to ensure assets purchased with HAVA funds are completely documented in the Fixed Asset System and asset tags are affixed to the asset in a visible location.