Audit of USAID/Iraq's Broadening Participation through Civil Society Project
Recommendations
USAID/Iraq inform Mercy Corps in writing to ask the agreement officer for an allowability determination prior to seeking payment for costs incurred by the International Republican Institute prior to terminating its work in Iraq.
USAID/Iraq implement a written plan to align the project description, budget, work plan, and performance management plan to allow Mercy Corps to plan its activities and give this plan to Mercy Corps.
USAID/Iraq ask Mercy Corps, in writing, to implement a plan to strengthen its internal controls for documenting the technical review process for grants and the reporting of data by key partners and grantees.
USAID/Iraq ask Mercy Corps, in writing, to implement a plan to discuss data integrity and ethics in its compliance and reporting training for new and existing grantees.