National Resource Centers and Fellowships Program for Language and Area or Language and International Studies

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports:
Centers: All programs must provide performance reports upon completion of each year's budget period and a final report of project accomplishments at the end of the grant. Financial reports are also required. Fellowships: Performance reports from fellowship award recipients at the end of each award period. Institutional final reports (awards lists) and financial reports are required annually.

Audits:
Centers: All fiscal records will be subject to audit by the Education Department at any time within 3 years after expiration of the grants. Fellowships: Fiscal records of institutions administering fellowship funds will be subject to audit by the Department at any time within 5 years after the close of the fiscal year in which grant funds are all spent.

Records:
All records supporting claims under grant or relating to the accountability for awarded funds must be available upon request: (1) For 3 years after close of the fiscal year in which the grant expired or (2) until the grantee is notified of completion of Federal financial audit, whichever is later. Fellowships: All records bearing on the receipt and expenditure of funds under the program must be available for inspection by the Department: (1) For 3 years after the fiscal year in which grant funds are spent, (2) until audit or for 5 years after grant, or (3) until resolution of any audit questions.