Audit 373283

YouthBuild – CFDA No. 17.274; Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 Criteria The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR’s) and the Department of Labor through the Housing Authority’s YouthBuild Grant Agreement provide requirements and guidance for which the YouthBuild Program is to be administered and operated under. The Grant Agreement specifies training requirements to be completed (Finding 1). The CFR’s outline criteria relating to worksite safety requirements (Finding 2) and internal controls over grant monitoring and grant financial management (Findings 3 and 4). Condition and Perspective During October of 2024, the Department of Labor conducted a Monitoring Review of the Authority’s YouthBuild Program. The Review Report dated December 4, 2024, included the following Review Findings: Finding 1: Absence of Internal Controls for Fulfilling Training Requirements – The Authority has not offered participants the opportunity to receive training and attain a credential that is recognized by the construction industry. Finding 2: Noncompliance with worksite safety plan requirements – the Authority did not have an adequate site-specific safety plan posted at its worksites as required. Finding 3: Inadequate Internal Controls for Progress Monitoring – the Authority does not have adequate internal controls in place to assure effective oversight of the operations of grant activities or achievement of performance expectations with the grant terms and conditions of the award. Finding 4: Inadequate Internal Controls for Financial Management – The Authority did not establish adequate internal controls for tracking and monitoring the cost objects identified in its approved planned budget against its actual expenditures. Cause Insufficient understanding of YouthBuild Program requirements under this Grant Agreement. Effect- Noncompliance with certain requirements of the Program and Grant Agreement. Questioned Costs – None noted Recommendation The Authority has responded to the Review Findings with specific corrective actions it has implemented and is in the process of implementing. We recommend the Authority continue to implement the remainder of its corrective actions outlined in its response communicated to the U.S. Department of Labor. Reply Management has responded to all of the Department of Labor’s Findings as of October 9, 2025, outlining specific corrective actions and considers the corrective actions satisfactorily implemented as of the date of this Report. The Authority’s Chief Executive Officer has assumed the responsibility of continued execution of the corrective actions.