Criteria: In accordance with Uniform Guidance procurement standards, rehabilitation activities must include documented inspections, a clearly defined scope of work approved and signed by the homeowner, evidence of competitive procurement (such as multiple bids) to support cost reasonableness, engagement of properly licensed contractors, and completion of required environmental clearances. Condition: There was one instance where PCRI could not locate documentation of multiple bids for a transaction. Cause: The lack of documentation was attributed to staff turnover involving the employee responsible for maintaining procurement and bid records. Effect: The absence of multiple bids limits assurance that the costs incurred were reasonable and in compliance with Uniform Guidance procurement requirements. Recommendation: We recommend that PCRI implements controls to ensure procurement records, including bid documentation, are maintained and readily accessible. In addition, PCRI should provide training and cross coverage for procurement responsibilities to mitigate the risk of future documentation gaps resulting from employee turnover.
Criteria: In accordance with the requirements of CFR §200.512, the audit shall be completed and the data collection form and reporting package shall be submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the earlier of 30 days after receipt of the auditors’ report, or nine months after the end of the audit period. Condition: PCRI did not electronically submit its December 31, 2024 Single Audit reporting package to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the required time period. Cause: PCRI’s 2024 accounting records were not adequately closed in a timely manner. Effect: PCRI did not comply with CFR §200.512. The late submission results in non-compliance for all federal programs. Recommendation: We recommend that management implement procedures to ensure that all required reporting is submitted in a timely manner and in accordance with CFR §200.512 deadlines.
Criteria: 2 CFR Part 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, Subpart D – Post Federal Awards Requirements, Standards for Financial and Program Management, and §200.302 (b), Financial Management. The recipients financial management system must provide for identification, in its accounts, of all federal awards received and expended and the federal program under which they were received. Federal program and federal award identification must include, as applicable, the federal assistance listing title and number, federal award identification number, name of the federal agency, and name of the pass-through entity, if any. Additional Criteria: 2 CFR Part 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, Subpart F – Audit Requirements, §200.510, Financial Statements. Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards – The auditee also must prepare a schedule of expenditures of federal awards for the period covered by the auditee’s financial statements, which must include the total federal awards expended, as determined in accordance with §200.502, Basis for Determining Federal Awards Expended. At a minimum, the schedule must provide total federal awards expended for each individual federal program and the federal assistance listing number or other identifying number when the federal assistance listing information is not available. For a cluster of programs, also provide the total for the cluster. Condition: PCRI did not maintain a complete schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Cause: PCRI did not adequately track which government grants were federally-funded, resulting in an incomplete schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Effect: Failure to prepare an accurate and complete schedule of expenditures of federal awards results in noncompliance with 2 CFR Part 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, Subpart D – Post Federal Awards Requirements, Standards for Financial and Program Management, §200.302, Financial Management, and Subpart F – Audit Requirements, §200.510, Financial Statements. Recommendation: We recommend that PCRI document and implement policies and procedures to ensure the schedule of expenditures of federal awards is accurate and complete in accordance with 2 CFR Part 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, Subpart D – Post Federal Awards Requirements, Standards for Financial and Program Management, §200.302, Financial Management, and Subpart F – Audit Requirements, §200.510, Financial Statements, in order to obtain accurate calculations of major federal programs for the Single Audit and to ensure that PCRI is in compliance with all of the reporting requirements as to identify the source and application of funds for federally-funded activities.