Compliance to play key role in stimulus applications « Knight Center Community Connection

At Broadband Application Training workshops across the nation, government representatives have stated that compliance monitoring and reporting would play a crucial role in setting a standard of transparency and accountability to funding applicants.

It was made very clear that the government is taking this issue very seriously.

In short, a compliant program will meet the deadlines stated in its application and use money as indicated. During the second review of proposals at the end of September, a separate compliance team will begin checking proposals for compliance issues. Program Officers have already been hired and placed in the field to monitor and provide oversight for specific programs...