Ala. Code § 41-24-4
It will be the responsibility of the heads of grant-making agencies to evaluate grant proposals based on the criteria shown in Section 41-24-5; to monitor and insure that the expenditure of grant funds are in accordance with the associated grant proposal, this chapter and relevant state laws; and upon finding that such grant expenditures are not in accordance with the aforementioned conditions, to suspend the release of further grant funds and take action to recover the improperly expended grant funds; to design and distribute its grant proposal instrument; to maintain up-to-date records of all grants that are currently in effect; to maintain records of all completed grants and grant proposals that were denied for a period of three full years; and may promulgate reasonable rules to implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 41-24-4 (1975)