Title 13

SECTION 130.810

130.810 SBA review authority.

§ 130.810 SBA review authority.

(a) Site visits. The AA/SBDCs, or a representative, on notice to the SBDC Director, is authorized to make programmatic and financial review visits to SBDC service providers to inspect records and client files, and to analyze and assess SBDC activities.

(b) SBA examinations. SBA examiners shall perform a biannual programmatic and financial examination of each SBDC.

(c) Certification program. SBA may provide financial support to the Recognized Organization to develop and implement an SBDC certification program.

(d) Audits. The examinations by SBA examiners shall not substitute for audits required of Federal grantees under the Single Audit Act of 1984 or applicable OMB guidelines (see Circulars A-110, A-128 and A-133), nor shall such internal review substitute for audits to be conducted by the SBA Office of Inspector General under authority of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (see § 130.830(b)).

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