The Single Grants Audit Unit (SGAU) is a diverse team of audit and administrative professionals with extensive private and governmental experience who are committed to ensuring federal funds and public money is spent as required primarily for students in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations, and departmental guidelines.  The team is dedicated to fulfilling this charge in a friendly and progressive manner and providing auditees/schools with technical assistance to the extent practical.  We look forward to working with you!

SGAU performs the following audits to ensure funds are spent on eligible students/beneficiaries in conformity with pertinent laws and regulations:

• Fiscal monitorings of approved private schools for students with disabilities (APSSDs) in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-18.1 et seq.
• Audits of federal Perkins grants awarded to local education agencies (LEAs) and various New Jersey colleges and universities under The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21^st Century Act of 2018.
• Audits of federal Title I grants awarded to LEAs and county vocational schools pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as reauthorized by the Every Students Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA). In addition, SGAU provides technical assistance to the extent practical.

SGAU serves various stakeholders such as: 1)  administrators, board office personnel and teachers at New Jersey school districts, charter schools, county vocational schools, and colleges; 2) approved private schools for students with disabilities; 3) other NJDOE offices; 4) United States Department of Education; 5) other State agencies; 6) CPA firms; and 7) the general public.

Our stakeholders look for us to provide accurate audit reports of examination to inform their processes and technical assistance whenever possible, and to meet our regulatory obligations as it relates to the subrecipient monitoring of Federal awards and fiscal monitorings of APSSDs.