Audit 302511

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$10.84M
Findings
2
Programs
23
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-04-03
Auditor: Sjt Group LLC

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
392255 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - L
968697 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - L

Contacts

Name Title Type
L3Z4Y2K74KA3 Marina Sondergaard Auditee
5055526008 Joshua Trujillo Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Reconciliation to the Financial Statements Accounting Policies: Exempt for Indian Tribes De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Exempt for Indian Tribes Exempt for Indian Tribes
Title: Federal Award Identification Numbers Accounting Policies: Exempt for Indian Tribes De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Exempt for Indian Tribes Exempt for Indian Tribes

Finding Details

2023-001 — Reporting Federal program information: Funding Agency: U.S. Department of the Interior Title: Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools Assistance Listing Number : 15.062 Award Numbers: A17AV00738 Award Periods: July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2022 Criteria: Quarterly SF-425, Federal Financial Reports, are required for the Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools program according to its grant agreement with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). Condition: The Department prepares one quarterly SF-425 for all of the programs awarded under the BIE grant. However, the expenditures of the Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools program were not included in the total expenditures reported in the quarterly SF-425 reports. Context: All four quarterly SF-425 reports for the Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools program. Questioned Costs: None. Cause: The Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools program funding was received under a prior grant contract, which ended on June 30, 2022. The Department therefore did not include fiscal year 2023 expenditures of this program in its quarterly SF-425 reports under its new grant contract. Effect: The Department is not in compliance with the reporting requirements for this program. Auditor’s Recommendations: The Department should either include the expenditures of the Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools program in its current quarterly SF-425 reports to the BIE or prepare a separate report for these expenditures since it was funded under a prior grant contract. Additionally, the Department should develop and utilize a detailed calendar to ensure reports are submitted in accordance with the grant agreements. Management’s Response: The Grants Manager has updated our internal worksheet used for preparation of the SF-425 for our BIE programs so that the Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools expenditures are reported. The Grants Manager has also developed a reporting matrix for all of the Department’s grants.
2023-001 — Reporting Federal program information: Funding Agency: U.S. Department of the Interior Title: Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools Assistance Listing Number : 15.062 Award Numbers: A17AV00738 Award Periods: July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2022 Criteria: Quarterly SF-425, Federal Financial Reports, are required for the Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools program according to its grant agreement with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). Condition: The Department prepares one quarterly SF-425 for all of the programs awarded under the BIE grant. However, the expenditures of the Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools program were not included in the total expenditures reported in the quarterly SF-425 reports. Context: All four quarterly SF-425 reports for the Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools program. Questioned Costs: None. Cause: The Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools program funding was received under a prior grant contract, which ended on June 30, 2022. The Department therefore did not include fiscal year 2023 expenditures of this program in its quarterly SF-425 reports under its new grant contract. Effect: The Department is not in compliance with the reporting requirements for this program. Auditor’s Recommendations: The Department should either include the expenditures of the Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools program in its current quarterly SF-425 reports to the BIE or prepare a separate report for these expenditures since it was funded under a prior grant contract. Additionally, the Department should develop and utilize a detailed calendar to ensure reports are submitted in accordance with the grant agreements. Management’s Response: The Grants Manager has updated our internal worksheet used for preparation of the SF-425 for our BIE programs so that the Repair and Replacement of Indian Schools expenditures are reported. The Grants Manager has also developed a reporting matrix for all of the Department’s grants.