Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Grant Administered by the Educational Advancement Alliance, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

摘要

The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, Audit Division, has completed an audit of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant, number 2005-JG-FX-0259, including one supplement, awarded to the Educational Advancement Alliance, Inc. (EAA). The congressionally-directed grant was awarded to EAA, but the ultimate beneficiary of the funds was Philadelphia College Opportunity Resources for Education (CORE). The total award for the grant and supplement was $1,873,228. The objective of the grant was to increase the access and retention of at-risk students to higher education by providing direct student service counseling and aiming to improve the systems. The objective of our audit was to determine whether reimbursements claimed for costs under the grant were allowable, supported, and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and the terms and conditions of the grant. We also evaluated program performance to determine whether the grants goals and objectives were met, as well as the grant-funded programs overall accomplishments.