# ED - A20US0045 - 2.3
> **Closed** recommendation · 2023-01-17
**Report:** University of Cincinnati’s Use of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Student Aid and Institutional Grants ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/34316))
**OIG report number:** A20US0045
**Recommendation number:** 2.3
## Text
Determine whether the $1,916,041 that the University of Cincinnati charged to its HEERF Institutional grant for noncompetitive procurements was reasonable when compared to the costs of suitable alternatives; and, if the charges were inappropriate, require the University to either return the funds to the Department or reallocate the funds for allowable expenditures.
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