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PART 18 - UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND COOPER... Page 9 of 38 <br />(c) If an awarding agency decides to impose such conditions, the awarding official will notify the grantee or <br />subgrantee as early as possible, in writing, of: <br />(1) The nature of the special conditions /restrictions; <br />(2) The reason(s) for imposing them; <br />(3) The corrective actions which must be taken before they will be removed and the time allowed for <br />completing the corrective actions; and <br />(4) The method of requesting reconsideration of the conditions /restrictions imposed. <br />Subpart C -- Post -Award Requirements <br />Financial Administration <br />Sec. 18.20 Standards for financial management systems. <br />(a) A State must expand and account for grant funds in accordance with State laws and procedures for <br />expending and accounting for its own funds. Fiscal control and accounting procedures of the State, as well as its <br />subgrantees and cost -type contractors, must be sufficient to -- <br />(1) Permit preparation of reports required by this part and the statutes authorizing the grant, and <br />(2) Permit the tracing of funds to a level of expenditures adequate to establish that such funds have not <br />been used in violation of the restrictions and prohibitions of applicable statutes. <br />(b) The financial management systems of other grantees and subgrantees must meet the following standards: <br />(1) Financial reporting. Accurate, current, and complete disclosure of the financial results of financially- <br />assisted activities must be made in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of the grant or <br />subgrant. <br />(2) Accounting records. Grantees and subgrantees must maintain records which adequately identify the <br />source and application of funds provided for financiallyassisted activities. These records must contain <br />information pertaining to grant or subgrant awards and authorizations, obligations, unobligated balances, <br />assets, liabilities, outlays or expenditures, and income. <br />(3) Internal control. Effective control and accountability must be maintained for all grant and subgrant <br />cash, real and personal property, and other assets. Grantees and subgrantees must adequately safeguard all <br />such property and must assure that it is used solely for authorized purposes. <br />(4) Budget control. Actual expenditures or outlays must be compared with budgeted amounts for each <br />grant or subgrant. Financial information must be related to performance or productivity data, including <br />the development of unit cost information whenever appropriate or specifically required in the grant or <br />subgrant agreement. If unit cost data are required, estimates based on available documentation will be <br />accepted whenever possible. <br />(5) Allowable cost. Applicable OMB cost principles, agency program regulations, and the terms of grant <br />and subgrant agreements will be followed in determining the reasonableness, allowability, and <br />allocability of costs. <br />(6) Source documentation. Accounting records must be supported by such source documentation as <br />http: / /www. dot .gov /ost/m60 /grant/49cfr18.htm 8/30/2012 <br />