Corrective Action Plans

Finding 20129 (2022-009)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Edgecombe County

NC

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Eligibility Significant Deficiency

Finding: 2022-009 Significant Deficiency over Eligibility Name of contact person: Donna Barnes and Linda Jackson, FNS Supervisors Corrective Action: Files will be reviewed internally by FNS Supervisors an Quality Control Workers to ensure that records containt ...

Finding: 2022-009 Significant Deficiency over Eligibility Name of contact person: Donna Barnes and Linda Jackson, FNS Supervisors Corrective Action: Files will be reviewed internally by FNS Supervisors an Quality Control Workers to ensure that records containt all required evidence and is received and documented properly. Workers will be retrained on what files should contain and the importance of complete and accurate record keeping. Workers will be retrained to ensure all files will include verifications, documented sources of income and verify that those amounts will match information in NCFAST. The workers will be retrained to ensure that results found or documentation in case notes will clearly indicate what actions were performed and the results of those actions. Proposed Completion Date: Training and corrections will be completed by March 1, 2023. Case record reviews are currently being conducted and will be ongoing.

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Finding 20128 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

San Diego Community College District

CA

Student Financial Aid Eligibility Reporting § 200.303

Recomendation: Ongoing staff training of District and colleges Financial Aid staff related to implemented business process related to submission of information to NSLDS via NSC. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response ...

Recomendation: Ongoing staff training of District and colleges Financial Aid staff related to implemented business process related to submission of information to NSLDS via NSC. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Enrollment file reported to NSLDS is submitted on behalf of the District by the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC). The enrollment file is generated from the recently implemented ERP PeopleSoft data system. While the District submits its monthly enrollment reports as required, there have been some discrepancies between what the system reported and what was reported to the NSLDS. The District developed and implemented a business process to maintain documentation with the colleges Financial Aid Offices of what is submitted to NSC to ensure informafion is being reportted to NSLDS accurately. The NSC/NSLDS reporting process within PeopleSoft: Campus Solutions is a delivered process developed by Oracle and is used by most other institutions reporting to the NSLDS. Staff training will continuee to be conducted to emphasize the need for District and colleges staff to follow the existing processes and controls to ensure timely and accurate reporting to NSLDS.

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Finding 20113 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Mt. Si Senior Center

WA

Material Weakness Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Views of responsible officials: The project coordinator at the property management firm oversees all recurring projects and ensures deadlines aren't missed. Digital reminders are used to ensure budgets are started and submitted on-time. USDA budgets are required to be submitted 90-days before the en...

Views of responsible officials: The project coordinator at the property management firm oversees all recurring projects and ensures deadlines aren't missed. Digital reminders are used to ensure budgets are started and submitted on-time. USDA budgets are required to be submitted 90-days before the end of the project's fiscal year if a rent increase is being requested and 60-days prior to the end of the fiscal year if no rent increase is requested. The USDA budget submission consists of a hard copy submission comprised of a budget using form 3560-7, a budget narrative, rent increase notice to tenant's (if applicable), and utility allowance calculations (if applicable). Additionally, the budget is submitted electronically through USDA's MINC system. Confirmation of the submission of the USDA budget is provided to the Executive Director and Accounting & HR Technician at Mt. Si Senior Center. Confirmation of the submission of the USDA budget is provided to the Executive Director and Accounting & HR Technician at Mt. Si Senior Center. Confirmation of the submission of the USDA budget is provided to the Executive Director and Accounting & HR Technician at Mt. Si Senior Center.

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Finding 20110 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Adventist Health System/west

CA

Questioned Costs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring

Finding 2022-002 - Internal control deficiency and noncompliance over calculation of indirect costs The grants management team will be trained on the correct indirect cost calculation and requirements. Review of indirect calculation will be included in the Fund Transfer Request (FTR) review meetings...

Finding 2022-002 - Internal control deficiency and noncompliance over calculation of indirect costs The grants management team will be trained on the correct indirect cost calculation and requirements. Review of indirect calculation will be included in the Fund Transfer Request (FTR) review meetings. Contact person: Administrative Director, Grants ? Erasmo ?Tony? Cortez. Expected Completion Date: October 2023.

View Audit 20475 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 20109 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Adventist Health System/west

CA

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting

Finding 2022-001 - Internal control deficiency and noncompliance over the allowable activities, allowable costs/cost principles, and reporting compliance requirements Adventist Health had several phone conversations with HRSA over allowable expenses for the ARP program. We explained we had been usi...

Finding 2022-001 - Internal control deficiency and noncompliance over the allowable activities, allowable costs/cost principles, and reporting compliance requirements Adventist Health had several phone conversations with HRSA over allowable expenses for the ARP program. We explained we had been using lost revenue method for prior period reporting. We asked specifically what we can use and not use. We were informed to take the values (in whole) to use as expenses. We were following the guidance we had received by the HRSA employees. The information was confirmed on our methodology for allowable expenses by 2 different employees. Contact Person: Manager, Tax & Audit ? David Dumitru. Expected Completion Date: October 2023

View Audit 20475 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 20101 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

South Kitsap School District No. 402

WA

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

Finding ref number: 2022-001 Finding caption: The District did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with wage rate requirements. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Andrea Nokell 2689 Hoover Ave SE Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-874-7015 Corrective action th...

Finding ref number: 2022-001 Finding caption: The District did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with wage rate requirements. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Andrea Nokell 2689 Hoover Ave SE Port Orchard, WA 98366 360-874-7015 Corrective action the auditee plans to take in response to the finding: The District will obtain weekly certified payroll reports from all contractors and subcontractors performing public works projects funded with Federal funds. Anticipated date to complete the corrective action: Immediately.

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Finding 20096 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Oregon Tech

OR

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Recommendation: We recommend that the University monitor the earmarking requirements of all grants to ensure compliance requirements are being met. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: Management re...

Recommendation: We recommend that the University monitor the earmarking requirements of all grants to ensure compliance requirements are being met. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: Management respectfully agrees on all findings and recommendations. Management will include review sign-off on earmarking compliance requirements for any future HEERF grants as part of its procedures, similar to current practice with existing Federal grant compliance requirements. Management did engage in the required communication and outreach per the earmarking requirement, but had failed to charge the grant for related staff time, estimated to be less than one hour. The required communication was distributed via email to students, on or about January 20, 2022. Limited staff resources, including long-term open positions in the Office of Sponsored Projects & Grants Administration (SPGA), additional multiple concurrent open positions, and resulting increased workload during the height of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic were a major contributing factor to the finding. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Michelle Meyer Planned completion date for corrective action plan: April 15, 2023

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Finding 20094 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Oregon Tech

OR

Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303

Recommendation: We recommend that the University review their reporting policies and procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: Management respectfully ag...

Recommendation: We recommend that the University review their reporting policies and procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: Management respectfully agrees on all findings and recommendations. Management will include additional review and sign-off on reporting requirements for any future HEERF grants as part of its procedures, similar to current practice with existing Federal grant reporting requirements. Continuing changes in the federal regulations, unclear federal guidance in quarterly reporting requirements, and due dates with limited reporting windows of 10-calendar days after quarter-end and before the close of regular accounting and reporting periods were major contributing factors to the finding. Additionally, limited staff resources, including long-term open positions in the Office of Sponsored Projects & Grants Administration (SPGA), additional multiple concurrent open positions, and resulting increased workload during the height of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic were also major contributing factors to the finding. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Tracey Lehman, Michelle Meyer Planned completion date for corrective action plan: April 15, 2023

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Finding 20089 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Farmworker Justice

DC

Cash Management Reporting Significant Deficiency § 200.303

Management?s Corrective Action Plan: Prior management and staff did not have a procedure in place for this. Current management concurs with the auditor?s recommendation and below is a summary of the corrective action plan. ACTION ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE RESP...

Management?s Corrective Action Plan: Prior management and staff did not have a procedure in place for this. Current management concurs with the auditor?s recommendation and below is a summary of the corrective action plan. ACTION ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE RESPONSIBLE PARTY STATUS/COMMENTS 1. Create a procedure that details the steps of how and when to conduct a SAM.gov check. 2. Retroactively review all the 2023 federal expenditures to ensure there is a SAM.gov check documented. 10/31/2023 Yolanda Rodriguez N/A 11/30/2023 Yolanda Rodriguez As of 9/18/23, there has been progress with this already.

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Finding 20081 (2022-001)

None 2022

Mm Iii, Inc. Operating As Mayfield Manor III

FL

HUD Housing Programs Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Oversight Agency for Audit, MM III, Inc. respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended December 31, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Bellows Associates, P.A., 5401 N University Drive, Suite 201 Coral Springs, Florida 33067 Audit period: Jan...

Oversight Agency for Audit, MM III, Inc. respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended December 31, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Bellows Associates, P.A., 5401 N University Drive, Suite 201 Coral Springs, Florida 33067 Audit period: January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 The findings from the December 31, 2022 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. SECTION III - FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS ? MAJOR FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDIT FINDING NO. 2022-001: Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, ALN 14.157 Recommendation: The Project should comply with HUD regulations for timely renewal of the PRAC contract to ensure no interruption in funding. Action Taken: Compliance Department is now monitoring and tracking PRAC contract renewals for properties. Going forward reminders and follow up to deadlines will be conducted to ensure the contract renewal is completed.

View Audit 18705

Finding 20078 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

City of Union City School District

NJ

Subrecipient Monitoring School Nutrition Programs Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Corrective Action: When the District expands the food service program under any circumstances, the District will adapt internal controls to monitor costs for their allowability and level of effort in the food service program as being incurred. Method of Implementation: Formal communication betwee...

Corrective Action: When the District expands the food service program under any circumstances, the District will adapt internal controls to monitor costs for their allowability and level of effort in the food service program as being incurred. Method of Implementation: Formal communication between food service director and school business administrator during any circumstances when the District expands the food service program. Person(s) Responsible for Implementation: Sue Prusko, Food Service Director; Anthony Dragona, School Business Administrator Completion Date of Implementation: June 30, 2023

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Finding 19960 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

The Richstone Center, Inc.

CA

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Cash Management

2022-001 Recommendation: Review the personnel files annually and verify that performance evaluations have been completed. Action Taken: We concur with the recommendation. HR Manager reviewed all personnel files on 02/28/2023, to confirm that all annual reviews were completed. Our...

2022-001 Recommendation: Review the personnel files annually and verify that performance evaluations have been completed. Action Taken: We concur with the recommendation. HR Manager reviewed all personnel files on 02/28/2023, to confirm that all annual reviews were completed. Our Paychex documentation management system is also in place to keep track of when reviews are due.

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Finding 19955 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Indiana Economic Development Corporation

IN

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Recommendation: The auditor recommended we review if any past due reports need completed and respond accordingly. The auditor also recommended implementing policies to ensure our awareness and compliance with necessary reporting requirements. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective ...

Recommendation: The auditor recommended we review if any past due reports need completed and respond accordingly. The auditor also recommended implementing policies to ensure our awareness and compliance with necessary reporting requirements. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: The IEDC agrees with the recommendation and plans to have the corrective action implemented by March 31, 2023 The IEDC acknowledges the noncompliance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) for fiscal year 2022. It should be noted, that while the IEDC concurs with the finding, the finding does not impact expenditures of the federal award and will be quickly remedied. The IEDC has the following plan for corrective action and ongoing monitoring to ensure compliance on an ongoing basis: 1. Immediate corrective action is being taken, in that all required reports on open grants for FFATA will be completed on a retroactive basis no later than March 15, 2023. 2. In addition, this reporting is now a required step when a new grant is received and a sub-award is made over the reporting threshold. 3. In order to ensure overall reporting compliance, the IEDC is hiring a qualified outside public accounting firm to advise annually on new reporting requirements related to any of its grant programs. This contract will be in place by March 31, 2023.

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Finding 19943 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

Floyd County

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Material Weakness § 200.1 § 200.303

FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person: Donald Lopp, Director of Operations and Planning Contact Phone Number: (812) 948.4110 Views of Responsible Official: Corrective Action As Director of Operations and Planning, the American Rescue Plan quarterly reports are submitted through the office. During the audi...

FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person: Donald Lopp, Director of Operations and Planning Contact Phone Number: (812) 948.4110 Views of Responsible Official: Corrective Action As Director of Operations and Planning, the American Rescue Plan quarterly reports are submitted through the office. During the audit, it appears eight of the ten audit items had the correct cumulative expenditure but those figures were not also applied to the current quarter expenditures. The US Treasury portal will not allow for the submission of the quarterly report unless the cumulative obligations and expenditures match. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Prior to submission, quarterly reports will be printed and reviewed by secondary staff in Office to review submission correctness. Anticipated Completion Date: This method will be instituted at the July 2023 quarterly report submission.

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Finding 19902 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Ave Maria School of Law and Ave Maria School of Law Foundation

FL

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Special Tests & Provisions

Pursuant to federal regulations, Uniform Administrative Requirements Section 200.511, the following are the findings as noted in the Ave Maria School of Law and Ave Maria School of Law Foundation Single Audit Act Compliance report for the year June 30, 2022, and corrective actions to be completed. ...

Pursuant to federal regulations, Uniform Administrative Requirements Section 200.511, the following are the findings as noted in the Ave Maria School of Law and Ave Maria School of Law Foundation Single Audit Act Compliance report for the year June 30, 2022, and corrective actions to be completed. 2022-001 - Special Tests and Provisions - Enrollment Reporting Auditor Description of Condition and Effect. We noted that six students out of a testing population of 14 were not reported timely to NSLDS and did not have the correct status change reported. As a result of this condition, the Organization was exposed to an increased risk that incorrect and untimely information would be reported to NSLDS. Auditor Recommendation. We recommend that the Organization consistently apply their enrollment reporting procedures to prevent untimely status change reporting in the future. Corrective Action. Management concurs with the finding. The Organization will ensure the enrollment reporting procedures are being followed. Responsible Person. Kaye Castro Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023

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Finding 19892 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Jay County School Corporation

IN

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

MATERIAL WEAKNESS 2022-001 Internal Control Over Program Compliance Recommendation: For future construction contracts financed by federal funds Jay School Corporation when required, should verify that subcontractors comply with prevailing wage requirements. Explanation of disagreement with audit fin...

MATERIAL WEAKNESS 2022-001 Internal Control Over Program Compliance Recommendation: For future construction contracts financed by federal funds Jay School Corporation when required, should verify that subcontractors comply with prevailing wage requirements. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: We will implement a process to ensure all eligible projects requiring prevailing wage rate requirements are properly monitored. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Shannon Current, Business Manager Planned completion date for corrective action plan: March 2023

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Finding 19843 (2022-005)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Palm Beach County Housing Authority

FL

HUD Housing Programs Reporting Significant Deficiency

Recommendation: The Authority should implement processes to ensure HUD-50058 submissions are completed timely.

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Finding 19653 (2022-046)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Washington C/o Office of Financial Management

WA

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

Finding: The Department of Social and Health Services did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with requirements to ensure potential child care fraud was correctly identified and reported for the Child Care and Development Fund Cluster. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing ...

Finding: The Department of Social and Health Services did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with requirements to ensure potential child care fraud was correctly identified and reported for the Child Care and Development Fund Cluster. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.575 93.575 COVID-19 93.596 Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department concurs with the finding. As of January 2023: ? The Department updated the Barcode system algorithm to fix the improper scoring of the Fraud Early Detection (FRED) referrals. Referrals are now being scored, per the details of the algorithm, to include the additional four points for FRED referrals received from hotline calls. ? The Office of Fraud and Accountability sent a request to store the information for the prioritization tool to the Economic Services Administration, who maintains the Barcode system and server space. The Department anticipates the Barcode system will be updated and service space will be created by December 2023. Completion Date: Estimated December 2023 Agency Contact: Richard Meyer External Audit Compliance Manager PO Box 45804 Olympia, WA 98504-5804 (360) 664-6027 Richard.Meyer@dshs.wa.gov

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Finding 19652 (2022-045)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Washington C/o Office of Financial Management

WA

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Finding: The Department of Children, Youth, and Families did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with health and safety requirements for the Child Care and Development Fund program. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.575 93.575 COVID-19 93.596 Amount $412 Sta...

Finding: The Department of Children, Youth, and Families did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with health and safety requirements for the Child Care and Development Fund program. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.575 93.575 COVID-19 93.596 Amount $412 Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department is strongly committed to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all children in care. The Department concurs with the finding and has taken the following actions: ? In September 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department obtained grantor?s approval to revise the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan to waive the annual unannounced monitoring requirement and allowing for virtual monitoring, through September 30, 2021, but some providers were unable to participate in the virtual process resulting in monitoring visits not being conducted during state fiscal year 2022. ? In the fall of 2022, to address staff turnover issues, the Department began recruiting new staff and providing training on child care licensing rules and regulations. This included adding a new position in November 2022 to assist supervisors with onboarding and training new staff hired during the audit period. ? The Department implemented a data driven, phased in approach, to return staff to in-person field work after the COVID-19 pandemic: o In July 2022, began authorizing staff, subject to pandemic related restrictions, to visit providers on-site to provide assistance with meeting health and safety requirements. o In the spring of 2023, prioritized monitoring visits to return to compliance with CCDF health and safety requirements. ? Established an overpayment for the questioned costs and referred to the Office of Financial Recovery for collection. ? For license-exempt family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) providers, the Department: o Requested approval from the Office of Child Care for a hybrid monitoring approach (in-person and virtual visits). o Dedicated staff resources to update WA Compass to include all health and safety requirements for FFNs and address data format issues. The Department will continue to strengthen internal controls as follows: For licensed providers: ? Continue to implement return to in-person field work by reducing pandemic level requirements. ? Prioritize new staff training to first focus on monitoring visits and health and safety requirements. ? Continue to track and monitor health and safety requirements with available tools until all WA Compass system development is completed. ? Create an in-training licensing position to assist staff recruitment efforts and add additional lead worker positions to assist supervisors with training and caseload management. ? Conduct a root cause analysis to determine other underlying causes for missed monitoring visits and untimely follow-ups, and how to address them. ? Examine ways to secure resources to add additional full-time staff to support caseload needs. For FFN providers: ? Continue to track and monitor FFN health and safety requirements with available tools until all WA Compass system development is completed. The conditions noted in this finding were previously reported in findings 2021-039, 2020-042, 2019-039, 2018-035, 2017-025, 2016-022 and 2015-024. Completion Date: Estimated July 2024 Agency Contact: Stefanie Niemela Audit Liaison PO Box 40970 Olympia, WA 98504-0970 (360) 725-4402 stefanie.niemela@dcyf.wa.gov

View Audit 23129 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 19651 (2022-044)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Washington C/o Office of Financial Management

WA

Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Finding: The Department of Children, Youth, and Families did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with financial reporting requirements for the Child Care and Development Fund Cluster. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.575 93.575 COVID-19 93.596 Status: Correc...

Finding: The Department of Children, Youth, and Families did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with financial reporting requirements for the Child Care and Development Fund Cluster. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.575 93.575 COVID-19 93.596 Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program was previously managed by the Department of Social and Health Services and the Department of Early Learning. Since the program transitioned in 2019, the Department has been making efforts to strengthen internal controls over payments to child care providers and other CCDF grant requirements. The Department implemented grant-level management of all federal funds, including the CCDF grant. The Department allocated the CCDF grant to eligible clients and allowable activities in compliance with 45 CFR 98.67. For the fiscal year 2021 program audit, the State Auditor?s Office (SAO) issued a finding with $32 questioned costs for non-compliance with the CCDF eligibility requirement. No other findings, management letters, or exit items were reported in this compliance area or the cost allocation of funds based on eligibility. Given that eligibility or cost allocation has not been an area of concern, and transfers were processed between CCDF source of funds with the same eligibility criteria, the Department is assured that CCDF funding was spent appropriately within federal regulations. The Department is committed to improving internal controls. The Department does not currently have the resources to develop and maintain the business process redesign, as well as the information technology initiatives necessary to meet the level of assurance recommended by SAO. In response to prior year?s audit recommendations, the Department has submitted a budget request to the Legislature in the 2023-2025 biennial budget for additional resources to process adjustments to include transaction-level data. As part of the audit resolution process, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees the CCDF program at the federal level, reviews all SAO findings and issues management decision letters. The letters will reflect the grantor?s determination of whether an audit finding is sustained, the reasons for the decision, and the required actions by the auditee. When a management decision is issued for the fiscal year 2021 finding, the Department will work with HHS and follow the audit resolution process. The conditions noted in this finding were previously reported in finding 2021-038. Completion Date: Agency Contact: Estimated December 2024 Stefanie Niemela Audit Liaison PO Box 40970 Olympia, WA 98504-0970 (360) 725-4402 stefanie.niemela@dcyf.wa.gov

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Finding 19650 (2022-043)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Washington C/o Office of Financial Management

WA

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Finding: The Department of Children, Youth, and Families did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with period of performance requirements for the Child Care and Development Fund. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.575 93.575 COVID-19 93.596 Amount $0 Status: C...

Finding: The Department of Children, Youth, and Families did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with period of performance requirements for the Child Care and Development Fund. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.575 93.575 COVID-19 93.596 Amount $0 Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program was previously managed by the Department of Social and Health Services and the Department of Early Learning. Since the program transitioned in 2019, the Department has been making efforts to strengthen internal controls over payments to child care providers and other CCDF grant requirements. The Department implemented grant-level management of all federal funds, including the CCDF grant. The Department allocated the CCDF grant to eligible clients and allowable activities in compliance with 45 CFR 98.67. For the fiscal year 2021 program audit, the State Auditor?s Office (SAO) issued a finding with $32 questioned costs for non-compliance with the CCDF eligibility requirement. No other findings, management letters, or exit items were reported in this compliance area or the cost allocation of funds based on eligibility. Given that eligibility or cost allocation has not been an area of concern, and transfers were processed between CCDF source of funds with the same eligibility criteria, the Department is assured that CCDF funding was spent appropriately within federal regulations. The Department is committed to improving internal controls. The Department does not currently have the resources to develop and maintain the business process redesign, as well as the information technology initiatives necessary to meet the level of assurance recommended by SAO. In response to prior year?s audit recommendations, the Department has submitted a budget request to the Legislature in the 2023-2025 biennial budget for additional resources to process adjustments to include transaction-level data. As part of the audit resolution process, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees the CCDF program at the federal level, reviews all SAO findings and issues management decision letters. The letters will reflect the grantor?s determination of whether an audit finding is sustained, the reasons for the decision, and the required actions by the auditee. When a management decision is issued for the fiscal year 2021 finding, the Department will work with HHS and follow the audit resolution process. The conditions noted in this finding were previously reported in finding 2021-037 and 2020-041. Completion Date: Estimated December 2024 Agency Contact: Stefanie Niemela Audit Liaison PO Box 40970 Olympia, WA 98504-0970 (360) 725-4402 stefanie.niemela@dcyf.wa.gov

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Finding 19649 (2022-042)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Washington C/o Office of Financial Management

WA

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Finding: The Department of Children, Youth, and Families did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with matching, level of effort, and earmarking requirements for the Child Care and Development Fund Cluster. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.575 93.575 COVID-19 9...

Finding: The Department of Children, Youth, and Families did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with matching, level of effort, and earmarking requirements for the Child Care and Development Fund Cluster. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.575 93.575 COVID-19 93.596 Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program was previously managed by the Department of Social and Health Services and the Department of Early Learning. Since the program transitioned in 2019, the Department has been making efforts to strengthen internal controls over payments to child care providers and other CCDF grant requirements. The Department implemented grant-level management of all federal funds, including the CCDF grant. The Department allocated the CCDF grant to eligible clients and allowable activities in compliance with 45 CFR 98.67. For the fiscal year 2021 program audit, the State Auditor?s Office (SAO) issued a finding with $32 questioned costs for non-compliance with the CCDF eligibility requirement. No other findings, management letters, or exit items were reported in this compliance area or the cost allocation of funds based on eligibility. Given that eligibility or cost allocation has not been an area of concern, and transfers were processed between CCDF source of funds with the same eligibility criteria, the Department is assured that CCDF funding was spent appropriately within federal regulations. The Department is committed to improving internal controls. The Department does not currently have the resources to develop and maintain the business process redesign, as well as the information technology initiatives necessary to meet the level of assurance recommended by SAO. In response to prior year?s audit recommendations, the Department has submitted a budget request to the Legislature in the 2023-2025 biennial budget for additional resources to process adjustments to include transaction-level data. As part of the audit resolution process, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees the CCDF program at the federal level, reviews all SAO findings and issues management decision letters. The letters will reflect the grantor?s determination of whether an audit finding is sustained, the reasons for the decision, and the required actions by the auditee. When a management decision is issued for the fiscal year 2021 finding, the Department will work with HHS and follow the audit resolution process. The conditions noted in this finding were previously reported in findings 2021-036 and 2020-040. Completion Date: Estimated December 2024 Agency Contact: Stefanie Niemela Audit Liaison PO Box 40970 Olympia, WA 98504-0970 (360) 725-4402 stefanie.niemela@dcyf.wa.gov

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Finding 19648 (2022-041)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Washington C/o Office of Financial Management

WA

Questioned Costs Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring

Finding: The Department of Children, Youth, and Families did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with requirements to ensure payments to child care providers for the Child Care and Development Fund Cluster programs were allowable and properly supported. Questioned Costs: A...

Finding: The Department of Children, Youth, and Families did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with requirements to ensure payments to child care providers for the Child Care and Development Fund Cluster programs were allowable and properly supported. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.575 93.575 COVID-19 93.596 Amount $260,552,979 Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program was previously managed by the Department of Social and Health Services and the Department of Early Learning. Since the program transitioned in 2019, the Department has been making efforts to strengthen internal controls over payments to child care providers and other CCDF grant requirements. The Department implemented grant-level management of all federal funds, including the CCDF grant. The Department allocated the CCDF grant to eligible clients and allowable activities in compliance with 45 CFR 98.67. For the fiscal year 2021 program audit, the State Auditor?s Office (SAO) issued a finding with $32 questioned costs for non-compliance with the CCDF eligibility requirement. No other findings, management letters, or exit items were reported in this compliance area or the cost allocation of funds based on eligibility. Given that eligibility or cost allocation has not been an area of concern, and transfers were processed between CCDF source of funds with the same eligibility criteria, the Department is assured that CCDF funding was spent appropriately within federal regulations. The Department is committed to improving internal controls. The Department does not currently have the resources to develop and maintain the business process redesign, as well as the information technology initiatives necessary to meet the level of assurance recommended by SAO. In response to prior year?s audit recommendations, the Department has submitted a budget request to the Legislature in the 2023-2025 biennial budget for additional resources to process adjustments to include transaction-level data. As part of the audit resolution process, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees the CCDF program at the federal level, reviews all SAO findings and issues management decision letters. The letters will reflect the grantor?s determination of whether an audit finding is sustained, the reasons for the decision, and the required actions by the auditee. When a management decision is issued for the fiscal year 2021 finding, the Department will work with HHS and follow the audit resolution process. The conditions noted in this finding were previously reported in findings 2021-033, 2020-038, 2019-035, 2018-034, 2017-024, 2016-021, 2015-023, 2014-023, 2013-016, 12-28, 11-23, 10-31, 9-12 and 8-13. Completion Date: Estimated December 2024 Agency Contact: Stefanie Niemela Audit Liaison PO Box 40970 Olympia, WA 98504-0970 (360) 725-4402 stefanie.niemela@dcyf.wa.gov

View Audit 23129 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 19633 (2022-025)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Washington C/o Office of Financial Management

WA

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Subrecipient Monitoring

Finding: The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction did not have adequate controls over and did not comply with requirements to ensure it met the earmarking requirements for the Special Education program. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 84.027 84.027 COVID-19 84.173 Amount $18...

Finding: The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction did not have adequate controls over and did not comply with requirements to ensure it met the earmarking requirements for the Special Education program. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 84.027 84.027 COVID-19 84.173 Amount $188,873 Status: Corrective action complete Corrective Action: When the Special Education program underwent a fiscal leadership transition in 2021, the incoming director identified necessary changes in agency procedures for closing out the fiscal year for the program. Since that time, the Office has fully implemented internal controls to ensure spending plans do not exceed the maximum allowable amounts earmarked for administration and other state-level activities. The updated procedures require the director of Operations and the budget analyst to perform the following: ? Review criteria for spending plans at the beginning of the fiscal year. ? Review the Grant Award Notice and Grants to States Summary Table and Preschool Grants to States Summary Table. ? Review spending plans and update the maximum allowable amounts earmarked for administration and other state-level activities in the spending plan throughout the fiscal year. ? Meet weekly to review spending plans and update plans as requests are received. ? Review monthly expenditure reports during weekly meetings. These updated procedures have contributed to increased communication and partnership between the director of Operations and the budget analyst. These internal controls provide assurance that maximum allowable amounts earmarked for administration and other state-level activities will be in compliance with federal rules. The Office will consult with the federal grantor to discuss whether the questioned costs identified in the audit should be repaid. Completion Date: March 2023 Agency Contact: Tania May Assistant Superintendent, Special Education PO Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504-7200 (360) 725-6075 tania.may@k12.wa.us

View Audit 23129 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 16717 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Henry County

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Period of Performance § 200.1 § 200.303

FINDING 2022-002 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Debra G. Walker Contact Phone Number: 765-529-2800 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the findings. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We have corrected and added the $47,363 to the expenditure report. Anticipated Comp...

FINDING 2022-002 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Debra G. Walker Contact Phone Number: 765-529-2800 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the findings. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We have corrected and added the $47,363 to the expenditure report. Anticipated Completion Date: Corrected on the March 2023 expenditure report.

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