Audit 14170

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$20.41M
Findings
2
Programs
26
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-01-29

Organization Exclusion Status:

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
10484 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - E
586926 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - E

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
64.033 Va Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program $10.56M Yes 0
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $1.73M - 0
17.805 Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project $1.33M Yes 1
64.024 Va Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program $798,061 Yes 0
93.788 Opioid Str $538,322 - 0
93.959 Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse $501,525 - 0
21.027 Covid-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $493,122 Yes 0
64.055 Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program $447,811 - 0
14.231 Covid-19 - Emergency Solutions Grant Program $311,191 - 0
14.181 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities $273,000 - 0
93.940 Hiv Prevention Activities_health Department Based $123,692 - 0
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $98,413 - 0
16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention_allocation to States $97,939 - 0
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $91,130 - 0
14.276 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program $51,406 - 0
93.674 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood $50,682 - 0
93.498 Covid-19 - Provider Relief Fund $50,087 - 0
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $45,595 - 0
93.917 Hiv Care Formula Grants $35,000 - 0
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $30,228 - 0
93.623 Basic Center Grant $25,000 - 0
84.425 Covid-19 - Education Stabilization Fund $24,892 - 0
93.958 Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services $10,554 Yes 0
93.674 Covid-19 - John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood $8,208 - 0
14.267 Continuum of Care Program $6,000 - 0
93.569 Covid-19 - Community Services Block Grant $-8,049 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
NHSZFCGTRJC8 Doug Cherry Auditee
3076720475 Lisa Meacham Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Loans Balances Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the “Schedule”) includes the federal grant activity of Volunteers of America Northern Rockies (the “Organization”) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in the Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (the “Uniform Guidance”). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Organization, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, functional expenses, or cash flows of the Organization. Expenditures reported in the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement, except for expenditures related to ALN 93.498, Provider Relief Fund (PRF).PRF does not apply the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards but rather applies the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ guidance and frequently asked questions as outlined in the Compliance Supplement. For the PRF program, HHS has indicated that the amounts on the Schedule should be reported in correspondence with reporting requirements of the HHS PRF Portal. Payments from HHS for PRF are assigned a payment received period based upon the date of each payment from PRF was received. Each period has a specified period of availability and timing of reporting requirements. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. The pass through entity identifying numbers are presented where available. The Organization has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate to recover indirect costs as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. Loans outstanding at the beginning of the year and loans made during the year are included in the federal expenditures presented in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. The balances of loans outstanding at June 30, 2023 consist of the following: See the Notes to the SEFA for table.

Finding Details

Assistance Listing Number, Federal Agency, and Program Name - 17.805, U.S. Department of Labor, Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Federal Award Identification Number and Year - 38368-22-6-5-56, 2023 Pass through Entity - N/A - Direct Finding Type - Significant deficiency Repeat Finding - No Criteria - Per the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Program Letter No. 02 23 regarding homeless veterans’ reintegration program participant eligibility, grant recipients are required to document the participant’s circumstances of homelessness and eligibility category within the participant case file. For the “at risk of homelessness” category, self attestation should only be used in rare instances to document the circumstances. Condition - In a monitoring visit performed by the U.S. Department of Labor, the grantor found that service coordinators are verifying that the veterans meet the “Homelessness” requirement to be enrolled in the program but in some instances were missing the verification (case notes or form entries) and relying on self attestation, which should be a last resort. Questioned Costs - None Identification of How Questioned Costs Were Computed - N/A Context - The Organization did not have case notes or form entries on file to support that the veterans meet the homelessness requirement; however, there was self attestation, which according to the Department of Labor, which should be a last resort. Cause and Effect - The Organization did not have case notes or form entries on file to support that the veterans meet the homelessness requirement. Overrelying on self attestation could result in the Organization providing services to ineligible veterans. Recommendation - The Organization should retain case notes or form entries to support the eligibility determination. Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan - The Organization responded to the monitoring visit recommendation referred by providing additional staff training and implementing a verification function to ensure all applicable case notes, form entries, and documentation are acquired and made part of the case file.
Assistance Listing Number, Federal Agency, and Program Name - 17.805, U.S. Department of Labor, Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Federal Award Identification Number and Year - 38368-22-6-5-56, 2023 Pass through Entity - N/A - Direct Finding Type - Significant deficiency Repeat Finding - No Criteria - Per the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Program Letter No. 02 23 regarding homeless veterans’ reintegration program participant eligibility, grant recipients are required to document the participant’s circumstances of homelessness and eligibility category within the participant case file. For the “at risk of homelessness” category, self attestation should only be used in rare instances to document the circumstances. Condition - In a monitoring visit performed by the U.S. Department of Labor, the grantor found that service coordinators are verifying that the veterans meet the “Homelessness” requirement to be enrolled in the program but in some instances were missing the verification (case notes or form entries) and relying on self attestation, which should be a last resort. Questioned Costs - None Identification of How Questioned Costs Were Computed - N/A Context - The Organization did not have case notes or form entries on file to support that the veterans meet the homelessness requirement; however, there was self attestation, which according to the Department of Labor, which should be a last resort. Cause and Effect - The Organization did not have case notes or form entries on file to support that the veterans meet the homelessness requirement. Overrelying on self attestation could result in the Organization providing services to ineligible veterans. Recommendation - The Organization should retain case notes or form entries to support the eligibility determination. Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan - The Organization responded to the monitoring visit recommendation referred by providing additional staff training and implementing a verification function to ensure all applicable case notes, form entries, and documentation are acquired and made part of the case file.