Are Missions responsible for monitoring an FBO grantee?
Yes, it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that all grantees first agree to comply with restrictions and then are faithful in operating within those restrictions. An FBO should be monitored in the same way that any other NGO would be monitored. USAID staff just need to keep in mind the specific guidance related to faith-based organizations. Your monitoring of FBOs need not and should not be any more or less intensive than of secular or traditional grantees; there is equal risk that either type of organization could misappropriate or misuse public funds. By engaging in appropriate monitoring, you are doing more than safeguarding constitutional and regulatory standards; you are helping grantees to avoid costly legal, political or media exposure. For example, FBO grantees that violate policy could be asked or sued to return their funds, could forfeit future funds, or could be targeted for legal action by a private person or organization. To make sure that grants are used pr
