Corrective Action Plans

Finding 34508 (2022-001)

None 2022

PR

HUD Housing Programs Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Finding Number: 2022-1 Payment of invoices before 30 days of received. The project staff was oriented about the importance of make a payment 30 days after receive the invoice. The plan of correction empathizes in verify weekly the supplier?s invoices and establish a payment date not more than 30 day...

Finding Number: 2022-1 Payment of invoices before 30 days of received. The project staff was oriented about the importance of make a payment 30 days after receive the invoice. The plan of correction empathizes in verify weekly the supplier?s invoices and establish a payment date not more than 30 days of the invoice was received.

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Finding 34498 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

University of Cleveland Preparatory School

OH

Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring Significant Deficiency

Finding Number: 2022-001: ESSER ? Wage Rate Requirements Planned Corrective Action: Summary of corrective action to be taken Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2022 Responsible Contact Person: Dave Massa, Treasurer As recommended, the School will perform existing controls and establish new c...

Finding Number: 2022-001: ESSER ? Wage Rate Requirements Planned Corrective Action: Summary of corrective action to be taken Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2022 Responsible Contact Person: Dave Massa, Treasurer As recommended, the School will perform existing controls and establish new controls to ensure that contractors and subcontractors are in compliance with all labor standards by conducting on-site inspections and collecting the required certified payroll documentation in a timely manner. Specifically, the School will add an Affidavit of Compliance Form to the contracts that will be required to be submitted by the grantee before closing. A project will not be considered closed until the School has received an executed copy of the form. Upon notification of construction commencement, the School will immediately begin monitoring for Wage Rate Requirements in the form of both on-site inspections and review and approval of certified payroll reports.

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Finding 34492 (2022-102)

Material Weakness 2022

City of Parker, Florida

FL

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.303

Financial Statement Finding Number: 2022-102 Lack of Documented Review of Required Quarterly Reports Planned Corrective Action: The City implemented procedures to document review of reports for accuracy and to make sure reports are completed in a timely manner prior to submission. Throughout the ye...

Financial Statement Finding Number: 2022-102 Lack of Documented Review of Required Quarterly Reports Planned Corrective Action: The City implemented procedures to document review of reports for accuracy and to make sure reports are completed in a timely manner prior to submission. Throughout the year the public works assistant input percent of completion of projects into excel spreadsheet which was reviewed by the public works director prior to providing the information to the third-party grant manager for upload to the grant portal but the review by the City was not documented. Going forward, the spreadsheet will continue to be prepared by the public works assistant then sent to public works director for approval and signature prior to providing the spreadsheet to the third party grant manager for submission to the State. Anticipated Completion Date: 09/30/2023 Responsible Contact Person: Taylor Jeffreys, Public Works Assistant

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Finding 34491 (2022-101)

Material Weakness 2022

City of Parker, Florida

FL

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

Financial Statement Finding Number: 2022-101 Lack of Documented Review of Reimbursement Requests Planned Corrective Action: This finding was identified during the 2020 audit which was not issued until February of 2022. Once issued, the City implemented new procedures where the Florida Public Assis...

Financial Statement Finding Number: 2022-101 Lack of Documented Review of Reimbursement Requests Planned Corrective Action: This finding was identified during the 2020 audit which was not issued until February of 2022. Once issued, the City implemented new procedures where the Florida Public Assistance website sends an email to request approval of reimbursements. The public work director and public works assistant both approve the reimbursement. The public works assistant then uploads reimbursement into Florida Public Assistance website and signs electronically for reimbursement to document review and approval by the City of the reimbursement request. Anticipated Completion Date: 09/30/2023 Responsible Contact Person: Taylor Jeffreys, Public Works Assistant

View Audit 32267 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 34404 (2022-037)

Significant Deficiency 2022

State of North Dakota

ND

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management

Finding: 2022-037 Office of State Treasurer Response/Corrective Action Plan: The Office of State Treasurer does agree with finding that we were not in compliance with federal regulations as an overpayment to the county for reimbursement for law enforcement payroll is not an allowable use of federal ...

Finding: 2022-037 Office of State Treasurer Response/Corrective Action Plan: The Office of State Treasurer does agree with finding that we were not in compliance with federal regulations as an overpayment to the county for reimbursement for law enforcement payroll is not an allowable use of federal funds. The corrective action plan as follows: 1. The Office of State Treasurer will work with ND Office of Management and Budget to determine county contact information and any prior data requested to keep records consistent. 2. The Office of State Treasurer will contact the county to request support from the county supporting allowable expenditures incurred during the period beginning March 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2021 to offset the overpayment as stated in recommendation A on the Schedule of Federal Findings and Questioned Costs sent to the Office of State Treasurer on February 9, 2023. Contact Person: Nicole Krivoruchka Director of Finance Anticipated Completion Date: March 23, 2023

View Audit 36677 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 34403 (2022-036)

Material Weakness 2022

State of North Dakota

ND

Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management Reporting § 200.303 § 200.332

Office of State Treasurer Finding: 2022-036 Office of State Treasurer Response/Corrective Action Plan: The Office of State Treasurer does agree with finding that we were not in compliance with federal regulations related to providing required information to subrecipients of Coronavirus Relief Funds ...

Office of State Treasurer Finding: 2022-036 Office of State Treasurer Response/Corrective Action Plan: The Office of State Treasurer does agree with finding that we were not in compliance with federal regulations related to providing required information to subrecipients of Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF). Corrective action planned: 1. The Office of State Treasurer will work with ND Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to communicate to subrecipients timely and create a template for future use that includes the required information that was missed as detailed on the schedule of federal findings and questions costs. 2. The Office of State Treasurer has discussed with OMB that the information will not be recommunicated to the subrecipients as OMB has been in contact with subrecipients in guiding them to necessary information and assisting with any needs. It has been determined that communicating the information retroactively would cause more confusion and issues among the subrecipients. Contact Person: Nicole Krivoruchka Director of Finance Anticipated Completion Date September 3, 2023

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Finding 34376 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

County of Bristol, Masaachusetts

MA

Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Finding No. 2022-002 Program: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS (CSLFRF) ? ASSISTANCE LISTING # 21.027; SLFRP4044 Auditor?s recommendation: We recommend the County formalize internal control policies and procedures, inclusive of a robust subrecipi...

Finding No. 2022-002 Program: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS (CSLFRF) ? ASSISTANCE LISTING # 21.027; SLFRP4044 Auditor?s recommendation: We recommend the County formalize internal control policies and procedures, inclusive of a robust subrecipient monitoring program., While the use of third-party consultants may be useful in the administration of a program of this size and nature, it is important to ensure the processes and documentation thereof, ensure the oversight and actions taken by the County are fully documented throughout the process. Moreover, the County should ensure that implemented policies and procedures ensure that all documentation is ultimately maintained by the County. The Uniform Guidance continues to highlight the importance and requirement for grantees to maintain internal control policies and procedures surrounding the compliance and administration of federal grants, focusing on clearly defining the key components (control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, monitoring). We recommend the County review and update current policies and procedures manuals to ensure all federal programs? internal control over compliance and central monitoring and reporting thereof is being met. Action Taken: The County implemented a plan associated with the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) to distribute funds to subrecipient communities located in Bristol County. The first expenditures associated with the program began in January 2022. Due to initial incomplete and change in guidance related to the CSLFRF, the County attempted to implement procedures associated with the program. Those procedures changed as the guidance changed. Now that the Final Rules of the CSLFRF have been determined, the County has developed a formalized internal control policy and procedures, including a robust subrecipient monitoring program. The procedures include control environment, risk assessment, control activities, and information and communication monitoring. As part of the procedure, the County insures that all documentation associated with subrecipient grants are maintained by the County. Attached hereto is the current subrecipient policies and procedures.

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Finding 34369 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Whitfield County Board of Education

GA

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Procurement, Suspension & Debarment § 200.303 § 200.318 § 200.403 § 200.404

FA 2022-001 Improve Controls over Federal Expenditures Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Internal Control Impact: Significant Deficiency Compliance Im...

FA 2022-001 Improve Controls over Federal Expenditures Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Internal Control Impact: Significant Deficiency Compliance Impact: Nonmaterial Noncompliance Federal Awarding Agency: U.S. Department of Education Pass-Through Entity: Georgia Department of Education Assistance Listing Number and Title: COVID-19 - 84.425D - Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Federal Award Number: S425D200012 (Year: 2020) Questioned Costs: $129,375.00 Repeat of Prior Year Finding: None Description: The policies and procedures of the School District were insufficient to provide adequate internal controls over expenditures as it relates to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund program. Corrective Action Plans: The Whitfield County School District does not concur with the finding; therefore, no corrective action is necessary. Estimated Completion Date: The expense was approved and paid in the fiscal year 2022. Contact Person: Kelly Coon Telephone: 706-217-6704 Email: Kelly.coon@wcsga.net

View Audit 33934 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 34367 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Building Hope Finance (formerly Building Hope... A Charter School Fac

DC

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

2022-002 Internal Control over Compliance and Compliance with Reporting Contact: Robin Odland Title: President Phone Number: 202-457-1989 Estimated Completion Date: Second quarter 2023 Corrective Action: In April 2023, management identified a faulty calculation in its APR Spreadsheet and corrected t...

2022-002 Internal Control over Compliance and Compliance with Reporting Contact: Robin Odland Title: President Phone Number: 202-457-1989 Estimated Completion Date: Second quarter 2023 Corrective Action: In April 2023, management identified a faulty calculation in its APR Spreadsheet and corrected the error. As a result of the correction, the total leverage on the APR spreadsheet and summary APR report filed with the U.S. Department of Education will be amended on May 1st, 2023. Management intends to resolve the problem in the future by taking the following additional actions: 1) future APR reports will be based upon the corrected spreadsheet, which has corrected summing error. 2) The sums of the APR spreadsheet will be checked by two parties before submission, to confirm accuracy?the parties will include the party preparing the report and the Accounting Manager responsible for accounting for credit enhancement grants.

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Finding 34366 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Building Hope Finance (formerly Building Hope... A Charter School Fac

DC

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring

2022-001 Internal Control over Compliance and Compliance with Special Tests and Provisions Contact: Robin Odland Title: President Phone Number: 202-457-1989 Estimated Completion Date: First quarter 2023 Corrective Action: Management takes the provisions of the grant agreement very seriously and has ...

2022-001 Internal Control over Compliance and Compliance with Special Tests and Provisions Contact: Robin Odland Title: President Phone Number: 202-457-1989 Estimated Completion Date: First quarter 2023 Corrective Action: Management takes the provisions of the grant agreement very seriously and has procedures in place to address the prevention of commingling federal funds with private funds. The current condition regarding the commingling of funds was unintentional. Management distributed funds to an escrow agent using both federal and private funds. These funds were deposited into one account as reserved funds to support a credit enhancement transaction. The funds were separated into two sub-accounts to maintain the division of federal versus private funds. The account was a certificate of deposit account. On December 29, 2022 the certificate of deposit matured. Without management?s instruction, the escrow agent decided not to reinvest the funds according to the agreed upon policy and instead erroneously deposited the cash into one federal cash account. As soon as management became aware that the funds were commingled approximately a month later, the private funds were transferred from the federal account into a private account. Management utilizes general ledger accounts to display the separation of federal and private funds. On an ongoing basis, management reviews all cash accounts to ensure funds are not commingled. Monthly, management reviews the balance sheet to manage our cash activity and quarterly, reviews reports that present the separation of the cash groupings.

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Finding 34365 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Building Hope Finance (formerly Building Hope... A Charter School Fac

DC

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

2022-001 Internal Control over Compliance and Compliance with Reporting Contact: Robin Odland Title: President Phone Number: 202-457-1989 Estimated Completion Date: Second quarter 2023 Corrective Action: In April 2023, Management identified a faulty calculation in its APR Spreadsheet and corrected t...

2022-001 Internal Control over Compliance and Compliance with Reporting Contact: Robin Odland Title: President Phone Number: 202-457-1989 Estimated Completion Date: Second quarter 2023 Corrective Action: In April 2023, Management identified a faulty calculation in its APR Spreadsheet and corrected the error. As a result of the correction, the total leverage on the APR spreadsheet and summary APR report filed with the U.S. Department of Education will be amended on May 1st, 2023. Management intends to resolve the problem in the future by taking the following additional actions: 1) future APR reports will be based upon the corrected spreadsheet, which has corrected summing error. 2) The sums of the APR spreadsheet will be checked by two parties before submission, to confirm accuracy?the parties will include the party preparing the report and the Accounting manager responsible for accounting for credit enhancement grants.

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Finding 34327 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

East Noble School Corporation

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Brian Leitch, Chief Finance & Operations Officer / Treasurer 260-347-2502 ext.: 10017 Amy Korus, Assistant Superintendent 260-347-2502 ext.: 10026 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective A...

FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Brian Leitch, Chief Finance & Operations Officer / Treasurer 260-347-2502 ext.: 10017 Amy Korus, Assistant Superintendent 260-347-2502 ext.: 10026 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Internal Controls: When preparing and submitting reports for ESSER the Deputy Treasurer, Chief Finance & Operations Officer, and Assistant Superintendent will work together to compile the required information and sign the documents used for reporting. The Chief Finance & Operations Officer will review before the Assistant Superintendent submits the final report. Once the report is submitted it will be printed off, signed by the appropriate parties, and kept on file for review. Anticipated Completion Date: April 2023

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Finding 34307 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority

GA

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

The Authority agrees with the recommendation and will establish a formal process to ensure all reporting requirements are fulfilled. The process will include a review by management and its compliance auditor to identify the required reporting items for each grant award received at inception.

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Finding 34302 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Reeths-Puffer Schools

MI

Reporting Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management

U.S. Department of Agriculture Finding 2022-001: MATERIAL WEAKNESS?Recording of Food Service Claims Activity Pass-through entity: Michigan Department of Education Award Numbers: COVID-19 221971 and COVID-19 221961 Award Year End: September 30, 2022 Recommendation: The School District shoul...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Finding 2022-001: MATERIAL WEAKNESS?Recording of Food Service Claims Activity Pass-through entity: Michigan Department of Education Award Numbers: COVID-19 221971 and COVID-19 221961 Award Year End: September 30, 2022 Recommendation: The School District should recognize the monthly food service activity in the accounting records following the submission of the claims reports to the State of Michigan. Action Taken: After submitting the monthly food service claims reports for reimbursement, the Director of Finance provides a copy of the claims report to the Accounting Manager to record the corresponding activity and to compare it to the amount of the subsequent deposit. Responsible Person and Completion Date: Director of Finance, February 2022 If the Michigan Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please call Tracey French at (231) 744-4736.

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Finding 34295 (2022-002)

None 2022

Hart Public Schools

MI

School Nutrition Programs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring

Finding 2022-002: Child Nutrition Cluster Resource Management Procedures Pass-through entity: Michigan Department of Education Assistance Listing Number(s): 10.553, 10.555 and 10.559 Award Numbers: COVID-19 211971, COVID-19 221970, COVID-19 221971, COVID-19 211961, COVID-19 220910, COVID-19 221...

Finding 2022-002: Child Nutrition Cluster Resource Management Procedures Pass-through entity: Michigan Department of Education Assistance Listing Number(s): 10.553, 10.555 and 10.559 Award Numbers: COVID-19 211971, COVID-19 221970, COVID-19 221971, COVID-19 211961, COVID-19 220910, COVID-19 221960, COVID-19 221961, COVID-19 210904 and Entitlement Commodities Award Year Ends: June 30, 2022 Recommendation: The School District should develop and complete a spend-down plan to ensure it reduces its Food Service Fund net cash resources below the maximum allowable amount. Action Taken: The School District has started to develop a spend-down plan that it will implement and complete in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. Responsible Person and Anticipated Completion Date: The Superintendent is responsible for the development and execution of the spend-down plan with a completion date of June 30, 2023. If the Michigan Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please call Mark Platt at (231) 873-6224.

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Finding 34292 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Hart Public Schools

MI

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Special Tests & Provisions

Finding 2022-001: Education Stabilization Funds Wage Rate Requirements Pass-through entity: Michigan Department of Education Assistance Listing Number(s): 84.425C, 84.425D and 84.425U Award Numbers: COVID-19 201200 20-21, COVID-19 211202 2122, COVID-19 213762 2122, COVID-19 213712 20-21, COVID-...

Finding 2022-001: Education Stabilization Funds Wage Rate Requirements Pass-through entity: Michigan Department of Education Assistance Listing Number(s): 84.425C, 84.425D and 84.425U Award Numbers: COVID-19 201200 20-21, COVID-19 211202 2122, COVID-19 213762 2122, COVID-19 213712 20-21, COVID-19 213722 2122, COVID-19 213742 2122 and COVID-19 213713 2122 Award Year End: September 30, 2023 Recommendation: The School District should review its construction contracts funded with federal funds to ensure that the contract requires prevailing wages to be paid and require proper certifications from the contractor that prevailing wages were paid for every week the work was performed. Action Taken: The School District will review all construction contracts and ensure they contain the proper wording in regards to the payment of prevailing wages and requirements for certification of the payment of prevailing wages on a weekly basis. Responsible Person and Anticipated Completion Date: The Superintendent will ensure all construction contracts funded with federal funding contain proper wording and the requirement for certifications of wages paid in accordance with prevailing wages for every week of the contract by November 30, 2022.

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Finding 34277 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Presbyterian College

SC

Reporting Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.414 § 200.502

Individuals Responsible for Corrective Action Plan Jeff Scaccia, CPA (Vice President for Finance and Administration) Libby Shull, CPA (Controller) April Baur, (Director of Student Financial Aid) The SEFA as prepared by management did not originally include one federal grant with federal expenditure...

Individuals Responsible for Corrective Action Plan Jeff Scaccia, CPA (Vice President for Finance and Administration) Libby Shull, CPA (Controller) April Baur, (Director of Student Financial Aid) The SEFA as prepared by management did not originally include one federal grant with federal expenditures to be reported with the 2022 SEFA. Corrective Action Plan: The grant included in the finding was received from a local government entity which did not communicate any reporting requirements associated with the grant. The College will be more vigilant in future years in assessing any grants received for inclusion on the SEFA. Anticipated Completion Date: March 1, 2023.

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Finding 34266 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Presbyterian College

SC

Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility

Individuals Responsible for Corrective Action Plan Jeff Scaccia, CPA (Vice President for Finance and Administration) Libby Shull, CPA (Controller) April Baur, (Director of Student Financial Aid) For 2 of 2 mid-year transfer students tested, the school did not actively add these students to the NSLD...

Individuals Responsible for Corrective Action Plan Jeff Scaccia, CPA (Vice President for Finance and Administration) Libby Shull, CPA (Controller) April Baur, (Director of Student Financial Aid) For 2 of 2 mid-year transfer students tested, the school did not actively add these students to the NSLDS transfer monitoring list. Corrective Action Plan: The College acknowledges the requirement that schools obtain financial aid history information for their transfer students. Due to the small number of transfer students accepted by the College, it is the College?s belief that it followed US Department of Education guidance allowing a school to use NSLDS information for a mid-year transfer student if it obtained that information no earlier than 30 days prior to the first day of the student?s payment period (Dear Partner Letter GEN 00-12). The new Director of Financial Aid works closely with the Office of Admission and will update NSLDS manually to ?inform? it of the transfer students applying to PC mid-year. This is a relatively small group of students. For those students included on a school?s ?Inform? list, NSLDS ?Monitors? changes to the student?s financial aid history that have occurred since the latest ISIR for the student was generated and sent to the school. NSLDS will continue to monitor changes to the student?s financial aid history, and alert the school of any subsequent relevant changes. A staff member in the Office of Financial Aid will be assigned to review the Transfer Monitoring files. Anticipated Completion Date: March 1, 2023

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Finding 34242 (2022-008)

Material Weakness 2022

Beech Grove City Schools

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2022-008 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Julia Smith, Business Manager Contact Phone Number: 317-788-4481 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the findings Description of Corrective Action Plan: The Business Manager and Grants Director will ensure that all reportin...

FINDING 2022-008 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Julia Smith, Business Manager Contact Phone Number: 317-788-4481 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the findings Description of Corrective Action Plan: The Business Manager and Grants Director will ensure that all reporting requirements are met for all grants. Anticipated Completion Date: January 2023

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Finding 34240 (2022-006)

Material Weakness 2022

Beech Grove City Schools

IN

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2022-006 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Julia Smith, Business Manager Contact Phone Number: 317-788-4481 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the findings Description of Corrective Action Plan: Accounts Payable and the Business Manager will make sure all invoices ...

FINDING 2022-006 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Julia Smith, Business Manager Contact Phone Number: 317-788-4481 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the findings Description of Corrective Action Plan: Accounts Payable and the Business Manager will make sure all invoices are signed and approved prior to payment. Anticipated Completion Date: January 2023

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Finding 34237 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

Beech Grove City Schools

IN

Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility Material Weakness § 200.303 § 200.64

FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Julia Smith, Business Manager Contact Phone Number: 317-788-4481 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the findings Description of Corrective Action Plan: The Director of Grants and the Business Manager will work together to ...

FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Julia Smith, Business Manager Contact Phone Number: 317-788-4481 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the findings Description of Corrective Action Plan: The Director of Grants and the Business Manager will work together to ensure the entire roster will be included in the enrollment calculation Anticipated Completion Date: January 2023

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Finding 34208 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

United Piedmont Center for Educational Excellence, INC

NC

Cash Management Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.305

Our response: UPCEE has hired a Contract Manager. This person recently retired as the Director of Contracts from a four-year emerging research institution. They come highly skilled in working with federal granting agencies. ? They will oversee office management processes, budgets, and enhance ou...

Our response: UPCEE has hired a Contract Manager. This person recently retired as the Director of Contracts from a four-year emerging research institution. They come highly skilled in working with federal granting agencies. ? They will oversee office management processes, budgets, and enhance our current way of working with federal timelines. ? They will ensure billings are kept timely and entered into our financial system of QuickBooks to better serve annual audit engagement and reporting requirements. Additionally, ? UPCEE drawdowns will be scheduled and done bi-monthly effective June 2023. UPCEE reserve the right to deviate for special events and give notice to program manager beforehand. ? The Contract Manager will generate payable documents that now will have the certifying official approve before requesting funds in G-5. With the implementation of these new processes, UPCEE feels very confident that this will prevent any further need for risk management.

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Finding 34201 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Costilla County

CO

Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility

Finding 2022-002: TANF Program, CFDA No. 93.558 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services Compliance Requirement: Eligibility, Special Tests and Provisions Grant No.: Not Applicable Type of Finding; Internal Control (significant deficiency) and...

Finding 2022-002: TANF Program, CFDA No. 93.558 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Passed through Colorado Department of Human Services Compliance Requirement: Eligibility, Special Tests and Provisions Grant No.: Not Applicable Type of Finding; Internal Control (significant deficiency) and Compliance (noncompliance) Recommendation: The Department should implement monitoring controls to ensure timely completion of initial assessments in compliance with federal eligibility and special tests and provisions requirements. Action Taken: Costilla County DSS was experiencing turnover so no one was looking at the PEAK program cases on a daily basis. Moving forward, our Colorado Works caseworker will look at all cases coming in on a daily basis to ensure that all applications for Colorado Works are assessed no later than 30 days after an application date. If there are questions regarding this plan, please call the responsible parties listed below. Sincerely yours, Julie Albert Chief Financial Officer Costilla County, Colorado Tommy Vigil Department of Social Services Director Costilla County, Colorado

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Finding 34199 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council Inc.

WI

Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.300

Identifying Number: 2022-001 Audit Finding: Reporting Criteria: The Organization is required to comply with 2 CFR Subpart D 200.300 (b) which indicates that a non-Federal entity is responsible for complying with Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA). FFATA requires prime grant ...

Identifying Number: 2022-001 Audit Finding: Reporting Criteria: The Organization is required to comply with 2 CFR Subpart D 200.300 (b) which indicates that a non-Federal entity is responsible for complying with Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA). FFATA requires prime grant recipients to file a FFATA sub-award report by the end of the month following the month in which the prime recipient awards any sub-grant greater than or equal to $30,000. Condition: During our testing of the reporting requirements, we noted subawards to seven subrecipients where the FFATA sub-award report was not filed timely. The amount of subawards required to be reported were $874,045. Subsequent to year end, the Organization prepared and submitted the FFATA sub-award reports. Cause: The Organization was unaware of the FFATA reporting requirement as the requirement was not explicit in the grant agreement. Effect: Potential loss or suspension of grant funding. Questioned costs: None. Prevalence: The population of first-tier subawards subject to reporting requirements included seven subawards. The sample size of seven was determined using guidance in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Audit and Accounting Guide - Government Auditing Standards and Single Audit. Our sample was not a statistical sample. Recommendation: We recommend the Organization implement procedures to comply with the requirements of FFATA. Corrective Actions Taken or Planned: Corrective action has been taken as of April 2023. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Gina Brown has written a procedure on when and how the FFATA report should be completed and will add it to the new updated Accounting and Procedures Manual. A copy of the procedure was emailed to RSM on April 18th, 2023 and is attached for reference. As of the reporting period ending for March 2023, we, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (GLITC), have submitted the required FFATA reports for the current grants awarded in fiscal year 2023. Contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Gina Brown, CFO

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Finding 34195 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota

SD

Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303 § 200.322

Finding 2022-004 Subrecipient Monitoring Administration for Children and Families CFDA 93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance ? State Administered Programs Finding Summary: There was no documentation retained to support a secondary independent review was completed over the evaluation of subrecipient...

Finding 2022-004 Subrecipient Monitoring Administration for Children and Families CFDA 93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance ? State Administered Programs Finding Summary: There was no documentation retained to support a secondary independent review was completed over the evaluation of subrecipient?s risk of noncompliance. Responsible Individuals: Nathan Beyer & Emily Lyons Corrective Action Plan: The process will be reviewed to ensure procedures are in place to include both the initial review of noncompliance, and a secondary review of that evaluation. Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2022

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