Government grants

Throwaway account for reasons that will soon be obvious.

My company is involved in a government funded project which has academic partners.

This means that the project is costed at a cost rate which is calculated by salary not the consultancy rate we’d usually charge clients. I suspect senior leaders at my business have been adjusting timesheets and submitting incorrect claims. I raised it when I spotted numbers that made no sense to me. The project will be audited.

What options do I have here for escalating my concerns? It feels really dodgy to me