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FY 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM- DECEMBER 2, 2005 Schedule through the G&T Secure Porta!. The SAA must report on scheduled exercises and ensure that an AAR and Improvement Plan (IP) are prepared for each exercise conducted with G&T support (grant funds or direct support) and submitted to G&T within 60 days following completion of the exercise. The AAR documents the performance of exercise related tasks and makes recommendations for improvements. The IP outlines the actions that the exercising jurisdiction plans to take to address recommendations contained in the AAR. Generally, the IP, with at least initial action steps, should be included in the final AAR. G&T is establishing a national database to facilitate the scheduling of exercises, the submission of the AARlIPs and the tracking ofIP implementation. Guidance on development of AARs and IPs is provided in the HSEEP manuals. C.4 Financial and Compliance Audit Report Recipients that expend $500,000 or more of Federal funds during their fiscal year are required to submit an organization-wide financial and compliance audit report. The audit must be performed in accordance with the Government Accountability Office Government Auditing Standards, located at http://www.f!:ao.gov/govaud/vbkOI.htm. and OMB Circular A-133, Audits ojStates, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, located at htto://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ circulars/index.htm!. Audit reports are currently due to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse no later than nine months after the end of the recipient's fiscal year. In addition, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Comptroller General of the United States shall have access to any books, documents, and records of recipients of FY 2006 HSGP assistance for audit and examination purposes, provided that, in the opinion of the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Comptroller General, these documents are related to the receipt or use of such assistance. The grantee will also give the sponsoring agency or the Comptroller General, through any authorized representative, access to, and the right to, examine all records, books, papers or documents related to the grant. The State shall require that sub grantees comply with the audit requirements set forth in OMB Circular A-I33. Recipients are responsible for ensuring that sub-recipient audit reports are received and for resolving any audit findings. D. Monitoring Grant recipients will be monitored periodically by G&T Preparedness Officers and OGO to ensure that the program goals, objectives, timeliness, budgets, and other related program criteria are being met. Monitoring is accomplished through a combination of office-based and on-site monitoring visits. Monitoring involves the review and analysis of the financial, programmatic, and administrative issues relative to each program, and helps identify areas where technical assistance and other support may be needed. Beginning in FY 2006, OGO will conduct financial monitoring of all States and Urban Areas during the grant period. The SAA is responsible for monitoring subgrantee activities to provide reasonable assurance that the sub-recipient administers Federal awards in compliance with Federal and State requirements. Responsibilities include the accounting of receipts and expenditures, cash management, the PREPARI;;DNESS DIRECTORATE'S OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING 66