Audit 309478

FY End
2021-12-31
Total Expended
$82.71M
Findings
2
Programs
45
Organization: Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes (OK)
Year: 2021 Accepted: 2024-06-21

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
401389 2021-005 Significant Deficiency - I
977831 2021-005 Significant Deficiency - I

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $30.27M Yes 0
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $29.06M Yes 0
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $7.66M Yes 1
93.441C Indian Self-Determination Program - Ihs Contracts $2.08M - 0
93.600 Head Start $1.50M - 0
15.020 Aid to Tribal Governments $1.39M - 0
10.567 Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations $765,716 - 0
93.237 Special Diabetes Program for Indians_diabetes Prevention and Treatment Projects $711,156 - 0
84.299 Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children $649,349 - 0
93.391 Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health Or Healthcare Crises $471,613 - 0
84.250 American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services $463,555 - 0
93.788 Opioid Str $421,531 - 0
15.U01 477 Cluster $389,107 - 0
20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program $235,267 - 0
15.144 Indian Child Welfare Act_title II Grants $226,680 - 0
93.047 Special Programs for the Aging_title Vi, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes_part B, Grants to Native Hawaiians $221,486 - 0
16.587 Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments $195,443 - 0
93.441B Covid-19 - Indian Self-Determination Program - His Contracts $194,823 - 0
15.029 Tribal Courts $183,409 - 0
11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance $155,539 - 0
16.024 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program $141,605 - 0
66.818 Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements $129,967 - 0
93.912 Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement $125,824 - 0
93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_projects of Regional and National Significance $123,845 - 0
66.926 Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (gap) $101,745 - 0
15.035 Forestry on Indian Lands $101,009 - 0
15.228 Blm Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities $94,556 - 0
93.556 Promoting Safe and Stable Families $82,848 - 0
10.594 Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education Grants $72,314 - 0
16.750 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program $57,902 - 0
15.904 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid $57,584 - 0
66.419 Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support $55,537 - 0
93.645 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program $49,772 - 0
14.862 Indian Community Development Block Grant Program $47,000 - 0
16.582 Crime Victim Assistance/discretionary Grants $46,764 - 0
15.037 Water Resources on Indian Lands $44,200 - 0
66.038 Training, Investigations, and Special Purpose Activities of Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes Consistent with the Clean Air Act (caa), Tribal Sovereignty and the Protection and Management of Air Quality $43,805 - 0
93.054 National Family Caregiver Support, Title Vi, Part C, Grants to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiians $41,939 - 0
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $40,246 - 0
30.U01 Tribal Employment Right $20,018 - 0
16.608 Tribal Court Assistance Program $16,939 - 0
93.671 Family Violence Prevention and Services/domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services $11,174 - 0
93.612 Native American Programs $7,785 - 0
84.060 Indian Education_grants to Local Educational Agencies $3,133 - 0
93.053 Nutrition Services Incentive Program $1,360 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
K26TL2SG17E7 Nikole Upchego Auditee
4054227707 Jodie Cates Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Note 1: General Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the applicable Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Any 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. Passthrough entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Department utilizes an indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (Schedule) presents the federal financial assistance programs of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma Governmental Programs Department (Department), which is a department of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma (Tribe). The Department administers all federal and state grants and contracts received by the Tribe. The reporting entity is defined in Note 1 of the Department’s financial statements.
Title: Note 2: Basis of Accounting Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the applicable Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Any 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. Passthrough entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Department utilizes an indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying Schedule includes the federal awards activity of the Tribe under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2021. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Tribe, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the Tribe.
Title: Note 3: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the applicable Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Any 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. Passthrough entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Department utilizes an indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the applicable Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Any 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. Passthrough entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
Title: Note 4: Subrecipients and Outstanding Federal Loans Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the applicable Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Any 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. Passthrough entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Department utilizes an indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Of the expenditures presented in the Schedule, the Department provided no awards to subrecipients. There were no outstanding federal loans on December 31, 2021.
Title: Note 5: Assistance Listing Numbers (ALN) Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the applicable Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Any 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. Passthrough entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Department utilizes an indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. For programs in which the ALN is not known, or has not been provided by a funding agency, the ALN number is shown with the funding agency’s two-digit prefix, followed by “unknown” or followed by U01.
Title: Note 6: 477 Cluster Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the applicable Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Any 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. Passthrough entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Department utilizes an indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. In the current year, the Department entered into the second year of a four-year 477 agreement. The four-year agreement began on January 1, 2020 and ends December 31, 2023. The Schedule presents the 477 cluster under the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a single line and includes the following programs: See the Notes to the SEFA for chart/table.
Title: Note 7: Indirect Cost Rate Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the applicable Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Any 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. Passthrough entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Department utilizes an indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The Department utilizes an indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Title: Note 8: Reconcilliation of Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards to Financial Statements Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the applicable Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Any 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. Passthrough entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Department utilizes an indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The following is a reconciliation of the expenditures reported on the Schedule to the expenditures reported in the financial statements: See the Notes to the SEFA for chart/table.

Finding Details

Finding: Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Federal Assistance Listing Number 20.205 – Highway Planning and Construction (Federal-Aid Highway Program) Award Number – A17AP00029; Award Year 2017 Criteria: According to 2 CFR Part 180.300 – The non-federal entity must establish procedures for verifying that an entity with which it plans to enter into a covered transaction is not debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded. Such procedures can include (a) reviewing SAM.gov for exclusions, (b) collecting a certification from the entity, (c) adding a clause or condition to the covered transaction. Condition: The Department did not have documentation that the internal controls in place over suspension and debarment were followed. Questioned Costs: None. Context: The Department was unable to provide supporting documentation that the internal controls in place over suspension and debarment regarding entering into covered transactions were followed during 2021, which include reviewing the entity’s status in SAM.gov. Effect: Without the appropriate supporting documentation, the Department is unable to ensure it has not entered into a transaction with a suspended or debarred party. Cause: The Department experienced turnover during fiscal year 2021 and supporting documentation could not be located. Identification as a Repeat Finding: Not applicable. Recommendation: We recommend the Department ensure suspension and debarment status is verified in accordance with Department policy. Additionally, supporting documentation should be maintained within the contracting file. Views of Responsible Officials: The Department agrees with the finding. See separate report for planned corrective actions.
Finding: Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Federal Assistance Listing Number 20.205 – Highway Planning and Construction (Federal-Aid Highway Program) Award Number – A17AP00029; Award Year 2017 Criteria: According to 2 CFR Part 180.300 – The non-federal entity must establish procedures for verifying that an entity with which it plans to enter into a covered transaction is not debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded. Such procedures can include (a) reviewing SAM.gov for exclusions, (b) collecting a certification from the entity, (c) adding a clause or condition to the covered transaction. Condition: The Department did not have documentation that the internal controls in place over suspension and debarment were followed. Questioned Costs: None. Context: The Department was unable to provide supporting documentation that the internal controls in place over suspension and debarment regarding entering into covered transactions were followed during 2021, which include reviewing the entity’s status in SAM.gov. Effect: Without the appropriate supporting documentation, the Department is unable to ensure it has not entered into a transaction with a suspended or debarred party. Cause: The Department experienced turnover during fiscal year 2021 and supporting documentation could not be located. Identification as a Repeat Finding: Not applicable. Recommendation: We recommend the Department ensure suspension and debarment status is verified in accordance with Department policy. Additionally, supporting documentation should be maintained within the contracting file. Views of Responsible Officials: The Department agrees with the finding. See separate report for planned corrective actions.