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Minnesota Department of Commerce Commerce Fraud Bureau Conflicts of Interest State grant policy requires thatsteps and procedures are in place to prevent individual and organizational conflicts of interest, both in reference to applicants and reviewers per Minn. Stat.§16B.98 Subd. 2-3and08-01 Conflict of Interest in State Grant-Making Policy effective date 1/1/21. Organizational conflicts of interest occur when: a grantee or applicant is unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Department due to competing duties or loyalties a grantee’s or applicant’s objectivity in carrying out the grant is or might be otherwise impaired due to competing duties or loyalties In cases where a conflict of interest is in question ordisclosed, the applicants or grantees will be notified and actions may be pursued, including but not limited to,revising the grant work plan or grantee duties to mitigate the risk, requesting the grant applicant to submit an organizational conflict of interest mitigation plan, disqualification from eligibility for the grant award, amending the grant,or termination of the grant contract agreement. Public Data Per Minn. Stat. §13.599 Names and addresses of grant applicantsand amount requestedwill be public data once proposal responses are opened. All remaining data in proposal responses (except trade secret data as defined and classified in §13.37) will be public data after the evaluation process is completed. For the purposes of this grant, when all grant contract agreements have been fully executed. All data created or maintained by the Commerce Fraud Bureauas part of the evaluation process (except trade secret data as definedand classified in §13.37) will be public data after the evaluation process is completed. For the purposes of this grant, when all grant contract agreements have been fully executed. Grant Payments Per Policy 08:Grant Paymentsreimbursement is the preferred method for making grant payments. All grantee requests for reimbursement must correspond to the approved grant budget. The State shall review each request for reimbursement against the approved grant budget, grant expenditures to-date and the latest grant progress report before approving payment. Grant payments shall not be made on grants with past due progress reports unless Commerce Fraud Bureauhas given the grantee a written extension. Grant Monitoring Minn. Stat. §65B.84require annual auditing of plans and programs funded by this grant.The state’s program manager willhaveperiodic monitoring visits to evaluate and assist in the success of the grant. Audits Per Minn. Stat. §16B.98Subdivision 8, the grantee’s books, records, documents, and accounting procedures and practices of the grantee or other party that are relevant to the grant or transaction are subject to examination by the granting agency and either the legislative auditor or the state auditor, as Dedicated Auto Theft InvestigatorGrant Page 5of 6