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As a result, hundreds of thousand dollars go to waste.</p><p>Fraudulent behavior can take the form of embezzlement, theft, bribery or false claims and statements. Such violations of federal law are difficult to flag without the help of individuals inside the grant community.</p><p>Learn how you can help to stop fraudulent behavior and, thus, strengthen the integrity of the federal grant system and increase the overall efficiency of the government.</p><p></p><h3>What is grant fraud?</h3><p>Grant fraud typically occurs when award recipients attempt to deceive the government about their spending of award money. Such behavior amounts to "lying, cheating and stealing," according to the Department of Justice.</p><ul><li><p><a href="/learn-grants/grant-fraud/grant-fraud-responsibilities" uuid="6531ed08-6a36-45d0-bde3-33a19e50d5a5" target="_self" linktype="story" class="usa-link">Learn more about the responsibilities of entities that receive federal grant funds.</a></p></li></ul><h3><br />What is a grant scam?</h3><p>The allure of so-called "free money" from the federal government has enabled scam artists to prey on people's hopes by promising access to grants – often for a fee. In reality, federal grants are rarely awarded to individuals seeking personal benefits, and applying for a grant is completely free.</p><ul><li><p><a href="/learn-grants/grant-fraud/grant-related-scams" uuid="1404d55c-e025-4787-856b-9bb42fdd1644" target="_self" linktype="story" class="usa-link">Learn how to sniff out a grant-related scam.</a></p></li><li><p><a href="/learn-grants/grant-fraud/grant-scam-fraud-alerts" uuid="a84f8ce8-ad1b-45e5-8739-98601c6d888d" target="_self" linktype="story" class="usa-link">Read some grant scam alerts.</a></p></li></ul><h3><br />What are the costs of grant fraud?</h3><p>Besides triggering lost efficiency and waste in the government, grant fraud can also have a significant impact on entities found to have carried it out. <a href="https://oig.justice.gov/hotline/docs/GrantFraudHandout.pdf" target="_blank" linktype="url" class="usa-link">The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General warns</a> that consequences can include "debarment from receiving future funding, administrative recoveries of funds, civil law suits and criminal prosecution."</p><h3>Who is responsible for monitoring fraudulent behavior?</h3><p>Federal Inspectors General (IG) within each government agency have been established as independent and objective units tasked with combating waste, fraud, and abuse in their respective programs.</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.ignet.gov/node/207" target="_blank" linktype="url" class="usa-link">To report a suspected instance of grant fraud, contact the IG within the appropriate agency.</a></p></li></ul><h3><br />How can grant fraud be stopped?</h3><p>Only with your help! The front line of defense against fraudulent behavior in the grant community includes accountants, auditors and other award recipient personnel.</p><ul><li><p><a href="/learn-grants/grant-fraud/grant-fraud-prevention" uuid="d3e11342-38be-4331-8311-9148db9ebbc2" target="_self" linktype="story" class="usa-link">Access a range of resources designed to help identify and prevent grant scams and fraud.</a></p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="desktop:grid-col-3 tablet:grid-col-3 mobile-lg:grid-col-12 grid-col-12 gg-side-bar"><div class="margin-top-4 border-top-2px border-secondary gg-text gg-side-callout"><h2>Report Fraud</h2><p>If you think you may have been a victim of a government grant scam, file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission online, or call toll-free: </p><ul><li><p><b>1-877-FTC-HELP</b> (1-877-382-4357) </p></li><li><p>TTY: 1-866-653-4261</p></li></ul></div><div class="margin-top-4 border-top-2px border-secondary gg-text gg-side-callout"><h2>HHS Fraud</h2><p>You 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