Audit deliverable closeout for silent recipients.
The dataset shows 50 entities that received ≥$500K in federal funding then went silent in the corpus for ≥36 months — totalling $266M in distributed funds. 50 have been silent ≥6 years. Silence is not evidence of incompletion, but it is the signal to verify deliverable closeout, final-report submission, and (where applicable) funds returned. The recommendation is grounded in 50 pattern-detector matches across the federal corpus. Each cited match links back to specific source rows; an auditor walking the citation can verify every dollar in the headline.
Monetary impact
Recoverable / prevention rate (3.0%) and indirect-cost rate (1.8%) are calibrated category-level defaults grounded in published auditor benchmarks. Implementation cost is a calibrated point estimate based on category complexity. Funders should refine all three with their own historical recovery data.
Risk overview
Funds disbursed to recipients with no subsequent reporting may trigger comptroller review under the Financial Administration Act.
Closeout backlog grows; deliverable verification is harder the further from the agreement period the audit happens.
Recipients receiving substantial public funds and disappearing from the public record is the canonical accountability narrative.
Justification & audit trail
50 cited matches · $266M at stake
The dataset shows 50 entities that received ≥$500K in federal funding then went silent in the corpus for ≥36 months — totalling $266M in distributed funds. 50 have been silent ≥6 years. Silence is not evidence of incompletion, but it is the signal to verify deliverable closeout, final-report submission, and (where applicable) funds returned. The recommendation is grounded in 50 pattern-detector matches across the federal corpus. Each cited match links back to specific source rows; an auditor walking the citation can verify every dollar in the headline.
- total_value$1Msource: fed.grants_contributions
- last_grant2005-09-01T04:00:00.000Zsource: fed.grants_contributions
- total_value$1Msource: fed.grants_contributions
- last_grant2005-11-15T05:00:00.000Zsource: fed.grants_contributions
- total_value$1Msource: fed.grants_contributions
- last_grant2006-01-04T05:00:00.000Zsource: fed.grants_contributions
| Source | Row | Field | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| fed.grants_contributions | Beheermaatschappij Frisian Spring B.V | total_value | 1,012,500 |
| fed.grants_contributions | Beheermaatschappij Frisian Spring B.V | last_grant | 2005-09-01T04:00:00.000Z |
| fed.grants_contributions | Beheermaatschappij Frisian Summer B.V | total_value | 1,012,500 |
| fed.grants_contributions | Beheermaatschappij Frisian Summer B.V | last_grant | 2005-11-15T05:00:00.000Z |
| fed.grants_contributions | CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY - DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN ART | total_value | 1,152,715 |
| fed.grants_contributions | CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY - DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN ART | last_grant | 2006-01-04T05:00:00.000Z |
| fed.grants_contributions | Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement | total_value | 2,500,000 |
| fed.grants_contributions | Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement | last_grant | 2006-01-05T05:00:00.000Z |
| fed.grants_contributions | Ministère des finances (a/s DEC (MAM) | total_value | 8,368,000 |
| fed.grants_contributions | Ministère des finances (a/s DEC (MAM) | last_grant | 2006-01-20T05:00:00.000Z |
Confidence rationale. Calibrated from 50 cited matches at flag severity. Confidence increases with match volume and severity; the snapshot pipeline rebuilds nightly.
Timeline & dependencies
- D+14Audit committee briefed
- D+45Evidence pack assembled
- D+90Decision recorded
Calibrated next steps
- 01Cross-reference the recipient names with the federal corporate registry to identify which entities are still active.
- 02For CRA-registered charities in this list, pull the most recent T3010 filing date — gaps ≥18 months are a regulatory issue independent of the federal-funding silence.
- 03Pull the most recent agreement's deliverable contract for each recipient and confirm closeout was completed.