The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) concurs with this finding. FFATA Reporting Compliance: In February 2026, the DBH Grants Management Office created an FFATA procedure to ensure compliance with timely FFATA reporting. As a result of this finding, t...
The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) concurs with this finding. FFATA Reporting Compliance: In February 2026, the DBH Grants Management Office created an FFATA procedure to ensure compliance with timely FFATA reporting. As a result of this finding, the procedure has been updated to report bi-weekly rather than monthly to ensure reporting under 30 days. The GMO Director will also provide continuous training to staff outside of the GMO to ensure staffing will not become a barrier, as experienced in early 2026. As of June 1, 2026, all FFATA entries as of the May 25th purchase order (R071) report have been reported. Additionally, as we plan for the forthcoming electronic grants management system (eGMS) we’re in discussion to add a report feature that will provide needed info for FFATA entry i.e., UEI, FAIN, award amount and purchase order # to automate the process. SEFA Reporting Compliance: Prior to the submission of the SEFA, the grant expenditures will be reviewed with the Accounting Officer, The AFO, and the Grants Program Manager for a detailed review of the SEFA to confirm expenditures are correctly categorized by fund and grants, reconciles to the DIFS R019 report and reflects the amount expended for sub-recipients. Effective FY26, subrecipient totals are uniquely identified with an account number that will reflect in the R019 report as a subset of total expenditures. This report will be used to complete the SEFA going forward.