MN HF2891

State employees with grants management responsibilities must complete training and receive certification from the commissioner demonstrating knowledge of grants management policies and procedures, with certification renewal required every three years through continuing education.

Granting agencies must conduct at least one unannounced, in-person monitoring visit for grants between $50,000 and $250,000 before final payment, and at least one such visit per fiscal year for grants exceeding $250,000.

Agencies must document grantee failures to comply with grant terms; unintentional or minor failures require notification and technical assistance, while intentional, serious, or repeated failures must be reported to the commissioner.

When credible evidence of fraud or unlawful use of public funds is found, agencies must report to law enforcement, stop or withhold payments, and may suspend or debar the grantee from grant eligibility.

The commissioner must maintain a list of grantees convicted of misusing government funds, suspended or debarred from grants programs, or reported for intentional, serious, or repeated compliance failures.