November 20, 2015
Posted January 25, 2016
The University of Florida agreed to pay $19.875 million to settle allegations the university improperly charged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for salary and administrative costs on hundreds of federal grants. According to the government, the university overcharged hundreds of grants for the salary costs of its employees, where it did not have documentation to support the level of effort claimed on the grants for those employees. The government also contended the university charged for impermissible administrative costs for equipment and supplies and inflated costs charged to the grants. DOJ
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