Failure to submit required reports within the time
allowed may result in suspension or termination of an active grant, withholding
a non-competing continuation award, or other enforcement actions, including
withholding of payments or converting to the reimbursement method of payment.
Continued failure to submit required reports may result in the imposition of
special award provisions or cause other eligible projects or activities
involving that recipient or the individual responsible for the delinquency to
not be funded.
If at any time the recipient provides an acceptable explanation
regarding the late submission of a report, the OPDIV may waive the reporting
requirement or set a new due date. However, once a report becomes overdue, such
action will be taken by the OPDIV only if the reasons for the recipient's inability
to submit the report on time are legitimately beyond its control or if the purposes
for which the report is to be used can be accomplished through other means.
Failure to meet a new date may result in the OPDIV taking action as described
above.
Submission of a required report does not necessarily fulfill
the recipient's obligation. Such reports must also meet the content requirements
in regulations or other grant terms. Where reports need to be revised in order
to be accepted, the recipient must provide a revised report by the due date
indicated or immediate fund cutoff or other enforcement actions may be taken
with regard to the delinquency.
