Resolution and Advanced Monitoring Branch

The U.S. National Science Foundation Resolution and Advanced Monitoring Branch (RAM) ensures compliance with federal requirements for audit follow-up and post-award oversight.

Oversight activities

Advanced monitoring site visits

During these site visits, RAM assesses an organization's capability, performance and compliance with federal financial and administrative regulations and NSF policies.

Audit resolution

RAM reviews and resolves compliance, internal control and questioned cost findings identified in audits of NSF awardees.

Advanced monitoring desk reviews

During these desk reviews, RAM ensures an organization has established award management policies, procedures and practices sufficient to manage NSF funds compliantly.

Post-award adjustment reviews

RAM reviews upward adjustments to selected closed NSF awards to assess whether expenditures reimbursed after the award end-date and financial closeout follow federal and NSF requirements.

Targeted review assessments

RAM conducts targeted reviews of organizations' grant administration to ensure compliance. 

Leadership

Rochelle D. Ray

Branch Chief

Additional resources

Management Responses to External Audits and Internal Reviews: Access NSF reports resulting from audits, inspections, evaluations and other Office of Inspector General reviews.