Corrective Action Plans

Finding 37274 (2022-006)

Significant Deficiency 2022

State of Texas C/o Comptroller of Public Accounts

TX

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

Corrective action plan: To strengthen requirements related to unique disaster funding, DSHS will amend DSHS Policy AA-3301: Monitoring and Management of the Operating Budget to establish roles and responsibilities for ensuring expenditures are reviewed and within grant parameters. We anticipate poli...

Corrective action plan: To strengthen requirements related to unique disaster funding, DSHS will amend DSHS Policy AA-3301: Monitoring and Management of the Operating Budget to establish roles and responsibilities for ensuring expenditures are reviewed and within grant parameters. We anticipate policy revisions to be drafted by July 31, 2023. Implementation date(s): July 31, 2023 Responsible persons: Chief Financial Officer

View Audit 28519 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 37273 (2022-025)

Significant Deficiency 2022

State of Texas C/o Comptroller of Public Accounts

TX

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Special Tests & Provisions Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303

Corrective action plan: Program management adopted policies and procedures to ensure supporting documentation for federal submissions are maintained, including any reconciling calculations or adjustments to support information. Implementation date(s): Implemented as of February 8, 2023 Responsib...

Corrective action plan: Program management adopted policies and procedures to ensure supporting documentation for federal submissions are maintained, including any reconciling calculations or adjustments to support information. Implementation date(s): Implemented as of February 8, 2023 Responsible persons: Mariana Salazar, Texas Rent Relief Director

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Finding 37270 (2022-021)

Significant Deficiency 2022

State of Texas C/o Comptroller of Public Accounts

TX

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303

Corrective action plan: Although the Department performed a partial review of service accounts during the review period and has current policies in place, a review and update of its policies will ensure the completeness and timeliness of future reviews and allow for improved documentation. Managemen...

Corrective action plan: Although the Department performed a partial review of service accounts during the review period and has current policies in place, a review and update of its policies will ensure the completeness and timeliness of future reviews and allow for improved documentation. Management intends to implement a list of all applicable systems to be reviewed, an associated scheduled timeline and allow for the documentation of its review and approval. SOP 1264.03 which is the policy that management intended to address the review of service accounts will be revised to better define the systems that are to be reviewed. In the SOP, the term ?System accounts? was intended to include all accounts not directly assigned to an employee, which are required for the functionality of TDHCA Information Technology (IT) systems. ?System accounts? could be used synonymously with the term ?Service accounts? and the agency will modify the policy to specifically refer to service accounts. Implementation date(s): August 2023 Responsible Persons: Director of Information Systems

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Finding 37267 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

Greene County Medical Center

IA

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Material Weakness Reporting § 200.303

Federal Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services Program Name: COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan Federal Financial Assistance Listing Number: 93.498 Finding Summary: There was no evidence of formal review and approval over tracking of expenditures that were claimed ...

Federal Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services Program Name: COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan Federal Financial Assistance Listing Number: 93.498 Finding Summary: There was no evidence of formal review and approval over tracking of expenditures that were claimed for the program. In addition, there was no evidence retained that the Medical Center?s special reports submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services for Periods 2 and 3 TIN #426037888 were reviewed or approved by an individual separate from the preparer prior to submission. Responsible Individuals: Mark Wall, CFO Response: The Medical Center has made changes in the Finance Staff and now communicate regularly with an outside accounting firm. This firm will be used for guidance going forward to meet the terms and conditions of federal grants. Documents will be compiled by staff Accountant and Controller and verified for appropriateness by the accounting firm. Anticipated Completion Date: September 30, 2022

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Finding 37186 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Mental Health Association of San Francisco

CA

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Material Weakness Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

Mental Health Association of San Francisco (?the Organization?) respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2022. Audit period: July 1, 2021 ? June 30, 2022. The finding from the schedule of findings and questioned costs is discussed below. The finding is ...

Mental Health Association of San Francisco (?the Organization?) respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2022. Audit period: July 1, 2021 ? June 30, 2022. The finding from the schedule of findings and questioned costs is discussed below. The finding is numbered consistently with the number assigned in the schedule. Finding 2022-001 Allowable Costs/Cost Principles and Activities Allowed or Unallowed Finding Summary: During the performance of the June 30, 2022 audit, we noted that there was a lack of appropriate and sufficient review and approval of the timesheets of certain employees, a condition that may result in inaccurate payroll expenditures. Responsible Person for the Implementation of the Corrective Action Plan: Mark Salazar, President & CEO. If there are any questions regarding this plan, please call Mark Salazar at (415) 421-2926. Corrective Action Plan: Management provided a walkthrough of the updated time & attendance records approval policy to all supervisors and managers during the management team meeting on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Additionally, management had an agency wide mandatory training which included a more thorough training and review of the policy, a review of the timecard review, approval and submission procedure and a Q&A session. Management offered the training during the regularly scheduled agency-wide all staff trainings on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 and on Friday, January 20, 2023 (3 separate time slots) and Monday, January 23, 2023 (3 separate time slots). Management tracked attendance and sent out the recorded training and FAQ sheet to all staff. To ensure a high approval rate, the HR team will run a timecard approval report after each pay period to monitor and track approvals and notify applicable staff of missing timecard approvals. Applicable staff have 2 days to approve their timecard to avoid the implementation of a disciplinary action. Anticipated Completion Date: The corrective action plan is underway and will be assessed frequently with full correction taking effect on or before June 30, 2023.

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Finding 37091 (2022-023)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Government of the District of Columbia

DC

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

HSEMA concurs with the substance of the finding. The FFATA report for this grant is currently incomplete. HSEMA has procedures in place to file FFATA reports and does so for the other grants it manages. The Public Assistance grant is still missing some subrecipient information required to file th...

HSEMA concurs with the substance of the finding. The FFATA report for this grant is currently incomplete. HSEMA has procedures in place to file FFATA reports and does so for the other grants it manages. The Public Assistance grant is still missing some subrecipient information required to file the FFATA report in FSRS. Since the fiscal year 2021 audit was completed, we have been collecting the new Universal Entity Identifier (UEI) information for the Public Assistance grant subrecipients to be able to enter their subaward information into the FSRS system. Some subrecipient UEI profile information in SAM.gov is incomplete or generates an error in the FSRS system preventing the filing of the FFATA report. HSEMA is working with those subrecipients to get them to update their SAM.gov UEI profiles. See Corrective Action Plan for chart/table

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Finding 37067 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

West Central School Corporation

IN

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

FINDING 2022-003 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shannon Fritz, Corporation Treasurer, Cathy Rowe, Superintendent Contact Phone Number: 219-567-9161 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the audit findings. We have initiated corrective action as referenced below. Descriptio...

FINDING 2022-003 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shannon Fritz, Corporation Treasurer, Cathy Rowe, Superintendent Contact Phone Number: 219-567-9161 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the audit findings. We have initiated corrective action as referenced below. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The district will be soliciting a capital assets tracking vendor that will ensure all capital assets are tracked and updated. Anticipated Completion Date: March 15, 2023 Cathy Rowe, Superintendent Shannon Fritz, Corporation Treasurer Date: 2-27-23 Date: 2-27-23

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Finding 37065 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

West Central School Corporation

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.328 § 200.329

FINDING 2022-002 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shannon Fritz, Corporation Treasurer Cathy Rowe, Superintendent Contact Phone Number: 219-567-9161 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the audit findings. We have initiated corrective action as referenced below and will str...

FINDING 2022-002 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shannon Fritz, Corporation Treasurer Cathy Rowe, Superintendent Contact Phone Number: 219-567-9161 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the audit findings. We have initiated corrective action as referenced below and will strive to ensure a proper system of internal controls. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The treasurer and superintendent will both review and sign all federal financial reports prior to submission. Anticipated Completion Date: January 1, 2023 Cathy Rowe, Superintendent Shannon Fritz, Corporation Treasurer Date: 2-27-23 Date: 2-27-23

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Finding 37058 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

West Central School Corporation

IN

School Nutrition Programs Cash Management Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2022-004 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shannon Fritz, Corporation Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 219-567-9161 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the audit findings. We have initiated corrective action as referenced below. Description of Corrective Action Plan:...

FINDING 2022-004 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shannon Fritz, Corporation Treasurer Contact Phone Number: 219-567-9161 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the audit findings. We have initiated corrective action as referenced below. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Monthly sponsor claims will be reviewed by the corporation treasurer after being prepared by the food service director. Anticipated Completion Date: Completed as of February 22, 2023 Cathy Rowe, Superintendent Shannon Fritz, Corporation Treasurer Date: 2-27-23 Date: 2-27-23

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Finding 36913 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Better Health Together

WA

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303

Action taken in response to finding: BHT will implement CliftonLarsenAllen LLP?s recommendation to adopt additional policies and procedures to perform subrecipient monitoring. Additionally, In June 2022, BHT retained a CliftonLarsenAllen LLP consultant to perform a grant compliance assessment and pr...

Action taken in response to finding: BHT will implement CliftonLarsenAllen LLP?s recommendation to adopt additional policies and procedures to perform subrecipient monitoring. Additionally, In June 2022, BHT retained a CliftonLarsenAllen LLP consultant to perform a grant compliance assessment and provide recommendations for policies and procedures. BHT prepared policies and procedures related to contract management. The new policies and procedure(s) were presented to the BHT Finance Committee and approved by the BHT Board of Directors in December 2022. BHT started the implementation of the policies and procedures in 2023.

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Finding 36826 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, Inc.

NY

Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management Reporting § 200.303

Finding: 2022-001 ? Reporting Program: AL# 93.600 ? Head Start Sponsor Award Number: CT9259071 Sponsor Agency: US Department of Health and Human Services Corrective Action Plan: KHCC strives to meet all reporting requirements through-out the year. As such, KHCC will put a system in place to ensu...

Finding: 2022-001 ? Reporting Program: AL# 93.600 ? Head Start Sponsor Award Number: CT9259071 Sponsor Agency: US Department of Health and Human Services Corrective Action Plan: KHCC strives to meet all reporting requirements through-out the year. As such, KHCC will put a system in place to ensure timely and accurate submission of all required reports. The vouchers are prepared by a staff accountant based on books and records of KHCC. The senior manager will review the vouchers for completeness and accuracy before submission. Further, budget vs actual analysis will be reviewed on a monthly basis by the Program Director or Chief Program Officer, and the Chief Executive Officer.

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Finding 36822 (2022-005)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Milford Housing Authority

NE

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

Corrective Action Planned: The Milford Housing Authority understands the need to review and approve disbursements and has implemented procedures to provide for the review and approval of all invoices at a detailed level which will be evidenced by an initial or other documentation. Anticipated Compl...

Corrective Action Planned: The Milford Housing Authority understands the need to review and approve disbursements and has implemented procedures to provide for the review and approval of all invoices at a detailed level which will be evidenced by an initial or other documentation. Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023. Responsible: Management and Board of Commissioners.

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Finding 36819 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Darke County Educational Service Center

OH

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Period of Performance Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303 § 200.430

The Darke County Educational Service Center?s management will continue to review payroll calculations and believes this was an isolated error.

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Finding 36817 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Herron High School, Inc.

IN

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

Charter Schools ? AL #84.282 Education Stabilization Fund ? AL #84.425C, 84.425D & 84.425U 2022-001 Risk Assessment Process Related to Compliance Requirements (Repeat Finding 2021-001) Material Weakness Recommendation: The Auditor recommended additional resources be allocated to federal award compli...

Charter Schools ? AL #84.282 Education Stabilization Fund ? AL #84.425C, 84.425D & 84.425U 2022-001 Risk Assessment Process Related to Compliance Requirements (Repeat Finding 2021-001) Material Weakness Recommendation: The Auditor recommended additional resources be allocated to federal award compliance to review federal award provisions and requirements, evaluate risks of noncompliance, and respond to such risks through internal controls. The process should include methods to identify and communicate changes to federal award requirements to all key individuals within the Organization and to verify internal controls are implemented correctly and are operating effectively. Planned Corrective Action: As the organization has grown, compliance of federal programs has become decentralized. We agree that additional resources need to be added to ensure compliance with all state and federal awards. The Organization is adding additional capacity to the Business Office to centralize the compliance and reporting responsibilities. The Organization has recently had the opportunity to redesign the job description of the Controller. To allow the Controller more capacity for compliance and reporting responsibilities, an accounts payable position will be added by the end of Fiscal Year 2023. The Controller will attend appropriate trainings to ensure a full understanding of all requirements. This should be fully implemented by mid-2023.

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Finding 36812 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States

DC

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303 § 200.430

2022-002 INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE WITH ACTIVITIES ALLOWED OR UNALLOWED, ALLOWABLE COST/COST PRINCIPLES ? PAYROLL ACTIVITIES The National Trust has implemented new procedures in fiscal year 2023 requiring supervisors to review and approve time charged to federal awards through the ADP timekee...

2022-002 INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE WITH ACTIVITIES ALLOWED OR UNALLOWED, ALLOWABLE COST/COST PRINCIPLES ? PAYROLL ACTIVITIES The National Trust has implemented new procedures in fiscal year 2023 requiring supervisors to review and approve time charged to federal awards through the ADP timekeeping system in addition to the reviews performed by finance staff as part of ongoing monitoring of federal awards, including approval of time incurred during the fiscal year prior to implementation of new procedures. Individual(s) Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Laura Bracis Chief Financial Officer 202-588-6153 Anticipated Completion Date: June 30 , 2023

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Finding 36809 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

North Fourth Art Center

NM

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

Corrective Action Plan: North Fourth Art Center will incorporate and communicate to Board President changes to our policy and procedures to ensure additional controls are established in regards to grant requirements. These internal controls will require that Board President reviewed and approve time...

Corrective Action Plan: North Fourth Art Center will incorporate and communicate to Board President changes to our policy and procedures to ensure additional controls are established in regards to grant requirements. These internal controls will require that Board President reviewed and approve timesheets of Executive Director or Associate Director (when Executive Director is not in the Office Associate Director is in charge) in timelier manner. Board President will sign Executive Director?s timesheets every two months. When Associate Director is Acting Director, Acting Director?s timesheets will be signed within two weeks of her time as acting Executive Director. Responsible Official: Executive Director, Marjerie Neset Timeline for Implementation: Effective January 2023

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Finding 36742 (2022-022)

Material Weakness 2022

Government of the District of Columbia

DC

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303 § 200.430

The District Department of Health (DC Health) concurs with the finding, causes and recommendations cited in the fiscal year 2022 single audit for the HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants (HIVER) program. Corrective action plan objectives are to have the following completed in fiscal year 2023: (1) a...

The District Department of Health (DC Health) concurs with the finding, causes and recommendations cited in the fiscal year 2022 single audit for the HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants (HIVER) program. Corrective action plan objectives are to have the following completed in fiscal year 2023: (1) a regular schedule of payroll data runs and reports of budget-to-actual time migrated to a certification platform managed by the Office of Grants Management, (2) full utilization of a uniform navigable tool and one-stop document for supervisors to certify time and effort and to request next actions if actual costs do not align with personnel budgets, (3) to create an IT solution or mechanism to route and track submissions between supervisors, the Office of Grants Management and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), and (4) the SOP will also be updated to integrate any procedural changes resulting from full implementation. See Corrective Action Plan for chart/table

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Finding 36724 (2022-021)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Government of the District of Columbia

DC

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Special Tests & Provisions Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

DHCF concurs with these findings. At issue in this finding is a pricing discrepancy of .36 cents less per item than indicated in the applicable contract for the subject services between DHCF and its QIO, Comagine Health, LLC (Comagine). Effective June 2023, DHCF confirms that it is paying the appro...

DHCF concurs with these findings. At issue in this finding is a pricing discrepancy of .36 cents less per item than indicated in the applicable contract for the subject services between DHCF and its QIO, Comagine Health, LLC (Comagine). Effective June 2023, DHCF confirms that it is paying the appropriate contracted rate for all services rendered under its contract and has confirmed that Comagine has corrected its invoice billing rate to match the contracted amount. To ensure that DHCF continues to reimburse its QIO at the applicable contracted rate, it will draft and implement a QIO invoice reimbursement checklist containing the contracted rate(s) for applicable items, and a check box to confirm that the amount billed in the invoice corresponds to the contracted rate. This checklist will be completed by the Division of Clinician, Pharmacy, and Acute Provider Services within the Health Care Delivery Management Administration, which is responsible for payment of invoices submitted by Comagine. See Corrective Action Plan for chart/table

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Finding 36723 (2022-020)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Government of the District of Columbia

DC

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Eligibility Reporting § 200.303

DHCF and DHS concur with the findings. For bullet point #1 of the findings noted: Fourteen (14) of the cases were delayed because of caseworker inaction within 45 days. However, of those (14) cases, all were sent notices. There were system tickets created for multiple cases listed however they wer...

DHCF and DHS concur with the findings. For bullet point #1 of the findings noted: Fourteen (14) of the cases were delayed because of caseworker inaction within 45 days. However, of those (14) cases, all were sent notices. There were system tickets created for multiple cases listed however they were created well after the 45 days. As a corrective action DHS will provide refresher training and reinforce oversight controls to ensure caseworkers and supervisors are processing applications within federally required timeframes. DHCF is working on enhancing the medical application in the District Direct resident portal to ensure a user-friendly experience for residents to submit applications online. As a result, we expect to see a decrease in delays to application processing as well as a decrease in caseworkers having to trigger notices as the online forum will automate the mailing of notices. For bullet point #2 of the findings noted: One (1) of the cases sighted for lack of verification of SSN was an improper caseworker application of the death process. On 12/09/22 the agency received a death certificate for the beneficiary confirming the decease date of 11/26/22. An application was later received on 12/22/23 with no indication of need for retro- services. The application was improperly processed due to the death notification date. As a corrective action refresher training will be provided to caseworker to ensure the proper application of the death process. For bullet point #3 of the findings noted: One (1) of the cases sighted for lack of verification of SSN was an improper caseworker application of the death process. On 12/09/22 the agency received a death certificate for the beneficiary confirming the decease date of 11/26/22. An application was later received on 12/22/23 with no indication of need for retro- services. The application was improperly processed due to the death notification date. As a corrective action refresher training will be provided to caseworker to ensure the proper application of the death process. One (1) of the cases sighted for lack of verification was a result of improper application of COVID procedures. A request was made to the hub to match SSN and citizenship information attested to by the beneficiary. No match was returned by the hub; RFI /General communication was issued to request citizenship verification; no response was received however COVID PHE rules prohibited closure of case; eligibility was extended on the back end. Although the RFI /General communication was issued correctly, the COVID process to clear the verification to prevent termination was not. The process to clear verifications was not applicable to SSN and Citizenship and this case should have been denied for failure to verify. Although COVID processes are no longer in place as a corrective action the district will incorporate the manual citizenship process into the refresher training related to beneficiaries whose hub ping returns as null. See Corrective Action Plan for chart/table

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Finding 36722 (2022-019)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Government of the District of Columbia

DC

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303 § 200.430

DHS agrees with the finding. DHS will institute a policy and procedure to support payroll expenditures. This will include pulling a sample on a quarterly basis to perform a reconciliation of employees? pay per the Personnel Action Form to the payroll amount posted in the PeopleSoft payroll system. ...

DHS agrees with the finding. DHS will institute a policy and procedure to support payroll expenditures. This will include pulling a sample on a quarterly basis to perform a reconciliation of employees? pay per the Personnel Action Form to the payroll amount posted in the PeopleSoft payroll system. See Corrective Action Plan for chart/table

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Finding 36720 (2022-018)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Government of the District of Columbia

DC

Reporting § 200.303

CFSA concurs with the finding as stated. The $32,325 in questioned costs were paid in fiscal year 2022, but for services that occurred prior to the grant period. This included $17,360 for legal supports for families undergoing guardianship or adoption court proceedings that began prior to fiscal ye...

CFSA concurs with the finding as stated. The $32,325 in questioned costs were paid in fiscal year 2022, but for services that occurred prior to the grant period. This included $17,360 for legal supports for families undergoing guardianship or adoption court proceedings that began prior to fiscal year 2020, but that culminated within the Funding Certainty Grant period. Because CFSA is unable to prorate the cost that fell within the grant period, CFSA?s corrective action will be to make a negative adjustment for the entire amount of questioned costs to the fiscal year 2023 Funding Certainty Grant report (SF-425) within the December 31, 2023 submission to the HHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF). See Corrective Action Plan for chart/table

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Finding 36719 (2022-017)

Material Weakness 2022

Government of the District of Columbia

DC

Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Eligibility § 200.303

CFSA concurs with the findings as stated. For bullet point #1 of the findings noted: This appears to be a data entry error that occurred during the eligibility team?s preparation for the single audit. The room & board costs that occurred during the erroneous ?Eligible Not Reimbursable? period on t...

CFSA concurs with the findings as stated. For bullet point #1 of the findings noted: This appears to be a data entry error that occurred during the eligibility team?s preparation for the single audit. The room & board costs that occurred during the erroneous ?Eligible Not Reimbursable? period on the redetermination form were claimed to title IV-E in real time during CFSA?s quarterly claiming process. The Supervisory Eligibility Specialist has already begun a 10% quarterly quality review process of all eligibility determinations. For bullet point #2 of the findings noted: The youths in question were enrolled in high school at the start of the school year (and reflected as such in the FACES system) but were actually chronically truant. CFSA?s Business Services Administration and the Office of Youth Empowerment have implemented a joint quarterly review of the educational/employment/incapacity status of 18-to-21-year-old youth who are IV-E eligible to ensure that they meet federal requirements to support IV-E claims on their behalf. For bullet point #3 of the findings noted: The issues with background checks pertained to ?other adults residing in the home? who were not the licensed foster parents. The corrective action going forward is to produce source documentation during the audit that identifies the household composition of the foster family home so that the auditors have a clear picture of those who are adults and therefore require evidence that background checks were completed satisfactorily for IV-E eligibility purposes. CFSA will include the sections of the applications/re-applications for foster family home licensure, as appropriate, into the digital catalogue of readily available licensure documentation available for audit retrieval. These documents corroborate household composition for the purpose of identifying who, within the household, requires background checks. See Corrective Action Plan for chart/table

View Audit 31369 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 36718 (2022-016)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Government of the District of Columbia

DC

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

CFSA concurs with the finding as stated. In the three (3) instances of overtime payments in the sample, the employees in question were designated ?on-call? staff during non-business hours. In the event of emergency situations involving child protection or child placement, the ?on-call? staff are r...

CFSA concurs with the finding as stated. In the three (3) instances of overtime payments in the sample, the employees in question were designated ?on-call? staff during non-business hours. In the event of emergency situations involving child protection or child placement, the ?on-call? staff are required to report to work to assist with resolution to the child-based emergency. Their overtime is essentially pre-approved by their management team. CFSA will orient staff to a uniform process to record and account for staff-specific, day-specific, and duration-specific instances of overtime. CFSA will train and monitor usage, and full implementation will occur by September 30, 2023. See Corrective Action Plan for chart/table

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Finding 36712 (2022-015)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Government of the District of Columbia

DC

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

DOEE agrees with the conditions and recommendations of this finding. Beginning in May 2023, the Grants Management Specialist created a report that allows program and budget staff to review the year-to-date spending in the categories with earmarking limits, compare it to the limits based on the amou...

DOEE agrees with the conditions and recommendations of this finding. Beginning in May 2023, the Grants Management Specialist created a report that allows program and budget staff to review the year-to-date spending in the categories with earmarking limits, compare it to the limits based on the amount awarded by the grantor, and see the available balance in each category. See Corrective Action Plan for chart/table

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Finding 36711 (2022-014)

Material Weakness 2022

Government of the District of Columbia

DC

Student Financial Aid Eligibility HUD Housing Programs § 200.303

DOEE agrees with the conditions and recommendations of this finding. DOEE proposes to strengthen its controls in the following manner: ? DOEE?s third party database developer updated the code in fiscal year 2022 to prevent occurrences of incorrect benefit amounts generated due to an error in ident...

DOEE agrees with the conditions and recommendations of this finding. DOEE proposes to strengthen its controls in the following manner: ? DOEE?s third party database developer updated the code in fiscal year 2022 to prevent occurrences of incorrect benefit amounts generated due to an error in identifying correctly inputted income amounts. The overall operations and maintenance of the eligibility systems ensure the code remains updated with accurate information. ? In fiscal year 2022, DOEE implemented a quality assurance (Q/A) check of benefit payments to identify database errors and duplicate benefits before submitting benefit payments to Utility vendors. DOEE continues this process today to ensure that database errors are identified and addressed in a timely manner. DOEE?s database developer will create and modify the second review report that is exportable to formats that can be read and understood and inclusive of all signed second application reviews. ? DOEE will conduct, and require participation by staff in, quarterly system demonstration and refresher trainings in order to strengthen existing policies and procedures to ensure the review of applications and household size are correctly recorded into the system. See Corrective Action Plan for chart/table

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