Audit 362347

FY End
2024-12-31
Total Expended
$142.62M
Findings
2
Programs
69
Organization: Adams County, Colorado (CO)
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-07-16

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
571396 2024-002 - - E
1147838 2024-002 - - E

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $20.58M - 0
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $12.35M - 0
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $10.44M - 0
93.658 Foster Care Title IV-E $8.29M Yes 1
93.596 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund $6.38M - 0
93.563 Child Support Services $5.52M Yes 0
93.600 Head Start $5.43M Yes 0
93.659 Adoption Assistance $4.72M Yes 0
10.557 Wic Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children $2.58M - 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $2.22M - 0
93.870 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant $1.88M - 0
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $1.83M - 0
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $1.69M - 0
17.258 Wioa Adult Program $1.65M Yes 0
93.471 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program $1.34M - 0
16.576 Crime Victim Compensation $1.00M - 0
17.259 Wioa Youth Activities $962,086 Yes 0
93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $899,090 - 0
17.207 Employment Service/wagner-Peyser Funded Activities $837,001 - 0
16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards $776,783 - 0
93.472 Title IV-E Prevention Program $664,342 - 0
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $600,765 - 0
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $524,953 - 0
17.278 Wioa Dislocated Worker Formula Grants $489,603 Yes 0
93.069 Public Health Emergency Preparedness $477,202 - 0
95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program $443,111 - 0
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $427,325 - 0
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $389,591 - 0
17.277 Wioa National Dislocated Worker Grants / Wia National Emergency Grants $324,017 - 0
17.225 Unemployment Insurance $314,351 - 0
16.606 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program $300,701 - 0
93.645 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program $249,329 - 0
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $242,597 Yes 0
90.404 Hava Election Security Grants $229,910 - 0
20.106 Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and Covid-19 Airports Programs $209,481 - 0
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $207,427 - 0
93.870 Covid-19 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant - Arpa Supplemental $188,149 - 0
93.556 Marylee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program $178,202 - 0
93.217 Family Planning Services $169,095 - 0
93.090 Guardianship Assistance $165,083 - 0
10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $156,754 - 0
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $143,945 - 0
66.034 Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act $126,968 - 0
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $122,325 - 0
15.659 National Wildlife Refuge Fund $118,058 - 0
93.674 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood $104,822 - 0
93.391 Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health Or Healthcare Crises $102,515 - 0
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $91,496 - 0
93.648 Child Welfare Research Training Or Demonstration $82,276 - 0
17.268 H-1b Job Training Grants $64,518 - 0
93.940 Hiv Prevention Activities Health Department Based $58,469 - 0
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $54,436 - 0
93.967 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health $50,720 - 0
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $44,481 - 0
17.285 Apprenticeship USA Grant $42,701 - 0
93.744 Pphf: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Opportunities for States, Tribes and Territories Solely Financed by Prevention and Public Health Funds $41,252 - 0
20.608 Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated $40,694 - 0
93.747 Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program $38,396 - 0
17.245 Trade Adjustment Assistance $36,420 - 0
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $31,200 - 0
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $27,940 - 0
93.977 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (std) Prevention and Control Grants $27,264 - 0
93.778 Grants to States for Medicaid $26,908 - 0
17.273 Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers $26,058 - 0
93.317 Emerging Infections Programs $20,368 - 0
84.126 Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States $19,839 - 0
17.801 Jobs for Veterans State Grants $14,000 - 0
20.616 National Priority Safety Programs $3,319 - 0
93.991 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant $3,000 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
FV56SRLGHGJ6 Marc Osborne Auditee
7205236270 John-Paul Lechevallier 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. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance for all awards with the exception of assistance listing number (ALN) 21.019, which follows criteria determined by the Department of Treasury for allowability of costs. Under these principles, certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Amounts reported in the Schedule are recognized on a modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and eligibility requirements are met, except in the following programs, which are reported in the Schedule on a cash basis: Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 Mary Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 93.568 CCDF Cluster 93.575, 93.596 Child Welfare Services Program 93.645 Foster Care - Title IV-E 93.658 Adoption Assistance 93.659 Social Services Block Grant 93.667 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood 93.674 COVID-19 Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program 93.747 Medicaid Cluster 93.778 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Cluster 10.551, 10.561 Certain federal financial assistance programs do not invoice cash awards to the County. These programs include the following: WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants, and Children 10.557 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Prevention and Controls Grant 93.977 De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The County has not elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate except for ALN 93.569, as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the County under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2024. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR 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 County, it is not intended to and does not represent the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the County.
Title: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance for all awards with the exception of assistance listing number (ALN) 21.019, which follows criteria determined by the Department of Treasury for allowability of costs. Under these principles, certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Amounts reported in the Schedule are recognized on a modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and eligibility requirements are met, except in the following programs, which are reported in the Schedule on a cash basis: Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 Mary Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 93.568 CCDF Cluster 93.575, 93.596 Child Welfare Services Program 93.645 Foster Care - Title IV-E 93.658 Adoption Assistance 93.659 Social Services Block Grant 93.667 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood 93.674 COVID-19 Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program 93.747 Medicaid Cluster 93.778 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Cluster 10.551, 10.561 Certain federal financial assistance programs do not invoice cash awards to the County. These programs include the following: WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants, and Children 10.557 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Prevention and Controls Grant 93.977 De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The County has not elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate except for ALN 93.569, as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance for all awards with the exception of assistance listing number (ALN) 21.019, which follows criteria determined by the Department of Treasury for allowability of costs. Under these principles, certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Amounts reported in the Schedule are recognized on a modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and eligibility requirements are met, except in the following programs, which are reported in the Schedule on a cash basis: Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 Mary Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 93.568 CCDF Cluster 93.575, 93.596 Child Welfare Services Program 93.645 Foster Care - Title IV-E 93.658 Adoption Assistance 93.659 Social Services Block Grant 93.667 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood 93.674 COVID-19 Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program 93.747 Medicaid Cluster 93.778 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Cluster 10.551, 10.561 Certain federal financial assistance programs do not invoice cash awards to the County. These programs include the following: WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants, and Children 10.557 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Prevention and Controls Grant 93.977
Title: Other Information Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance for all awards with the exception of assistance listing number (ALN) 21.019, which follows criteria determined by the Department of Treasury for allowability of costs. Under these principles, certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Amounts reported in the Schedule are recognized on a modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and eligibility requirements are met, except in the following programs, which are reported in the Schedule on a cash basis: Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 Mary Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 93.568 CCDF Cluster 93.575, 93.596 Child Welfare Services Program 93.645 Foster Care - Title IV-E 93.658 Adoption Assistance 93.659 Social Services Block Grant 93.667 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood 93.674 COVID-19 Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program 93.747 Medicaid Cluster 93.778 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Cluster 10.551, 10.561 Certain federal financial assistance programs do not invoice cash awards to the County. These programs include the following: WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants, and Children 10.557 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Prevention and Controls Grant 93.977 De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The County has not elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate except for ALN 93.569, as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The County participates in the Food Assistance Benefits / EBT program under ALN 10.551. The County performs some administrative duties on behalf of the State. The State distributes $157,305,719 in benefits, which are not reflected on the Schedule of the County, as the program’s compliance requirements are the responsibility of the State.

Finding Details

Criteria or specific requirement: 12 CCR 2509-7.601.71 provides eligibility requirement for the State of Colorado’s Foster Care IV-E program includes the requirement that for an individual to be considered Foster Care IV-E eligible, they must have been removed from a home where they were living with a parent, or a specified relative, either during the month court proceedings occurred or sometime within the six months preceding the month in which court proceedings took place. Condition: During our testing of 40 Foster Care IV-E benefit transactions, we noted one sample out of forty total samples where the individual receiving payment under Foster Care IV-E was not eligible as the individual did not meet the eligibility requirement of living with a parent or specified relative during the required timeframe. This individual received nine total payments during 2024 totaling $236,528. Questioned costs: $236,528. Context: The County is responsible for determining eligibility of individuals under the Foster Care IV-E program and then recording the beneficiary payment correctly within the Colorado Trails Welfare System (Trails). The Colorado Department of Human Services reimburses the County for foster care related costs through the Colorado Financial Management System (CFMS) based on the information entered into Trails. Noted that the County properly recorded these payments as ineligible for Foster Care IV-E based on the coding entered into Trails, however the Colorado Department of Human Resources improperly reimbursed the County using Foster Care IV-E funds for the ineligible individual. Cause: The Colorado Department of Human Services reimbursed the County using Foster Care IV-E funds for an individual that was not eligible under the program based on a translation issue between the Trails system and the Colorado Financial Management System (CFMS), both of which are managed by the Colorado Department of Human Services. Effect: Payment was reimbursed using Foster Care IV-E funds to an individual who was not eligible under the program. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: We recommend the County collaborate with the Colorado Department of Human Services to ensure that reimbursements under Foster Care IV-E only occur for individuals that are eligible under the Foster Care IV-E Program. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Criteria or specific requirement: 12 CCR 2509-7.601.71 provides eligibility requirement for the State of Colorado’s Foster Care IV-E program includes the requirement that for an individual to be considered Foster Care IV-E eligible, they must have been removed from a home where they were living with a parent, or a specified relative, either during the month court proceedings occurred or sometime within the six months preceding the month in which court proceedings took place. Condition: During our testing of 40 Foster Care IV-E benefit transactions, we noted one sample out of forty total samples where the individual receiving payment under Foster Care IV-E was not eligible as the individual did not meet the eligibility requirement of living with a parent or specified relative during the required timeframe. This individual received nine total payments during 2024 totaling $236,528. Questioned costs: $236,528. Context: The County is responsible for determining eligibility of individuals under the Foster Care IV-E program and then recording the beneficiary payment correctly within the Colorado Trails Welfare System (Trails). The Colorado Department of Human Services reimburses the County for foster care related costs through the Colorado Financial Management System (CFMS) based on the information entered into Trails. Noted that the County properly recorded these payments as ineligible for Foster Care IV-E based on the coding entered into Trails, however the Colorado Department of Human Resources improperly reimbursed the County using Foster Care IV-E funds for the ineligible individual. Cause: The Colorado Department of Human Services reimbursed the County using Foster Care IV-E funds for an individual that was not eligible under the program based on a translation issue between the Trails system and the Colorado Financial Management System (CFMS), both of which are managed by the Colorado Department of Human Services. Effect: Payment was reimbursed using Foster Care IV-E funds to an individual who was not eligible under the program. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: We recommend the County collaborate with the Colorado Department of Human Services to ensure that reimbursements under Foster Care IV-E only occur for individuals that are eligible under the Foster Care IV-E Program. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.