Audit 352105

FY End
2024-06-30
Total Expended
$20.70M
Findings
138
Programs
21
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-03-31
Auditor: Bdo USA PC

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
551396 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551397 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551398 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551399 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551400 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551401 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551402 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551403 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551404 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551405 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551406 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551407 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551408 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551409 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551410 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551411 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551412 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551413 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551414 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551415 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551416 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551417 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551418 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551419 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551420 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551421 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
551422 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551423 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551424 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551425 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551426 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551427 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551428 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551429 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551430 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551431 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551432 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551433 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551434 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551435 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551436 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551437 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551438 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551439 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551440 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551441 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551442 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551443 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
551444 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551445 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551446 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551447 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551448 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551449 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551450 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551451 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551452 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551453 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551454 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551455 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551456 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551457 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551458 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551459 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551460 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551461 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551462 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551463 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
551464 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127838 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127839 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127840 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127841 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127842 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127843 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127844 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127845 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127846 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127847 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127848 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127849 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127850 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127851 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127852 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127853 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127854 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127855 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127856 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127857 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127858 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127859 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127860 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127861 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127862 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127863 2024-004 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1127864 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127865 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127866 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127867 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127868 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127869 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127870 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127871 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127872 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127873 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127874 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127875 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127876 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127877 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127878 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127879 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127880 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127881 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127882 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127883 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127884 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127885 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1127886 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127887 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127888 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127889 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127890 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127891 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127892 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127893 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127894 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127895 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127896 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127897 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127898 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127899 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127900 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127901 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127902 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127903 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127904 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127905 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB
1127906 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - AB

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $1.45M Yes 2
10.569 Emergency Food Assistance Program (food Commodities) $1.32M - 0
93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance $445,660 - 0
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $317,473 - 0
93.958 Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services $211,702 - 0
93.959 Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse $182,900 - 0
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $157,494 - 0
10.182 Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement (lfpa) $154,450 - 0
93.137 Community Programs to Improve Minority Health $138,632 - 0
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $98,731 - 0
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program $81,030 - 0
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $60,698 - 0
10.568 Emergency Food Assistance Program (administrative Costs) $56,541 - 0
93.493 Congressional Directives $44,461 - 0
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $33,980 - 0
93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/replacement Designee Administered Programs $26,530 Yes 1
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $20,001 Yes 3
10.187 The Emergency Food Assistance Program (tefap) Commodity Credit Corporation Eligible Recipient Funds $18,891 - 0
93.597 Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs $14,491 - 0
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $4,552 - 0
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $4,127 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
WM6XUFMBGLM3 John Ng Auditee
4252217805 Michaela Kay Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Food commodities consist of donated food; all other expenditures are cash expenditures. 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. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Organization has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal grant activity of Volunteers of America Western Washington and its subsidiary (collectively, the Organization) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2024. 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 (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, or cash flows of the Organization.
Title: Food Distribution Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Food commodities consist of donated food; all other expenditures are cash expenditures. 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. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Organization has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Nonmonetary assistance is reported in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards at the fair value of the food commodities received and disbursed. At June 30, 2023, the Organization had food commodities in inventory totaling $27,320 (all related to the Emergency Food Assistance Program), which is included with other current assets in the consolidated statements of financial position.
Title: Loans Outstanding Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Food commodities consist of donated food; all other expenditures are cash expenditures. 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. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Organization has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. In prior years, the Organization received loan proceeds from Snohomish County and the City of Everett. As required by the Uniform Guidance, the loan balance outstanding at the end of the year is included in the federal expenditures presented in the Schedule, as there are continuing compliance requirements. The balance of all loans outstanding is as follows

Finding Details

Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.023, 21.027, 93.566 Program: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862, 2023-2024 Refugee Program, 2312-47904, 2312-52290, 2412-55901 Criteria: Recipients of federal awards must establish verifiable controls over reports that are prepared and submitted. Condition: For the two performance reports selected for testing in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, appropriate documentation was not available to evidence review of the report prior to submission. For one out of 33 reports tested in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, the report was not submitted to the grantor. For one of ten performance reports tested in the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs, the report was not submitted to the grantor. Cause: While the Organization has a policy in place that requires the program director or controller to review performance reports and to ensure required reports are submitted to the grantor, proper documentation and implementation to support the policy was not available nor performed. Effect or Potential Effect: A required report was not submitted to the grantor. The Organization does not have the documentation required regarding review/approval of performance reports. As such, reports could be submitted that are inaccurate or incomplete. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements, not using a statistically valid sample. There were three performance reports submitted for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program during the fiscal year. There were 218 reports submitted for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program during the fiscal year. There were 34 reports submitted for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance/Replacement Designee Administer Programs during the fiscal year. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2023-004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement controls to ensure proper documentation of review and approval of performance reports and to ensure all required reports are submitted to the grantor. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding and will ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented to ensure all reports and submitted and have appropriate review and approval.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.023, 21.027 Programs: COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: COVID-19 HCS-21-37-2103-018(7), HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – personal services: (g) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. (vii) “Budget estimates (meaning, estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity performed; (B) Significant changes in the related work activity (as defined by the recipient's or subrecipient's written policies) are promptly identified and entered into the records. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuations between workload categories do not need to be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The recipient's or subrecipient's system of internal controls includes processes to perform periodic after-the-fact reviews of interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustments must be made so that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Per 2 CFR §200.465 Rental Costs of Real Property and Equipment: (b) “Rental costs under ‘sale and lease back’ arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would have been allowed if the recipient or subrecipient had continued to own the property. This amount would include expenses such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes, and insurance. (c) Rental costs under “less-than-arm's-length” leases are allowable only up to the amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. For this purpose, a less-than-arm's-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement can control or substantially influence the actions of the other...” Condition: Policies and procedures were not adequately established to ensure allowability of rent charges and other cross-charges to federally funded programs. We noted the Organization’s subsidiary charges rent to the Organization’s programs to utilize office spaces for their operations and cross-charges certain other miscellaneous costs. The rent and certain other costs are based on budgeted costs plus a market rate, which is an unallowable method under the Uniform Grant Guidance. Since these transactions are less-than-arm’s-length due to the Organization’s control and significant influence over its subsidiary, costs charged should be based on actual costs incurred. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: o 1 out of 25 selections was charged based on a market rate and budgeted costs. This selection was for a rent expense. • Allocated cost pool of IT costs: o 2 out of 25 selections were charged based on a market rate and/or budgeted costs. One of the selections was for a rent expense and the other was for building maintenance performed by an employee. Cause: The Organization’s policies and procedures lacked a step to reconcile and/or true-up budget and market rates to actual expenditures. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls in place to ensure expenditures represent actual costs, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the Federal program, or not request the appropriate reimbursement the Organization is entitled to under the grant. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. • For the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, nonpayroll costs were $1,166,466 and rent charged to the program was $12,743. • IT costs are accumulated and allocated to grants on an allowable basis. The total IT cost pool was $759,731,which was allocated across all programs (federal and nonfederal). Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implements policies and procedures to timely reconcile and, if necessary, true-up rent charges to actual expenditures incurred. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating procedures for how certain costs are cross-charged to federal programs.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.
Federal Agencies: Department of the Treasury Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs: 21.027 Award/Pass-Through Entity Identifying Numbers: HCS-23-AR-2111-018, ARPA - HCS-22-AR-2104-018, COVID-19 - EL-22-AR-27-018, ARPA - EL-22-AR-35-018(1), ARPA - EL-21-AR-03-018(4), ARPA - EL-21-AR-04-018(5), ARPA - EL-22-AR-29-018(2), ARPA - HS-21-AR-01-018(2), BH-22-AR-02-018(1), HCS-23-67-2301-018, HCS-23-AR-2107-018, ARP – 19911, CRF-2024-01, Agreement, 3733, COVID-19 – Agreement, K501, K4893, K4786, K4560, K4862 Criteria: The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR §200.303 requires that non Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statues, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Per 2 CFR §200.430 Compensation – Personal Services: “Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control, which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non Federal entity; and (vi) [Reserved] (vii) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities, which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. (viii) Budget estimates (i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed) alone do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards, but may be used for interim accounting purposes, provided that: (A) The system for establishing the estimates produces reasonable approximations of the activity actually performed; (B) Significant changes in the corresponding work activity (as defined by the non-Federal entity’s written policies) are identified and entered into the records in a timely manner. Short-term (such as one or two months) fluctuation between workload categories need not be considered as long as the distribution of salaries and wages is reasonable over the longer term; and (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after the fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.” Condition: We noted that the Organization allocated payroll expenditures using timecards that were not fully reviewed and approved. Two out of 43 selections for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program did not have employee and/or supervisor approvals. Cause: The Organization did not have adequate policies/procedures in place to ensure timesheet allocations are obtained for all employees charging time to federal grants and that they are appropriately reviewed. Effect or Potential Effect: Without adequate controls to ensure that costs allocated to federal programs are supported, the Organization could incorrectly charge expenditures to the federal program. Questioned Costs: None above the $25,000 reporting threshold. Context: This is a condition identified per review of the Organization’s compliance with specified requirements not using a statistically valid sample. Payroll costs charged to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program were $1,320,137 in fiscal year 2024. Any costs not adequately supported by approved timesheet or subsequent attestation are considered questioned costs. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No similar finding noted in the prior year. Recommendation: The Organization should consistently obtain and retain timesheet approvals from both employees and supervisors for each pay period requested for reimbursement. Subsequent attestations of time worked should be timely obtained if detective controls identify missing timesheet approvals. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Management is updating and implementing mitigating controls to ensure approvals are sufficiently documented.