Audit 321315

FY End
2023-12-31
Total Expended
$17.11M
Findings
2
Programs
13
Organization: Franciscan Alliance, Inc. (IN)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-09-26

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LF71FLU9C5P7 Jennifer Marion Auditee
5742546265 Todd Klimek Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: 2. Federal Direct Student Loan Program Accounting Policies: 1. Basis of Presentation The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the “Schedule”) summarizes the expenditures of Franciscan Alliance, Inc. and Affiliates (collectively referred to as “Franciscan”) under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2023. The information presented in the Schedule is presented using the accrual basis and is 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 (Uniform Guidance). Pass-through entity identification numbers and Assistance Listing Numbers have been provided where available. For the purposes of the Schedule, federal awards include all sub awards to Franciscan by nonfederal organizations pursuant to federal grants, contracts, and similar agreements. Franciscan charges the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate, as described in Section 200.414 of the Uniform Guidance De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The auditee used the de minimis cost rate. The Federal Direct Student Loan programs are administered by outside financial institutions and balances and transactions relating to these programs are not included in Franciscan's consolidated financial statements. Federally guaranteed loans issued to students of Franciscan’s St. Elizabeth School of Nursing by financial institutions during the year ended December 31, 2023, under the Federal Direct Loan program that includes Subsidized, Unsubsidized and PLUS loans (Assistance Listing Number 84.268), totaled $1,145,122.
Title: 3. Disaster Grants Accounting Policies: 1. Basis of Presentation The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the “Schedule”) summarizes the expenditures of Franciscan Alliance, Inc. and Affiliates (collectively referred to as “Franciscan”) under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2023. The information presented in the Schedule is presented using the accrual basis and is 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 (Uniform Guidance). Pass-through entity identification numbers and Assistance Listing Numbers have been provided where available. For the purposes of the Schedule, federal awards include all sub awards to Franciscan by nonfederal organizations pursuant to federal grants, contracts, and similar agreements. Franciscan charges the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate, as described in Section 200.414 of the Uniform Guidance De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The auditee used the de minimis cost rate. Disaster grants include $14,022,240 of expenditures incurred in a previous year and obligated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the year ended December 31, 2023. Disaster grant expenditures were reduced by $52,988 for the residual value of supplies and inventories that remained at the end of the disaster.

Finding Details

Cluster: Not applicable Federal Granting Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) Award Name: Congressional Directives Award Year: 2023 Assistance Listing #: 93.493 Federal Award Identification Number: 1H79FG000903-01 Criteria In accordance with 2 CFR 200.328 and the notice of award, there are other reporting requirements that the entity must complete and submit to HHS. Specifically, the Programmatic Report, as defined in the notice of award, is required on an annual basis and must be submitted as a .pdf to the View Terms Tracking Details page in the eRA Commons System no later than 90 days after the end of each 12-month budget period. Condition The Programmatic Report, which was due by December 28, 2023, was not submitted to the eRA Commons System until July 25, 2024. Cause Management initially did not have the accurate access to submit the report in the eRA Commons System. Once the access was resolved, management did not have an adequate understanding of the reporting requirements of the award and the control was not designed to ensure that the reports were completed and submitted to the agency in a timely manner. Effect The late submission of the Programmatic Report causes Franciscan to be out of compliance with specific grant reporting requirements. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that Franciscan enhance its internal control around the monitoring of grant reporting requirements, including evaluating report due dates, confirming reporting requirements with the granting agency as appropriate, ensuring appropriate access to systems is maintained, and performing reviews prior to submission to ensure all reports are being completed accurately and submitted in a timely manner. Management’s Views and Corrective Action Plan Management’s views and corrective action plan is included at the end of this report after the summary schedule of prior audit findings and status.
Cluster: Not applicable Federal Granting Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) Award Name: Congressional Directives Award Year: 2023 Assistance Listing #: 93.493 Federal Award Identification Number: 1H79FG000903-01 Criteria In accordance with 2 CFR 200.328 and the notice of award, there are other reporting requirements that the entity must complete and submit to HHS. Specifically, the Programmatic Report, as defined in the notice of award, is required on an annual basis and must be submitted as a .pdf to the View Terms Tracking Details page in the eRA Commons System no later than 90 days after the end of each 12-month budget period. Condition The Programmatic Report, which was due by December 28, 2023, was not submitted to the eRA Commons System until July 25, 2024. Cause Management initially did not have the accurate access to submit the report in the eRA Commons System. Once the access was resolved, management did not have an adequate understanding of the reporting requirements of the award and the control was not designed to ensure that the reports were completed and submitted to the agency in a timely manner. Effect The late submission of the Programmatic Report causes Franciscan to be out of compliance with specific grant reporting requirements. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that Franciscan enhance its internal control around the monitoring of grant reporting requirements, including evaluating report due dates, confirming reporting requirements with the granting agency as appropriate, ensuring appropriate access to systems is maintained, and performing reviews prior to submission to ensure all reports are being completed accurately and submitted in a timely manner. Management’s Views and Corrective Action Plan Management’s views and corrective action plan is included at the end of this report after the summary schedule of prior audit findings and status.