Corrective Action Plans

Finding 374608 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

DC

Questioned Costs Cash Management

Finding 2023-001: Cash Management: Management agrees with the finding and recommendation. The University continues to evaluate monthly expenses to match actual expenses with cash draws. The University will also evaluate if an increase in the frequency of draws at smaller amounts is necessary in orde...

Finding 2023-001: Cash Management: Management agrees with the finding and recommendation. The University continues to evaluate monthly expenses to match actual expenses with cash draws. The University will also evaluate if an increase in the frequency of draws at smaller amounts is necessary in order to ensure funding drawn is expended within the thirty-day window. Chao Wang, Senior Director, Sponsored Projects Financial Operations, will perform on‐going monitoring of draws under this program to ensure funds are expended timely in accordance with the grant requirements throughout the year, and to identify the areas where additional training is required. The estimated completion date is June 30, 2024.

View Audit 294278 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 374570 (2023-002)

Material Weakness 2023

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

FL

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management Material Weakness § 200.403

Condition: The billing submitted to the awarding agency for May and June 2023 cash management drawdown included expenses that weren’t incurred as of May and June 2023. Planned Corrective Action: The corrective action has been implemented to modify the order of our preventative internal controls. SFT...

Condition: The billing submitted to the awarding agency for May and June 2023 cash management drawdown included expenses that weren’t incurred as of May and June 2023. Planned Corrective Action: The corrective action has been implemented to modify the order of our preventative internal controls. SFTRA has changed the order of review so the electronic drawdown is not completed by the Budget Office until the Accounting Office has reviewed and approved the draw. This step was previously completed after the drawdown was initiated. Additionally, during review by the Accounting Office, the general ledger line detail will be reviewed to ensure accuracy Contact person responsible for corrective action: Jeremy Baker, Director of Finance Anticipated Completion Date: 1/15/2024

View Audit 294245

Finding 374540 (2023-003)

Material Weakness 2023

Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89

IL

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management Reporting

Corrective Action Plan Finding No.: 2023- 003 Condition: Audit procedures identified that during fiscal year 2023, the District claimed four construction related invoices that amounted to $1,257,867 of ESSER III award expenditures that were previously claimed under fiscal year 2022 ESSER award reimb...

Corrective Action Plan Finding No.: 2023- 003 Condition: Audit procedures identified that during fiscal year 2023, the District claimed four construction related invoices that amounted to $1,257,867 of ESSER III award expenditures that were previously claimed under fiscal year 2022 ESSER award reimbursement claims and were reported on the fiscal year 2022 Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. The District was able to identify alternate invoices that where for allowable costs within the existing grant agreement and were not previously claimed. The District's internal controls did not initially identify that the same expenditure was claimed twice under the federal award for reimbursement. Plan: The District will implement additional procedures and review processes to ensure that expenditures claimed for reimbursement are for allowable costs that have not been previously claimed for reimbursement. Anticipated Date of Completion: June 30, 2024 Name of Contact Person: James Vreeland, Business Manager Management Response: See above

View Audit 294244

Finding 374480 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Millersburg Area School District

PA

Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management Reporting

Corrective Action Planned: The District will review and establish procedures that all required quarterly cash on hand and final expenditure reports are properly completed within the required time periods. A new federal programs coordinator has been hired and the District has consulted with an expe...

Corrective Action Planned: The District will review and establish procedures that all required quarterly cash on hand and final expenditure reports are properly completed within the required time periods. A new federal programs coordinator has been hired and the District has consulted with an experienced federal programs coordinator to train that individual. Procedures are now in place to ensure that the District files all quarterly cash on hand reports within 10 days of quarter ending and final expenditure reports within 30 days after the funds are expended, but no later than 30 days after the ending date of the project. All existing compliance issues related to filing deadlines are being addressed and corrected. Anticipated Completion Date: Acton has already been taken by the District to resolve the underlying issue of the finding for the year ending June 30, 2024. Contact Person Responsible: Eric S. Petery, Business Manager

View Audit 294158

Finding 374441 (2023-003)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Newport, Tn

TN

Cash Management Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Finding #2023-003: Internal Controls Over Grant Expenditures Response and Corrective Action Plan Prepared by: Justin Norton Person Responsible for Implementing the Corrective Action: Justin Norton Anticipated Date of Corrected Action: June 30, 2024. Repeat Finding: No Planned Corrective Action: We w...

Finding #2023-003: Internal Controls Over Grant Expenditures Response and Corrective Action Plan Prepared by: Justin Norton Person Responsible for Implementing the Corrective Action: Justin Norton Anticipated Date of Corrected Action: June 30, 2024. Repeat Finding: No Planned Corrective Action: We will establish and implement internal control policies to maintain federal grant expenditures and reimbursements.

View Audit 294101

Finding 374407 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Sunshine Connections, Inc.

KS

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management Eligibility

2023-003 – 10.558 – Child and Adult Care Food Program – Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles and Eligibility Condition Four providers received an improper amount for their meal reimbursement for the month tested. Recommendation Controls should be reviewed and updated t...

2023-003 – 10.558 – Child and Adult Care Food Program – Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles and Eligibility Condition Four providers received an improper amount for their meal reimbursement for the month tested. Recommendation Controls should be reviewed and updated to ensure that complete and accurate meal counts are submitted to the State for reimbursement. Comments on the Finding Given the Organization’s limited size, it is not always feasible to fully segregate the duties surrounding the meal claims processes. However, in order to mitigate errors, steps have been taken to implement checks within those processes. Action Taken Whenever possible, an employee other than the Director will prepare the claims. The Director of the Organization will later review the claims for accuracy and compare the claim numbers in both the Excel Spreadsheet and the Little Organizer Program to ensure their correctness.

View Audit 294026

Finding 372678 (2023-002)

Material Weakness 2023

2-1-1 Big Bend, Inc.

FL

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management

Finding 2023-002: Allowable Cost/Cost Principle The agency will implement a lost receipt form. This form will be used by employees to report instances where a receipt is lost or cannot be obtained. The form will include fields for documenting the date of the transaction, the amount, the purpose of t...

Finding 2023-002: Allowable Cost/Cost Principle The agency will implement a lost receipt form. This form will be used by employees to report instances where a receipt is lost or cannot be obtained. The form will include fields for documenting the date of the transaction, the amount, the purpose of the expense, and any other relevant details. Additionally, the form will require approval from the appropriate manager or supervisor.

View Audit 293802

Finding 372650 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Pendergast Elementary School District No. 92

AZ

Cash Management Reporting School Nutrition Programs

Findings and Questioned Costs Related to Federal Awards Finding Number: 2023‐001 Program Name/Assistance Listing Title: Child Nutrition Cluster Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559 Contact Person: Krystal Burnham, Food Service Compliance Coordinator/ Danny Robbins, Interim Director of ...

Findings and Questioned Costs Related to Federal Awards Finding Number: 2023‐001 Program Name/Assistance Listing Title: Child Nutrition Cluster Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559 Contact Person: Krystal Burnham, Food Service Compliance Coordinator/ Danny Robbins, Interim Director of Budget and Finance Anticipated Completion Date: July 31, 2023 Planned Corrective Action: The District will ensure that monthly counts are supported by documentation and verified by a second staff member and agree to the accuracy of the reimbursement claims prior to submission to the Arizona Department of Education. The District will also ensure that reimbursement claims are submitted within the required time period after month end and any identified issues with measures that prevent their recurrence.

View Audit 293730

Finding 372600 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Agate Housing and Services, Inc.

MN

Cash Management Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

2023-003 Lack of Support for Credit Card Charges for Former Employees Name of contact person – Laura Straw, Director of Finance Corrective action – Agate has re-instated the credit card receipt policy and has begun to enforce this policy. We are also taking action to review current policies and ...

2023-003 Lack of Support for Credit Card Charges for Former Employees Name of contact person – Laura Straw, Director of Finance Corrective action – Agate has re-instated the credit card receipt policy and has begun to enforce this policy. We are also taking action to review current policies and procedures surrounding employee credit cards and reimbursements. Completion date – Management and the Board of Directors implemented the above as of January 1, 2024.

View Audit 293672

Finding 372397 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Boise State University

ID

Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303 § 200.305

Federal Program Title: Research and Development Cluster ALN: Various Recommendation: We recommend the University evaluate its procedures and implement an additional control to review and approve the subrecipient reimbursements timely. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no di...

Federal Program Title: Research and Development Cluster ALN: Various Recommendation: We recommend the University evaluate its procedures and implement an additional control to review and approve the subrecipient reimbursements timely. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned/taken in response to finding: Boise State University continues to review and enhance its internal subrecipient payment processes to find ways to identify and prevent untimely subrecipient payments, and to reduce the potential for human error. The University will implement additional internal measures to address inefficiencies related to the current multi-department review, approval, and payment process. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Jen Lutke, Assistant Director, Post Award: jenniferlutke@boisestate.edu Planned completion date for corrective action plan: February 2024

View Audit 293651

Finding 372353 (2023-002)

None 2023

Carteret Board of Education

NJ

School Nutrition Programs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Cash Management

The District has taken remedial actions to reduce net cash resources the Food Service Fund including the purchase of updated cafeteria equipment, service vehicles and brand new cafeteria tables for the High School. Additionally, the District plans to request additional staffing and more diverse menu...

The District has taken remedial actions to reduce net cash resources the Food Service Fund including the purchase of updated cafeteria equipment, service vehicles and brand new cafeteria tables for the High School. Additionally, the District plans to request additional staffing and more diverse menu items to suuplement the food service program.

View Audit 293633

Finding 372326 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Carteret Board of Education

NJ

Cash Management Reporting Significant Deficiency

The District will implement processes and procedures for the timely liquidation of all POs to ensure that expenditures are captured and are in agreement with the final federal grant expenditure report.

View Audit 293633

Finding 372298 (2023-001)

Material Weakness 2023

It Takes A Village to Feed One Child, INC

PA

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management Reporting

To address Cost Efficacy, It Takes A Village To Feed One Chitd, Inc., we wilt imptement and utilize QBO moving forward, through obtaining an additionat license for QBO and taking onLine training classes to become more wetl versed and efficient through accredited and ticensed instructors. We witt use...

To address Cost Efficacy, It Takes A Village To Feed One Chitd, Inc., we wilt imptement and utilize QBO moving forward, through obtaining an additionat license for QBO and taking onLine training classes to become more wetl versed and efficient through accredited and ticensed instructors. We witt use best practices for internat controts through showing more evidence of QBO approvat routing for alt transactions, accounts payabte & receivabte, credit card reconcitiations. We wilt improve overatt checks and batances for supervision and staff, white team ing how to operate on a futt accrual tevet.

View Audit 293600

Finding 372180 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

University of Cincinnati

OH

Subrecipient Monitoring Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Cash Management § 200.305

Finding Number: 2023-001 Condition: Out of 28 payments to subrecipients that were tested, 12 were made after the 30 calendar day requirement. Planned Corrective Action: Accounts Payable personnel will review all vendor invoices to determine whether an invoice is related to a federal award expendit...

Finding Number: 2023-001 Condition: Out of 28 payments to subrecipients that were tested, 12 were made after the 30 calendar day requirement. Planned Corrective Action: Accounts Payable personnel will review all vendor invoices to determine whether an invoice is related to a federal award expenditure. For federal award expenditures, Accounts Payable will manually change the payment terms to 30 calendar days or less, to ensure compliance. Periodically, Accounts Payable will review open federal award payables to verify payment terms have been properly set for the 30-day compliance requirement. The Controller’s and Accounts Payable Offices will also explore creating a more efficient long-term solution, whereby the 30-day terms could be automatically set during the purchase order creation process. This would eliminate any manual updates to the payment terms by Accounts Payable personnel. The Sponsored Research Services Accounting Office will send reminders to all college business officers and Principal Investigators (PIs) to highlight the need for prompt review and approval of Federal award invoices. This language will be incorporated into the SRS Best Grant Practices training classes, as well as the university’s Fundamentals of Sponsored Administration training courses. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Accounts Payable: Erik Sager; Purchasing: Tom Guerin; Sponsored Research Services Accounting: John Ungruhe Anticipated Completion Date: Initial corrective action, including review of invoices, reminders and modifications to training, will be completed by 10/31/2023. Additional solutions to eliminate manual updates, if possible, will be completed within 12 months.

View Audit 293505

Finding 372173 (2023-002)

Material Weakness 2023

Oak Park Elementary School District 97

IL

Questioned Costs Cash Management Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Condition: The District claimed $136,026 of capital expenditures between their March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023 reimbursement claim submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education that could not be supported by documentation. Plan: The District is in the process of restructuring finance and opera...

Condition: The District claimed $136,026 of capital expenditures between their March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023 reimbursement claim submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education that could not be supported by documentation. Plan: The District is in the process of restructuring finance and operations to align roles and responsibilities. We will implement additional procedures for review and approval of reimbursement claims prior to submission to ensure that expenditures are claimed within a reasonable period of time in relation to when a reimbursement claim is submitted. Anticipated Date of Completion: 6/30/2024 Name of Contact Person: Sheila Johnson, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations

View Audit 293479 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 372115 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Houston Recovery Center, Lgc

TX

Cash Management Reporting Significant Deficiency

Finding #2023-002 – Significant Deficiency and Other Noncompliance. Applicable federal programs: U. S. Department of Treasury, Assistance Listing #21.027, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Passed through Harris County, Texas, Contract #220163, Contract year: 12/01/22 – 12...

Finding #2023-002 – Significant Deficiency and Other Noncompliance. Applicable federal programs: U. S. Department of Treasury, Assistance Listing #21.027, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Passed through Harris County, Texas, Contract #220163, Contract year: 12/01/22 – 12/31/24, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services:, Assistance Listing #93.243, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance, Contract #5H79TI080624-03, Contract year: 09/30/21 – 09/29/22, Contract #5H79TI080624-04, Contract year: 09/30/22 – 09/29/23, Passed through the City of Houston Health Department, Contract #H79SP080300, Contract years: 11/01/21 – 10/31/22, 11/01/22 – 10/31/23 and 06/08/21 – 06/30/23, Assistance Listing #93.788, Opioid STR, Passed through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Contract #HHS000357900001, Contract years: 09/01/21 – 08/31/22 and 09/01/22 – 08/31/23, Passed through the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Contract #HHS000561800001, Contract year: 09/01/21 – 08/31/22, Assistance Listing #93.959, Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse, Passed through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Contract #HHS000130500019, Contract years: 09/01/21 – 08/31/22 and 09/01/22 – 08/31/23. Condition and context: Houston Recovery Center is required to submit monthly reimbursement requests for five of its federal programs; one program requires reimbursement requests based on achievement of certain milestones rather than time. Out of a sample of 17 requests, we found six did not have evidence of review and approval as required by Houston Recovery Center’s policies and procedures. Recommendation: Training should be provided to ensure that policies and procedures regarding independent review and approval are followed. Planned corrective action: Houston Recovery Center will strengthen its internal control policies and procedures over independent review and approval of grant payment requests by shifting the primary review and approval process from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to the Chief Operating Officer (COO). The COO has full knowledge of allowable costs and has more availability than the CEO, which will make it easier to ensure that our policies and procedures are followed on a consistent basis. The CEO will continue in this role as backup to the COO to ensure immediate access for needed approval. We believe we have a strong system in place used by our accounting department to ensure all expenses underlying the grant payment requests are reviewed, checked for accuracy, and properly approved which further supports the reimbursement policies and procedures. Responsible officer: Leonard Kincaid, Executive Director. Estimated completion date: November 1, 2023.

View Audit 293417

Finding 372111 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders, Inc.

NY

Cash Management Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Significant Deficiency

Internal Control over Compliance- Cash Management Recommendation: Internal controls are designed to ensure an adequate review and approval process is in place before submission of any drawdown requests. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding...

Internal Control over Compliance- Cash Management Recommendation: Internal controls are designed to ensure an adequate review and approval process is in place before submission of any drawdown requests. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Response by management to the finding: Management has implemented appropriate controls to ensure drawdowns are reviewed and approved by staff familiar with the purpose and operations of the contracts before requests are processed in the payment management system. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: David Rivera-Garcia, Executive Vice President/CFO Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 2024

View Audit 293410

Finding 372076 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Town of Boylston

MA

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Condition: The Town has not documented in writing its policies regarding federal awards. Corrective Action Planned: A financial policy for managing receipt of federal awards is in the process of being created by the Financial Policies Committee Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2024 ...

Condition: The Town has not documented in writing its policies regarding federal awards. Corrective Action Planned: A financial policy for managing receipt of federal awards is in the process of being created by the Financial Policies Committee Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2024 Contact: April Steward, Town Administrator

View Audit 293355

Finding 372066 (2023-005)

Significant Deficiency 2023

City of East Prairie, Missouri

MO

Questioned Costs Eligibility Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.403 § 200.403(F)

CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL RECOVERY FUNDS, ASSISTANCE LISTING 21.027 : INELIGIBLE COSTS / UNIFORM GUIDANCE 2 CFR PART 200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS, SUBPART E: COST PRINCIPLES SECTION 200.403(F) STATE "EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE AUTH...

CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL RECOVERY FUNDS, ASSISTANCE LISTING 21.027 : INELIGIBLE COSTS / UNIFORM GUIDANCE 2 CFR PART 200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS, SUBPART E: COST PRINCIPLES SECTION 200.403(F) STATE "EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY STATUTE, COSTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA IN ORDER TO BE ALLOWABLE UNDER FEDERAL AWARDS: (F) NOT BE INCLUDED AS A COST OR USED TO MEET COST SHARING OR MATCHING REQUIREMENTS OF ANY OTHER FEDERALLY-FINANCED PROGRAM IN EITHER THE CURRENT OR PRIOR PERIOD. / THE CITY OF EAST PRAIRIE RECEIVED ARPA FUNDS THROUGH MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MISSOURI FOR THE REMOVAL OF ASBESTOS AND DEMOLITION OF A HAZARDOUS SCHOOL STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITY IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 2022. IN DECEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR, THE CITY RECEIVED WAS AWARDED AND ARPA GRANT AND FUNDS THROUGH THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR THE SAME PROJECT. THIS WAS A DUPLICATION OF ARPA FUNDS DUE TO THE CITY NOT BEING FULLY AWARE OF THE COST STANDARDS OF UNIFORM GUIDANCE AND A MISCOMMUNICATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY OF COSTS. / THE CITY OF EAST PRAIRIE HAS CONTACTED MISSISSIPPI COUNTY AND WILL BE RECEIVING AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI COUNTY COMMISSION TO RE-ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS FOR THE SAME PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITY PROJECT. WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING A WRITTEN POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL CONFORMING TO UNIFORM GUIDANCE.

View Audit 293337 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 371751 (2023-004)

Material Weakness 2023

Cedars-Sinai Health System

CA

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303

Finding 2023-004 Internal control deficiency and noncompliance over Activities Allowed or Unallowed, Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, and Reporting related to expenses attributable to coronavirus reported in the provider relief fund reports. The entity has excess lost revenues to cover all payment...

Finding 2023-004 Internal control deficiency and noncompliance over Activities Allowed or Unallowed, Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, and Reporting related to expenses attributable to coronavirus reported in the provider relief fund reports. The entity has excess lost revenues to cover all payments received (excluding the expenses submitted). Therefore, no refund is required for any payments received. Since the program has ended, the management has implemented the following procedures for future grants: 1) An education session occurred on February 15, 2024, with the relevant parties across Huntington Health entities to formally implement a review process whereby the Controller will review the support files prior to filings being made related to grant applications/programs across any of Huntington’s entities. Documentation of this review will be retained in the central file repository. These steps and controls will be updated and documented in the departmental policy. 2) A central folder on the Huntington Hospital’s main accounting drive has been created. This folder will be populated with all support for filed figures related to grant applications/programs across the hospital’s various entities. The support will be validated as having been placed into this folder as part of the reporting out process by the accounting manager and Controller handling the reporting. Files will be retained in this central drive for a minimum of 7 years. These steps and controls will be updated and documented in the departmental policy. Contact Person: Byron Davis, Controller and Steven Mohr, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Huntington Hospital Anticipated Completion Date: Completed

View Audit 293159 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 371633 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Cedars-Sinai Health System

CA

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Finding 2023-001 Internal control deficiency and noncompliance over Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles related to salary cap limitation. In response to this finding management will implement the following: We are revising our internal controls to more frequently p...

Finding 2023-001 Internal control deficiency and noncompliance over Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles related to salary cap limitation. In response to this finding management will implement the following: We are revising our internal controls to more frequently perform our salary cap reconciliation ensuring the appropriate sponsor invoicing for employees who are over the salary cap limitation. For the salary cap variances that were identified through the previous reconciliation process, they will be adjusted and posted by the close of our March 2024 accounting period. Lastly, we will offset our cash for the March 2024 letter of credit draw down process in the Payment Management System, and incorporate adjustments in our March 2024 invoices for federal pass-thru awards. In addition, the salary cap adjustment program in our new ERP system was designed to remove the defect experienced in our legacy system. Contact Person: Nicole Anderson Leonard, Vice President, Research and Vice Dean Anticipated Completion Date: March 31, 2024

View Audit 293159

Finding 371620 (2023-005)

Material Weakness 2023

Hitchcock Independent School District

TX

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management Material Weakness

Corrective Action Plan: Reimbursement of Department of Agriculture cash has been completed for year-end 2022-2023. District Administration will assess staffing needs to determine separation of duties and to determine additional staffing needs to meet the requirements of duty separation. Currently,...

Corrective Action Plan: Reimbursement of Department of Agriculture cash has been completed for year-end 2022-2023. District Administration will assess staffing needs to determine separation of duties and to determine additional staffing needs to meet the requirements of duty separation. Currently, the Finance Department consists of one Payroll/Benefits position, one Accounts Payable/Receivable Position, one Grants Specialist Position, and one Finance Director. In prior years, the Finance Department had two additional positions that have since been eliminated, causing position duties to be absorbed amongst the remaining staff. Journal postings to reimburse shown below. Anticipated Completion Date: March 29, 2024

View Audit 293147

Finding 371563 (2023-052)

Material Weakness 2023

State of West Virginia

WV

Questioned Costs Cash Management § 200.303 § 200.305

SUBRECIPIENT CASH MANAGEMENT Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Assistance Listing Number 93.788 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH), analyzed this finding and hereby offers more details into the condition and cause of the fin...

SUBRECIPIENT CASH MANAGEMENT Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Assistance Listing Number 93.788 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH), analyzed this finding and hereby offers more details into the condition and cause of the finding. For the first noted exception, the grant was finalized on March 20, 2023. The BBH received the subrecipient’s first request for payment on April 12, 2023, at which point the reconciliation indicated that the subrecipient had incurred expenses of $118,186.21 to date. Although the reconciliation was not reviewed and approved by the BBH timely, it indicated that the subrecipient had not been reimbursed at all; therefore, the subrecipient had no cash on hand at the time of the request for payment. For the second noted exception, the BBH received the reconciliation on June 2, 2023. Although the reconciliation was not reviewed and signed by the BBH timely, it indicated $41,296.14 of cash on hand, which was under the 10% threshold established by the BBH when monitoring cash management for subrecipients of the Opioid program. For the third noted exception, the BBH received the reconciliation on March 14, 2023. Although the reconciliation was not reviewed and signed by the BBH timely, it indicated expenditures of $63,839.08 and cash on hand of only $18,070.92, which was less than the 10% threshold established by the BBH when monitoring cash management for subrecipients of the Opioid program. For the fourth noted exception, a processing error within the BBH caused the subrecipient to receive a payment that should have been held due to the subrecipient having sufficient cash on hand at the time of the payment. Nonetheless, after the period of performance, the subrecipient did not have excess cash on hand, or any cash on hand for that matter. The subrecipient returned $218,290.74 to the BPH on November 14, 2023 and $2,317.10 on November 29, 2023 in accordance with the closeout procedures referenced in 2 CFR 200.344(d). The total amount of $220,607.84 constituted the balance of unobligated cash that the BPH paid the subrecipient in advance and was not authorized to be retained by the subrecipient for use in other projects. In an effort to enhance internal controls, the BBH’s central level managers continue to work with internal and external parties to improve everyone’s understanding of the federal rules and regulations and the BBH’s existing policies, procedures, and overall expectations concerning subrecipient cash management.

View Audit 293105 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 371515 (2023-034)

Material Weakness 2023

State of West Virginia

WV

Questioned Costs Cash Management § 200.303 § 200.305

SUBRECIPIENT CASH MANAGEMENT Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Assistance Listing Number 93.323, COVID-19 93.323 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (BPH), will analyze the condition that led to this finding in an effort to determine i...

SUBRECIPIENT CASH MANAGEMENT Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Assistance Listing Number 93.323, COVID-19 93.323 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (BPH), will analyze the condition that led to this finding in an effort to determine if the subrecipient has any excess cash on hand to date. In an effort to enhance internal controls, the BPH has initiated mandatory retraining for all staff members who are responsible for reviewing subrecipient expenditure reports and processing invoices. The retraining effort has already begun and will be conducted on a monthly basis for existing employees and at the start of employment for new staff members. The BPH has also developed and implemented a Subrecipient Grant Expenditure Checklist and Subrecipient Grant Invoice Checklist. The checklists outline the steps to take when reviewing subrecipient expenditures and invoices; provide a means to verify whether the grantee is under the 10% threshold established by the BPH when monitoring cash management for subrecipients of the Epidemiology program, including a means to compare expenditures between reporting periods; and require the staff member to certify that the reviews were completed.

View Audit 293105 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 371499 (2023-033)

Significant Deficiency 2023

State of West Virginia

WV

Cash Management Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

CASH MANAGEMENT Bluefield State University and West Virginia State University Assistance Listing Number 84.425J Bluefield State University (BSU) response Effective June 2024, BSU will draw down funds on appropriate expenditures that have already been disbursed to avoid any cash management violat...

CASH MANAGEMENT Bluefield State University and West Virginia State University Assistance Listing Number 84.425J Bluefield State University (BSU) response Effective June 2024, BSU will draw down funds on appropriate expenditures that have already been disbursed to avoid any cash management violations. West Virginia State University (WVSU) response Currently all funds have been disbursed for HEERF awards P425E201113, P425F201736, and P425J200056. WVSU will reconcile the SEFA receipts and disbursements to internal data to locate the discrepancy and make the necessary corrections. Further, WVSU will review and update internal controls related to cash management rules to ensure compliance for drawdowns and disbursements.

View Audit 293105

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