# DOC - OIG-24-017-I - 2
> **Closed** recommendation · 2024-03-27
**Report:** Independent Program Evaluation of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Pandemic Relief Program ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/40696))
**OIG report number:** OIG-24-017-I
**Recommendation number:** 2
## Text
We recommend that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of NIST ensure NIST's Director of Grants Management implements a financial oversight process to ensure award recipients seek budget revision approvals for any changes above the allowable threshold or any spending in new budget categories.
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