Bureau of Inspections and Financial Integrity

What is the Bureau of Inspections and Financial Integrity?

The Bureau of Inspections and Financial Integrity (BIFI) collaborates with Commonwealth executive a​gencies to identify and evaluate high-risk grants, contracts, and procurements for the purpose of mitigating risk within taxpayer-funded programs.  BIFI allows the Office of State Inspector General to provide other Commonwealth government agencies with a specific referral source for matters requiring timely financial analysis, along with monitoring of grant programs, grant recipients, and selected procurements. BIFI functions as an extension of the Commonwealth agency: prior to beginning any work, BIFI and the agency agree to the specific objectives and scope of any inspection or evaluation.

BIFI conducts the following inspection-related tasks:

  • Interprets and applies executive agency policies, procedures, rules, and regulations during inspections;
  • Drafts inspection documents, related reports, and presentations;
  • Prepares financial analysis;
  • Examines business records. ​​​

 

Learn more about BIFI's Programs

Grantee Integrity Training

State grants can be an important resource to fulfill your mission, support your community and contribute to Pennsylvania’s growth. Grantee Integrity Training is a free program to help grantees understand their responsibilities when managing public funds.

Report Grant Misconduct

Do you know of a person, nonprofit, business, or government that is misusing a state grant or contract? Report it to OSIG for investigation.