§10230 Other Administrative Provisions

Summary

Recipients must keep the records the Office of Justice Programs requires. Those records must show how much money they got, how they spent it, the total project cost, and how much came from other sources. The Office of Justice Programs and its authorized people can inspect any books, papers, or records they think relate to the grants, contracts, subgrants, or subcontracts. The Comptroller General (or people the Comptroller General authorizes) can also inspect those records for audit until three years after the project or program ends. These rules apply to every recipient, whether they got money directly, by cooperative agreement, contract, subgrant, or subcontract. A revolving fund is set up inside the Bureau of Justice Assistance to pay for projects that buy stolen goods to stop illegal trade. Despite other laws, any income, royalties, or money from selling or using unclaimed goods bought for these projects must go into that fund. If someone proves they legally own the goods, the fund’s administrator may claim the property up to the amount of federal money used to buy it, and money recovered goes back into the fund. The administrator can spend the fund money, including by making grants, to run the projects.