Audit of the Office of Justice Programs State of Washington Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded to the Young Women's Christian Association of Seattle, King County, and Snohomish County, Seattle, Washington

Audit of the Office of Justice Programs State of Washington Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded to the Young Women's Christian Association of Seattle, King County, and Snohomish County, Seattle, Washington Read Report Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today the release of a report on four grants totaling $603,666 to the Young Women's Christian Association of Seattle, King County, and Snohomish County (YWCA of Seattle). The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants were subawarded to the YWCA of Seattle to assist crime victims in the state of Washington. As of February 2024, YWCA of Seattle was reimbursed $226,691 for the grants we reviewed.   The DOJ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that the YWCA of Seattle provided outreach and prevention services to youth and direct services to victims of crime. However, we found that it can improve certain areas of its grant management. Specifically, we found that the YWCA of Seattle over-reported the number of victims it served and that its performance data included activities funded by other sources. We also found that the YWCA of Seattle charged to the grants unapproved salaries and unallowable gift cards. As a result, we identified $43,614 in unallowable and unsupported costs.   The DOJ OIG made seven recommendations to OJP to improve the YWCA of Seattle's grant management. The DOJ OIG also made one recommendation to OJP to assist the Washington COM improve its subrecipient performance monitoring. OJP agreed with all seven recommendations. Read Report You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to OIG Reports - Office of Justice Programs (OJP) for U.S. Department of Justice.  Follow the DOJ Office of the Inspector General on X @JusticeOIG.

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