Audit 376388

FY End
2023-09-30
Total Expended
$40.22M
Findings
1
Programs
26
Organization: City of Jackson, Mississippi (MS)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2025-12-19

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1165680 2023-022 Material Weakness Yes C

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.027 COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $16.94M Yes 0
20.205 HIGHWAY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION $4.59M Yes 0
66.468 CAPITALIZATION GRANTS FOR DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS $4.55M Yes 1
20.507 FEDERAL TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS $3.69M Yes 0
14.241 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS $1.68M Yes 0
66.489 RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AFFECTING PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS (SDWA 1442B) $1.66M Yes 0
97.036 DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS) $1.28M Yes 0
14.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS $1.13M Yes 0
14.218 COVID-19 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS $911,165 Yes 0
16.738 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM $365,994 Yes 0
17.235 SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM $332,221 Yes 0
93.667 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $318,276 Yes 0
14.900 LEAD-BASED PAID HAZARD CONTROL IN PRIVATELY-OWNED HOUSING $249,999 Yes 0
12.124 MISSISSIPPI ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE (SECTION 592) - ARRA $234,883 Yes 0
16.833 NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT INITIATIVE $203,822 Yes 0
20.600 STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY $181,235 Yes 0
14.231 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM $167,320 Yes 0
21.U21 BLIGHT ELIMINATION PROGRAM $133,572 Yes 0
14.231 COVID-19 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM $130,883 Yes 0
93.045 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE III, PART C, NUTRITION SERVICES $77,609 Yes 0
10.565 COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM $57,691 Yes 0
95.001 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM $25,114 Yes 0
93.044 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE III, PART B, GRANTS FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR CENTERS $20,579 Yes 0
16.922 EQUITABLE SHARING PROGRAM $14,344 Yes 0
59.075 SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS GRANT PROGRAM $14,231 Yes 0
14.239 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM $11,236 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
GNNPTMPBPYM8 Jillian Caldwell Auditee
6019602422 Scott A. Hodges Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the City of Jackson under programs of the federal government for the year ended September 30, 2023. 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 of Jackson, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the City of Jackson.
The City has responsibility for expending grant funds in accordance with specific instructions from its funding sources. Any deficits resulting from over expenditures and/or questioned costs are the responsibility of the City. Any unexpended grant funds at the end of the grant period may be refundable or carried over to the following period at the discretion of the funding sources. Notwithstanding the audits by independent certified public accountants, all costs included in this report remain subject to audit by the agencies providing financial support within the limits of the Uniform Guidance. The determination as to whether costs will be allowable under the grants will be made by representatives of the funding sources having authority to make and enforce contracts.
In accordance with the Uniform Guidance, loans and loan guarantees include new loans made during the year, plus prior year loans for which the federal government imposes continuing compliance requirements.
Non-cash federal assistance totaling $275,885 is reflected under programs 93.045 and 93.667 for the estimated value of food received.

Finding Details

Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance - Federal Awards Cash Management Criteria: Based on the award terms, federal awards (whether direct or passed through another entity) provide funds to a grantee on either a reimbursement basis for payments already made by the grantee or on an advance basis for payments to be made by the grantee within three days of receipt of the funds. Condition: The City received a federal award passed through the Mississippi Department of Health that was awarded on an advance basis, and we noted that several project cost invoices were paid more than three days after receiving the requested award advances for these costs. Cause: The City's controls over federal award cash management were not functioning as intended. Effect: The City held advances longer than the three days allowed. Recommendation: We recommend that the procedures for monitoring federal award advances and accounts payable processing be implemented to ensure that project costs are paid upon receipt of the related award advances. Response: The City's response is reflected in the accompanying corrective action plan.