Federal Contractor or Grantee Protections
Know Your Rights
Whistleblower disclosures relating to federal grants and contracts play an important role ensuring that grantees and contractors use federal funds honestly, efficiently and accountably. Employees of federal grantees and contractors are often in the best position to spot waste, fraud, and abuse. Recognizing this, Congress passed laws to protect whistleblowing employees from retaliation.
The HUD Office of Inspector General plays an important role investigating retaliation by a HUD contractor, grantee, subcontractor, or subgrantee against an employee who discloses wrongdoing by their employer in a federal program. Where the Inspector General’s investigation supports retaliation, the federal agency responsible for the grant or contract may order the contractor or grantee to unwind the retaliation and to pay for damages incurred by the employee because of the retaliation.
For more information, please click on the links below, or email HUD OIG at Whistleblower@hudoig.gov.
Additional Resources:
- 41 USC 4712, “Enhancement of contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information.”
- "HUD Contractor & Grantee Whistleblowing." Watch Video or Read More.