Corrective Action Plans

Finding 512148 (2023-005)

Significant Deficiency 2023

IA

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

Assistance Listing No. 93.567 Recommendation: We recommend LSI design controls to ensure an adequate review process is in place for all disbursements. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Review and u...

Assistance Listing No. 93.567 Recommendation: We recommend LSI design controls to ensure an adequate review process is in place for all disbursements. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Review and update existing controls. Document approvals throughout the process. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Roni Knief Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 12/31/2024

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Finding 512143 (2023-004)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Lutheran Services in Iowa, Inc.

IA

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting Significant Deficiency § 200.303

Assistance Listing No. 93.576 Recommendation: We recommend LSI design controls to ensure an adequate review process is in place for all reports. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Review and update ...

Assistance Listing No. 93.576 Recommendation: We recommend LSI design controls to ensure an adequate review process is in place for all reports. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Review and update existing controls. Document approvals throughout the process. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Roni Knief Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 12/31/2024

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Finding 512141 (2023-003)

Material Weakness 2023

Lutheran Services in Iowa, Inc.

IA

Cash Management Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Material Weakness § 200.303

Assistance Listing No. 93.659 Recommendation: We recommend LSI design controls to ensure an adequate review process is in place for all drawdown requests. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Review a...

Assistance Listing No. 93.659 Recommendation: We recommend LSI design controls to ensure an adequate review process is in place for all drawdown requests. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Review and update existing controls. Document approvals throughout the process. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Roni Knief Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 12/31/2024

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Finding 512136 (2023-002)

Material Weakness 2023

Lutheran Services in Iowa, Inc.

IA

Cash Management Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Material Weakness § 200.303

Assistance Listing No. 93.576 Recommendation: We recommend LSI design controls to ensure an adequate review process is in place for all drawdown requests. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Review a...

Assistance Listing No. 93.576 Recommendation: We recommend LSI design controls to ensure an adequate review process is in place for all drawdown requests. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Review and update existing controls. Document approvals throughout the process. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Roni Knief Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 12/31/2024

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Finding 511959 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Stt-Stj Div. of Lutheran Housing Assoc. for the Elderly of the V

VI

Questioned Costs Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303 § 200.430

Audit Ref. #2023-001 Federal Awards: Special Test & Provisions – Use of Project Funds-Payroll Disbursements Name of Contact Person: Dasil Thomas-Williams, Director of Financial Affairs Corrective Action: New Employees responsible for sorting and filing timesheets will be monitored more closely. Pro...

Audit Ref. #2023-001 Federal Awards: Special Test & Provisions – Use of Project Funds-Payroll Disbursements Name of Contact Person: Dasil Thomas-Williams, Director of Financial Affairs Corrective Action: New Employees responsible for sorting and filing timesheets will be monitored more closely. Proposed Completion Date: September 30, 2024 Contact Person: Dasil Thomas-Williams, Director of Financial Affairs Telephone Number: (340) 772-4099 ext. 45

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Finding 510789 (2023-006)

Material Weakness 2023

The University of Chicago

IL

Reporting Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303 § 200.510

Finding No. 2023-006: Inaccurate Reporting on the Supplementary Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards ALN and Program Expenditures: 97.036 ($5,258,177) Program Name: Disaster Grants – Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) Corrective Action: Process Improvements: - The Universit...

Finding No. 2023-006: Inaccurate Reporting on the Supplementary Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards ALN and Program Expenditures: 97.036 ($5,258,177) Program Name: Disaster Grants – Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) Corrective Action: Process Improvements: - The University will establish a Supplementary Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) controls narrative to formalize preparation and reconciliation processes of SEFA data. - The central University Research Administration team (URA), in coordination with Finance and Administration, will review SEFA preparation and data collection processes and establish a formalized reconciliation process. - Biannually, URA will conduct third party searches to verify funding received at each entity. Expected Implementation: August 2024 – December 2024 Contact: Jennifer A. Ponting (Associate Vice President, Research Administration)

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Finding 510787 (2023-005)

Material Weakness 2023

The University of Chicago

IL

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

Finding No. 2023-005: Inaccurate Reporting of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Quarterly Data CFDA Numbers: 84.425 Program: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Corrective Action: Institutional expenditure reporting was reviewed and revised reports were posted to the institution’s w...

Finding No. 2023-005: Inaccurate Reporting of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Quarterly Data CFDA Numbers: 84.425 Program: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Corrective Action: Institutional expenditure reporting was reviewed and revised reports were posted to the institution’s website. Implementation Date: March 6, 2024 Contact Person: Amanda Fijal

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Finding 510785 (2023-003)

Material Weakness 2023

The University of Chicago

IL

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Student Financial Aid § 200.303

Finding No. 2023-003: Failure to Notify Recipients of Federal Direct Loan Disbursement CFDA Numbers: 84.268 Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Corrective Action: The University added a monitoring report to identify any communication failures for disbursement notifications. Implementati...

Finding No. 2023-003: Failure to Notify Recipients of Federal Direct Loan Disbursement CFDA Numbers: 84.268 Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Corrective Action: The University added a monitoring report to identify any communication failures for disbursement notifications. Implementation Date: June 10, 2024 Contact Person: Amanda Fijal

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Finding 510784 (2023-004)

Material Weakness 2023

The University of Chicago

IL

Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Student Financial Aid § 200.303

Finding No. 2023-004: Untimely and Inaccurate Reporting of Pell and FDL Data CFDA Numbers: 84.268 Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Corrective Action: A control will be added to loan set-up. Additional training was provided to staff monitoring loan reports. Implementation Date: June 10,...

Finding No. 2023-004: Untimely and Inaccurate Reporting of Pell and FDL Data CFDA Numbers: 84.268 Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Corrective Action: A control will be added to loan set-up. Additional training was provided to staff monitoring loan reports. Implementation Date: June 10, 2024 Contact Person: Amanda Fijal

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Finding 509801 (2023-002)

Material Weakness 2023

The University of Chicago

IL

Equipment & Real Property Management Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303 § 200.313

Finding No. 2023-002: Inaccurate Property Management Records AL Numbers: Various Program Name: Research and Development Cluster Corrective Action: As noted in the ﬁnding, in January 2024, the University conducted a full federal equipment inventory to update property records to ensure accuracy of fe...

Finding No. 2023-002: Inaccurate Property Management Records AL Numbers: Various Program Name: Research and Development Cluster Corrective Action: As noted in the ﬁnding, in January 2024, the University conducted a full federal equipment inventory to update property records to ensure accuracy of federally funded equipment. Process Improvements: - The University will update its Equipment Disposal Form to align with the University’s Property Management System Manual. - The Central Accounting team will create and publish equipment tagging, disposal guidance and standards to coincide with the updated Equipment Disposal Form. - Annual federal equipment inventory process will be updated to include escalation procedures. This will require outstanding reports are escalated to the appropriate divisional designee. Expected Implementation: June 30, 2024 Training: - All departments of the University will be sent a memo outlining the updated Equipment Disposal Form and process guide, and inventory escalation procedure. - The Central Accounting team will schedule virtual training with all equipment coordinators. Expected Implementation: October 31, 2024 System Improvement: - The University is researching equipment tagging software alternatives that will enhance tracking capabilities and enable asset tagging at a more granular level. Expected Implementation: March 31, 2025 Contact: Kathy Conrad and Craig Elmore

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Finding 509627 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Allen County

OH

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.300 § 200.303 § 200.306 § 200.308 § 200.309

This matter was investigated by both the AOS, the Allen County Auditor’s Office, and by board members of the RPC. GLCAP was met with and records from both RPC and GLCAP were scrutinized and matched. As a result, the duplicate payment made in the amount of $4,386 was returned by GLCAP to RPC and was ...

This matter was investigated by both the AOS, the Allen County Auditor’s Office, and by board members of the RPC. GLCAP was met with and records from both RPC and GLCAP were scrutinized and matched. As a result, the duplicate payment made in the amount of $4,386 was returned by GLCAP to RPC and was deposited on 10/03/2024 into the Allen County Community Development Fund.

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Finding 509001 (2023-024)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303 § 200.331 § 200.332 § 200.501

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.940 HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Subrecipient Monitoring Repeat Finding: No Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD has updated its subrecipient monitoring policy ...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.940 HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Subrecipient Monitoring Repeat Finding: No Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD has updated its subrecipient monitoring policy to ensure compliance with Federal standards for monitoring of subawards. BCHD will use the contract unit’s internal contract tracker via Smartsheet to develop the subrecipient monitoring schedule. The contract tracker now includes a column to identify if an agreement is a subaward, which will ensure all subrecipients are included in the monitoring schedule. Contact Person: Chief Financial Officer – Unyime Ekpa Completion Date: December 2024

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Finding 509000 (2023-023)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Reporting Material Weakness Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.302 § 200.303

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.940 HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Reporting Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD will continue to work with the Department of Finance to ensu...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.940 HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Reporting Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD will continue to work with the Department of Finance to ensure parameters for generating reports are the same and there is an agreed upon reconciliation when the parameters for reporting are not the same. Policies and procedures will be updated to ensure what is reported on Federal Financial Reports are reconciled to general ledger details in addition to ensuring all submitted reports have proper approvals documented. Accounting staff will be trained appropriately. Contact Person: Chief Financial Officer – Unyime Ekpa Completion Date: December 2024

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Finding 508999 (2023-022)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Cash Management Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.302 § 200.303

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.940 HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Cash Management Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: The process for requesting drawdowns begins with the fiscal...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.940 HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Cash Management Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: The process for requesting drawdowns begins with the fiscal team managing the grant. A member of BCHD’s fiscal team enters the drawdown request into the Federal Payment Management System (PMX). An invoice is then created within Workday. When the City’s Department of Treasury receives the funds, the funds should be matched to the invoice and cash posted to the general ledger. One of the challenges with the City’s migration into Workday was billing and invoice matching for grant sponsors. This resulted in no posting of cash received from drawdown request to the general ledger. The Department of Finance has recently developed a process to resolve this issue. BCHD’s fiscal team will work with DOF to develop a reconciliation process for cash draws received after the City’s fiscal year end. Contact Person: Chief Financial Officer – Unyime Ekpa Completion Date: December 2024

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Finding 508978 (2023-021)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303 § 200.331 § 200.332 § 200.501

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.914 HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Subrecipient Monitoring Repeat Finding: No Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD has updated its subrecipient monitoring policy to ensure comp...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.914 HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Subrecipient Monitoring Repeat Finding: No Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD has updated its subrecipient monitoring policy to ensure compliance with Federal standards for monitoring of subawards. BCHD will use the contract unit’s internal contract tracker via Smartsheet to develop the subrecipient monitoring schedule. The contract tracker now includes a column to identify if an agreement is a subaward, which will ensure all subrecipients are included in the monitoring schedule. Contact Person: Chief Financial Officer – Unyime Ekpa Completion Date: December 31, 2024

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Finding 508977 (2023-020)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Cash Management Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.302 § 200.303

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.914 HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Cash Management Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: The process for requesting drawdowns begins with the fiscal team managing...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.914 HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Cash Management Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: The process for requesting drawdowns begins with the fiscal team managing the grant. A member of BCHD’s fiscal team enters the drawdown request into the Federal Payment Management System (PMX). An invoice is then created within Workday. When the City’s Department of Treasury receives the funds, the funds should be matched to the invoice and cash posted to the general ledger. One of the challenges with the City’s migration into Workday was billing and invoice matching for grant sponsors. This resulted in no posting of cash received from drawdown request to the general ledger. The Department of Finance has recently developed a process to resolve this issue. BCHD’s fiscal team will work with DOF to develop a reconciliation process for cash draws received after the City’s fiscal year end. Contact Person: Chief Financial Officer – Unyime Ekpa Completion Date: December 2024

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Finding 508944 (2023-019)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Eligibility Material Weakness Reporting § 200.302 § 200.303

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.778 Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid; Title XIX) Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Reporting Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD will continue to work with the Department of Finance to ensur...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.778 Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid; Title XIX) Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Reporting Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD will continue to work with the Department of Finance to ensure parameters for generating reports are the same and there is an agreed upon reconciliation when the parameters for reporting are not the same. Policies and procedures will be updated to ensure what is reported on Federal Financial Reports are reconciled to general ledger details in addition to ensuring all submitted reports have proper approvals documented. Accounting staff will be trained appropriately. Contact Person: Chief Financial Officer – Unyime Ekpa Completion Date: December 2024

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Finding 508926 (2023-018)

Significant Deficiency 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Reporting Significant Deficiency Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.302 § 200.303

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.767 Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Reporting Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD will continue to work with the Department of Finance to ensure...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.767 Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Reporting Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD will continue to work with the Department of Finance to ensure parameters for generating reports are the same and there is an agreed upon reconciliation when the parameters for reporting are not the same. Policies and procedures will be updated to ensure what is reported on Federal Financial Reports are reconciled to general ledger details in addition to ensuring all submitted reports have proper approvals documented. Accounting staff will be trained appropriately. Contact Person: Chief Financial Officer – Unyime Ekpa Completion Date: December 2024

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Finding 508911 (2023-017)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303 § 200.331 § 200.332 § 200.501

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.686 Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Subrecipient Monitoring Repeat Finding: No Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD has updated its subrecipient monitoring policy to ens...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.686 Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Subrecipient Monitoring Repeat Finding: No Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD has updated its subrecipient monitoring policy to ensure compliance with Federal standards for monitoring of subawards. BCHD will use the contract unit’s internal contract tracker via Smartsheet to develop the subrecipient monitoring schedule. The contract tracker now includes a column to identify if an agreement is a subaward, which will ensure all subrecipients are included in the monitoring schedule. Contact Person: Chief Financial Officer – Unyime Ekpa Completion Date: December 2024

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Finding 508910 (2023-016)

Significant Deficiency 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Reporting Period of Performance Significant Deficiency § 200.302 § 200.303

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.686 Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Reporting Repeat Finding: No Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD will continue to work with the Department of Finance to ensure...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.686 Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Reporting Repeat Finding: No Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD will continue to work with the Department of Finance to ensure parameters for generating reports are the same and there is an agreed upon reconciliation when the parameters for reporting are not the same. Policies and procedures will be updated to ensure what is reported on Federal Financial Reports are reconciled to general ledger details in addition to ensuring all submitted reports have proper approvals documented. Accounting staff will be trained appropriately. Contact Person: Chief Financial Officer – Unyime Ekpa Completion Date: December 2024

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Finding 508909 (2023-015)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Cash Management Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.302 § 200.303

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.686 Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Cash Management Repeat Finding: No Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: The process for requesting drawdowns begins with the fiscal team m...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.686 Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Cash Management Repeat Finding: No Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: The process for requesting drawdowns begins with the fiscal team managing the grant. A member of BCHD’s fiscal team enters the drawdown request into the Federal Payment Management System (PMX). An invoice is then created within Workday. When the City’s Department of Treasury receives the funds, the funds should be matched to the invoice and cash posted to the general ledger. One of the challenges with the City’s migration into Workday was billing and invoice matching for grant sponsors. This resulted in no posting of cash received from drawdown request to the general ledger. The Department of Finance has recently developed a process to resolve this issue. BCHD’s fiscal team will work with DOF to develop a reconciliation process for cash draws received after the City’s fiscal year end. Contact Person: Chief Financial Officer – Unyime Ekpa Completion Date: December 2024

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Finding 508713 (2023-014)

Significant Deficiency 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Reporting Significant Deficiency Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.302 § 200.303

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.044, 93.045, 93.053 Aging Cluster Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Reporting Repeat Finding: No Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD will continue to work with the Department of Finance to ensure parameters fo...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 93.044, 93.045, 93.053 Aging Cluster Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Reporting Repeat Finding: No Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: BCHD will continue to work with the Department of Finance to ensure parameters for generating reports are the same and there is an agreed upon reconciliation when the parameters for reporting are not the same. Policies and procedures will be updated to ensure what is reported on Federal Financial Reports are reconciled to general ledger details in addition to ensuring all submitted reports have proper approvals documented. Accounting staff will be trained appropriately. Contact Person: Chief Financial Officer – Unyime Ekpa Completion Date: December 2024

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Finding 508712 (2023-013)

Significant Deficiency 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Reporting § 200.303

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Reporting Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: As part of an overall goal of the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Su...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AL No. 21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Reporting Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: As part of an overall goal of the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success (MOCFS), this leadership is committed to ensuring that grant compliance to all Federal, State, and Local grants are prioritized as the agency is 85% grant funded. The agency is currently implementing internal grant management Standard Operating Process (SOP) that were not previously implemented due to staffing turnover. These processes will align with the City’s Grants Management policy outlined in AM 413-60 and 413-6 to minimize and ultimately eliminate audit finding as a result of inadequate SOP or lack thereof. Additionally, the agency is hiring additional grant management staff to meet the demands of internal controls and to provide greater oversight of grant reporting processes. Contact Person: Chief Financial Officer – Jaime Cramer Completion Date: July 2024

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Finding 508525 (2023-012)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management HUD Housing Programs § 200.303

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development AL No. 14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Special Tests – Housing Quality Standards Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: MOHS has experienced leadership and...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development AL No. 14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Special Tests – Housing Quality Standards Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: MOHS has experienced leadership and staffing changes that have impacted its ability to maintain systematic processes necessary for service delivery and administration. One area impacted by MOHS’ transition was our inspection services. During the review period, the contracted supplier had no access to the Housing Pro system, the database used to manage inspections for MOHS’ subsidized units. MOHS has a recordkeeping process for inspections in its policies and procedures for the rental assistance program. Inspection checklists are maintained in the participant records by calendar year. Housing staff identify whether or not the inspection has been completed on the recertification checklist and sign the checklist to confirm the documentation is present in the file. MOHS has resumed its recordkeeping practices to ensure staff maintain inspection checklists in the client files for the annual recertification year. Housing staff are expected to verify during the recertification that Housing Quality Standard (HQS) inspections have been conducted for the assisted unit. MOHS completed the upgrade to the new version of the Housing Pro system in March 2024. The inspections team now has access to the housing database via the web. MOHS is working with the inspections team to ensure inspection updates are entered into the inspection module timely. MOHS has a process in place to review inspection details monthly to ensure 1) inspections for each household has been conducted and 2) all inspection detail is updated in the Housing Pro system by the inspections team each week. Contact Person: HAP Program Manager – D’Andra Pollard Completion Date: June 2024

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Finding 508524 (2023-011)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Baltimore, Maryland

MD

Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303 § 200.330 § 200.331 § 200.332 § 200.501

S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) AL No. 14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Subrecipient Monitoring Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: Condition #1 Response MOHS acknowledges the findi...

S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) AL No. 14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Material Weakness in Internal Controls and Noncompliance over Subrecipient Monitoring Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: Condition #1 Response MOHS acknowledges the finding that 3 out of 3 subrecipient files did not disclose the federal award identification number of unique entity identifier on the sub award. Corrective Action: MOHS will follow the City’s Grant Management office’s established process of establishing and maintaining a hardcopy audit file. This file will include: a. Federal System Registrations: SAM; DUNS #s, Grants.gov information; b. Federal Financial Accountability and Transparency (FFATA) information; c. FFR Submissions (SF-425 Federal Financial Report); d. Grant Agreements; and, e. Prior Year Single Audits/Monitoring Reports Condition #1 Response MOHS acknowledges the finding that 3 out of 3 subrecipient files did not have evidence that prior year audit was verified. Corrective Action: MOHS will follow the City’s Grant Management office’s established process of establishing and maintaining a hardcopy audit file. This file will include: a. Federal System Registrations: SAM; DUNS #s, Grants.gov information; b. Federal Financial Accountability and Transparency (FFATA) information; c. FFR Submissions (SF-425 Federal Financial Report); d. Grant Agreements; and, e. Prior Year Single Audits/Monitoring Reports Contact Person: Lakeysha Williams – 410-396-4887 or Lakeysha.williams@baltimorecity.gov Completion Date: July 2024

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