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Finding 530169 (2024-021)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: DHS concurs with this finding. The DHS Accounts Receivables Unit is developing documented procedures and controls addressing the process for entering adoption subsidy overpayments into the agency’s accounts receivable system (AROPTS) and ...
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: DHS concurs with this finding. The DHS Accounts Receivables Unit is developing documented procedures and controls addressing the process for entering adoption subsidy overpayments into the agency’s accounts receivable system (AROPTS) and DCFS is updating documented procedures and training on reporting of collected overpayments to the Accounts Receivable Unit. System changes are also in process for AROPTS that will pull the adjusted balance for overpayments when a notice is being created. Anticipated Completion Date: April 30, 2025 Contact Person: Renee Ikard Chief Financial Officer Department of Human Services 700 Main Street Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-8985 Renee.Ikard@dhs.arkansas.gov
View Audit 348267 Questioned Costs: $1
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: DHS concurs with this finding. Corrections have been made to the affected quarterly reports for SFY2024. New program codes for Placement and Residential Licensing expenditures were not included in prior reporting for Administrative Costs...
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: DHS concurs with this finding. Corrections have been made to the affected quarterly reports for SFY2024. New program codes for Placement and Residential Licensing expenditures were not included in prior reporting for Administrative Costs. Documented procedures for quarterly financial reporting will be revised to include more specific instructions for reporting expenditures and additional levels of review prior to report submission. Additional training on completion of quarterly financial reporting is being developed for DCFS Finance and Managerial Accounting-Grants Management staff. Anticipated Completion Date: April 30, 2025 Contact Person: Tiffany Wright Director, Division of Children and Family Services Department of Human Services 700 Main Street Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 396-6477 Tiffany.Wright@dhs.arkansas.gov
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Moving forward the Department will require recipients to provide a list of invoices with the invoice date, period of performance, invoice amount and amount requested/disbursed from ARPA and/or other funding sources to be included with eac...
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Moving forward the Department will require recipients to provide a list of invoices with the invoice date, period of performance, invoice amount and amount requested/disbursed from ARPA and/or other funding sources to be included with each disbursement request. Staff training will be modified to ensure staff understand allowable expenditures and period of performance restrictions. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2025 Contact Person: Debby Dickson Water Development Division Manager Arkansas Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Division 1 Natural Resources Drive Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 225-1598 Debra.Dickson@agriculture.arkansas.gov
View Audit 348267 Questioned Costs: $1
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: ASBO will work with our 3rd party program administrator to re-emphasize the importance of verifying the expenses for adequate supporting documentation and allowability. We will discuss the possibility of a repeat training with all federa...
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: ASBO will work with our 3rd party program administrator to re-emphasize the importance of verifying the expenses for adequate supporting documentation and allowability. We will discuss the possibility of a repeat training with all federal grant subrecipients. Anticipated Completion Date: August 1, 2025 Contact Person: Glen Howie, Jr. Director, Ark State Broadband Office Department of Commerce 1 Commerce Way Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 682-1123 Glen.Howie@Arkansas.gov
View Audit 348267 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 530153 (2024-005)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Health and Nutrition Unit (HNU), concur with the finding. The HNU Finance staff implemented procedures for meal claim payment requests whic...
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Health and Nutrition Unit (HNU), concur with the finding. The HNU Finance staff implemented procedures for meal claim payment requests which include an initial and final review of all requests to be conducted by two (2) staff. The review process includes, but is not limited to, ensuring expenditures are assigned correct codes related to the appropriate funding source within the appropriate grant year, mitigating the Child Nutrition Program (CNP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Sponsor Administrative expenditure errors going forward. When the request is determined to be compliant, the Associate Director of Finance and Training approves payments before being forwarded to the ADE Finance team for payment. Anticipated Completion Date: March 15, 2025 Contact Person: Sheila Chastain Associate Director Arkansas Department of Education, DESE, Nutrition Services #4 Capitol Mall, Box #12 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 324-9502 Sheila.Chastain@ade.arkansas.gov Pamela Burton Director Arkansas Department of Education, DESE, Nutrition Services #4 Capitol Mall, Box #19 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 320-8978 Pamela.Burton@ade.arkansas.gov
View Audit 348267 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 530152 (2024-004)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Health and Nutrition Unit (HNU), concur with the finding. The HNU implemented a new application and payment system that began in 2024. Du...
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Health and Nutrition Unit (HNU), concur with the finding. The HNU implemented a new application and payment system that began in 2024. During implementation and subsequent operations, several issues with data transfers between the old and new system were identified and now corrected. The HNU Application and Finance staff will receive training to ensure that all criteria are met prior to the retroactive payment of claims. Anticipated Completion Date: April 1, 2025 Contact Person: Sheila Chastain Associate Director Arkansas Department of Education, DESE, Nutrition Services #4 Capitol Mall, Box #12 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 324-9502 Sheila.Chastain@ade.arkansas.gov Pamela Burton Director Arkansas Department of Education, DESE, Nutrition Services #4 Capitol Mall, Box #19 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 320-8978 Pamela.Burton@ade.arkansas.gov
View Audit 348267 Questioned Costs: $1
Audit Finding Reference: 2024-001 Management’s Response and Planned Corrective Action: The District has historically managed our Title I grant as supplemental funding. Although we have a methodology for allocating local funds to schools without regard to whether they receive Title I funds, we do n...
Audit Finding Reference: 2024-001 Management’s Response and Planned Corrective Action: The District has historically managed our Title I grant as supplemental funding. Although we have a methodology for allocating local funds to schools without regard to whether they receive Title I funds, we do not have a formal written plan. The District will establish a written procedure to be in compliance with the Title I Supplement, Not Supplant requirement. Name of Contact Person and Completion Date: Karen DeFrancis, Executive Director of Finance Polly Golden, Title I Manager Anticipated Completion Date – March 31, 2025
View Audit 348254 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 530127 (2024-002)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Finding 2024-002: Allowable costs and activities – significant deficiency in internal controls over compliance. Management Response Finding: Failure to Provide an Itemized Receipt for a Restaurant Purchase Corrective Action Taken: Effective July 1, 2024, CEN implemented Ramp, an expense management p...
Finding 2024-002: Allowable costs and activities – significant deficiency in internal controls over compliance. Management Response Finding: Failure to Provide an Itemized Receipt for a Restaurant Purchase Corrective Action Taken: Effective July 1, 2024, CEN implemented Ramp, an expense management platform that ensures all purchases are documented with proper receipts before being charged to the grant. This solution directly addresses the issue of missing itemized receipts and ensures compliance with federal grant requirements. Steps Implemented: • Mandatory Receipt Submission: All purchases, including restaurant transactions, require an itemized receipt to be uploaded into Ramp before the expense can be approved. • Approval Before Grant Charging: An approver must review the itemized receipt to verify that no prohibited items were purchased before allowing the expense to be charged to the grant. • Grant Compliance Review: If an itemized receipt is not provided or contains unallowable expenses, the charge will not be allocated to the grant and must be covered by a non-grant funding source. • Training & Compliance: All employees who make purchases with grant funds have been trained on the requirement for itemized receipts and the consequences of non-compliance. Responsible Party: Kendall Guynes, CFO Completion Date: July 1, 2024 (Fully Implemented) Parties Responsible: Chief Executive Officer President Chief Financial Officer Business Manager The Corrective Action Plan is currently in place and was implemented on July 1, 2024.
Finding 2024-001: Allowable costs and activities – material weakness in internal controls over compliance and compliance finding. Management Response Finding: Lack of Documented Approval for Purchases. Corrective Action Taken: Effective July 1, 2024, CEN implemented Ramp, an expense management platf...
Finding 2024-001: Allowable costs and activities – material weakness in internal controls over compliance and compliance finding. Management Response Finding: Lack of Documented Approval for Purchases. Corrective Action Taken: Effective July 1, 2024, CEN implemented Ramp, an expense management platform that ensures all purchases are documented and approved before processing. Ramp provides an automated and auditable approval workflow, ensuring compliance with federal grant requirements. Steps Implemented: • Centralized Purchasing System: All purchases are now made within Ramp using a Ramp credit card, ensuring complete oversight and control over spending. • Automated Approval Workflow: Each purchase requires approval within Ramp, and approvals are documented digitally, creating an auditable trail. • Receipt Verification: Every purchase must include a receipt, which the approver reviews before granting final approval. • Grant Compliance Review: Any charges that do not meet grant requirements are not charged to the grant and are instead assigned to an appropriate non-grant funding source. • Training & Compliance: All relevant staff members have been trained on Ramp’s approval and compliance procedures to ensure adherence to purchasing protocols. Responsible Party: Kendall Guynes, CFO Completion Date: July 1, 2024 (Fully Implemented)
Finding 530119 (2024-001)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Management acknowledges the auditor’s finding and agrees with the recommendation. The Organization has developed a Corrective Action Plan to ensure compliance with procurement regulations and strengthen internal controls. This plan outlines specific steps to prevent future occurrences and maintain a...
Management acknowledges the auditor’s finding and agrees with the recommendation. The Organization has developed a Corrective Action Plan to ensure compliance with procurement regulations and strengthen internal controls. This plan outlines specific steps to prevent future occurrences and maintain adherence to federal requirements. The Finance Committee has thoroughly reviewed this finding, and the Board of Directors has subsequently approved the audit, the Organization’s response, and the Corrective Action Plan. Regarding the finding, the Organization paid the amount agreed upon during contract negotiations. The issue identified pertains to the billing methodology rather than the appropriateness of the cost itself. The cost-plus method is a common practice in our geographical area, and the overall project cost was determined to be fair and consistent with industry standards. Moving forward, the Organization is implementing additional internal review procedures to ensure compliance with all federal procurement requirements.
View Audit 348173 Questioned Costs: $1
The Accounting Manager will educate the Senior Management Team so that all departments are aware of this finding and the steps to prevent its recurrence. The Accounting Manager will work in conjunction with the Director of Finance and Community Based Programs Billing Specialist to ensure all expendi...
The Accounting Manager will educate the Senior Management Team so that all departments are aware of this finding and the steps to prevent its recurrence. The Accounting Manager will work in conjunction with the Director of Finance and Community Based Programs Billing Specialist to ensure all expenditures being charged to a grant are allowable based on Federal Cost Principles. A document was created and will be used when a client is a recipient of goods or services that fall under grant funding. The form will be completed, signed, and uploaded to Matrix and/or QuickBase for tracking purposes. Responsible Party: Judy Arellano Accounting Manager 603-352-2253 Anticipated Completion Date: 4/30/25
View Audit 348160 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 530079 (2024-002)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Lacasa
MI
The Organization concurs with the finding and has already begun the process of developing a method of allocating shelter and hotline staff based on actual services provided and implementing regular training sessions for all staff involved in grant funded programs. Anticipated completion date is June...
The Organization concurs with the finding and has already begun the process of developing a method of allocating shelter and hotline staff based on actual services provided and implementing regular training sessions for all staff involved in grant funded programs. Anticipated completion date is June 30, 2025.
Program: AL 21.027 – COVID-19 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds – Allowability   Corrective Action Plan: DHHS has implemented a process to obtain signed legal affidavits from all recipients attesting to using the employee retention and recruitment funds in accordance with state a...
Program: AL 21.027 – COVID-19 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds – Allowability   Corrective Action Plan: DHHS has implemented a process to obtain signed legal affidavits from all recipients attesting to using the employee retention and recruitment funds in accordance with state and federal law. Additionally, the department subsequently requested and received supporting documentation of expenditures from all samples selected by the APA, supporting allowable use of the funds distributed. The Department will request documentation of expenditures for SFY25 payments made under this program for a sample of recipients for final payments received as part of LB1014 in SFY25. The State Fair Board contract with NDEE is ongoing and the change in the calculated tourism loss amount will result in tourism loss section and Clean Water (all other) section contractual revisions (offsetting adjustments). No additional impact or follow up action noted. Contact: Philip Olsen Anticipated Completion Date: January 31, 2025
View Audit 348113 Questioned Costs: $1
Program: AL 21.023 – COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance – Reporting Corrective Action Plan: On February 3, 2025, the vendor system report was corrected. A review of summary AMI data will be reconciled to detailed data to ensure subsequent reports are correct. Contact: Philip Olsen – DAS Acc...
Program: AL 21.023 – COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance – Reporting Corrective Action Plan: On February 3, 2025, the vendor system report was corrected. A review of summary AMI data will be reconciled to detailed data to ensure subsequent reports are correct. Contact: Philip Olsen – DAS Accounting Administrator Anticipated Completion Date: February 2, 2025
Program: AL 21.023 – COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance – Allowability & Eligibility Corrective Action Plan: • Additional guidance will be provided to Nelnet reviewers, specifically regarding households with no income that need to be verified every 90 days and households with more than one ad...
Program: AL 21.023 – COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance – Allowability & Eligibility Corrective Action Plan: • Additional guidance will be provided to Nelnet reviewers, specifically regarding households with no income that need to be verified every 90 days and households with more than one adult in the home. • Additional guidance will be provided to Nelnet reviewers regarding applicant communication such as move outs, relocations, payment concerns, etc. • NEMA will work with NIFA and will continue to pursue any payments that should be returned due to tenant vacating rental unit. • NEMA will advise NIFA and will implement any recommended changes to late fee policy. Contact: Erv Portis, Impala Carey, NEMA Anticipated Completion Date: 28 March, 2025
View Audit 348113 Questioned Costs: $1
Program: AL 20.509 – Formula Grants for Rural Areas – Allowability & Subrecipient Monitoring Corrective Action Plan: • NDOT will continue to enhance its financial review procedures to ensure that all subrecipients provide adequate supporting documentation for expenditures, including personnel ...
Program: AL 20.509 – Formula Grants for Rural Areas – Allowability & Subrecipient Monitoring Corrective Action Plan: • NDOT will continue to enhance its financial review procedures to ensure that all subrecipients provide adequate supporting documentation for expenditures, including personnel charges and cost allocations. • Training sessions will continue to be conducted for subrecipients to reinforce compliance requirements related to allowable costs, proper documentation, and cost allocation methods. • Revised internal procedures will clarify expectations for travel costs, fuel charges, personnel reimbursements, and revenue reporting to prevent improper charges to the grant. • Assigning audit staff to conduct periodic sampling throughout the year enhances our ability to ensure costs are properly supported, adapt to necessary changes, and effectively communicate updates to our subrecipients. Contact: Jodi Gibson Anticipated Completion Date: NDOT appreciates the audit’s recommendations and remains committed to ensuring compliance with Federal requirements through strengthened internal controls and enhanced subrecipient oversight. This will be an ongoing and continual effort to address anticipated compliance requirements and evolving state and federal regulations.
View Audit 348113 Questioned Costs: $1
Program: AL 17.225 – Unemployment Insurance (UI) – Admin – Allowability Corrective Action Plan: NDOL has reviewed the current cost allocation plan with the Federal authority and received conditional approval for changes beginning in state fiscal year 2025. Contact: Rea Easton Anticipated Compl...
Program: AL 17.225 – Unemployment Insurance (UI) – Admin – Allowability Corrective Action Plan: NDOL has reviewed the current cost allocation plan with the Federal authority and received conditional approval for changes beginning in state fiscal year 2025. Contact: Rea Easton Anticipated Completion Date: Completed
View Audit 348113 Questioned Costs: $1
Program: AL 15.611 – Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety – Allowability & Subrecipient Monitoring Corrective Action Plan: NGPC will continue to work closely with our subrecipients. We will review subrecipient monitoring procedures and determine documentation that can be pr...
Program: AL 15.611 – Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety – Allowability & Subrecipient Monitoring Corrective Action Plan: NGPC will continue to work closely with our subrecipients. We will review subrecipient monitoring procedures and determine documentation that can be provided to meet the intent of federal regulations. Contact: Eli Kass Anticipated Completion Date: July 1, 2025
View Audit 348113 Questioned Costs: $1
Program: AL 97.036 – Disaster Grants – Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) – Subrecipient Monitoring Corrective Action Plan: NEMA has implemented a process, effective immediately, to review the information submitted by subrecipient organizations regarding their 2 CFR Single Audi...
Program: AL 97.036 – Disaster Grants – Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) – Subrecipient Monitoring Corrective Action Plan: NEMA has implemented a process, effective immediately, to review the information submitted by subrecipient organizations regarding their 2 CFR Single Audit Certification. Responses will be cross-referenced with our own records of Federal funds passed through NEMA to the subrecipient. Any subrecipient responding that it was not required to conduct a single audit will prompt NEMA to validate against payment data. Any subrecipient’s noncompliance will be followed up by NEMA staff. Contact: Erv Portis Anticipated Completion Date: February 11, 2025
Program: AL 93.778 – Medical Assistance Program – Special Tests and Provisions Corrective Action Plan: Program Integrity staff will continue to attempt to update cases at least every 30 days when case totals are at or below 25 and every 45 days when higher than 25. Trainings and regular conversa...
Program: AL 93.778 – Medical Assistance Program – Special Tests and Provisions Corrective Action Plan: Program Integrity staff will continue to attempt to update cases at least every 30 days when case totals are at or below 25 and every 45 days when higher than 25. Trainings and regular conversations emphasize the need for descriptive narrative entries. As a result, the narrative entries will be more descriptive of the status of the case. For the exception reporting, the team continues to work on developing alternatives to using the reports in the Fraud Abuse Detection System. Concerning the misreported check, Program Integrity staff will give the Financial Team accurate information about collected refunds. The Department will ensure reports are accurate and make any necessary adjustments. Contact: Anne Harvey, Heather Arnold Anticipated Completion Date: 6/30/2025
View Audit 348113 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 530047 (2024-053)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Program: AL 93.778 – Medical Assistance Program; AL 93.778 – COVID-19 Medical Assistance Program – Allowability Corrective Action Plan: The Department has been actively working with program, technology, and the EVV vendor to implement system controls to address the deficiencies identified in this...
Program: AL 93.778 – Medical Assistance Program; AL 93.778 – COVID-19 Medical Assistance Program – Allowability Corrective Action Plan: The Department has been actively working with program, technology, and the EVV vendor to implement system controls to address the deficiencies identified in this and prior year’s findings. The Department has two system change releases scheduled, the first in February 2025 and the second in late June 2025 to implement additional system improvements. Contact: Jeremy Brunssen Anticipated Completion Date: 7/1/2025
View Audit 348113 Questioned Costs: $1
Program: Various, including AL 93.778 – Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) – Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Corrective Action Plan: OCIO - To resolve the identified overcharge and reduce the Internal Service Fund Balance, OCIO conducted an 8 month no-bill period from December 2023 through Jun...
Program: Various, including AL 93.778 – Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) – Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Corrective Action Plan: OCIO - To resolve the identified overcharge and reduce the Internal Service Fund Balance, OCIO conducted an 8 month no-bill period from December 2023 through June 2024. During this time OCIO customer agencies would have seen a significant reduction in charges and OCIO’s fund balance significantly decreased. In addition, a full and thorough review of all OCIO rates was conducted. This review resulted in the decrease in any mainframe related rates by 30% from the previous years (State FY2021 and FY2022). DAS Materiel – The Print Shop will have the new rates developed and effective July 1, 2025, the beginning of the new biennium. Contact: OCIO - Noah Finlan; Materiel, Print Shop, Internal Service – Ann Martinez. Anticipated Completion Date: OCIO - Corrective action has already been taken and the fund balance is currently below the allowable threshold permitted. As of September 30, 2024, the fund balance was approximately $10 million dollars. Rates have been adjusted to be more in line with actual expenditures for FY2025. Print Shop – July 1, 2025.
View Audit 348113 Questioned Costs: $1
Program: AL 93.778 – Medical Assistance Program; AL 93.767 – Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – Special Tests and Provisions Corrective Action Plan: System changes were implemented with the Provider Screening Vendor on July 1, 2024, which require disclosure requirements for managing emp...
Program: AL 93.778 – Medical Assistance Program; AL 93.767 – Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – Special Tests and Provisions Corrective Action Plan: System changes were implemented with the Provider Screening Vendor on July 1, 2024, which require disclosure requirements for managing employees. Contact: Melinda Abbott Anticipated Completion Date: 12/6/2024
View Audit 348113 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 530029 (2024-049)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Program: AL 93.658 – Foster Care Title IV-E – Allowability Corrective Action Plan: The agency will update the grant reconciliation process to include steps to review journal entries on the general ledger prior to moving costs to grant to ensure journal entries are proper. The cost in question wi...
Program: AL 93.658 – Foster Care Title IV-E – Allowability Corrective Action Plan: The agency will update the grant reconciliation process to include steps to review journal entries on the general ledger prior to moving costs to grant to ensure journal entries are proper. The cost in question will also be removed from the grant. Contact: Ann Murphy Anticipated Completion Date: 02/28/2025
View Audit 348113 Questioned Costs: $1
Program: AL 93.658 – Foster Care Title IV-E – Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Corrective Action Plan: Program will review training manual and update as necessary. The Agency will also communicate the importance of utilizing the master case file to correctly determine survey selections. Contact...
Program: AL 93.658 – Foster Care Title IV-E – Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Corrective Action Plan: Program will review training manual and update as necessary. The Agency will also communicate the importance of utilizing the master case file to correctly determine survey selections. Contact: Patrick Werner Anticipated Completion Date: 6/30/2025
View Audit 348113 Questioned Costs: $1
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