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Audit 402996

FY End
2025-09-30
Total Expended
$71.52M
Findings
1
Programs
41
Organization: County of El Paso, Texas (TX)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-06-03
Auditor: PATTILLO BROWN & HILL LLP

Organization Exclusion Status:

Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1216502 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes L

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $40.46M Yes 0
11.307 ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE $3.30M Yes 1
93.667 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $3.02M Yes 0
97.024 EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM $2.37M Yes 0
20.509 FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS AND TRIBAL TRANSIT PROGRAM $1.10M Yes 0
66.202 CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED PROJECTS $690,210 Yes 0
16.922 EQUITABLE SHARING PROGRAM $645,861 Yes 0
20.205 HIGHWAY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION $458,585 Yes 0
20.526 BUSES AND BUS FACILITIES FORMULA, COMPETITIVE, AND LOW OR NO EMISSIONS PROGRAMS $377,917 Yes 0
16.738 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM $346,295 Yes 0
16.753 CONGRESSIONALLY RECOMMENDED AWARDS $296,206 Yes 0
93.658 FOSTER CARE TITLE IV-E $220,328 Yes 0
16.828 SWIFT, CERTAIN, AND FAIR SUPERVISION PROGRAM: APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND PROJECT HOPE $215,962 Yes 0
20.505 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND STATE AND NON-METROPOLITAN PLANNING AND RESEARCH $170,772 Yes 0
16.593 RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR STATE PRISONERS $162,747 Yes 0
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $158,663 Yes 0
16.043 VETERANS TREATMENT COURT DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM $151,138 Yes 0
14.251 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS $108,983 Yes 0
16.745 CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE AND MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATION PROGRAM $100,194 Yes 0
97.036 DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS) $100,035 Yes 0
16.609 PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS $95,359 Yes 0
97.137 STATE AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM TRIBAL CYBERSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM $90,054 Yes 0
21.016 EQUITABLE SHARING $87,716 Yes 0
16.812 SECOND CHANCE ACT REENTRY INITIATIVE $84,917 Yes 0
16.321 ANTITERRORISM EMERGENCY RESERVE $75,119 Yes 0
14.228 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/STATE'S PROGRAM AND NON-ENTITLEMENT GRANTS IN HAWAII $72,194 Yes 0
93.597 GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACCESS AND VISITATION PROGRAMS $63,408 Yes 0
16.838 COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID, STIMULANT, AND SUBSTANCE USE PROGRAM $62,808 Yes 0
97.067 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM $41,196 Yes 0
20.219 RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM $34,543 Yes 0
16.575 CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE $31,809 Yes 0
96.008 SOCIAL SECURITY - WORK INCENTIVES PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $26,600 Yes 0
16.606 STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $18,478 Yes 0
16.588 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA GRANTS $16,218 Yes 0
93.048 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE IV, AND TITLE II, DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS $14,744 Yes 0
95.001 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM $13,075 Yes 0
20.616 NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS $7,223 Yes 0
20.600 STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY $6,168 Yes 0
10.565 COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM $2,861 Yes 0
45.129 PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES FEDERAL/STATE PARTNERSHIP $2,000 Yes 0
15.226 PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES $190 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
UCXEL13TK6W5 Barbara Parker Auditee
9152733262 Chris Garner Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards presents the activity of all applicable federal and state awards programs of El Paso County, Texas. The County’s reporting entity is defined in Note 1 of the basic financial statements. Federal and state awards received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as awards passed through other government agencies, are included on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards.
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards is presented using the modified accrual basis of accounting. The modified accrual basis of accounting is described in Note 1 of the basic financial statements.
The County did not elect to apply the de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed in the Uniform Guidance.

Finding Details

Finding 2025-001
2025-001- Late Submission of Semi-Annual Federal Financial Report (Noncompliance) FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. Department of Commerce PROGRAM TITLE: Economic Development Cluster FEDERAL ASSISTANCE LISTING NUMBER: 11.307 AWARD YEAR: June 28, 2021 – June 28,2026 COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT: Reporting – Financial and Performance Reports TYPE OF FINDING: Noncompliance CONDITION: El Paso County submitted the semi-annual federal financial report for the reporting period ending 09/30/2025 on 11/10/2025. CRITERIA: According to the Federal Financial Report Instructions, semi-annual interim reports must be submitted no later than 30 days after the end of the reporting period. For the period ending 09/30/2025, the required submission deadline was 10/30/2025. QUESTIONED COSTS: None Identified EFFECT: The recipient is out of compliance with federal reporting requirements, which may impact the timely oversight of federal funds by the Economic Development Administration (EDA). CAUSE: The report was submitted 11 days after the regulatory deadline. AUDITOR’S RECOMMENDATION: The recipient should implement internal controls to ensure all future interim FFRs are prepared and submitted within the 30-day window following the reporting period end date. MANAGEMENT RESPONSE: The El Paso County Auditor’s Office, Grants Compliance and Audit Division, is developing and implementing internal controls to ensure compliance with federal and state reporting requirements. RESPONSIBLE PARTY: Audit Manager Senior, Grants Compliance and Audit Division TIMELINE FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION: September 30, 2026