### Question
Can you define what unresolved audit finding means?


### Answer
**Unresolved audit finding** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 5776a*:

> an audit report finding in the final report of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice that the grantee has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within a 12-month period beginning on the date when the final audit report is issued

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5776a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 72-JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION > SUBCHAPTER IV-MISSING CHILDREN**

