# Audit of the Administration of Help America Vote Act Grants Awarded to the State of Rhode Island
> **Audit** by Election Assistance Commission OIG · 2024-07-10
> *About: Election Assistance Commission*
## Report
- **Title:** Audit of the Administration of Help America Vote Act Grants Awarded to the State of Rhode Island
- **Submitting OIG:** Election Assistance Commission OIG
- **Component agency:** Election Assistance Commission
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2024-07-10

## Summary

The independent public accounting firm of Brown & Company, CPAs and Management Consultants, PLLC, under contract with the Office of Inspector General, audited Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants administered by the Rhode Island Secretary of State, totaling $11.8 million. This included federal funds, state matching funds, and interest earned on the reissued Section 251, Election Security, and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act grants.

## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/audit-administration-help-america-vote-act-grants-awarded-state-rhode-island)
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