# Performance Audit of the Implementation of OMB COVID-19 Flexibilities - University of Wisconsin - Madison
> **Audit** by National Science Foundation OIG · 2021-05-25
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## Report
- **Title:** Performance Audit of the Implementation of OMB COVID-19 Flexibilities - University of Wisconsin - Madison
- **Submitting OIG:** National Science Foundation OIG
- **Component agency:** National Science Foundation
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2021-05-25

## Recommendations

- **Rec Finding1Rec.1** (Closed): Resolve the $26,974 in questioned Award Cash Management $ervice drawdowns for which UW-Madison has not agreed to reimburse NSF and direct UW-Madison to repay or otherwise remove the sustained questioned drawdowns from its NSF awards.
- **Rec Finding1Rec.2** (Closed): Direct UW-Madison to provide documentation supporting that it has repaid or otherwise credited the $20,431 of questioned Award Cash Management $ervice drawdowns for which it has agreed to reimburse NSF.
- **Rec Finding1Rec.3** (Closed): Direct UW-Madison to update its administrative and management processes and internal control procedures surrounding the Award Cash Management $ervice procedures for awards with expiring appropriations. Updated processes could include validating that…
- **Rec Finding1Rec.4** (Closed): Direct UW-Madison to strengthen its award set-up processes and procedures to ensure it cannot charge costs to an active award if the Federal appropriations for the award have expired.
- **Rec Finding2Rec.1** (Closed): Direct UW-Madison to provide documentation supporting that it has repaid or otherwise credited the $1,593 in questioned costs for which it has agreed to reimburse NSF.
- **Rec Finding2Rec.2** (Closed): Direct UW-Madison to update its administrative and management processes and internal control procedures surrounding the Award Cash Management $ervice system to ensure that UW-Madison appropriately incorporates credits when calculating the total amount…
- **Rec Finding3Rec.1** (Closed): Direct UW-Madison to update its current award set-up practices to require that, when setting up accounts established for NSF awards, personnel ensure that the accounts apply indirect costs using the rates that were established in the Negotiated…
- **Rec Finding4Rec.1** (Closed): Direct UW-Madison to strengthen its Research Experience for Undergraduate award setup procedures to ensure that personnel select the appropriate indirect cost base.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/performance-audit-implementation-omb-covid-19-flexibilities-university-wisconsin)
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