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Finding 541849 (2024-009)
Significant Deficiency 2024
State of Louisiana
LA
Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting § 200.303
Dear Mr. Waguespack: The Division of Administration is submitting the following as a response to the audit finding titled “Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements for the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act”. The DOA agrees with the LLA that the subawards tested were not reported...
Dear Mr. Waguespack: The Division of Administration is submitting the following as a response to the audit finding titled “Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements for the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act”. The DOA agrees with the LLA that the subawards tested were not reported in the Federal Funding and Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) within the required time frame. The Office of Community Development – Local Government Assistance and the Office of Community Development – Disaster Recovery have revised written procedures to increase the frequency of reporting and reviews, which should reduce or prevent future errors. The contact person responsible for the corrective action is Traci Watts, OCD Director or Ginger Moses, OCD Chief Operating Officer. If you have questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact me.
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Finding 541847 (2024-005)
Material Weakness 2024
State of Louisiana
LA
Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting Procurement, Suspension & Debarment § 200.303 § 200.430
Dear Mr. Waguespack, Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your office’s findings related to federal research and development expenses. LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport (LSUHSC-S) has reviewed the issues identified by your staff. LSUHSC-S concurs with the recommendations to address th...
Dear Mr. Waguespack, Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your office’s findings related to federal research and development expenses. LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport (LSUHSC-S) has reviewed the issues identified by your staff. LSUHSC-S concurs with the recommendations to address the findings and provides the following response and corrective action plan. Recommendation: Management should ensure they have adequate controls over time and effort certifications, purchases, and reimbursement requests. In addition, management should ensure adequate segregation of duties covering approvals of all transaction types. Response and Corrective Action Plan: Effective FY25, LSUHSC-S has implemented an electronic Time & Effort certification system through PeopleSoft in conjunction with New Orleans. Training in the new system was provided by the New Orleans IT Department to all departmental Business Managers. Technical support questions are addressed by OSP Post Award and New Orleans IT Department. LSUHSC-S Administrative Directive 4.4 will be revised to include the new electronic process. The Office of Research Administration will hold Post-Award Monitoring meetings with all principal investigators and designated departmental staff on a quarterly basis. These meetings will begin in March 2025. During these meetings, Grant Managers from OSP Post Award will review grant ledgers to ensure that all grant accounts are reconciled monthly. Departmental Business Managers will sign off on the completed monthly reconciliations. Personnel expenditures will be included in this monthly review. Discrepancies will be reviewed with the PI and business manager for accuracy and possible corrective action plan. Prior to submission, OSP Pre-Award will provide the RPPR to the PI and Business Manager for review and certification, to ensure time and effort allocations match the current budget and PER report. OSP Pre-Award will aid Business Managers as needed. A new PER electronic system was implemented and the AD for Cost Transfer is being revised and approved. The revised AD will require greater detail in the justification for changes in source funding for salaries. Justification must meet the requirements in the revised AD. A new Standard Administrative Procedure will be implemented in March 2025 that requires all salary changes on grant accounts to be made no later than 90-days after the effective date. All requests that are greater than 90 days will be evaluated through a rigorous review process and may or may not be approved. LSUHSC-S Research Administration will ensure accurate information is available and provided to auditors upon request in a timely manner. LSUHSC-S will explore the implementation of additional PS module vendor transaction utility, such as adding more approvers, to ensure adequate segregation of duties for approval. The removal of the ability for self-approval of requisitions within the PeopleSoft requisition workflow will prevent a requestor and an approver from being the same person. A monthly report will be auto-generated and emailed (ad-hoc ability as well) to the Director of Purchasing and the Executive Director of Financial Operations. The report will list detailed requisition information to include the requestor names and approver names of requisitions created for that period for review to ensure the approval process is properly working. Name of Contact(s) Responsible for Action Plan Ramey Benfield, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chancellor for Research Administration Jen Katzman, Vice Chancellor, Administration and Budget (with Departmental Business Managers) Tracy Calvert, Associate Director, Office for Sponsored Programs Post Award William Haacker, Assistant Director, Office for Sponsored Programs Post Award Steven McAlister, Associate Director of General Accounting Anticipated Completion Date: Continuous
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Finding 541844 (2024-003)
Significant Deficiency 2024
State of Louisiana
LA
Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303 § 200.400
Dear Mr. Waguespack: The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has received the finding titled “Control Weakness and Noncompliance Related to Cost Allocation Process" and appreciates the opportunity to provide this response to your office's finding. Finding: The Department of Children ...
Dear Mr. Waguespack: The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has received the finding titled “Control Weakness and Noncompliance Related to Cost Allocation Process" and appreciates the opportunity to provide this response to your office's finding. Finding: The Department of Children and Family Services did not have adequate controls in place to ensure the correct allocation of expenditures in accordance with the Cost Allocation Plan, which assigns costs to federal programs. Recommendation: DCFS should strengthen internal controls over the cost allocation review process. DCFS Response: DCFS concurs with the LLA's finding and recommendation. Corrective Action Plan: DCFS's Division of Management and Finance has implemented a corrective action plan aimed at addressing the identified issue and strengthening internal controls. 1. Internal Procedure Revisions: The Division of Management & Finance has trained relevant stakeholders on proper cost allocation procedures, emphasizing compliance with federal regulations and accurate reporting. Additionally, internal procedures have been revised to strengthen the review process, ensuring expenditures are correctly allocated in accordance with the Cost Allocation Plan. 2. Strengthening Internal Controls & Ongoing Monitoring: To prevent recurrence, the Cost Allocation team has implemented a more rigorous review process for cost allocation supporting documentation. This includes, but is not limited to, generating a LaGov report during the three-day fiscal month close to proactively identify any expenditures incorrectly allocated to a closed grant. This step will ensure a real-time review process, allowing errors to be detected and corrected promptly. DCFS acknowledges the importance of accurate cost allocation to ensure compliance with federal regulations and the proper distribution of expenditures across programs. Strengthening our internal controls and reviewing processes remains a top priority to prevent misallocations. Should you require additional information, please contact Christopher Bahm at Christopher.Bahm.DCFS@la.gov or (225) 219-0536.
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Finding 541796 (2024-005)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Baylor College of Medicine
TX
Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Student Financial Aid Cash Management § 200.303
Finding 2024‐005 Student Financial Assistance Cluster ALN: 84.268 Finding: The College did not submit the required monthly reconciliation for the direct loan program Corrective Action Plan: To address the issue of not submitting the required monthly reconciliation for the Direct Loan Program, the...
Finding 2024‐005 Student Financial Assistance Cluster ALN: 84.268 Finding: The College did not submit the required monthly reconciliation for the direct loan program Corrective Action Plan: To address the issue of not submitting the required monthly reconciliation for the Direct Loan Program, the Financial Aid office has implemented a process to ensure Direct Loan reconciliation is completed monthly. An outlook calendar reminder entry will serve as a reminder to begin the reconciliation process on the 15th of each month. The Senior Financial Aid Counselor requests a YTD SAS report from COD, which contains loan data from the central processor, the report is delivered to our electronic mailbox within 24 hours. The Senior Financial Aid Counselor runs a second report from the SIS System to generate YTD loan disbursement information. The files are reformatted and compared by the Senior Financial Aid Counselor. Any discrepancies are reviewed and resolved in the appropriate system (COD or SIS), dependent on the discrepancy. The Senior Counselor notifies the Senior Manager of Financial Aid that the comparison and updates are complete. The Senior Manager of Financial Aid then reviews delta from the compared data and verifies that corrections are made in the correct system. The Senior Manager ensures that resolved amount is within the COD delta found on the summary page in COD and a screenshot is maintained in the reconciliation file. Senior Manager marks “Sr Manager Reviewed” column on the loan reconciliation spreadsheet with a date of review as evidence. The completed reconciliation is maintained in the Financial Aid Shared Directory. Person Responsible: Scott Moore, Senior Manager, Financial Aid, Baylor College of Medicine Expected Completion: April 2024
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Finding 541794 (2024-004)
Material Weakness 2024
Baylor College of Medicine
TX
Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303
Finding 2024-004 Reporting ALN: 21.027 Finding: The College did not submit monthly reports for the CSLFRF or TCMHCC grants by the 15th of each month. Corrective Action Plan: BCM agrees that these reports were not submitted by the 15th deadline. Going forward, BCM will require the department to at...
Finding 2024-004 Reporting ALN: 21.027 Finding: The College did not submit monthly reports for the CSLFRF or TCMHCC grants by the 15th of each month. Corrective Action Plan: BCM agrees that these reports were not submitted by the 15th deadline. Going forward, BCM will require the department to attest that the programmatic reports were submitted when the monthly financial reports are submitted on the TCMHCC grant. Person Responsible: Chryll Batiste, Director, Research Administration, Baylor College of Medicine Expected Completion: April 2025
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Finding 541119 (2024-003)
Material Weakness 2024
Baylor College of Medicine
TX
Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303
2024-003 Indirect Costs ALN: Research and Development Cluster (R&D), 21.027 Finding: The College did not retain documentation and evidence of review of the indirect cost amounts being charged to the R&D and CSLFRF programs. Management performed a monthly control that included reviewing a sample of...
2024-003 Indirect Costs ALN: Research and Development Cluster (R&D), 21.027 Finding: The College did not retain documentation and evidence of review of the indirect cost amounts being charged to the R&D and CSLFRF programs. Management performed a monthly control that included reviewing a sample of indirect costs charged to grants on a sample basis. The College had a new ERP implementation that went into effect on January 1, 2024. Management did not perform the monthly control subsequent to the ERP implementation for the last 6 months of year. Corrective Action Plan: With the implementation of the new ERP system, BCM went from an on-premises solution to a software-as-a-service solution. Since we no longer have access to modify the code that calculates the F&A expense on awards, management concluded that previous random testing control was no longer necessary. Management also believes that there are numerous compensating reporting controls that would alert us if the F&A calculations were not accurate. Notably, management’s compensating controls and the testing the audit firm conducted identified no instances where the F&A calculations were inaccurate. However, to satisfy this audit finding we will be resuming the manual control procedure used with the legacy system. Person Responsible: Chryll Batiste, Director, Research Administration, Baylor College of Medicine Expected Completion: April 2025
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Finding 541117 (2024-002)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Baylor College of Medicine
TX
Questioned Costs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment § 200.303 § 200.318
Finding 2024-002 Procurement ALN: 93.855 Finding: The College did not have effective internal controls and procedures in place to ensure the College maintained records for procurements sufficient to detail the history of procurement, including the rationale for the method of procurement and other r...
Finding 2024-002 Procurement ALN: 93.855 Finding: The College did not have effective internal controls and procedures in place to ensure the College maintained records for procurements sufficient to detail the history of procurement, including the rationale for the method of procurement and other required elements. Corrective Action Plan: BCM management agrees that a sole source documentation form was not completed for this procurement. We do believe that this would have been easily justified as a sole source procurement as this vendor had unique capabilities required by the grant. The master service agreement for this procurement was effective September 1, 2019, and the related PO for this scope of work was issued on June 15, 2023. Since this time period, BCM has implemented a new procure to pay system with improved internal controls and approval routings. With this new system, we believe we have already put in place the appropriate corrective actions necessary to prevent this from happening going forward. Person Responsible: Rob Falivene, Vice President, Supply Chain Services, Baylor College of Medicine Expected Completion: March 2025
View Audit 350695 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 541097 (2024-006)
Material Weakness 2024
Manchester Community Schools
IN
Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Material Weakness Reporting § 200.303
FINDING 2024-006 Finding Subject: COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund - Reporting Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shelly Leifer Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 260.306.3359 shelly_leifer@mcs.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding Description ...
FINDING 2024-006 Finding Subject: COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund - Reporting Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shelly Leifer Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 260.306.3359 shelly_leifer@mcs.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding Description of Corrective Action Plan: The comptroller will reach out to the IDOE regarding the dates required for submission. The comptroller, with the curriculum director, will populate the spreadsheet. The comptroller will get a signature from the assistant superintendent or superintendent before submittal. Anticipated Completion Date: March 31, 2025
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Finding 541095 (2024-005)
Material Weakness 2024
Manchester Community Schools
IN
Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.208 § 200.303
FINDING 2024-005 Finding Subject: COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund - Earmarking Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shelly Leifer Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 260.306.3359 shelly_leifer@mcs.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding Description...
FINDING 2024-005 Finding Subject: COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund - Earmarking Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shelly Leifer Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 260.306.3359 shelly_leifer@mcs.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding Description of Corrective Action Plan: The curriculum director and comptroller will make sure funds are entered correctly into the accounting software to ensure accurate tracking of expenditures. The comptroller will complete the financial report based on IDOE’s instructions. The curriculum director will review it for accuracy and initial. The assistant superintendent will review it for accuracy and initial. The comptroller will submit the jot form. Anticipated Completion Date: March 31, 2025
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Finding 541087 (2024-004)
Material Weakness 2024
Manchester Community Schools
IN
Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303
FINDING 2024-004 Finding Subject: Special Education Cluster – Level of Effort Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shelly Leifer Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 260.306.3359 shelly_leifer@mcs.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding Description of Cor...
FINDING 2024-004 Finding Subject: Special Education Cluster – Level of Effort Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shelly Leifer Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 260.306.3359 shelly_leifer@mcs.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding Description of Corrective Action Plan: The human resource specialist has been trained regarding the importance of assigning the correct account codes to new employees. The comptroller and then the assistant superintendent or superintendent will review new employee payroll account assignments and sign off on their employment paperwork to ensure employees are coded correctly in our system. Anticipated Completion Date: March 31, 2025
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Finding 541079 (2024-003)
Material Weakness 2024
Manchester Community Schools
IN
Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.208 § 200.303 § 200.403
FINDING 2024-003 Finding Subject: Special Education Cluster - Earmarking Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shelly Leifer Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 260.306.3359 shelly_leifer@mcs.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding Description of Correcti...
FINDING 2024-003 Finding Subject: Special Education Cluster - Earmarking Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shelly Leifer Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 260.306.3359 shelly_leifer@mcs.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding Description of Corrective Action Plan: 1. A proportionate Share Working Spreadsheet was developed and is distributed annually to service providers working with non-pub students. 2. Service providers document the following information for each corporation: Student name, Date of service, Time of Service, Number of hours, Type of Service, and any other required information. 3. Documentation is reviewed monthly. 4. Reimbursement for non-pub services is requested when reimbursement amounts reach $1,000.00 or annually, whichever comes first. Anticipated Completion Date: March 1, 2024
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Finding 541049 (2024-005)
Material Weakness 2024
North Newton School Corporation
IN
Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.1 § 200.303 § 200.308 § 200.403
FINDING 2024-005 (Auditor Assigned Reference Number) Finding Subject: Special Education Cluster (IDEA)- Period of Performance Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Julie Remschneider Contact Phone Number and Email Address: julie.r@nn.k12.in.us, 219-285-2228 Views of Responsible Officials...
FINDING 2024-005 (Auditor Assigned Reference Number) Finding Subject: Special Education Cluster (IDEA)- Period of Performance Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Julie Remschneider Contact Phone Number and Email Address: julie.r@nn.k12.in.us, 219-285-2228 Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We will ensure the Special Education Co-op will have controls in place to make sure payments are made within the period of performance. Anticipated Completion Date: September 30, 2025
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Finding 541044 (2024-004)
Material Weakness 2024
North Newton School Corporation
IN
Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring School Nutrition Programs § 200.303
FINDING 2024-004 Finding Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster- Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Julie Remschneider Contact Phone Number and Email Address: julie.r@nn.k12.in.us, 219-285-2228 Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the findi...
FINDING 2024-004 Finding Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster- Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Julie Remschneider Contact Phone Number and Email Address: julie.r@nn.k12.in.us, 219-285-2228 Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The business official or superintendent will review and sign off and date the procurement and suspension and debarment documents. We will follow the internal control procedures beginning on p. 41 of the internal controls manual. Anticipated Completion Date: September 30, 2025
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Finding 541040 (2024-003)
Material Weakness 2024
North Newton School Corporation
IN
School Nutrition Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Eligibility § 200.303
FINDING 2024-003 Finding Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster- Eligibility Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Julie Remschneider Contact Phone Number and Email Address: julie.r@nn.k12.in.us, 219-285-2228 Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective...
FINDING 2024-003 Finding Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster- Eligibility Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Julie Remschneider Contact Phone Number and Email Address: julie.r@nn.k12.in.us, 219-285-2228 Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The business official or superintendent will review and sign off and date the eligibility reports. Anticipated Completion Date: September 30, 2025
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Finding 541032 (2024-001)
Material Weakness 2024
Prince George's County, MD
MD
Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Material Weakness Reporting § 200.303
Action taken in response to finding: • The Department has revised its internal policy and procedures to include timelines and a tracking mechanism to ensure the timely submission of fiscal reports and documents. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: • Anthony Walker, As...
Action taken in response to finding: • The Department has revised its internal policy and procedures to include timelines and a tracking mechanism to ensure the timely submission of fiscal reports and documents. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: • Anthony Walker, Associate Director of the Management Services Division • Anissa Curtis, Budget Analyst III for Aging and Disabilities Services Division Planned completion date for corrective action plan: • Items previously cited for submission have been updated and at this time the Department is in compliance with all fiscal reports. • Revisions to the internal Policy and Procedures have been corrected and disseminated to appropriate staff.
View Audit 350638
Finding 541029 (2024-002)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Alamosa School District Re-11j
CO
Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303
Action Taken: The District will improve internal controls over Federal Grants to make sure that they are in compliance with all compliance requirements, including the review of certified payroll on construction projects completed with Federal funding to make sure that prevailing wages are paid.
Action Taken: The District will improve internal controls over Federal Grants to make sure that they are in compliance with all compliance requirements, including the review of certified payroll on construction projects completed with Federal funding to make sure that prevailing wages are paid.
View Audit 350636
Finding 541025 (2024-003)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Head Start Consortium
IN
Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting Significant Deficiency § 200.303
We will ensure all required federal reports have a documented, formal review of the reports before they are submitted to ensure the information submitted is accurate
We will ensure all required federal reports have a documented, formal review of the reports before they are submitted to ensure the information submitted is accurate
View Audit 350620
Finding 541023 (2024-002)
Material Weakness 2024
Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Head Start Consortium
IN
Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303
We will ensure all vouchers are reviewed by a secondary individual, all supporting backup is maintained for each claim, and all payroll amounts agree to approved contracts.
We will ensure all vouchers are reviewed by a secondary individual, all supporting backup is maintained for each claim, and all payroll amounts agree to approved contracts.
View Audit 350620 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 540993 (2024-002)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Emmanuel College
MA
Cash Management Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303
The Controller will ensure he signs the monthly schedule on all future bank reconciliations that he reviews. The controller will sign all bank reconciliations starting March 2024.
The Controller will ensure he signs the monthly schedule on all future bank reconciliations that he reviews. The controller will sign all bank reconciliations starting March 2024.
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Finding 540991 (2024-001)
Material Weakness 2024
Emmanuel College
MA
Student Financial Aid Reporting Material Weakness § 200.303
To ensure compliance with the 60-day enrollment update requirement, the Registrar's Office staff will manually enter any withdrawals and leaves of absence into the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) website upon processing them in Coileague. Using the Student Look Up tool on the NSC website, they ...
To ensure compliance with the 60-day enrollment update requirement, the Registrar's Office staff will manually enter any withdrawals and leaves of absence into the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) website upon processing them in Coileague. Using the Student Look Up tool on the NSC website, they will update the student's status along with the status start date. Additionally, the confirmation email from the NSC, which verifies that the enrollment update has been processed, will be saved in the student's record.
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Finding 540966 (2024-016)
Material Weakness 2024
State of New Jersey
NJ
Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness Reporting § 200.303
The Department has completed its corrective action plan from the prior audit. DLPS has been in full compliance with the FFATA reporting requirement since August 2024. COMPLETION DATE/ CONTACT PERSON & PHONE# Fiscal Year 2024 and Ongoing Salvatore Marcello (609) 882-2000 ext.3046 Salvatore.Marcello...
The Department has completed its corrective action plan from the prior audit. DLPS has been in full compliance with the FFATA reporting requirement since August 2024. COMPLETION DATE/ CONTACT PERSON & PHONE# Fiscal Year 2024 and Ongoing Salvatore Marcello (609) 882-2000 ext.3046 Salvatore.Marcello@njsp.gov
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Finding 540964 (2024-015)
Material Weakness 2024
State of New Jersey
NJ
Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Procurement, Suspension & Debarment § 200.303
The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) agrees that for fiscal year 2024 it did not complete Federal Funding Accountability & Transparency Act (FFATA) uploads timely. DMHAS maintains written FFATA policies and procedures, and it is compliant wi...
The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) agrees that for fiscal year 2024 it did not complete Federal Funding Accountability & Transparency Act (FFATA) uploads timely. DMHAS maintains written FFATA policies and procedures, and it is compliant with its SSA SFY 2023 Corrective Action Plan (CAP) which included a January 1, 2025 implementation date. However, DMHAS was unable to comply timely with the FFATA reporting requirements due to competing reporting requirements, in conjunction with the volume of data and effort required. In addition to the significant progress DMHAS reported in the FY 2023 CAP update provided below, DMHAS accomplished the following: On October 21, 2024, DMHAS on boarded a full-time FFATA Analyst dedicated to FFATA data collection and uploads. On October 23 and October 29, 2024, DMHAS conducted training for the FFATA analyst. On or about January 29, 2025 and February 3, 2025, in an effort to demonstrate its proficiency and show its good faith efforts to comply, DMHAS uploaded all SUPTRS SFY23 and SFY24 Test Contracts (FAIN ending 5822) for the SSA SFY 2024. On or about February 3, 2025 and February 19, 2025, in an effort to demonstrate its proficiency and show its good faith efforts to comply, DMHAS uploaded all SOR SFY23 and SFY24 (FAIN ending 5743) Test Contracts for the SSA SFY24. Thereafter, DMHAS completed the following uploads: • February 27, 2025 – SOR FAIN ending 5743 – remaining contracts (outside of the SSA24 Test group) up to the FSRS ceiling (which limits data entry to forty (40) pages and UEIs. • March 4, 2025 – SUPTRS FAIN ending 7054 – all contracts uploaded. • March 6, 2025 – SOR FAIN ending 7774 – all contracts (into FSRS prior to migration) • March 6, 2025 – SUPTRS FAIN ending 5822 - remaining contracts (outside of the SSA24 Test group) up to the FSRS ceiling (which limits data entry to forty (40) pages and UEIs. On January 22, 2025, the DMHAS Compliance Quality Assurance Specialist who helps monitor FFATA compliance completed the federal SAM.gov training. On March 5, 2025, the DMHAS FFATA Analyst completed the federal SAM.gov training. DMHAS remains committed to FFATA compliance, is prioritizing FFATA reporting, and is making a good faith effort to comply. However, DMHAS notes various federal issues outside of the State’s control that are causing delays and increasing administrative burden. More specifically, uploads that predated the conversion from FSRS to Sam.gov were limited by a system error so DMHAS was precluded from entering all contracts/UEIs. In addition, FAINs are missing from SAM.gov, thus precluding the submission of the corresponding uploads. DMHAS is documenting the upload limitations and missing FAINs, along with its continued efforts to overcome the various obstacles outside of its control. COMPLETION DATE/ CONTACT PERSON & PHONE# January 1, 2025 John Fogliano, Deputy CFO (609) 438-4278 John.Fogliano@dhs.nj.gov
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Finding 540963 (2024-014)
Significant Deficiency 2024
State of New Jersey
NJ
Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303 § 200.332
DMHAS acknowledges that the FAIN was omitted in a single notice of sub recipient award that predates the implementation date of its FY 2023 Corrective Action Plan (CAP). The award at issue relates to a “special County” add-on contract (one (1) of a total of nineteen (19)) that is tracked manually a...
DMHAS acknowledges that the FAIN was omitted in a single notice of sub recipient award that predates the implementation date of its FY 2023 Corrective Action Plan (CAP). The award at issue relates to a “special County” add-on contract (one (1) of a total of nineteen (19)) that is tracked manually and in the DMHAS Contract Information Management System (CIMS) on which it currently relies to relay the data components required by 2 CFR 200.332. The single omission of the FAIN was due to a clerical error, whereby CIMS was not updated consistent with the manual record of the 2024 County contract renewal. DMHAS acknowledged in its FY 2023 CAP that CIMS was being replaced with SAGE in order to automate sub recipient notices, reduce administrative burden and decrease clerical errors that result from manual data entry. DMHAS notes that the original 2025 SAGE go-live date has been delayed and moved to Summer 2026. Therefore, DMHAS made improvements to CIMS (that is available to Providers). In addition to identifying the federal funding source in the program column and in the notes, CIMS now includes a federal drop down box that links the federal NOAs to the subrecipient agreement. DMHAS is compliant with its FY 2023 CAP which included a July 1, 2024 implementation date. Beginning July 1, 2024, DMHAS starting using a new Subaward template that includes the requisite data elements. DMHAS created a contract policy update and completed template trainings in-person and remotely. The DMHAS Compliance Unit audited the use of the new template to ensure Subaward include the requisite data elements. COMPLETION DATE/ CONTACT PERSON & PHONE# July 1, 2024 John Fogliano, Deputy CFO (609) 438-4278 John.Fogliano@dhs.nj.gov
View Audit 350571
Finding 540962 (2024-013)
Material Weakness 2024
State of New Jersey
NJ
Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Procurement, Suspension & Debarment § 200.303
The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) agrees that for fiscal year 2024 it did not complete Federal Funding Accountability & Transparency Act (FFATA) uploads timely. DMHAS maintains written FFATA policies and procedures, and it is compliant wi...
The Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) agrees that for fiscal year 2024 it did not complete Federal Funding Accountability & Transparency Act (FFATA) uploads timely. DMHAS maintains written FFATA policies and procedures, and it is compliant with its SSA SFY 2023 Corrective Action Plan (CAP) which included a January 1, 2025 implementation date. However, DMHAS was unable to comply timely with the FFATA reporting requirements due to competing reporting requirements, in conjunction with the volume of data and effort required. In addition to the significant progress DMHAS reported in the FY 2023 CAP update provided below, DMHAS accomplished the following: On October 21, 2024, DMHAS on boarded a full-time FFATA Analyst dedicated to FFATA data collection and uploads. On October 23 and October 29, 2024, DMHAS conducted training for the FFATA analyst. On or about January 29, 2025 and February 3, 2025, in an effort to demonstrate its proficiency and show its good faith efforts to comply, DMHAS uploaded all SUPTRS SFY23 and SFY24 Test Contracts (FAIN ending 5822) for the SSA SFY 2024. On or about February 3, 2025 and February 19, 2025, in an effort to demonstrate its proficiency and show its good faith efforts to comply, DMHAS uploaded all SOR SFY23 and SFY24 (FAIN ending 5743) Test Contracts for the SSA SFY24. Thereafter, DMHAS completed the following uploads: • February 27, 2025 – SOR FAIN ending 5743 – remaining contracts (outside of the SSA24 Test group) up to the FSRS ceiling (which limits data entry to forty (40) pages and UEIs. • March 4, 2025 – SUPTRS FAIN ending 7054 – all contracts uploaded. • March 6, 2025 – SOR FAIN ending 7774 – all contracts (into FSRS prior to migration) • March 6, 2025 – SUPTRS FAIN ending 5822 - remaining contracts (outside of the SSA24 Test group) up to the FSRS ceiling (which limits data entry to forty (40) pages and UEIs. On January 22, 2025, the DMHAS Compliance Quality Assurance Specialist who helps monitor FFATA compliance completed the federal SAM.gov training. On March 5, 2025, the DMHAS FFATA Analyst completed the federal SAM.gov training. DMHAS remains committed to FFATA compliance, is prioritizing FFATA reporting, and is making a good faith effort to comply. However, DMHAS notes various federal issues outside of the State’s control that are causing delays and increasing administrative burden. More specifically, uploads that predated the conversion from FSRS to Sam.gov were limited by a system error so DMHAS was precluded from entering all contracts/UEIs. In addition, FAINs are missing from SAM.gov, thus precluding the submission of the corresponding uploads. DMHAS is documenting the upload limitations and missing FAINs, along with its continued efforts to overcome the various obstacles outside of its control. COMPLETION DATE/ CONTACT PERSON & PHONE# January 1, 2025 John Fogliano, Deputy CFO (609) 438-4278 John.Fogliano@dhs.nj.gov
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Finding 540959 (2024-012)
Significant Deficiency 2024
State of New Jersey
NJ
Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility § 200.303
The Department of Human Services’ Division of Family Development (DHS/DFD) acknowledges the audit finding that 3 of the 40 sampled providers had not been inspected as required by program policy. DHS/DFD contracts with the Department of Children and Families’ Office of Licensing (“OOL”) as the regula...
The Department of Human Services’ Division of Family Development (DHS/DFD) acknowledges the audit finding that 3 of the 40 sampled providers had not been inspected as required by program policy. DHS/DFD contracts with the Department of Children and Families’ Office of Licensing (“OOL”) as the regulatory authority to monitor and inspect licensed centers and family child care providers. In response to this finding, OOL has implemented internal measures to ensure that monitoring occurs on an annual basis. These measure include the use of the New Jersey Child Care Information System (NJCCIS). A subsequent inspection of licensed child care centers was conducted on September 13, 2024. Regarding the two other family child care providers, the Child Care Resource and Referral (“CCR&R”) works in conjunction with OOL to track health and safety inspections. However, CCR&R did not monitor the two family child care providers in 2023. Since then, monitoring has been carried out in 2024 which included a review of the annual training requirements for these providers. To enhance compliance with inspections, CCR&R has acquired updated software to improve its monitoring capabilities. Copies of the 2024 inspection reports can be provided upon request. The DFD’s Office of Child Care will develop internal controls and procedures to ensure that inspections are performed as required by program policy. COMPLETION DATE/ CONTACT PERSON December 31, 2025 Andrea Breitwieser 609-588-4503 Andrea.Breitwieser@dhs.nj.gov
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