Betrugs- und Korruptionsrisiko in der Fördermittelverwaltung

Definition

Australian Government counter‑fraud guidance identifies grants administration as a high‑risk area for fraud and corruption, recommending specific controls such as mandatory information fields, independent verification of claims, and data matching with authoritative sources.[1] The Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines require accountable authorities and officials to manage grants in a way that is consistent with the resource management framework and to consider information from regulators when assessing risk.[2] Inadequate implementation of these measures in grant application and reporting processes (e.g. manual checks, inconsistent eligibility assessment, lack of data matching) exposes funders and intermediaries to fraudulent or ineligible claims, duplicated payments and misreported outcomes. Although specific dollar losses for all programs are not consolidated in one figure, the designation of grants administration as a fraud high‑risk area implies material exposure at whole‑of‑government scale.

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Australian grant makers and administrators lose or risk millions of AUD annually through fraudulent grant applications and misreporting. Automation of identity verification, data matching and anomaly detection in the grant lifecycle reduces leakage and compliance costs.

Affected Stakeholders

Government grant program managers, Third‑party grant administrators, Grant assessors and panel members, Internal audit and risk managers

Related Business Risks