Audit 403841

FY End
2025-12-31
Total Expended
$4.41M
Findings
2
Programs
30
Organization: Freeborn County (MN)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-06-16

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1217715 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes AB
1217716 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes AB

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
93.558 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES $400,185 Yes 0
93.667 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $206,147 Yes 0
10.557 WIC SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN $204,906 Yes 0
93.658 FOSTER CARE TITLE IV-E $200,293 Yes 0
10.561 STATE ADMINISTRATIVE MATCHING GRANTS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $169,111 Yes 0
16.585 TREATMENT COURT DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM $89,038 Yes 0
97.036 DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS) $75,225 Yes 0
93.967 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIA TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH $43,094 Yes 0
93.994 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT TO THE STATES $40,075 Yes 0
93.069 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS $38,065 Yes 0
93.563 CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES $26,271 Yes 0
97.042 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS $23,345 Yes 0
16.575 CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE $17,376 Yes 0
93.778 GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID $15,808 Yes 1
93.575 CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT $14,629 Yes 0
16.607 BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM $7,224 Yes 0
97.012 BOATING SAFETY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE $5,826 Yes 0
93.268 IMMUNIZATION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS $4,761 Yes 0
93.590 COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION GRANTS $4,071 Yes 0
93.556 MARYLEE ALLEN PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES PROGRAM $3,905 Yes 0
93.472 TITLE IV-E PREVENTION PROGRAM $3,190 Yes 0
93.251 EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION $2,850 Yes 0
93.645 STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES CHILD WELFARE SERVICES PROGRAM $1,840 Yes 0
93.566 REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE STATE/REPLACEMENT DESIGNEE ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS $1,621 Yes 0
93.767 CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM $1,387 Yes 0
10.578 WIC GRANTS TO STATES (WGS) $1,241 Yes 0
93.791 MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON REBALANCING DEMONSTRATION $1,177 Yes 0
96.001 SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE $1,085 Yes 0
93.674 JOHN H. CHAFEE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD $825 Yes 0
10.572 WIC FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (FMNP) $200 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
C18CL8K86UE6 Pat Paquin Auditee
5073775251 Douglas Host Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The schedule of expenditures of federal awards presents the activities of federal award programs expended by Freeborn County. The County’s reporting entity is defined in Note 1 to the financial statements.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards includes the federal grant activity of Freeborn County under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2025. The information in the 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) from the Office of Management of Budget (OMB). Because the schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Freeborn County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position or changes in net position of Freeborn County.
Federal grant revenue per Schedule of Intergovernmental Revenue (Exhibit D-1) $ 4,296,238 Unavailable in 2024, recognized as revenue in 2025: State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (AL #10.561) (77,274) Crime Victim Assistance (AL #16.575) (10,340) MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (AL #93.556) (792) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (AL #93.558) (136,129) Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (AL#93.566) (853) Child Support Services (AL #93.563) (102,457) Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (AL #93.645) (1,412) Foster Care Title IV-E (AL #93.658) (75,323) Children's Health Insurance Program (AL #93.767) (315) Grants received more than 45 days after year-end, unavailable in 2025: State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (AL #10.561) 75,291 Public Health Emergency Preparedness (AL #93.069) 4,277 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (AL #93.251) 2,850 Title IV-E Prevention (AL #93.472) 1,830 MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (AL #93.556) 516 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (AL #93.558) 130,539 Child Support Services (AL #93.563) 94,103 Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (AL#93.566) 4 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (AL #93.645) 920 Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Grants (AL #93.590) 1,754 Foster Care Title IV-E (AL #93.658) 104,325 Grants to States for Medicaid (Part of Medicaid Cluster) (AL #93.778) 98,683 Expenditures per Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (Exhibit D-2) $ 4,406,435

Finding Details

CONTROLS OVER TIMESTUDY REPORTING Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Name: Grants to the States for Medicaid (Medicaid Cluster) Assistance Listing Number: 93.778 Pass-Through Agency: Minnesota Department of Human Services Pass-Through Numbers: 2505MN5ADM, 2505MN5MAP Federal Award Identification Number and Year: 2505MN5ADM, 2505MN5MAP, 2025 Compliance Requirement Affected: Allowable Costs and Allowable Activities Award Period: Year Ended December 31, 2025 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or Specific Requirement: The County maintains a list of all employees subject to random moment studies, which the State of Minnesota uses as a basis for determining salary reimbursement under federal programs. Condition: The County did not properly report employees working on the Medical Assistance program to the State of Minnesota during a time study conducted by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Questioned Costs: None Context: During our testing of eligibility and testing of the first and third quarter random moment study listing completed during 2025 for the Medical Assistance program, it was noted that three individuals were included in the third quarter Public Health listing that should not have been included. Cause: Lack of management oversight. Effect: The County could receive an incorrect federal funding allocation on incorrect employee information provided to the state for reimbursement. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: We recommend the County review the listing of employees working on certain programs on a periodic basis throughout the year and document the review. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.