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Audit 50979

FY End
2022-09-30
Total Expended
$1.46M
Findings
2
Programs
15
Organization: Caring Unlimited, Inc. (ME)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-05-01
Auditor: Runyon Kersteen Ouellette

Organization Exclusion Status:

Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
45456 2022-001 - - L
621898 2022-001 - - L

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
16.575 Crime Victims Assistance Program $504,885 Yes 1
16.524 Legal Assistance for Victims Program $194,782 - 0
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $156,566 - 0
16.736 Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Stalking, Or Sexual Assault $136,915 - 0
93.671 Family Violence Prevention Services $106,339 - 0
16.589 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program $92,034 - 0
93.556 Promoting Safe and Stable Families $40,000 - 0
16.588 Violence Against Women $39,453 - 0
16.888 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking $33,807 - 0
14.231 Homeless Shelter Funds - Arpa $32,900 - 0
93.671 Family Violence Prevention Services - Arpa $24,875 - 0
14.231 Emergency Shelter and Housing Assistance Program (eshap) $23,760 - 0
14.231 Emergency Shelter Grants (esg) - Cares $12,614 - 0
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter Program $8,384 - 0
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter Program - Arpa $5,730 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
X1DKHJB3LFC4 Susan Giambalvo Auditee
2074903227 Donald C. Gaudet, Jr. Auditor
No contacts on file

Notes to SEFA

Accounting Policies: A. Reporting Entity - The accompanying schedule includes all federal award programs of Caring Unlimited, Inc. for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022. The reporting entity is defined in the notes to the financial statements of Caring Unlimited, Inc. B. Basis of Presentation - The information in the accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented in accordance with the Uniform Guidance. 1. Pursuant to the Uniform Guidance, federal awards are defined as assistance provided by a federal agency, either directly or indirectly, in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, loans, loan guarantees, property, interest Subsidies, insurance or direct appropriations. 2. Major Programs - The Uniform Guidance establishes the level of expenditures or expenses to be used in defining major federal award programs. Major programs for Caring Unlimited, Inc. are identified in the summary of auditors results in the schedule of findings and questioned costs. C. Basis of Accounting - The information presented in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented on the accrual basis of accounting, which is consistent with the reporting in Caring Unlimited, Inc's financial statements. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.

Finding Details

Finding 2022-001
2022-001: Reporting Requirements Criteria: The Organization?s major federal award carries with it certain periodic reporting requirements that are due 20 days following the close of each quarter. Condition: We noted one instance in which a required quarterly report was submitted after the required deadline, and three in which the required quarterly reports were not submitted. Questioned Costs: None Context: The background check reports for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, due to be filed by January 20, 2022, was submitted on January 25, 2022. In addition, the background check reports for the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 were never submitted. Effect: None Cause: Staff turnover and management oversight. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: We encourage the Organization to continue its efforts to ensure that all contract reports are submitted timely in the future.
Finding 2022-001
2022-001: Reporting Requirements Criteria: The Organization?s major federal award carries with it certain periodic reporting requirements that are due 20 days following the close of each quarter. Condition: We noted one instance in which a required quarterly report was submitted after the required deadline, and three in which the required quarterly reports were not submitted. Questioned Costs: None Context: The background check reports for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, due to be filed by January 20, 2022, was submitted on January 25, 2022. In addition, the background check reports for the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 were never submitted. Effect: None Cause: Staff turnover and management oversight. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: We encourage the Organization to continue its efforts to ensure that all contract reports are submitted timely in the future.