Audit 362374

FY End
2024-12-31
Total Expended
$532.74M
Findings
24
Programs
114
Organization: City and County of Denver (CO)
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-07-16

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
571454 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
571455 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
571456 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
571457 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
571458 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
571459 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
571460 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
571461 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
571462 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - E
571463 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - E
571464 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - L
571465 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - L
1147896 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
1147897 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
1147898 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
1147899 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
1147900 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
1147901 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
1147902 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
1147903 2024-004 Significant Deficiency - I
1147904 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - E
1147905 2024-005 Significant Deficiency - E
1147906 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - L
1147907 2024-006 Significant Deficiency - L

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
20.106 Airport Improvement Program (aip), Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and Covid-19 Airports Programs $74.38M Yes 0
97.036 Covid-19 - Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $59.08M Yes 0
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (tanf) $28.82M - 0
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant (ccdbg) $17.81M Yes 1
20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants $17.04M Yes 0
93.778 Grants to States for Medicaid $16.77M - 0
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $15.23M - 0
93.600 Head Start $15.19M Yes 0
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $14.81M - 0
93.563 Child Support Services $11.07M - 0
93.658 Foster Care Title IV-E $11.02M - 0
93.596 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund $9.41M Yes 1
93.914 Hiv Emergency Relief Project Grants $7.97M Yes 0
20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants $7.64M Yes 0
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $4.93M - 0
93.659 Adoption Assistance $4.54M - 0
20.106 Covid-19 - Airport Improvement Program (aip), Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and Covid-19 Airports Programs $4.02M Yes 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $3.31M - 0
14.218 Covid-19 - Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $3.29M Yes 1
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program $2.88M - 0
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $2.81M Yes 1
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $2.52M - 0
20.933 National Infrastructure Investments $2.33M - 0
93.967 Centers for Disease Control (cdc) and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health $2.22M - 0
17.258 Wioa Adult Program $2.12M - 0
17.268 H-1b Job Training Grants $2.05M - 0
14.267 Continuum of Care (coc) Program $1.93M - 0
14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids $1.80M - 0
93.471 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program $1.76M - 0
97.106 Securing the Cities Program $1.65M - 0
17.207 Employment Service/wagner-Peyser Funded Activities $1.64M - 0
16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards $1.63M - 0
17.259 Wioa Youth Activities $1.60M - 0
14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants $1.54M - 0
84.425 Covid-19 - Education Stabilization Fund $1.42M - 0
16.576 Crime Victim Compensation $1.40M - 0
93.136 Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs $1.31M - 0
93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance $1.13M - 0
20.200 Highway Research and Development Program $909,011 - 0
93.323 Covid-19 - Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $870,387 - 0
17.277 Covid-19 - Wioa National Dislocated Worker Grants / Workforce Investment Act (wia) National Emergency Grants $851,837 - 0
93.472 Title IV-E Prevention Program $843,200 - 0
95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (hidta) Program $821,492 - 0
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (liheap) $752,193 - 0
21.017 Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (sippra) $750,459 - 0
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $743,359 - 0
93.645 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program $720,752 - 0
17.278 Wioa Dislocated Worker Formula Grants $690,759 - 0
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $636,686 - 0
93.069 Public Health Emergency Preparedness $597,222 - 0
11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance $592,667 - 0
93.090 Guardianship Assistance $577,993 - 0
93.569 Community Services Block Grant (csbg) $574,465 - 0
93.268 Covid-19 - Immunization Cooperative Agreements $557,559 - 0
16.741 Dna Backlog Reduction Program $541,949 - 0
93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/replacement Designee Administered Programs $500,569 - 0
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $446,919 - 0
11.024 Build to Scale $430,649 - 0
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program (cacfp) $395,928 - 0
97.141 Shelter and Services Program $391,802 - 0
17.225 Unemployment Insurance $370,817 - 0
93.556 Marylee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program $292,089 - 0
93.558 Covid-19 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (tanf) $289,850 - 0
10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) $230,414 - 0
21.023 Covid-19 - Emergency Rental Assistance Program (erap) $211,355 - 0
20.939 Safe Streets and Roads for All $202,443 - 0
15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning $202,347 - 0
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $200,398 - 0
16.036 Comprehensive Forensic Dna Analysis Grant Program $193,350 - 0
10.555 National School Lunch Program $190,668 - 0
93.674 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood $190,524 - 0
93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $185,107 - 0
66.818 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements $178,857 - 0
93.556 Marylee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program $150,665 - 0
17.285 Registered Apprenticeship $146,558 - 0
16.588 Violence Against Women Formula Grants $143,001 - 0
21.027 Covid-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $138,033 Yes 1
93.354 Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response $135,000 - 0
93.747 Covid-19 - Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program $133,161 - 0
93.086 Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants $112,380 - 0
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $101,329 - 0
94.006 Americorps State and National 94.006 $98,294 - 0
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $97,662 - 0
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $91,496 - 0
16.560 National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants $81,601 - 0
45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals $80,500 - 0
87.003 Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Grants $74,946 - 0
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $73,275 - 0
15.435 Gomesa $72,290 - 0
84.126 Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States $62,390 - 0
16.742 Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program $53,463 - 0
93.136 Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs $51,551 - 0
45.313 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program $49,412 - 0
45.149 Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access $49,247 - 0
93.991 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant $45,000 - 0
90.404 Hava Election Security Grants $44,771 - 0
16.320 Services for Trafficking Victims $37,561 - 0
20.616 National Priority Safety Programs $36,448 - 0
17.270 Reentry Employment Opportunities $31,599 - 0
93.421 Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health $31,237 - 0
93.317 Emerging Infections Programs $28,657 - 0
17.245 Trade Adjustment Assistance $24,756 - 0
93.670 Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities $23,861 - 0
93.354 Covid-19 - Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response $18,030 - 0
66.605 Performance Partnership Grants $16,649 - 0
11.020 Cluster Grants $13,348 - 0
16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods $9,908 - 0
15.904 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid $6,946 - 0
81.000 Department of Energy $6,350 - 0
15.658 Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration $5,560 - 0
10.727 Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program $4,976 - 0
10.935 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants Program (uaip) $4,772 - 0
66.312 Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (ejg2g) Program $607 - 0
14.239 Covid-19 - Home Investment Partnerships Program $24 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
JHZYLXQAKY33 William Riedell Auditee
7209135500 Allison Slife Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: General Accounting Policies: The City’s summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements. Governmental funds and proprietary funds account for the City’s federal grant activity. Amounts reported in the Schedule for governmental funds are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and other program requirements are met. Available means collectible within the current period, or soon enough thereafter, to pay liabilities of the current period or when matured. The City considers grant revenue as available if it is expected to be collected within one year and all eligibility requirements are met. Amounts reported in the Schedule for proprietary funds are recognized on the accrual basis at the time liabilities are incurred. Expenditures reported by the City for Assistance Listing Number 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), are recorded when the estimated federal obligation is determined and reimbursed. Certain federal award programs are administered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); CDHS reports information for these programs on the cash basis. As a result, these programs, as listed below, are reported in the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards on the cash basis:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 10.551 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.561 COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services only) 21.027 Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 93.568 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 93.575 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596 Stephanie Tubbs Jones 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 Medical Assistance Program 93.778 Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in OMB A-87 or the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule, if any, represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements or reports to federal agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The City has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, except for the following Assistance Listing Numbers (16.575, 16.582, 16.753, 17.207, 17.258, 17.259, 17.268, 17.277, 17.278, 21.027, 66.605, 66.818, 93.069, 93.136, 93.243, 93.268, 93.354, 93.566, 93.914, 93.994) which elected to use a rate agreed on through the grant agreement or interagency agreement. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the primary government of the City and County of Denver (the City). The City’s reporting entity is defined in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. The information in this 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 City, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the City. The Schedule includes federally funded projects received directly from federal agencies and the federal amount of pass-through awards received by the City through the State of Colorado or other non-federal entities. The City’s basic financial statements include the operations of the Denver Urban Renewal Authority (DURA), a discretely presented component unit, which expended less than $750,000 in federal awards, so is not included in the City’s Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Title: Basis of Accounting Accounting Policies: The City’s summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements. Governmental funds and proprietary funds account for the City’s federal grant activity. Amounts reported in the Schedule for governmental funds are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and other program requirements are met. Available means collectible within the current period, or soon enough thereafter, to pay liabilities of the current period or when matured. The City considers grant revenue as available if it is expected to be collected within one year and all eligibility requirements are met. Amounts reported in the Schedule for proprietary funds are recognized on the accrual basis at the time liabilities are incurred. Expenditures reported by the City for Assistance Listing Number 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), are recorded when the estimated federal obligation is determined and reimbursed. Certain federal award programs are administered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); CDHS reports information for these programs on the cash basis. As a result, these programs, as listed below, are reported in the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards on the cash basis:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 10.551 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.561 COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services only) 21.027 Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 93.568 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 93.575 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596 Stephanie Tubbs Jones 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 Medical Assistance Program 93.778 Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in OMB A-87 or the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule, if any, represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements or reports to federal agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The City has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, except for the following Assistance Listing Numbers (16.575, 16.582, 16.753, 17.207, 17.258, 17.259, 17.268, 17.277, 17.278, 21.027, 66.605, 66.818, 93.069, 93.136, 93.243, 93.268, 93.354, 93.566, 93.914, 93.994) which elected to use a rate agreed on through the grant agreement or interagency agreement. The City’s summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements. Governmental funds and proprietary funds account for the City’s federal grant activity. Amounts reported in the Schedule for governmental funds are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and other program requirements are met. Available means collectible within the current period, or soon enough thereafter, to pay liabilities of the current period or when matured. The City considers grant revenue as available if it is expected to be collected within one year and all eligibility requirements are met. Amounts reported in the Schedule for proprietary funds are recognized on the accrual basis at the time liabilities are incurred. Expenditures reported by the City for Assistance Listing Number 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), are recorded when the estimated federal obligation is determined and reimbursed. Certain federal award programs are administered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); CDHS reports information for these programs on the cash basis. As a result, these programs, as listed below, are reported in the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards on the cash basis:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 10.551 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.561 COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services only) 21.027 Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 93.568 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 93.575 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596 Stephanie Tubbs Jones 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 Medical Assistance Program 93.778 Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in OMB A-87 or the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule, if any, represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements or reports to federal agencies.
Title: Human Services Programs Accounting Policies: The City’s summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements. Governmental funds and proprietary funds account for the City’s federal grant activity. Amounts reported in the Schedule for governmental funds are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and other program requirements are met. Available means collectible within the current period, or soon enough thereafter, to pay liabilities of the current period or when matured. The City considers grant revenue as available if it is expected to be collected within one year and all eligibility requirements are met. Amounts reported in the Schedule for proprietary funds are recognized on the accrual basis at the time liabilities are incurred. Expenditures reported by the City for Assistance Listing Number 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), are recorded when the estimated federal obligation is determined and reimbursed. Certain federal award programs are administered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); CDHS reports information for these programs on the cash basis. As a result, these programs, as listed below, are reported in the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards on the cash basis:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 10.551 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.561 COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services only) 21.027 Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 93.568 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 93.575 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596 Stephanie Tubbs Jones 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 Medical Assistance Program 93.778 Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in OMB A-87 or the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule, if any, represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements or reports to federal agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The City has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, except for the following Assistance Listing Numbers (16.575, 16.582, 16.753, 17.207, 17.258, 17.259, 17.268, 17.277, 17.278, 21.027, 66.605, 66.818, 93.069, 93.136, 93.243, 93.268, 93.354, 93.566, 93.914, 93.994) which elected to use a rate agreed on through the grant agreement or interagency agreement. The City’s Department of Human Services operates several federally funded human services programs where benefits are provided to qualified citizens. The benefit distribution method consists of participants receiving benefits using a state-maintained electronic banking card (EBT) instead of the City’s cash disbursements. The Colorado Department of Human Services provided total EBT authorizations to qualified citizens in the City, in the amount of $132,349,792, of which $68,483,511 is the federal share. The revenue and expenditures associated with these federal programs are not recognized in the City’s basic financial statements.
Title: State Information Technology System Accounting Policies: The City’s summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements. Governmental funds and proprietary funds account for the City’s federal grant activity. Amounts reported in the Schedule for governmental funds are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and other program requirements are met. Available means collectible within the current period, or soon enough thereafter, to pay liabilities of the current period or when matured. The City considers grant revenue as available if it is expected to be collected within one year and all eligibility requirements are met. Amounts reported in the Schedule for proprietary funds are recognized on the accrual basis at the time liabilities are incurred. Expenditures reported by the City for Assistance Listing Number 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), are recorded when the estimated federal obligation is determined and reimbursed. Certain federal award programs are administered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); CDHS reports information for these programs on the cash basis. As a result, these programs, as listed below, are reported in the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards on the cash basis:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 10.551 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.561 COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services only) 21.027 Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 93.568 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 93.575 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596 Stephanie Tubbs Jones 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 Medical Assistance Program 93.778 Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in OMB A-87 or the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule, if any, represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements or reports to federal agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The City has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, except for the following Assistance Listing Numbers (16.575, 16.582, 16.753, 17.207, 17.258, 17.259, 17.268, 17.277, 17.278, 21.027, 66.605, 66.818, 93.069, 93.136, 93.243, 93.268, 93.354, 93.566, 93.914, 93.994) which elected to use a rate agreed on through the grant agreement or interagency agreement. In 2004, the State of Colorado (the State) implemented the new Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS), which consolidated legacy systems into one system and also incorporated a rules engine for determining eligibility and calculating and issuing benefits payments. As a result, the counties and the State split eligibility determination functions for certain federal Human Services’ programs under CBMS. Counties are responsible for data collection from applicants and data entry of applicable information into CBMS. Concurrently, the State maintains the computer system supporting the eligibility determination process and pays benefits to the participants. The actual eligibility and payment determinations become the State’s responsibility utilizing CBMS.
Title: Revolving Loan Funds – Not Subject to Compliance Accounting Policies: The City’s summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements. Governmental funds and proprietary funds account for the City’s federal grant activity. Amounts reported in the Schedule for governmental funds are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and other program requirements are met. Available means collectible within the current period, or soon enough thereafter, to pay liabilities of the current period or when matured. The City considers grant revenue as available if it is expected to be collected within one year and all eligibility requirements are met. Amounts reported in the Schedule for proprietary funds are recognized on the accrual basis at the time liabilities are incurred. Expenditures reported by the City for Assistance Listing Number 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), are recorded when the estimated federal obligation is determined and reimbursed. Certain federal award programs are administered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); CDHS reports information for these programs on the cash basis. As a result, these programs, as listed below, are reported in the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards on the cash basis:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 10.551 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.561 COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services only) 21.027 Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 93.568 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 93.575 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596 Stephanie Tubbs Jones 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 Medical Assistance Program 93.778 Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in OMB A-87 or the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule, if any, represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements or reports to federal agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The City has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, except for the following Assistance Listing Numbers (16.575, 16.582, 16.753, 17.207, 17.258, 17.259, 17.268, 17.277, 17.278, 21.027, 66.605, 66.818, 93.069, 93.136, 93.243, 93.268, 93.354, 93.566, 93.914, 93.994) which elected to use a rate agreed on through the grant agreement or interagency agreement. The City has certain revolving loan funds, which were originally financed with federal financial assistance through the programs listed below. However, these programs either are not part of a federal loan or loan guarantee program or have no continuing compliance requirements other than continued loan payments, therefore, the outstanding loan balances have not been included in the accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and major program determination: Neighborhood Development Loans: 14.218 - Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants $16,263,305 Total Neighborhood Development Loans 16,263,305 Economic Development Loans: 14.Unknown 2,796,674 14.218 - Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 5,963,585 Total Economic Development Loans 8,760,259 Section 108 Loans: 14.248 - Community Development Block Grants_ Section 108 Loan Guarantees 135,181 Total Section 108 Loans 135,181 Housing Development Loans: 14.Unknown 174,814,869 14.218 - Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 7,948,735 14.239 - Home Investment Partnerships Program 72,186,784 14.241 - Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS 980,000 14.256 - Neighborhood Stabilization Program (Recovery Act Funded) 11,394,207 Total Housing Development Loans 267,324,595 Total Loans: 292,483,340 Total Notes Receivable 292,483,340 Less Allowances Delinquent Loans (11,769,169) Forgivable Loans (157,94 7,294) Loans Receivable, Net 122,766,877
Title: Revolving Loan Funds – Subject to Further Compliance Accounting Policies: The City’s summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements. Governmental funds and proprietary funds account for the City’s federal grant activity. Amounts reported in the Schedule for governmental funds are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and other program requirements are met. Available means collectible within the current period, or soon enough thereafter, to pay liabilities of the current period or when matured. The City considers grant revenue as available if it is expected to be collected within one year and all eligibility requirements are met. Amounts reported in the Schedule for proprietary funds are recognized on the accrual basis at the time liabilities are incurred. Expenditures reported by the City for Assistance Listing Number 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), are recorded when the estimated federal obligation is determined and reimbursed. Certain federal award programs are administered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); CDHS reports information for these programs on the cash basis. As a result, these programs, as listed below, are reported in the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards on the cash basis:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 10.551 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.561 COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services only) 21.027 Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 93.568 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 93.575 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596 Stephanie Tubbs Jones 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 Medical Assistance Program 93.778 Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in OMB A-87 or the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule, if any, represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements or reports to federal agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The City has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, except for the following Assistance Listing Numbers (16.575, 16.582, 16.753, 17.207, 17.258, 17.259, 17.268, 17.277, 17.278, 21.027, 66.605, 66.818, 93.069, 93.136, 93.243, 93.268, 93.354, 93.566, 93.914, 93.994) which elected to use a rate agreed on through the grant agreement or interagency agreement. The City has certain revolving loan funds, which were originally financed with federal financial assistance through the Community Development Block Grant Section 108 Loan Guarantees program (Assistance Listing Number 14.248) which are subject to continuing compliance requirements until project completion and acceptance. There were no outstanding balances subject to continuing compliance as of December 31, 2024. There were no new loans during 2024; therefore no amounts have been included in the accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. The City also has certain revolving loan funds, which were originally financed from the Department of Commerce, under Assistance Listing Number 11.307, Economic Adjustment Assistance which are subject to continuing compliance requirements and included in the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. The outstanding loan balance as of December 31, 2024, was $141,770 and the cash and investment balance in the loan revolving fund was $450,898. There were no expenditures in 2024 for administrative costs. There were no loan write-offs in 2024. There are no City match requirements.
Title: Indirect Costs Accounting Policies: The City’s summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements. Governmental funds and proprietary funds account for the City’s federal grant activity. Amounts reported in the Schedule for governmental funds are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and other program requirements are met. Available means collectible within the current period, or soon enough thereafter, to pay liabilities of the current period or when matured. The City considers grant revenue as available if it is expected to be collected within one year and all eligibility requirements are met. Amounts reported in the Schedule for proprietary funds are recognized on the accrual basis at the time liabilities are incurred. Expenditures reported by the City for Assistance Listing Number 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), are recorded when the estimated federal obligation is determined and reimbursed. Certain federal award programs are administered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); CDHS reports information for these programs on the cash basis. As a result, these programs, as listed below, are reported in the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards on the cash basis:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 10.551 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.561 COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services only) 21.027 Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 93.568 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 93.575 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596 Stephanie Tubbs Jones 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 Medical Assistance Program 93.778 Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in OMB A-87 or the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule, if any, represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements or reports to federal agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The City has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, except for the following Assistance Listing Numbers (16.575, 16.582, 16.753, 17.207, 17.258, 17.259, 17.268, 17.277, 17.278, 21.027, 66.605, 66.818, 93.069, 93.136, 93.243, 93.268, 93.354, 93.566, 93.914, 93.994) which elected to use a rate agreed on through the grant agreement or interagency agreement. The City has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, except for the following Assistance Listing Numbers (16.575, 16.582, 16.753, 17.207, 17.258, 17.259, 17.268, 17.277, 17.278, 21.027, 66.605, 66.818, 93.069, 93.136, 93.243, 93.268, 93.354, 93.566, 93.914, 93.994) which elected to use a rate agreed on through the grant agreement or interagency agreement.
Title: Revolving Loan – Program Income Accounting Policies: The City’s summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements. Governmental funds and proprietary funds account for the City’s federal grant activity. Amounts reported in the Schedule for governmental funds are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and other program requirements are met. Available means collectible within the current period, or soon enough thereafter, to pay liabilities of the current period or when matured. The City considers grant revenue as available if it is expected to be collected within one year and all eligibility requirements are met. Amounts reported in the Schedule for proprietary funds are recognized on the accrual basis at the time liabilities are incurred. Expenditures reported by the City for Assistance Listing Number 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), are recorded when the estimated federal obligation is determined and reimbursed. Certain federal award programs are administered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); CDHS reports information for these programs on the cash basis. As a result, these programs, as listed below, are reported in the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards on the cash basis:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 10.551 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.561 COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services only) 21.027 Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 93.568 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 93.575 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596 Stephanie Tubbs Jones 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 Medical Assistance Program 93.778 Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in OMB A-87 or the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule, if any, represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements or reports to federal agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The City has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, except for the following Assistance Listing Numbers (16.575, 16.582, 16.753, 17.207, 17.258, 17.259, 17.268, 17.277, 17.278, 21.027, 66.605, 66.818, 93.069, 93.136, 93.243, 93.268, 93.354, 93.566, 93.914, 93.994) which elected to use a rate agreed on through the grant agreement or interagency agreement. The City has a revolving loan program for low income housing development and renovation. Under this federal program, repayments to the City are considered program revenues (income) and loans of such funds to eligible recipients are considered expenditures. The amount of principal and interest received in loan repayments for the year was $360,824. The City also has a revolving loan program for small businesses and economic development. The amount of principal and interest received in loan repayments for the year was $1,453,868.
Title: Program Costs Accounting Policies: The City’s summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements. Governmental funds and proprietary funds account for the City’s federal grant activity. Amounts reported in the Schedule for governmental funds are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and other program requirements are met. Available means collectible within the current period, or soon enough thereafter, to pay liabilities of the current period or when matured. The City considers grant revenue as available if it is expected to be collected within one year and all eligibility requirements are met. Amounts reported in the Schedule for proprietary funds are recognized on the accrual basis at the time liabilities are incurred. Expenditures reported by the City for Assistance Listing Number 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), are recorded when the estimated federal obligation is determined and reimbursed. Certain federal award programs are administered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); CDHS reports information for these programs on the cash basis. As a result, these programs, as listed below, are reported in the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards on the cash basis:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 10.551 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.561 COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services only) 21.027 Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 93.568 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 93.575 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596 Stephanie Tubbs Jones 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 Medical Assistance Program 93.778 Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in OMB A-87 or the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule, if any, represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements or reports to federal agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The City has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, except for the following Assistance Listing Numbers (16.575, 16.582, 16.753, 17.207, 17.258, 17.259, 17.268, 17.277, 17.278, 21.027, 66.605, 66.818, 93.069, 93.136, 93.243, 93.268, 93.354, 93.566, 93.914, 93.994) which elected to use a rate agreed on through the grant agreement or interagency agreement. The amounts shown as current year expenditures represent only the federal grant portion of the program costs. Entire program costs, including the City's portion, are more than shown. Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
Title: Recognition of Prior Year Expenses Accounting Policies: The City’s summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements. Governmental funds and proprietary funds account for the City’s federal grant activity. Amounts reported in the Schedule for governmental funds are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and other program requirements are met. Available means collectible within the current period, or soon enough thereafter, to pay liabilities of the current period or when matured. The City considers grant revenue as available if it is expected to be collected within one year and all eligibility requirements are met. Amounts reported in the Schedule for proprietary funds are recognized on the accrual basis at the time liabilities are incurred. Expenditures reported by the City for Assistance Listing Number 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), are recorded when the estimated federal obligation is determined and reimbursed. Certain federal award programs are administered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); CDHS reports information for these programs on the cash basis. As a result, these programs, as listed below, are reported in the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards on the cash basis:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 10.551 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.561 COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services only) 21.027 Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 93.568 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 93.575 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596 Stephanie Tubbs Jones 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 Medical Assistance Program 93.778 Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in OMB A-87 or the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule, if any, represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements or reports to federal agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The City has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, except for the following Assistance Listing Numbers (16.575, 16.582, 16.753, 17.207, 17.258, 17.259, 17.268, 17.277, 17.278, 21.027, 66.605, 66.818, 93.069, 93.136, 93.243, 93.268, 93.354, 93.566, 93.914, 93.994) which elected to use a rate agreed on through the grant agreement or interagency agreement. The City incurred eligible expenditures in a prior year which were approved by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) and the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The City recorded the following eligible expenditures in the 2024 Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards: Federal Agency Assistance Listing Number Total Federal Expenditures Year Expenditure Incurred United States Department of Transportation (DOT) 20.500 7,894,330 2021 United States Department of Transportation (DOT) 20.507 2,864,433 2022-2023 United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 97.024 2,895,640 2022-2023 United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 97.036 48,814,183 2020-2022 United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 97.141 391,802 2023
Title: Contingent Liabilities Accounting Policies: The City’s summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 in the City’s basic financial statements. Governmental funds and proprietary funds account for the City’s federal grant activity. Amounts reported in the Schedule for governmental funds are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and other program requirements are met. Available means collectible within the current period, or soon enough thereafter, to pay liabilities of the current period or when matured. The City considers grant revenue as available if it is expected to be collected within one year and all eligibility requirements are met. Amounts reported in the Schedule for proprietary funds are recognized on the accrual basis at the time liabilities are incurred. Expenditures reported by the City for Assistance Listing Number 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), are recorded when the estimated federal obligation is determined and reimbursed. Certain federal award programs are administered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); CDHS reports information for these programs on the cash basis. As a result, these programs, as listed below, are reported in the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards on the cash basis:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 10.551 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.561 COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services only) 21.027 Guardianship Assistance 93.090 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program 93.471 Title IV-E Prevention Program 93.472 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program 93.556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 93.558 Child Support Enforcement 93.563 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) 93.568 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 93.575 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596 Stephanie Tubbs Jones 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 Medical Assistance Program 93.778 Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in OMB A-87 or the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule, if any, represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements or reports to federal agencies. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The City has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, except for the following Assistance Listing Numbers (16.575, 16.582, 16.753, 17.207, 17.258, 17.259, 17.268, 17.277, 17.278, 21.027, 66.605, 66.818, 93.069, 93.136, 93.243, 93.268, 93.354, 93.566, 93.914, 93.994) which elected to use a rate agreed on through the grant agreement or interagency agreement. Although the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards is prepared to the best of the City's knowledge and belief, amounts received or receivable from grantor agencies are subject to audit and adjustment by the grantor agencies, principally the federal government. Any disallowed claims, including the amount already collected, may constitute a liability of the applicable funds. The amount of expenditures which may be disallowed by the grantor, if any, cannot be determined at this time.

Finding Details

Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Name: Child Care and Development Block Grant and Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (Child Care and Development Fund Cluster) Assistance Listing Number: 93.575 and 93.596 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: 2101COCCC5, 2101COCDC6, 2301COCCDD, 2302COCCDD, 2402COCCDD, 2302COCCDF, 2402COCCDF, 2301COCCDF, 2302COCCDF Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Human Services Pass-Through Number(s): None provided Award Period: 10/1/2022 – 9/30/2026; 10/1/2023 – 9/30/2026, 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024 Compliance Requirement: Eligibility Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement: 2 CFR 200.303 requires that non-federal entities receiving federal awards establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the federal award. Effective internal controls should include procedures in place to ensure terminated employees are removed from the State system within a reasonable timeframe. Condition: During our testing, we noted 1 employee out of 3 employees selected for testing whose user access rights were not removed from the Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS) within a reasonable timeframe after employment change at the City. Questioned costs: None. Context: During our evaluation of terminated users within CBMS, we identified a lack of compensating control for timely removal of employees due to IT Department turnover. One employee terminated in 2023 did not have their access formally revoked until February 2025. However, CBMS passwords are automatically locked after 30 days, disabled after 60 days, and deactivated after 90 days. Login records confirmed no system access post-termination. Cause: The City experienced turnover and did not have a compensating control to ensure that CBMS user access rights are revoked when employees separate from the City or change departments that do not require them to keep their CBMS access.Effect: Employees who are terminated or no longer require access to the system, who continue to have access after termination, could make changes within CBMS that impact the City’s federal program activities. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend the City implement a control to ensure the CBMS user access rights are offboarded timely when employees separate employment or move departments that do not require them to keep CBMS access. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Name: Child Care and Development Block Grant and Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (Child Care and Development Fund Cluster) Assistance Listing Number: 93.575 and 93.596 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: 2101COCCC5, 2101COCDC6, 2301COCCDD, 2302COCCDD, 2402COCCDD, 2302COCCDF, 2402COCCDF, 2301COCCDF, 2302COCCDF Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Human Services Pass-Through Number(s): None provided Award Period: 10/1/2022 – 9/30/2026; 10/1/2023 – 9/30/2026, 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024 Compliance Requirement: Eligibility Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement: 2 CFR 200.303 requires that non-federal entities receiving federal awards establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the federal award. Effective internal controls should include procedures in place to ensure terminated employees are removed from the State system within a reasonable timeframe. Condition: During our testing, we noted 1 employee out of 3 employees selected for testing whose user access rights were not removed from the Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS) within a reasonable timeframe after employment change at the City. Questioned costs: None. Context: During our evaluation of terminated users within CBMS, we identified a lack of compensating control for timely removal of employees due to IT Department turnover. One employee terminated in 2023 did not have their access formally revoked until February 2025. However, CBMS passwords are automatically locked after 30 days, disabled after 60 days, and deactivated after 90 days. Login records confirmed no system access post-termination. Cause: The City experienced turnover and did not have a compensating control to ensure that CBMS user access rights are revoked when employees separate from the City or change departments that do not require them to keep their CBMS access.Effect: Employees who are terminated or no longer require access to the system, who continue to have access after termination, could make changes within CBMS that impact the City’s federal program activities. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend the City implement a control to ensure the CBMS user access rights are offboarded timely when employees separate employment or move departments that do not require them to keep CBMS access. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name: Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants Assistance Listing Number: 14.218 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: B-19-MC-08-0005, 2019; B-20-MC-08-0005, 2020; B-21- MC-08-0005, 2021; B-20-MW-08-0005, 2020 Pass-Through Agency: None Pass-Through Number(s): N/A Award Period: 1/1/2019-9/1/2031 Compliance Requirement: Reporting – Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: Under 2 CFR Part 170, recipients of federal awards are required to report subaward information to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of federal funds. This regulation, which implements the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (as amended by the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014), mandates that recipients submit accurate data to the Federal Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) for publication on USAspending.gov. Specifically, 2 CFR Part 200, Part 3-L – Reporting specifically states: “…(b) Compare the award information accessed in step 2.a to the subaward/subcontract documents maintained by the recipient to assess if— (i) applicable subaward obligations /modifications have been reported, (ii) the key data elements (see above) were accurately reported and are supported by the source documentation, and (iii) the action was reported in FSRS no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the subaward/subaward amendment obligation was made or the subcontract award/subcontract modification was made.” Further, 2 CFR Part 200 § 200.303 requires non-Federal entities to: Establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award.Condition: We were unable to obtain evidence confirming the timely submission of two out of six reports reviewed. Additionally, the review process for these reports was not formally documented, and no records of the review were retained. Questioned costs: None. Context: During testing of FFATA report submissions for six subawards, we identified two instances where the awards were obligated in November 2023, but the corresponding FFATA reports were not submitted until January 11, 2024, and January 17, 2024, eleven and seventeen dates after the due date, respectively. While the content of the reports appeared appropriate, the submissions were not timely. Additionally, there was no concrete documentation of the review process either before or after submission. Transactions Tested Subaward not reported Timeliness of report unable to be determined Subaward amount incorrect1 Subaward missing key elements1 6 0 2 0 0 Dollar Amount of Tested Transactions Subaward not reported Timeliness of report unable to be determined Subaward amount incorrect11 Subaward missing key elements $1,436,927 $0 $911,927 $0 $0 Cause: The City experienced staff turnover within the Denver Economic Development & Opportunity department, and the individuals responsible for submitting the reports are no longer employed. Additionally, the City lacked a formal process to document submission dates and retain evidence of report review and approval. Effect: Failure to submit the subaward reports to FSRS in a timely manner places the Department out of compliance with federal reporting requirements and exposes it to potential federal sanctions. Additionally, the absence of documented review and approval processes undermines accountability and makes it difficult to verify compliance, increasing the risk of further scrutiny or penalties from oversight bodies. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend the City establish and implement a formal process to consistently retain documentation of FFATA report submission dates, as well as evidence of the review and approval of each report submitted. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name: Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants Assistance Listing Number: 14.218 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: B-19-MC-08-0005, 2019; B-20-MC-08-0005, 2020; B-21- MC-08-0005, 2021; B-20-MW-08-0005, 2020 Pass-Through Agency: None Pass-Through Number(s): N/A Award Period: 1/1/2019-9/1/2031 Compliance Requirement: Reporting – Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: Under 2 CFR Part 170, recipients of federal awards are required to report subaward information to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of federal funds. This regulation, which implements the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (as amended by the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014), mandates that recipients submit accurate data to the Federal Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) for publication on USAspending.gov. Specifically, 2 CFR Part 200, Part 3-L – Reporting specifically states: “…(b) Compare the award information accessed in step 2.a to the subaward/subcontract documents maintained by the recipient to assess if— (i) applicable subaward obligations /modifications have been reported, (ii) the key data elements (see above) were accurately reported and are supported by the source documentation, and (iii) the action was reported in FSRS no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the subaward/subaward amendment obligation was made or the subcontract award/subcontract modification was made.” Further, 2 CFR Part 200 § 200.303 requires non-Federal entities to: Establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award.Condition: We were unable to obtain evidence confirming the timely submission of two out of six reports reviewed. Additionally, the review process for these reports was not formally documented, and no records of the review were retained. Questioned costs: None. Context: During testing of FFATA report submissions for six subawards, we identified two instances where the awards were obligated in November 2023, but the corresponding FFATA reports were not submitted until January 11, 2024, and January 17, 2024, eleven and seventeen dates after the due date, respectively. While the content of the reports appeared appropriate, the submissions were not timely. Additionally, there was no concrete documentation of the review process either before or after submission. Transactions Tested Subaward not reported Timeliness of report unable to be determined Subaward amount incorrect1 Subaward missing key elements1 6 0 2 0 0 Dollar Amount of Tested Transactions Subaward not reported Timeliness of report unable to be determined Subaward amount incorrect11 Subaward missing key elements $1,436,927 $0 $911,927 $0 $0 Cause: The City experienced staff turnover within the Denver Economic Development & Opportunity department, and the individuals responsible for submitting the reports are no longer employed. Additionally, the City lacked a formal process to document submission dates and retain evidence of report review and approval. Effect: Failure to submit the subaward reports to FSRS in a timely manner places the Department out of compliance with federal reporting requirements and exposes it to potential federal sanctions. Additionally, the absence of documented review and approval processes undermines accountability and makes it difficult to verify compliance, increasing the risk of further scrutiny or penalties from oversight bodies. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend the City establish and implement a formal process to consistently retain documentation of FFATA report submission dates, as well as evidence of the review and approval of each report submitted. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF Program) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP4316 - 2024, SLFRP0126 - 2024 Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pass-Through Number(s): CMS # 186974, CMS# 187546 Award Period: 03/03/2021 – 12/31/2026; 8/1/2024 – 6/30/2026 Compliance Requirement: Suspension and Debarment Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 2 CFR Section 180, non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards must verify that lower-tier entities, as defined in 2 CFR Section 180.995, are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in transactions. Per 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should comply with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Condition: During testing over suspension and debarment, it was noted that proof of suspension and debarment verification could not be found for 6 out of 19 selections tested. Questioned costs: None. Context: Although verification records were not maintained, through audit procedures, it was confirmed that the 6 contractors were not suspended or debarred through checking the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions list. The City has an existing suspension and debarment policy, however, the unique nature of the funding and award segregation led to unclear compliance responsibilities among agencies at the City. Cause: The CSLFRF funds were distributed across multiple agencies at the City, making the responsibility for suspension and debarment verification unclear. Additionally, the contractors in question are also used for various non-federal projects within the City. Effect: Failure to perform suspension and debarment verification procedures before the procurement of good or services could result in the payment of federal funds to contractors that are ineligible to participate in federal assistance programs.Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City incorporate specific language into its existing procurement process—particularly regarding suspension and debarment requirements—by clearly assigning responsibility for conducting these checks to the agency receiving and overseeing the federal award, both prior to any federal spending and on a recurring basis thereafter. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Name: Child Care and Development Block Grant and Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (Child Care and Development Fund Cluster) Assistance Listing Number: 93.575 and 93.596 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: 2101COCCC5, 2101COCDC6, 2301COCCDD, 2302COCCDD, 2402COCCDD, 2302COCCDF, 2402COCCDF, 2301COCCDF, 2302COCCDF Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Human Services Pass-Through Number(s): None provided Award Period: 10/1/2022 – 9/30/2026; 10/1/2023 – 9/30/2026, 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024 Compliance Requirement: Eligibility Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement: 2 CFR 200.303 requires that non-federal entities receiving federal awards establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the federal award. Effective internal controls should include procedures in place to ensure terminated employees are removed from the State system within a reasonable timeframe. Condition: During our testing, we noted 1 employee out of 3 employees selected for testing whose user access rights were not removed from the Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS) within a reasonable timeframe after employment change at the City. Questioned costs: None. Context: During our evaluation of terminated users within CBMS, we identified a lack of compensating control for timely removal of employees due to IT Department turnover. One employee terminated in 2023 did not have their access formally revoked until February 2025. However, CBMS passwords are automatically locked after 30 days, disabled after 60 days, and deactivated after 90 days. Login records confirmed no system access post-termination. Cause: The City experienced turnover and did not have a compensating control to ensure that CBMS user access rights are revoked when employees separate from the City or change departments that do not require them to keep their CBMS access.Effect: Employees who are terminated or no longer require access to the system, who continue to have access after termination, could make changes within CBMS that impact the City’s federal program activities. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend the City implement a control to ensure the CBMS user access rights are offboarded timely when employees separate employment or move departments that do not require them to keep CBMS access. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Name: Child Care and Development Block Grant and Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (Child Care and Development Fund Cluster) Assistance Listing Number: 93.575 and 93.596 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: 2101COCCC5, 2101COCDC6, 2301COCCDD, 2302COCCDD, 2402COCCDD, 2302COCCDF, 2402COCCDF, 2301COCCDF, 2302COCCDF Pass-Through Agency: Colorado Department of Human Services Pass-Through Number(s): None provided Award Period: 10/1/2022 – 9/30/2026; 10/1/2023 – 9/30/2026, 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024 Compliance Requirement: Eligibility Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement: 2 CFR 200.303 requires that non-federal entities receiving federal awards establish and maintain internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the federal award. Effective internal controls should include procedures in place to ensure terminated employees are removed from the State system within a reasonable timeframe. Condition: During our testing, we noted 1 employee out of 3 employees selected for testing whose user access rights were not removed from the Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS) within a reasonable timeframe after employment change at the City. Questioned costs: None. Context: During our evaluation of terminated users within CBMS, we identified a lack of compensating control for timely removal of employees due to IT Department turnover. One employee terminated in 2023 did not have their access formally revoked until February 2025. However, CBMS passwords are automatically locked after 30 days, disabled after 60 days, and deactivated after 90 days. Login records confirmed no system access post-termination. Cause: The City experienced turnover and did not have a compensating control to ensure that CBMS user access rights are revoked when employees separate from the City or change departments that do not require them to keep their CBMS access.Effect: Employees who are terminated or no longer require access to the system, who continue to have access after termination, could make changes within CBMS that impact the City’s federal program activities. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend the City implement a control to ensure the CBMS user access rights are offboarded timely when employees separate employment or move departments that do not require them to keep CBMS access. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name: Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants Assistance Listing Number: 14.218 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: B-19-MC-08-0005, 2019; B-20-MC-08-0005, 2020; B-21- MC-08-0005, 2021; B-20-MW-08-0005, 2020 Pass-Through Agency: None Pass-Through Number(s): N/A Award Period: 1/1/2019-9/1/2031 Compliance Requirement: Reporting – Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: Under 2 CFR Part 170, recipients of federal awards are required to report subaward information to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of federal funds. This regulation, which implements the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (as amended by the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014), mandates that recipients submit accurate data to the Federal Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) for publication on USAspending.gov. Specifically, 2 CFR Part 200, Part 3-L – Reporting specifically states: “…(b) Compare the award information accessed in step 2.a to the subaward/subcontract documents maintained by the recipient to assess if— (i) applicable subaward obligations /modifications have been reported, (ii) the key data elements (see above) were accurately reported and are supported by the source documentation, and (iii) the action was reported in FSRS no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the subaward/subaward amendment obligation was made or the subcontract award/subcontract modification was made.” Further, 2 CFR Part 200 § 200.303 requires non-Federal entities to: Establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award.Condition: We were unable to obtain evidence confirming the timely submission of two out of six reports reviewed. Additionally, the review process for these reports was not formally documented, and no records of the review were retained. Questioned costs: None. Context: During testing of FFATA report submissions for six subawards, we identified two instances where the awards were obligated in November 2023, but the corresponding FFATA reports were not submitted until January 11, 2024, and January 17, 2024, eleven and seventeen dates after the due date, respectively. While the content of the reports appeared appropriate, the submissions were not timely. Additionally, there was no concrete documentation of the review process either before or after submission. Transactions Tested Subaward not reported Timeliness of report unable to be determined Subaward amount incorrect1 Subaward missing key elements1 6 0 2 0 0 Dollar Amount of Tested Transactions Subaward not reported Timeliness of report unable to be determined Subaward amount incorrect11 Subaward missing key elements $1,436,927 $0 $911,927 $0 $0 Cause: The City experienced staff turnover within the Denver Economic Development & Opportunity department, and the individuals responsible for submitting the reports are no longer employed. Additionally, the City lacked a formal process to document submission dates and retain evidence of report review and approval. Effect: Failure to submit the subaward reports to FSRS in a timely manner places the Department out of compliance with federal reporting requirements and exposes it to potential federal sanctions. Additionally, the absence of documented review and approval processes undermines accountability and makes it difficult to verify compliance, increasing the risk of further scrutiny or penalties from oversight bodies. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend the City establish and implement a formal process to consistently retain documentation of FFATA report submission dates, as well as evidence of the review and approval of each report submitted. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name: Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants Assistance Listing Number: 14.218 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: B-19-MC-08-0005, 2019; B-20-MC-08-0005, 2020; B-21- MC-08-0005, 2021; B-20-MW-08-0005, 2020 Pass-Through Agency: None Pass-Through Number(s): N/A Award Period: 1/1/2019-9/1/2031 Compliance Requirement: Reporting – Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: Under 2 CFR Part 170, recipients of federal awards are required to report subaward information to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of federal funds. This regulation, which implements the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (as amended by the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014), mandates that recipients submit accurate data to the Federal Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) for publication on USAspending.gov. Specifically, 2 CFR Part 200, Part 3-L – Reporting specifically states: “…(b) Compare the award information accessed in step 2.a to the subaward/subcontract documents maintained by the recipient to assess if— (i) applicable subaward obligations /modifications have been reported, (ii) the key data elements (see above) were accurately reported and are supported by the source documentation, and (iii) the action was reported in FSRS no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the subaward/subaward amendment obligation was made or the subcontract award/subcontract modification was made.” Further, 2 CFR Part 200 § 200.303 requires non-Federal entities to: Establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award.Condition: We were unable to obtain evidence confirming the timely submission of two out of six reports reviewed. Additionally, the review process for these reports was not formally documented, and no records of the review were retained. Questioned costs: None. Context: During testing of FFATA report submissions for six subawards, we identified two instances where the awards were obligated in November 2023, but the corresponding FFATA reports were not submitted until January 11, 2024, and January 17, 2024, eleven and seventeen dates after the due date, respectively. While the content of the reports appeared appropriate, the submissions were not timely. Additionally, there was no concrete documentation of the review process either before or after submission. Transactions Tested Subaward not reported Timeliness of report unable to be determined Subaward amount incorrect1 Subaward missing key elements1 6 0 2 0 0 Dollar Amount of Tested Transactions Subaward not reported Timeliness of report unable to be determined Subaward amount incorrect11 Subaward missing key elements $1,436,927 $0 $911,927 $0 $0 Cause: The City experienced staff turnover within the Denver Economic Development & Opportunity department, and the individuals responsible for submitting the reports are no longer employed. Additionally, the City lacked a formal process to document submission dates and retain evidence of report review and approval. Effect: Failure to submit the subaward reports to FSRS in a timely manner places the Department out of compliance with federal reporting requirements and exposes it to potential federal sanctions. Additionally, the absence of documented review and approval processes undermines accountability and makes it difficult to verify compliance, increasing the risk of further scrutiny or penalties from oversight bodies. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend the City establish and implement a formal process to consistently retain documentation of FFATA report submission dates, as well as evidence of the review and approval of each report submitted. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.