Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Iowa Department of Justice to Crisis Intervention and Advocacy Center, Adel, Iowa

Help CIAC customize a reliable methodology within the system to identify or prorate victim service metrics reported in the quarterly performance reports.

Verify that CIAC establishes and implements internal controls to help ensure subaward transactions are accurately, completely, and timely tracked in its accounting system.

Ensure that CIAC establishes controls to allocate costs to its subawards based on a consistent, equitable, and documented methodology.

Remedy the $1,275 in unsupported gift card expenses.

Remedy the $467,712 in unsupported shared administrative and other direct costs that do not have a documented cost allocation methodology.

Ensure that CIAC documents the basis for determining the accountant's hourly rate was reasonable and executes a signed agreement to define the work to be performed by the accountant, as well as establishes an agreement that defines the work to be performed by the accountant.