Defending Department of State Grant Awardees Against Proposed Suspension and Debarment and the Critical Importance of an Effective Mitigation Case
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/21
The Department of State has the general authority to debar or suspend grant awardees from participating in federal grant programs and other nonprocurement transactions. Grounds for debarment of a federal grantee include criminal or civil convictions for various crimes, including fraud, embezzlement, theft, bribery, tax evasion, misuse of grant funds and false claims, among others, as well as other causes indicating a person or business is not “presently responsible” as a federal grantee....
By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC