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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE  
 
 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS   
Approved: OMB No. 1121-0329 
Expires 12/31/2023 
 
  
 
 
 
 
Background 
 
 
Recipients’ financial management systems and internal controls must meet certain requ
uding those 
 
set out in the “Part 200 Uniform Requirements” (2.C.F.R. Part 2800). 
 
 
Including at a minimum, the financial management system of each
 
 OJP award recipient must provide 
for the following:
 
 
 
 
(1)
 
 Identification, in its accounts, of all Federal awards received and expended and the Federal programs under
 
 
which they were received. Federal program and Federal award identification must include, as applicable, the
 
 
 
CFDA title and number, Federal award identification number and year, and the name of the Federal agency.
 
 
(2) Accurate, current, and complete disclosure of the financial res
 
ults of each Federal award or program.
 (3) Records that identify adequately the source and application of funds for Federally-funded activities. These
records must contain information pertaining to Federal awards, authorizations, obligations, unobligated
 
balances, assets, expenditures, income, and interest, and be supported by source documentation.
(4) Effective control over, and accountability for, all funds, prop
 
 
erty, and other assets. The recipient must
 
adequately safeguard all assets and assure that they are used s
 
 
 
olely for authorized purposes.
 
 (5) Comparison of expenditures with budget amounts for each Federal award.
 
 
 
(6) Written procedures to document the receipt and disbursement of 
 
Federal funds including procedures to
 
 
 
minimize the time elapsing between the transfer of funds from the United States Treasury and the disbursement
by the OJP recipient.
 
 
 
 
(7) Written procedures for determining the allowability of costs in accordance with both the terms and conditions of
the Federal award and the cost principles to apply to the Federal award.
 
 
 
(8) Other important requirements related to retention requirements for records, use of open and machine readable
 
formats in records, and certain Federal rights of access to awa
 
 
rd-related records and recipient personnel.
 
  
irements, incl
 
 
1. Name of Organization and Address:
 
 
Organization Name:
 
  
  Street1:
        
          
Street2:
          
City:
          
 State:
Zip Code:
 
 
       
              
      
 
      
  
 
        
  
 
  
     
2. Authorized Representative’s Name and Title:
Prefix: 
    
First Name:
 
          
       
       
  
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
    
 
   
 
  
 
Middle Name: 
Last Name:
Suffix: 
Title:
 
3. Phone:
4. F ax:
5. E mail:
6. Year Established:
 
7. Employer Identification Number (EIN):
8. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number:
9. a) Is the applicant entity a nonprofit organization (including a nonprofit institution of higher education) as
described in 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) and exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(a)? 
Yes
 No 
If "No" skip to Question 10. 
If "Yes", complete Questions 9. b) and 9. c). 
 
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Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner
701 W Jefferson St
Phoenix
AZ
85007
Mr. 
Bill
Gates
Chairman of Board of Supervisors
1871
86-6000472
077535144
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE  
 
 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS   
Approved: OMB No. 1121-0329 
Expires 12/31/2023 
 
  
 
AUDIT INFORMATION 
 
 
9. b) Does the applicant nonprofit organization maintain offshore accounts for
the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in 26 U.S.C. 5
 
11(a)?
9. c) With respect to the most recent year in which the applicant nonprofit
 
 
organization was required to file a tax return, does the applicant nonprofit
 organization believe (or assert) that it satisfies the requirements of 26 C.F.R.
 
   
 
 
 
53.4958-6 (which relate to the reasonableness of compensation of certain
    
individuals)?
 
  
 If "Yes", refer to “Additional Attachments” under “What An Application Should 
Include” in the OJP solicitation (or application guidance) unde
 
r which the 
 applicant is submitting its application. If the solicitation/guidance describes the 
“Disclosure of Process related to Executive Compensation,” the 
 
applicant 
 nonprofit organization must provide -- as an attachment to its application -- a 
disclosure that satisfies the minimum requirements as described by OJP.
       
 
For purposes of this questionnaire, an “audit” is conducted by an independent, external auditor using generally 
accepted auditing standards (GAAS) or Generally Governmental Au
 
diting Standards (GAGAS), and results in an 
audit report with an opinion. 
 
 
10. Has the applicant entity undergone any of the following types of audit(s)(Please check all that apply):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
 
“Single Audit” under OMB A-133 or Subpart F of 2 C.F.R. Part 200
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Statement Audit
 
       
Defense Contract Agency Audit (DCAA)
 
      
Other Audit & Agency (list type of audit):
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
None (if none, skip to question 13) 
11. Most Recent Audit Report
    
 
 Issued:
    
 
Within the last 
 
Within the last 
Over 2 years ago
N/A
12 months
2 years
 
 
 
    
    
 
 
 
Name of Audit Agency/Firm:  
 
 
 
    
    
 
 
 
AUDITOR'S OPINION 
 
 
 
Unqualified Opinion 
Qualified Opinion 
Disclaimer, Going Concern  
N/A: No audits as 
    
    
 
 
 
or Adverse Opinions 
described above 
Enter the number of findings (if none, enter "0": 
 
 
 
Enter the dollar amount of questioned costs (if none, enter "$0"):
 
 
 
Were material weaknesses noted in the report or opinion? 
 
 Yes     
No     
 
 
 
 
 
  
13. Which of the following best describes the applicant entity's accounting system:
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM 
 
 
 
 
    
    
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manual 
Automated 
Combination of manual and automated
14. Does the applicant entity's accounting system have the capability to
Yes 
No 
Not Sure 
identify the receipt and expenditure of award funds separately for each
Federal award?
15. Does the applicant entity's accounting system have the capability to
Yes
 No 
Not Sure 
record expenditures for each Federal award by the budget cost categories
shown in the approved budget?
16. Does the applicant entity's accounting system have the capability to
Yes
 No 
Not Sure 
record cost sharing ("match") separately for each Federal award, and
 
maintain documentation to support recorded match or cost share?
 
 
    
    
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Yes
 No 
Yes
 No 
12. On the most recent audit, what was the auditor’s opinion?
 
 
 
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Arizona Auditor General
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17. Does the applicant entity's accounting system have the capability to
 
Yes
Not Sure 
accurately track employees actual time spent performing work for each federal 
award, and to accurately allocate charges for employee salaries and wages
for each federal award, and maintain records to support the actual 
 
 
time spent
 
    
    
 
 
 
and specific allocation of charges associated with each applicant e
 
mployee?
 
18. Does the applicant entity’s accounting system include budgetary
 
 controls
Yes 
No 
Not Sure 
to preclude the applicant entity from incurring obligations or costs that exceed
the amount of funds available under a federal award (the total amount of the
award, as well as the amount available in each budget cost cate
   
gory)?
19. Is applicant entity familiar with  the "cost principles" that apply to recent
 
No 
Not Sure 
and future federal 
 
awards, including 
 
the general and specific principles set out
 
    
    
 
 
 
in 2 C.F.R  Part 200?
Yes 
No 
 
 
 
 
PROPERTY STANDARDS AND PROCUREMENT STANDARDS  
 
20. Does the applicant entity’s property management system(s) maintain the
No
 
   
    
 
 Not Sure 
following information on property purchased with federal
 
 award funds (1) a
 Yes  
 
 
description of the property; (2) an identification number; (3) the source of
 
funding for the property, including the award number; (4) who holds title; (5)
acquisition date; (6) acquisition cost; (7) federal share of the acquisition cost;
 
 
 
    
    
 
 
(8) location and 
 
 
condition of the property; (9) ultimate disposition information?
 
21. Does the appl
 
icant entity maintain written policies and 
 
procedures for
Not Sure 
procurement transactions that -- (1) are designed to avoid unnecessary or
 
duplicative purchases; (2) provide for analysis of lease versus purchase
alternatives;
  (3)  set out a process for soliciting goods and services, and (4)
include standards of conduct that address conflicts of interest
 
    
 
?
    
22.  a) Are the applicant entity’s procurement policies and procedures 
 
    
     
Yes 
No 
Not Sure 
designed to ensure that procurements are conducted in a manner that 
 provides full and open competition to the extent practicable, and to avoid 
practices that restrict competition? 
22. b) Do the applicant entity's procurement policies and procedure
  
s require
 Yes     
No    
 
 Not Sure 
 
 
documentation of the history of a procurement, including the ra
 
tionale for the 
 
method of procurement, selection of contract type, selection or rejection of
 
 
contractors, and basis for the contract price?
23. Does the applicant entity have written policies and procedures designed
Yes 
No 
 
Not Sure 
to prevent the applicant entity from entering into a procurement contract
under a federal award with any entity or individual that is suspended or
 
debarred from such contracts, including provisions for checking the “Excluded 
Parties List” system (www.sam.gov) for suspended or debarred sub-grantees
 
 
 
and contractors, prior to award?
 
Yes 
No 
 
 
TRAVEL POLICY 
                                                                                              
     
24. Does the applicant entity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No 
  
 
(a) maintain a standard travel policy?
Yes
              
      
(b) adhere to the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR)?
Yes 
 
SUBRECIPIENT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING 
No 
 
Yes 
No 
Not Sure 
 
 
N/A - Applicant does not make 
 
25. Does the applicant entity have written policies, procedures, and/or
guidance designed to ensure that any subawards made by the applicant
entity under a federal award -- (1) clearly document applicable federal
requirements, (2) are appropriately monitored by the applicant, and (3)
comply with the requirements in 2 CFR Part 200 (see 2 CFR 200.331)?
subawards under any OJP 
awards 
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS   
Approved: OMB No. 1121-0329 
Expires 12/31/2023 
26. Is the applicant entity aware of the differences between subawards under
No 
Not Sure 
federal awards and procurement contracts under federal awards, including
the different roles and responsibilities associated with each?
N/A - Applicant does not make 
subawards under any OJP 
awards 
27. Does the applicant entity have written policies and procedures designed
Yes 
Not Sure 
to prevent the applicant entity from making a subaward under a federal
award to any entity or individual is suspended or debarred from such
N/A - Applicant does not make 
subawards?
subawards under any OJP 
awards 
Yes 
No 
DESIGNATION AS 'HIGH-RISK' BY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES 
28. Is the applicant entity designated “high risk” by a federal grant-making
Yes 
No 
Not Sure
agency outside of DOJ? (High risk includes any status under which a federal
awarding agency provides additional oversight due to the applicant's past
performance, or other programmatic or financial concerns with the applicant.)
If "Yes", provide the following: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Name(s) of the federal awarding agency:
(b) Date(s) the agency notified the applicant entity of the "high risk" designation:
(c) Contact information for the "high risk" point of contact at the federal agency:
Name:
Phone:
Email:
(d) Reason for "high risk" status, as set out by the federal agency:
CERTIFICATION ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT ENTITY 
(Must be made by the chief executive, executive director, chief financial officer, designated authorized 
representative ("AOR"), or other official with the requisite knowledge and authority) 
On behalf of the applicant entity, I certify to the U.S. Department of Justice that the information provided above is 
complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. I have the requisite authority and information to make this 
certification on behalf of the applicant entity. 
Name: 
Date: 
Title: 
Executive Director 
Chief Financial Officer 
Chairman 
Other: 
Phone: 
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