633.309—Recordkeeping requirements.
(a)
Each grantee shall ensure maintenance of systems whose financial management and participant data components provide federally-required records and reports that are accurate, uniform in definition, accessible to authorized Federal staff, and verifiable for monitoring, reporting, and evaluation purposes.
(1)
Maintain data elements used in required Federal reports in accordance with established program definitions contained in the Act and these regulations;
(7)
Trace the funds to a level of expenditures adequate to demonstrate that funds have been spent lawfully;
(8)
Maintain internal controls to avoid conflict-of-interest situations and prevent irregular transactions or activities;
(9)
Support accounting records with source documentation such as cancelled checks, paid bills, contracts, grants, and agreements; and
(10)
Establish procedures that will minimize the time elapsing between the receipt of advanced funds and their disbursement.