574 - Administrative Procedures and Controls

Besides administrative offset by the federal government to recoup grant-related debts by grantees (see ¶573), other statutes provide an administrative means to monitor or control spending.Anti-Deficiency Act The Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. §1341) prohibits any federal official or employee from involving the federal government in “any contract or other obligation for the payment of money for any purpose, before an appropriation is made” or authorizing an obligation “exceeding an amount available” in an appropriation. The act can have special implications for grantees. It can be used by federal officials to refuse the authorization of funds over the amount available at that… Read More