NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS
CLOSEOUT MEMORANDUM
Case Number: A03120083 Page 1 of 1
We reviewed 71 grants selected by a random sampling procedure fiom NSF Fiscal Year 2001
awards for conferences, workshops and symposia. As part of the review, we requested grant
records fiom each grantee. Where the records indicated possible issues, we opened inquiries to
resolve the issues.
In a grant that supported participation in a symposium1,the grantee was unable to show which
costs were charged to the grant, in apparent violation of grant conditions and OMB Circular A-
110 Section .2 1, "Standards for financial management systems." We referred the matter to the
Office of Audit for further review. Accordingly, this case is closed.
SF OIG Form 2 (11/02)
Grant Fraud
Published by the National Science Foundation, Office of Inspector General on 2004-05-27.
Below is a raw (and likely hideous) rendition of the original report. (PDF)