Corrective Action Plans

Finding 59601 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

PA

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Corrective Action Plan The Mifflinburg Area School District respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2022. Finding 2022-004: Reporting Contact Person: Renee M. Jilinski, Business Administrator Recommendation: The District should develop procedures to en...

Corrective Action Plan The Mifflinburg Area School District respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2022. Finding 2022-004: Reporting Contact Person: Renee M. Jilinski, Business Administrator Recommendation: The District should develop procedures to ensure accurate information is reported to allow for adequate tracking of the financial results of each Federal award. In addition, reports should be reviewed by an appropriate individual prior to submission to ensure the data entered into the reports is consistent with the District?s records. Action: The District developed procedures for assigning expenditures for State and Federal awards and created reporting specific to funding sources to identify all awards. Prior to submissions to reporting agencies, quarterly and annual reports will be reviewed by the Business Administrator to ensure accuracy for the reporting period(s). Date for Completion: August 30, 2022

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Finding 59573 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

City of Kansas City, Missouri

MO

Program Income Subrecipient Monitoring HUD Housing Programs

Program: Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants Compliance: J-Program Income Finding Type: Compliance and Internal Control Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Internal Control Impact: Material Weakness Finding: The City hired a third party to service single famil...

Program: Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants Compliance: J-Program Income Finding Type: Compliance and Internal Control Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Internal Control Impact: Material Weakness Finding: The City hired a third party to service single family home loans made with federal funds from this grant. The City did not maintain a listing or monitor the loans originated under this grant. Accordingly, the City cannot reconcile the loan servicer?s accounting reports to City records. Although the City indicated that they have other sources of program income, the City does not have a system which identifies other sources of program income. Status: Corrective action plan in progress Corrective Action Plan: The City has obtained information from the third-party loan servicer which will allow for the tracking and confirmation of existing loans with the goal of taking a more active role in the management of the portfolio including making decisions for write-off of non-performing balances and those where the cost of servicing the loan exceeds the loan payments. Person(s) Responsible for Implementation: Pearline McFall, Housing Department Fiscal Officer, Telephone: (816) 513-8432; Email: Pearline.McFall@kcmo.org Implementation Date: Ongoing

View Audit 54437

Finding 59538 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Erie County Technical School

PA

Cash Management Reporting Significant Deficiency

FINDING 2022-004: ESSER - REPORTING CONTACT PERSON: Jessica Garnica, Business Manager CORRECTIVE ACTION: Management will ensure all necessary reports related to federal grants are filed in a timely manner and that PDE requirements are reviewed. Management has already filed the required cash on ha...

FINDING 2022-004: ESSER - REPORTING CONTACT PERSON: Jessica Garnica, Business Manager CORRECTIVE ACTION: Management will ensure all necessary reports related to federal grants are filed in a timely manner and that PDE requirements are reviewed. Management has already filed the required cash on hand reports for ARP ESSER for the most recent fiscal quarter. Management is confident that the issue can be resolved immediately. PROPOSED COMPLETION DATE: Immediately

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Finding 59533 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

La Roche University

PA

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Significant Deficiency

Finding 2022-003 Issue: The University utilizes an automated notification system to send an email message to students when federal loans are disbursed. The message includes (1) the date and amount of the disbursement; (2) the student's right, or parent's right, to cancel all or a portion of that...

Finding 2022-003 Issue: The University utilizes an automated notification system to send an email message to students when federal loans are disbursed. The message includes (1) the date and amount of the disbursement; (2) the student's right, or parent's right, to cancel all or a portion of that loan or loan disbursement and have the loan proceeds returned; and (3) the procedure and time by which the student or parent must notify the institution that he or she wishes to cancel the loan. However, as a result of a technical issue the automated notification system stopped working in September, 2021. Corrective Action: As of March 10, 2023, the University corrected the technical system scripts that failed approximately 19 months ago; as a result, students are once again receiving automated email notifications when federal aid is posted to their accounts. Responsibility: Director, Student Accounts Contact: Dayna Tinkey, Director, Student Accounts

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Finding 59532 (2022-002)

None 2022

La Roche University

PA

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Finding 2022-002 Issue: The University completed a Return to Title IV (R2T4) worksheet and returned more unearned aid than the school was responsible for per the calculation. The R2T4 calculation and return of funds was completed in a timely fashion but the amount of unearned Direct PLUS Loan fund...

Finding 2022-002 Issue: The University completed a Return to Title IV (R2T4) worksheet and returned more unearned aid than the school was responsible for per the calculation. The R2T4 calculation and return of funds was completed in a timely fashion but the amount of unearned Direct PLUS Loan funds was not properly scheduled by the counselor. Program closeout for the year has been completed and no adjustment can be made to reclaim funds at this time. While no financial liability has fallen upon the student or parent borrower the Financial Aid Office agrees with the finding of inaccuracy. Corrective Action: The University began implementation of an enhanced procedure for Return to Title IV calculations beginning with Fall 2022 semester and includes a detailed review of all calculations to ensure compliance & accuracy. Responsibility: Identification & evaluation of students will be completed by office staff and reviewed by the Director of Financial Aid. Contact: Robert Clemens, Director of Financial Aid

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Finding 59531 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

La Roche University

PA

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Reporting

Finding 2022-001 Issue: The University did not notify the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) in a timely manner for 1 student with status changes of Graduated. The student in question graduated in December 2021. Per the assistant registrar, the degree verify files for both undergraduate a...

Finding 2022-001 Issue: The University did not notify the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) in a timely manner for 1 student with status changes of Graduated. The student in question graduated in December 2021. Per the assistant registrar, the degree verify files for both undergraduate and graduate students for December 2021 graduates were uploaded to the National Student Clearinghouse on 1/7/2022. It appears that the undergraduate file was processed by the graduate student file was not. We receive processing confirmations from the Clearinghouse, but when files are submitted in multiples, only one confirmation is received for all files, not separate confirmation. Corrective Action: The assistant registrar has been in communication with the National Student Clearinghouse regarding the missed file. The upload has been resolved. Going forward, the assistant registrar will submit each file separately to receive separate confirmations, and personally verify posting. Responsibility: Degree Verify reporting is uploaded by the Assistant Registrar. Contact: Katie Elverson, Registrar Issue: The University did not notify the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) in a timely manner for 2 students that changed enrollment status mid-semester. The students in question enrolled in fall 2021 classes full-time and was reported as full-time in the initial enrollment report They withdrew from all classes on 9/15/2023 and 10/21/2021, respectively. In the enrollment reports following their withdrawal, the students were reported as less-than half-time, rather than withdrawn. Students were reported as withdrawn following the end of the term. These reports with statuses are pulled by the student information system, so this seems to have been an issue with the SIS; they are spot checked, but all rows cannot be manually checked and verified before submission. Corrective Action: Upon notification of this issue, I began to investigate the original data report that was pulled out of CX (our SIS) to determine where the error was coming from Upon viewing the Fall 2021 data for the students, I saw that after their withdrawal they were reported as enrolled in zero credits, however they were also being classified in the report from CX as 'less than half time.' I immediately contacted Jenzabar (our SIS vendor) to inquire as to why the system would be calculating a zero-credit enrollment as 'less than half time.' They quickly responded and showed me how to adjust tables within CX that determine how student statuses are completed. Information in the tables was incomplete regarding students who withdraw midsemester. Bringing this to our attention enabled us to implement a corrective solution. Unfortunately, this solution will not be seen on enrollment reports until March 2023. Responsibility: Enrollment reporting is uploaded by the Registrar. Contact: Katie Elverson, Registrar

View Audit 54887

Finding 59525 (2022-001)

None 2022

Knox College

IL

Student Financial Aid Eligibility Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

2022-001 - Student Financial Aid Cluster - (a) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (b) Federal Work Study Program (c) Federal Perkins Loan Program - Federal Capital Contributions (d) Federal Pell Grant Program (e) Federal Direct Student Loans (f) Teacher Education Assistance for Coll...

2022-001 - Student Financial Aid Cluster - (a) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (b) Federal Work Study Program (c) Federal Perkins Loan Program - Federal Capital Contributions (d) Federal Pell Grant Program (e) Federal Direct Student Loans (f) Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH), Assistance Listing No. (a) 84.007 (b) 84.033 (c) 84.038 (d) 84.063 (e) 84.268 (f) 84.379 - Year Ended June 30, 2022. Condition: We tested 40 files, 18 of which were Pell Grant recipients, and 2 students did not receive the full amount of their allowed Pell grants. The students were eligible for $65,480, but received $64,930. For one student, this condition was caused by using the 20-21 Pell Award Chart for a 21-22 Pell Award. For the other student, this condition was caused by using the College's institutional EFC instead of the student's EFC noted on their FAFSA. Management Response: We accept this finding and immediately filed a correction with the Federal Pell Grant Program when the discrepancy was discovered during fieldwork. The affected students had no adverse impact with this issue as the incorrect Pell award was initially offset by increased Knox College aid. Corrective Action Plan: The college will devote additional attention to awarding the Federal Pell Grants. Prior to disbursement, a report of all Title IV recipients will be reviewed with the amount of Federal Pell grant the recipient receiving. A manual review will occur to ensure that the accurate Federal Pell Grant amount is correct based on the Expected Family Contribution and Cost of Attendance. Responsible Person: Alexander Guroff, CFO Implementation Date: January 23, 2023

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Finding 59437 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Manitowoc County

WI

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

2022-002: Suspension and Debarment Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Names: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.027 Corrective Action Plan: The County immediately began reviewing it?s policy related to suspension and deb...

2022-002: Suspension and Debarment Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Names: COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Numbers: 21.027 Corrective Action Plan: The County immediately began reviewing it?s policy related to suspension and debarment and is reviewing procedures to ensure that requirements are consistently followed in future years.

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Finding 59416 (2022-015)

Material Weakness 2022

State of New Hampshire

NH

Questioned Costs Material Weakness Period of Performance § 200.303

View of Responsible Officials The Department does not concur. The Department notes extensions are in place related to COVID-19 and the Tydings Amendment through the Department of Education mitigating the condition noted. The Department will confer with the US DE to clarify the extensions in place ...

View of Responsible Officials The Department does not concur. The Department notes extensions are in place related to COVID-19 and the Tydings Amendment through the Department of Education mitigating the condition noted. The Department will confer with the US DE to clarify the extensions in place and resolve any disparities identified within the finding. Anticipated Completion Date: Completed as of the date of this report Contact Person: Lindsey Labonville, Melissa White Rejoinder Based on the supporting documentation provided by the Department, it did not appear that the expenses identified within the condition found were charged to the correct period of performance during the liquidation period. Subsequently management adjusted the CAN the expenses related to which would correct the condition found.

View Audit 49723 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 59415 (2022-014)

Material Weakness 2022

State of New Hampshire

NH

Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303 § 200.332

View of Responsible Officials NHED concurs with the finding identified in section A. This was an oversight on the part of NHED, and a process has been implemented to ensure that when the GAN template is generated, there is a review by 2 separate staff members to ensure all required elements on the G...

View of Responsible Officials NHED concurs with the finding identified in section A. This was an oversight on the part of NHED, and a process has been implemented to ensure that when the GAN template is generated, there is a review by 2 separate staff members to ensure all required elements on the GAN are complete. NHED concurs with the finding identified in Section B. The previous Division Director of Learner Support, without understanding the unintended consequences, required that the IDEA allocations be uploaded in separate installments instead of including the full year award amount. This led to a GAN generation that included only the first installment. This procedure has since been corrected and NHED is now uploading the full year allocation amount in GMS, this will then generate a GAN that reflects the full year grant amount. If a reallocation does occur, there is a review by 2 separate staff members to ensure that the amount is verified and that a new GAN is manually generated to include that verified amount, and then the GAN is reissued to the recipient. Anticipated Completion Date: Already completed Contact Person: Lindsey Labonville

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Finding 59405 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

State of New Hampshire

NH

Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Special Tests & Provisions § 200.303

Quarterly Reporting The State concurs in part with the condition and recommendation. A unique challenge with ERA reporting has been changes in the U.S. Treasury portal for that program, which have impacted the State?s ability to download and provide copies of past reports that have been submitted. I...

Quarterly Reporting The State concurs in part with the condition and recommendation. A unique challenge with ERA reporting has been changes in the U.S. Treasury portal for that program, which have impacted the State?s ability to download and provide copies of past reports that have been submitted. In addition, this issue in the reporting portal has been inconsistent, as some previously submitted reports were made accessible by Treasury, while others were not, which resulted in the State being able to access some requisite materials but not others. The State did not have documented procedures to ?pull down? copies of reports it had submitted to Treasury because the State has otherwise been able to rely on access to its previously submitted reports within reporting portals in order to enable the testing required during audit for the relevant periods. Meaning, in the State?s experience with COVID-19 related federal funds reporting, it has been able to access and download past reports for purposes of audit. However, also noted above is that the Treasury portal was recently revised and updated to allow for accessing previously submitted ERA reports that were not otherwise available (the communication from Treasury acknowledging this change was provided by the State). However, the reporting portal change did not take place in time for the State?s auditors to reasonably conduct the necessary testing. The State did provide the data and materials it reported to Treasury for the relevant periods, but auditors were unable to test and validate that data because the State could not access and provide a copy of what was actually uploaded into the portal. Nevertheless, to avoid any such potential issues in the future, the State has already implemented a procedure that involves downloading copies of reports as soon as they are submitted and taking screenshots of portions of the portal where perceived necessary to support what the State has submitted to Treasury. This updated procedure will be memorialized in the program?s transaction processing memo during its next update. Monthly Reporting The State concurs in part but has already implemented related corrective action in line with the recommendation above. The State would also like to note that as part of the ERA reallocation process U.S. Treasury has relied on both quarterly and monthly reporting, and that the State has continued to engage in thorough monitoring of its subrecipient and receives regular reports from that subrecipient, including weekly, biweekly, and quarterly data, which also includes quality control reports. This is inclusive of the monthly reports that were required by U.S. Treasury at one time but no longer are. The State reviews and then discusses reports received at standing, calendared, weekly meetings with the subrecipient and often engages in e-mail correspondence concerning those reports, especially if any questions concerning the data provided arise. However, the State has acknowledged that its documentation of those weekly conversations needed to be more formally memorialized. During the current fiscal year, the State began providing agendas and summaries of topics discussed during the weekly check-ins and will ensure that the program?s transaction processing memo adequately documents this requirement and procedure. The very nature of this program and U.S. Treasury?s facilitation of it has required the State and its subrecipient to stay in close contact, make regular decisions on strategies and policies within the program, and closely consider data relative to it. Anticipated Completion Date Quarterly reporting - Corrective action relative to acquisition of submitted federal reports has already been implemented and this revised procedure will be memorialized in the transaction processing memo for the program during its next update in Q1 2023. Monthly Repotting - Corrective action relative to documentation of weekly meetings was already complete as of the State?s response to this finding, and the State will ensure that the transaction processing memo for the program reflects these measures during its next update in Q1 2023. Contact Person Chase Hagaman, Lisa Cota-Robles, and Emily Larson

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Finding 59395 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

State of New Hampshire

NH

Special Tests & Provisions Significant Deficiency Equipment & Real Property Management § 200.303

View of Responsible Officials We concur. The Department has been saving and scanning the inventory sheets that are accompanied with the daily EBT card delivery since May 2022. We believe this current control in place allows us to remain in compliance with all requirements. We currently save the ...

View of Responsible Officials We concur. The Department has been saving and scanning the inventory sheets that are accompanied with the daily EBT card delivery since May 2022. We believe this current control in place allows us to remain in compliance with all requirements. We currently save the inventory sheets in a folder with the daily date as the title and save them in the correct monthly folder. Those monthly folders will then be kept in a yearly folder. Anticipated Completion Date 02/23/2023 Contact Person Frank Beck, EBT Administrator

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Finding 59394 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

School City of Hobart

IN

Equipment & Real Property Management Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Material Weakness § 200.303 § 200.313

FINDING 2022-003 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Robert Glover Jr. Contact Phone Number: (219) 945-0250 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: COVID-19 ? Education Stabilization Fund ? Equipment and Real Property Accounts P...

FINDING 2022-003 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Robert Glover Jr. Contact Phone Number: (219) 945-0250 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: COVID-19 ? Education Stabilization Fund ? Equipment and Real Property Accounts Payable will track purchases of equipment over the capitalization threshold and notify the Business Manager of qualifying expenditures. The Business Manager will confirm that the items have been barcoded with the appropriate fund administrator.

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Finding 59387 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

National Trail Local School District

OH

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management

When the project started, the National Trail Local School District was not fully aware of all needed requirements when using federal grant dollars. At that time, the information and directions had not been clearly issued by the State of Ohio and the District was learning about the uses and regulati...

When the project started, the National Trail Local School District was not fully aware of all needed requirements when using federal grant dollars. At that time, the information and directions had not been clearly issued by the State of Ohio and the District was learning about the uses and regulations when it came to COVID dollars. However, once we were aware we immediately made the needed changes. In the future, the District will put controls in place to address this issue to ensure we properly follow the guidelines when using federal grant dollars.

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Finding 59381 (2022-006)

Material Weakness 2022

School Town of Munster

IN

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Special Tests & Provisions § 200.303

Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Jessica Espinoza Contact Phone Number: (219) 836-9111 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding partially. No federal funds were used to pay for labor. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We have shared the wage rate requirements w...

Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Jessica Espinoza Contact Phone Number: (219) 836-9111 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding partially. No federal funds were used to pay for labor. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We have shared the wage rate requirements with the Director of Operations. Moving forward, weekly certified payrolls will be collected for projects paid for out of federal funds. We will also ensure that contracts include the required clause in the contract. Anticipated Completion Date: March 2023

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Finding 59364 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

School Town of Munster

IN

School Nutrition Programs Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.327 § 200.328 § 200.329

Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Jessica Espinoza Contact Phone Number: (219) 836-9111 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: There has been turnover in the finance department and the past employees who would have been respo...

Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Jessica Espinoza Contact Phone Number: (219) 836-9111 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: There has been turnover in the finance department and the past employees who would have been responsible for this are no longer here. There are already internal controls in place to ensure that the monthly sponsor claims submitted match the school?s meal count reports. The Treasurer will continue to ensure that everything is correctly entered before submission. Anticipated Completion Date: March 2023

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Finding 59363 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

School Town of Munster

IN

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles School Nutrition Programs § 200.303 § 200.403

Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Jessica Espinoza Contact Phone Number: (219) 836-9111 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We currently only have one employee who is partially paid through the federal lunch program. Movin...

Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Jessica Espinoza Contact Phone Number: (219) 836-9111 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We currently only have one employee who is partially paid through the federal lunch program. Moving forward, the employee will be keeping a log of the daily start and end time working on food service. These times will be entered into her timecard as a foodservice event. The supervisor will review the time card. This will ensure that she is only being paid with federal lunch funds while she is working on food service. Also, a grant distribution payroll report for all foodservice employees is signed off on by the Director of Operations after each payroll, verifying the amounts expended from the foodservice fund. Anticipated Completion Date: To be completed by the next payroll dated March 3, 2023.

View Audit 55071 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 59321 (2022-005)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Arizona Theatre Company

AZ

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

The Organization has no prior history of Federal funds, and received notice of emergency, COVID relief funds in July of the audit year. There was no prior need to have written policies and no realistic opportunity to develop written policies with respect to 2 CFR 200, Subparts D and E in the given c...

The Organization has no prior history of Federal funds, and received notice of emergency, COVID relief funds in July of the audit year. There was no prior need to have written policies and no realistic opportunity to develop written policies with respect to 2 CFR 200, Subparts D and E in the given circumstances. The Organization agrees with the finding, and will allocate staff resources to document policies and procedures related to compliance with Federal funding regulations as needed in the future.

View Audit 50356

Finding 59304 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Tri-County Senior Citizens and Housing, Inc.

CO

HUD Housing Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303

Finding 2022-002:Section 8 Project-Based Cluster Federal Assistance Number: 14.182 and 14.195 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Compliance Requirements: Cash Management, Eligibility, Reporting Type of finding: Internal Control Over Compliance (significant deficiency) Reco...

Finding 2022-002:Section 8 Project-Based Cluster Federal Assistance Number: 14.182 and 14.195 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Compliance Requirements: Cash Management, Eligibility, Reporting Type of finding: Internal Control Over Compliance (significant deficiency) Recommendation: The Organization should strengthen its internal controls with adopted policies and procedures to ensure a review process is established through adequate segregation of duties. The Organization should consider assessing and realigning the duties and responsibilities of administrative staff allowing the administrator to act in a more supervisory position. Action Taken: This is not a "non-compliance" finding, however, management and the Board understand that internal controls and best management practices need to be strengthened. Management will review job descriptions and evaluate the number of staff needed to strengthen internal controls. Policies and procedures will be reviewed and adopted to segregate duties for best management practices in internal controls given the size of the organization we are. If the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have questions regarding this plan, please call the responsible party at (719) 852-5778. Sincerely yours, Karla Shriver Managing Board Member Tri-County Senior Citizens and Housing, Inc.

View Audit 51940

Finding 59290 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Delta Research and Educational Foundation

DC

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.430

Views of Responsible Officials: As of March 2023, we have implemented timesheet and work tracking for all employees and contractors receiving compensation from the Foundation. The timesheets have been enhanced to show the task completed. Each timesheet is reviewed, signed and dated by the Executive ...

Views of Responsible Officials: As of March 2023, we have implemented timesheet and work tracking for all employees and contractors receiving compensation from the Foundation. The timesheets have been enhanced to show the task completed. Each timesheet is reviewed, signed and dated by the Executive Director.

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Finding 59224 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Global Communities

MD

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Views of Responsible Officials: While many of the above-listed delays were approved by the donor POCs, there were instances where staffing gaps contributed to delays. To ensure timely reporting, a report tracking system has been created where we are regularly updating the tracker with report deadlin...

Views of Responsible Officials: While many of the above-listed delays were approved by the donor POCs, there were instances where staffing gaps contributed to delays. To ensure timely reporting, a report tracking system has been created where we are regularly updating the tracker with report deadlines. As an added measure ,notifications have been established to remind the responsible individuals. These various measures will help to ensure timely reporting.

View Audit 56152

Finding 59221 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Kipp North Philadelphia Charter School

PA

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting Significant Deficiency § 200.303

U.S. Department of Education KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2022. Audit period: July 1, 2021 ? June 30, 2022 The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The find...

U.S. Department of Education KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2022. Audit period: July 1, 2021 ? June 30, 2022 The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. FINDINGS?FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDITS U.S. Department of Education 2022-002 Education Stabilization Fund: 84.425D Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund Recommendation: To ensure timeliness and accountability with the required reporting to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, we recommend management review and update procedures to establish consistent preparation, review, and submission of all program reports by the required deadline. Such controls would ensure timely and accurate reporting being produced and optimum cash flow management. Explanation of Disagreement with Audit Finding There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The team began expanding to close the capacity gaps. A public grants manager was added in April 2022. Additionally, the team began recruiting for a Controller. This role will be onboarding in spring 2023. In addition to the new roles, the Controller will be tasked with reviewing policies and procedures and identifying opportunities to improve efficiencies. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Natalie Wiltshire, Chief Operating Officer ? Phone: 215-294-8596 Email: nwiltshire@kippphiladelphia.org Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 09/30/2023 If the U.S. Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please contact Natalie Wiltshire at 215-294-8596.

View Audit 56146

Finding 59189 (2022-002)

None 2022

Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc., Subsidiary and Affiliate

GA

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Reporting

Name of Responsible Individual: Cinnamon Bradley, Associate Dean of Student Affairs Corrective Action: We concur. We understand that student status changes must be reported to our third-party servicer NSLDS within 30 days of the student?s enrollment change. In some cases, the student?s status cha...

Name of Responsible Individual: Cinnamon Bradley, Associate Dean of Student Affairs Corrective Action: We concur. We understand that student status changes must be reported to our third-party servicer NSLDS within 30 days of the student?s enrollment change. In some cases, the student?s status change did not occur timely. We will review our system parameters and reporting to ensure timely notification of the student enrollment status changes. Additionally, we will automate manual processes related to enrollment change notifications to ensure timely notification of the student?s status change to the Registrar?s Office. Anticipated Completion Date: January 31, 2023

View Audit 56656

Finding 59153 (2022-009)

Significant Deficiency 2022

State of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning

MS

Student Financial Aid Reporting Significant Deficiency

U.S. Department of Education Alcorn State University (ASU), Jackson State University (JSU), Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) and Mississippi University for Women (MUW) respectfully submit the following corrective action plans for the year ended June 30, 2022. Audit period: July 1, 2021 ? J...

U.S. Department of Education Alcorn State University (ASU), Jackson State University (JSU), Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) and Mississippi University for Women (MUW) respectfully submit the following corrective action plans for the year ended June 30, 2022. Audit period: July 1, 2021 ? June 30, 2022 The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. FINDINGS?FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDITS 2022-009: NSLDS Error Reporting (ASU) Student Financial Assistance cluster - Assistance Listing No. 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the applicable institutions review their reporting procedures to ensure that students' statuses are accurately and timely reported to NSLDS and the requisite response to error records occurs within the 10-day time period. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Effective Fall 2022, we began reporting enrollment twice a month to the National Student Clearinghouse. This eliminates any inaccuracies and oversights for timely enrollment reporting. Any additional enrollment reporting errors will be corercted directly in NSLDS. Name of contact person responsible for corrective action: Kisha Bond, Registrar and Director of Student Records Planned completion date for corrective action plan is June 30, 2023. If the Department of Education has any questions regarding this plan, please contact Juanita Edwards at 601-877-6672. 2022-009: NSLDS Error Reporting (JSU) Student Financial Assistance cluster - Assistance Listing No. 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268, 84.379 Recommendation: We recommend the applicable institutions review their reporting procedures to ensure that students' statuses are accurately and timely reported to NSLDS and the requisite response to error records occurs within the 10-day time period. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Jackson State has an established and published academic calendar which guides the day-to-day academic operations and functions of the University. In some instances, the census and financial purge deadlines are extended to ensure students complete their registration requirements. When extensions are provided, the enrollment file is unable to be submitted timely and also causes delays in processing the error report. To alleviate the untimely submission of the enrollment report, different practices have been established to aid students in completing their registration before the published deadline and subsequently ensuring the enrollment file is submitted by the deadline. Name of contact person responsible for corrective action: Ozie Ratcliff Planned completion date for corrective action plan is June 30, 2023. If the Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please call Ozie at 601-979-3347. 2022-009: NSLDS Error Reporting (MVSU) Student Financial Assistance cluster - Assistance Listing No. 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the applicable institutions review their reporting procedures to ensure that students' statuses are accurately and timely reported to NSLDS and the requisite response to error records occurs within the 10-day time period. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Office of Student Records/University Registrar will closely monitor all errors received from the National Student Clearinghouse and correct them within the 10-day timeframe. For errors related to system updates and etc., the Office of Student Records/University Registrar will collaborate with the Department of Information Technology in an effort to correct the issues in a timely manner. This will allow submission of the error reports to be timelier. Additionally, the Office of Student Records/University Registrar will strengthen communication with the NSCH relative to technical issues online which may hinder the timeliness of submitting error reports. Lastly, our office will coordinate the collaboration between our Information Technology Team and the Technical Team of NSCH to resolve any technical issues forthcoming. Name of contact person responsible for corrective action: Jeffery Loggins, University Registrar Planned completion date for corrective action plan is April 13, 2023 If the Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please call Deborah Banks at 662-254-3335 2022-009: NSLDS Error Reporting (MUW) Student Financial Assistance cluster - Assistance Listing No. 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the applicable institutions review their reporting procedures to ensure that students' statuses are accurately and timely reported to NSLDS and the requisite response to error records occurs within the 10-day time period. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: A staff member has been designated to correct errors within the 10-day time period. Name of contact person responsible for corrective action: Shannon Lucius, Registrar Planned completion date for corrective action plan is June 1, 2023. If the Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please call Shannon at 662-329-7135.

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Finding 59139 (2022-003)

None 2022

Habitat for Humanity Intl Yuba Sutter

CA

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Finding 2022-003: Federal Grants Procedures Manual (Uniform Guidance Compliance) The Chief Executive Officer, Administrative Officer will work with the Accounting Officer to implement the Uniform Guidance procurement requirements as issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). We will also h...

Finding 2022-003: Federal Grants Procedures Manual (Uniform Guidance Compliance) The Chief Executive Officer, Administrative Officer will work with the Accounting Officer to implement the Uniform Guidance procurement requirements as issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). We will also have the process reviewed by a qualified public accountant to make sure it complies with the regulations set forth. To address these findings and ensure compliance with Title 2 requirements, Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter will implement the following corrective action plan: 1. Operationalize the Grants Management Standards ? Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter will conduct a comprehensive review of its current grants management policies and procedures to identify any gaps or deficiencies in compliance with Title 2 requirements. ? The organization will update its grants management policies and procedures to align with Title 2 regulations, including documentation requirements, financial management, reporting, and record keeping. ? Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter will provide training and resources to its staff involved in grants management to ensure they are knowledgeable about the updated policies and procedures. ? The organization will establish a system for ongoing monitoring and internal audits to ensure compliance with grants management standards, and make necessary adjustments as needed. 2. Establish a Robust Marketplace of Modern Solutions ? Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter will conduct a thorough review of its current marketplace of solutions, including vendors, software, and technologies used in its operations. ? The organization will identify opportunities to modernize its systems and processes to enhance efficiency, streamline operations, and ensure compliance with Title 2 requirements. ? Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter will develop a plan to implement modern solutions, including budgeting, procurement, and implementation timelines. ? The organization will establish a process for ongoing evaluation and monitoring of the effectiveness of the modern solutions implemented, and make necessary adjustments as needed. 3. Manage Risk ? Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter will conduct a comprehensive risk assessment to identify potential risks associated with grants management and compliance with Title 2 requirements. ? The organization will develop and implement risk mitigation strategies, including internal controls, monitoring mechanisms, and contingency plans. ? Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter will establish a system for ongoing risk management, including regular risk assessments and reviews, and updates to risk mitigation strategies as needed. ? The organization will ensure that all staff involved in grants management are aware of the risk mitigation strategies and trained on how to implement them effectively. 4. Achieve Program Goals and Objectives ? Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter will review and align its program goals and objectives with the requirements of Title 2. ? The organization will develop a comprehensive plan to ensure that its programs are designed, implemented, and evaluated in accordance with Title 2 guidelines, including outcome measurement, data collection, and reporting. ? Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter will establish regular monitoring and reporting mechanisms to track progress towards program goals and ensure compliance with Title 2 requirements. ? The organization will provide training and resources to its staff involved in program management to ensure they are knowledgeable about the updated program goals and objectives and the requirements of Title 2.

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