Audit 407901

FY End
2025-12-31
Total Expended
$1.02B
Findings
1
Programs
91
Organization: City of Chicago (IL)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-07-24

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1224644 2025-002 Material Weakness Yes L

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
66.958 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION (WIFIA) $141.33M Yes 0
20.106 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT PROGRAMS, AND COVID-19 AIRPORTS PROGRAMS $93.44M Yes 0
14.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS $90.20M Yes 0
93.600 HEAD START $69.16M Yes 1
93.268 IMMUNIZATION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS $57.78M Yes 0
20.507 FEDERAL TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS $54.79M Yes 0
97.067 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM $29.05M Yes 0
93.914 HIV EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECT GRANTS $23.37M Yes 0
14.241 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS $14.38M Yes 0
97.036 DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS) $14.14M Yes 0
93.569 COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $10.42M Yes 0
93.940 HIV PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES-HEALTH DEPARTMENT BASED $8.93M Yes 0
93.069 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS $8.50M Yes 0
14.231 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM $6.01M Yes 0
93.686 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC: A PLAN FOR AMERICA €” RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PARTS A AND B $5.95M Yes 0
93.994 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT TO THE STATES $4.27M Yes 0
10.557 WIC SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN $4.05M Yes 0
16.738 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM $4.04M Yes 0
93.391 ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL AND TERRITORIAL (STLT) HEALTH DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR HEALTHCARE CRISES $3.09M Yes 0
16.922 EQUITABLE SHARING PROGRAM $2.84M Yes 0
93.136 INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL RESEARCH AND STATE AND COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS $2.67M Yes 0
93.889 NATIONAL BIOTERRORISM HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM $2.50M Yes 0
20.521 NEW FREEDOM PROGRAM $2.44M Yes 0
97.106 SECURING THE CITIES PROGRAM $2.38M Yes 0
93.323 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ELC) $2.34M Yes 0
93.596 CHILD CARE MANDATORY AND MATCHING FUNDS OF THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND $2.18M Yes 0
14.905 LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM $2.11M Yes 0
93.967 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIA TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH $2.11M Yes 0
14.251 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS $2.00M Yes 0
66.202 CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED PROJECTS $1.60M Yes 0
66.458 CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND $1.58M Yes 0
14.881 MOVING TO WORK DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM $1.17M Yes 0
66.468 DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND $1.14M Yes 0
93.495 COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE AND RESILIENT $1.00M Yes 0
20.534 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING $1.00M Yes 0
93.053 NUTRITION SERVICES INCENTIVE PROGRAM $930,074 Yes 0
97.056 PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM $918,370 Yes 0
93.116 PROJECT GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAMS $836,780 Yes 0
93.667 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $778,635 Yes 0
20.616 NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS $737,464 Yes 0
93.354 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE: PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE $734,128 Yes 0
93.944 HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)/ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS SYNDROME (AIDS) SURVEILLANCE $581,778 Yes 0
97.042 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS $555,434 Yes 0
94.011 AMERICORPS SENIORS FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) 94.011 $480,558 Yes 0
93.044 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE III, PART B, GRANTS FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR CENTERS $476,868 Yes 0
93.387 NATIONAL AND STATE TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM $458,714 Yes 0
20.600 STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY $402,153 Yes 0
81.128 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (EECBG) $396,729 Yes 0
94.016 AMERICORPS SENIORS SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM (SCP) 94.016 $380,310 Yes 0
93.197 CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROJECTS, STATE AND LOCAL CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE OF BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN CHILDREN $374,285 Yes 0
66.802 SUPERFUND STATE, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, AND INDIAN TRIBE SITE-SPECIFIC COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS $354,620 Yes 0
93.052 NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT, TITLE III, PART E $318,692 Yes 0
93.043 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE III, PART D, DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES $314,717 Yes 0
20.205 HIGHWAY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION $307,713 Yes 0
97.075 RAIL AND TRANSIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM $299,496 Yes 0
66.605 PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP GRANTS $290,373 Yes 0
14.239 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM $271,276 Yes 0
16.710 PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS $239,118 Yes 0
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $231,019 Yes 0
16.540 JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION $213,191 Yes 0
93.071 MEDICARE ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $191,710 Yes 0
93.977 SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STD) PREVENTION AND CONTROL GRANTS $176,762 Yes 0
93.270 VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION AND CONTROL $173,990 Yes 0
16.833 NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT INITIATIVE $144,605 Yes 0
93.959 BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE $134,362 Yes 0
14.913 HEALTHY HOMES PRODUCTION PROGRAM $123,871 Yes 0
20.314 RAILROAD DEVELOPMENT $117,438 Yes 0
97.111 REGIONAL CATASTROPHIC PREPAREDNESS GRANT PROGRAM (RCPGP) $109,725 Yes 0
20.703 INTERAGENCY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PUBLIC SECTOR TRAINING AND PLANNING GRANTS $104,583 Yes 0
16.753 CONGRESSIONALLY RECOMMENDED AWARDS $104,478 Yes 0
45.024 PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS $96,893 Yes 0
20.611 INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM TO PROHIBIT RACIAL PROFILING $77,618 Yes 0
10.559 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $65,996 Yes 0
16.745 CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE AND MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATION PROGRAM $65,094 Yes 0
93.747 ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PROGRAM $59,793 Yes 0
93.041 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE VII, CHAPTER 3, PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION $37,449 Yes 0
20.200 HIGHWAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM $32,432 Yes 0
10.175 FARMERS MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM $30,134 Yes 0
14.256 NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM (RECOVERY ACT FUNDED) $23,223 Yes 0
93.048 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE IV, AND TITLE II, DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS $23,000 Yes 0
16.609 PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS $16,976 Yes 0
93.045 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE III, PART C, NUTRITION SERVICES $14,586 Yes 0
10.558 CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM $14,492 Yes 0
20.940 RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PILOT (RCP) DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM $12,549 Yes 0
16.582 CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE/DISCRETIONARY GRANTS $4,993 Yes 0
14.264 NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM $3,867 Yes 0
20.934 NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FREIGHT AND HIGHWAY PROJECTS $1,640 Yes 0
93.042 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE VII, CHAPTER 2, LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS $260 Yes 0
21.023 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $-2,303 Yes 0
16.320 SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS $-24,738 Yes 0
93.350 NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES $-45,079 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
NDHBBJ4B1LN5 Michael Belsky Auditee
3127442887 Amanda Blomberg Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The City of Chicago (the “City”) is a governmental entity established by laws of the State of Illinois and has the powers of a body corporate, as defined in the statutes. All significant operations of the City are included in the scope of the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) requirements contained in 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F (“Single Audit”). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has been designated as the City’s cognizant agency for the Single Audit. The reporting entity for the City is based upon criteria established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Programs Subject to Single Audit – A Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (“SEFA”) is presented for each federal program and a summary of expenditures by federal agency is as follows: U.S. Department of Agriculture $ 4,165,541 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 146,313,352 U.S. Department of Justice 7,751,382 U.S. Department of Transportation 198,577,472 U.S. Department of Treasury 172,272,793 U.S. National Endowment for the Arts 96,893 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 146,299,457 U.S. Department of Energy 396,729 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 296,767,367 U.S. Corporation for National and Community Service 860,868 U.S. Department of Homeland Security 47,464,516 Total Expenditures of Federal Awards $1,020,966,370 Passenger Facility Charges collected and expended, as prescribed by Sections 9110 and 9111 of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, are not included in this Single Audit report and are audited separately.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the “schedule”) includes the federal award activity of the City of Chicago under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2025. 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). The schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the City of Chicago and accordingly, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows of the City of Chicago.
WIFIA Loan (ALN 66.958) On February 16, 2026, and May 15, 2026, the City of Chicago received disbursements in the amounts of $63.2 million and $29.7 million, respectively, pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Loan Agreement entered into by the City and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated December 3, 2024.

Finding Details

FINDING 2025-002 Assistance Listing Number 93.600 Head Start Federal Agency U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Pass-through Agency Not applicable Award Numbers / Years 05CH012050, 2025 05HP000439, 2025 05HP000514, 2024 City Department Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Criteria: Under the requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) (Pub L. No. 109-282), hereafter referred as the "Transparency Act" that are codified in 2 CFR Parts 25 and 170, recipients (i.e., direct recipients) of grants or cooperative agreements are required to report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more to the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). The subaward data reported must accurately represent the key data elements supported by the source documentation. These key data elements include the following: Subawardee Name, Subawardee UEI#, Amount of Subaward, Subaward Obligation/Action Date, Date of Report Submission, Subaward Number, Subaward Project Description, Subaward Names and Compensation of Highly Compensated Officers if thresholds are met. Reporting submission must be no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the subaward/subaward amendment obligation was made or the subcontract award/subcontract modification was made. Condition/Context: Out of 30 subawards selected, nine subawards were found to be submitted beyond the due date. In addition, the subawardee’s UEI was not included in the data reported. Our sample was not statistically valid. See below for the errors noted: Assistance Listing Number 93.600 Transactions tested / Dollar amount 9 transactions $15,529,562 Subawards not reported / Dollar amount N/A Reports not timely / Dollar amount 9 reports $15,529,562 Subawards amount incorrect/ Dollar amount N/A Subawards missing key elements / Dollar amount 9 subawards $15,529,562 Effect: DFSS is not in compliance with the reporting guidelines required by FFATA for the Head Start program. Questioned Costs: None noted. Cause: DFSS did not have a process in place to ensure FFATA reporting was done timely during times of department turnover and transition. Recommendation: We recommend the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) ensure that reporting under FFATA is completed for all relevant subawards by the required due date with the correct key data elements maintained in each subaward and is reviewed for accuracy and completeness compared to the subawards' source documentation. Views of Responsible Officials: See Corrective Action Plan.