Corrective Action Plans

Research and Development Cluster— Assistance Listing Nos. Various Recommendation: We recommend that the University review its procedures around review and approval of R&D expenditures to ensure that only valid expenditures are reported. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The University does have existing internal control processes over its federal grants. The principal investigators code, approve, and submit expenditures for payment. In addition, principal investigators receive periodic grant reports which include the detail of all transactions charged to their grants for review. The University will add an additional control step to review coding of research and development payment requests in the ERP system prior to payment. Names of the contact persons responsible for corrective action: Gerri Stepanek and Carole Kampf Planned completion date for corrective action plan: September 1, 2025

Program: AL 10.561 – State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; AL 93.090 – Guardianship Assistance; AL 93.558 – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; AL 93.563 – Child Support Services; AL 93.566 – Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs; AL 93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant; AL 93.658 – Foster Care Title IV-E; AL 93.659 – Adoption Assistance; AL 93.767 – Children’s Health Insurance Program; AL 93.778 – Grants to States for Medicaid – Allowable Cost/Cost Principles Corrective Action Plan: A new Business Unit mapping process has been implemented that will ensure that all Business Units are correctly accounted for. In addition, procedures were updated and sent to applicable staff to ensure payroll is correctly recorded. Contact: Patrick Werner Anticipated Completion Date: Complete

Program: AL 10.561 – State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; AL 93.558 – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; AL 93.563 – Child Support Services; AL 93.566 – Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs; AL 93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant; AL 93.658 – Foster Care Title IV-E; AL 93.659 – Adoption Assistance; AL 93.767 – Children’s Health Insurance Program; AL 93.778 – Grants to States for Medicaid – Allowable Cost/Cost Principles Corrective Action Plan: DHHS has begun strengthening processes and procedures to ensure entries are complete and accurate and in compliance with Federal regulations. Contact: Patrick Werner Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2026

Planned Corrective Action: After review, it was determined that the wrong indirect rate was applied to a project. The overcharged amount was $1,461.69. The prime of this project was an industry sponsor and a CRADA was necessary for this work to be completed. It is the belief of the current OSRI management that the error accurred due to confusion that the funds came from an industry sponsor and not a federal agency. To correct this error, management will issue a payment of $1,461.69 to the sponsor. Planned Implementation Date of Corrective Action: Three inquiries were made by CBIZ on 1/5/26 regarding indirects charged by OSRI. On 1/6/26 OSRI management responded clearing up two of the three inquiries showing that the total indirects charged based on direct numbers were correct and that an adjustment had been made during the fiscal year in question to correct prior short falls. After a thorough review of the third inquiry, OSRI management on 1/8/26 reached out to the industry sponsor to inform them of our error and payment reimbursement was initiated. On 1/16/26 the industry sponsor confirmed receipt and cashed check for reimbursement.

Recommendation: We recommend that the Department develop and implement a written policy for leave allocation consistent with federal regulations. Also, we recommend that the Department provides training to ensure employees understand and comply with the written policy. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: The Department recognizes the audit finding and its responsibility to comply with 2 CFR §200.405(d). Action taken in response to finding: Corrective action was taken. The Department revised the procedures and will no longer charge any type of leave activity to a grant, effective July 1, 2025, and for the foreseeable future. An email was sent out by the CFO on June 26, 2025 advising all Department employees about this change. The Federal Aid Cost Tracking System (FACTS) has also been changed to block access to all grants for any leave time reporting code entries. If a system is developed in the future to enable the allocation of leave consistent will the federal regulations, training will be provided for all employees. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Paul Varela, CFO Planned completion date for corrective action plan: July 31, 2026

2025-003. Payroll and Disbursement (Allowable Costs/Cost Principles) United States Department of Education, Passed-through New York State Department of Education: Special Education Cluster: Special Education Grants to States: IDEA Part B ALN: 84.027 Education Stabilization Funds COVID 19: American Rescue Plan – Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief ALN: 84.425U Condition: As required under Subpart E, 2 CFR §200.403 through §200.405 and §200.430, and Subpart D, 2 CFR §200.302, which require a financial management system to provide effective control over accountability for federal funds, and to identify the source and application of funds. During the year, we noted that the District recorded journal entries transferring payroll and disbursement related expenditures from the General Fund to the Special Aid Fund under the Special Education Cluster and Education Stabilization Funds grant codes. These journal entries lacked adequate supporting documentation to demonstrate approvals and if the costs were allowable and allocable to the applicable federal awards. Consequently, we were unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to conclude whether the journalized transactions were properly charged to the federal programs in order to comply with Subpart E, 2 CFR §200.403 through §200.405 and §200.430, and Subpart D, 2 CFR §200.302. Planned Corrective Action: The District will implement procedures to ensure that all payroll and disbursement transactions charged to federal awards through journal entries are properly supported. This will include maintaining original time and effort documentation for payroll, as well as invoices and supporting records for disbursements. Additionally, the District will establish a review and approval process for journal entries transferring expenditures between funds to verify that amounts are allowable, reasonable, and allocable to the appropriate federal awards. Staff will be trained on federal documentation requirements under 2 CFR §200.430 and §200.302 to prevent recurrence and ensure that all financial records support compliance with federal guidelines. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2026 Responsible Contact Person: Jean Mingot Assistant Superintendent for Business Southampton Union Free School District 70 Leland Lane Southampton, New York 11968-5089

Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Recommendation: Update and revise the cost allocation plan annually to reflect actual program usage including the board of directors approval. Implement a time and effort reporting system for all shared staff and provide training to ensure compliance with federal requirements. This should include proper review and approval of all costs, explicitly documented. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Management will establish and implement formal procedures to ensure the proper allocation of allowable costs across all grant components. These procedures will include appropriate oversight mechanisms to verify accuracy, compliance with grant requirements, and consistent application of cost-allocation methodologies. Names of the contact persons responsible for corrective action: Robert Loiseau, Finance Director and Gary Beaulieu, Executive Director

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and will document the allocation methods used for employees and expenses.

FINDING 2025-003 Finding Subject: Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grants – Subrecipient Monitoring Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Chris Gearlds, Assistant Superintendent Contact Phone Number and Email Address: (317) 856-5265; cgearlds@decaturproud.org Views of Responsible Official: We concur with Audit Finding Description of Corrective Action Plan: The Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grant was completed during the audit period and the school district does not plan on receiving this award in the future. Therefore, further corrective action is not required and district officials will utilize this information to ensure compliance in other federal awards. Anticipated Completion Date: February 1, 2026

Finding Reference: 2025-001 – Activities Allowed or Unallowed Costs/Cost Principles — Food Distribution Cluster (TEFAP/CCC/CSFP) — Questioned Costs: 188,459 Responsible Person: Todd Frease, CFO Planned Actions & Timelines: 1. Allocation Methodology Correction (by 30 days from report issuance): We will redesign our administrative cost allocation model to remove the CCC double-counting and ensure each program’s share is based on documented, reasonable measures of benefit, consistent with 2 CFR §200.405. The revised workbook will include locked formulas and version control. 2. Secondary Review Control (effective next monthly close): We will implement a two-step review: preparer signs off on the allocation workbook, and an independent reviewer validates sources, bases, and formula ranges before posting entries or submitting claims. Evidence of review will be retained in monthly share drive by indicating approval through email. Anticipated Completion Date: Within 60 days of report issuance

This finding was identified and addressed during the prior fiscal year audit and the current year findings are instances identified from prior to the identification of the finding in the prior year. Going forward the Organization will document the review and approval of the payroll allocated and charged to the federal award. of the payroll allocated and charged to the federal award.

The District will reconcile the Human Resources spreadsheet to the Grant Information to the payroll information entered into Skyward. Currently underway checking personnel by personnel, initiating needed updates and changes.

Reference Number: 2025-001 Description: Finding 2025-001 - Federal ALN 93.778 Medicaid Cluster Corrective Action Plan: The District will update the setup for Medicaid reporting in Skyward Qmlativ to back out expenditures coded to federal grants, specifically project numbers 341 and 347. Anticipated Corrective Action Plan Completion Date: Corrective action was implemented on July 23, 2025. The district has reviewed reports generated after this date and verified the accuracy of reporting. Contact Information: For additional information regarding this finding please contact Beth Sheridan, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations, at 262-560-2119. Beth Sheridan Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations

Research and Development Cluster— Assistance Listing Nos. Various Recommendation: We recommend that the University review its procedures around review and approval of R&D expenditures to ensure that only valid expenditures are reported. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The University does have existing internal control processes over its federal grants. The principal investigators code, approve, and submit expenditures for payment. In addition, principal investigators receive periodic grant reports which include the detail of all transactions charged to their grants for review. The University will add an additional control step to review coding of research and development payment requests in the ERP system prior to payment. Names of the contact persons responsible for corrective action: Gerri Stepanek and Carole Kampf Planned completion date for corrective action plan: September 1, 2025

UCM will develop and implement comprehensive written policies and procedures addressing cost eligibility, documentation standards, and the requirement that only actual costs are charged to federal awards. The procedures will require costs to be supported by appropriate source documentation, such as invoices, receipts, payroll records, allocation schedules, contracts, approvals, proof of payment, and other relevant records. UCM will implement a review process to ensure costs charged to federal awards are based on actual expenditures recorded in the accounting system, properly supported, charged to the correct funding source, and consistent with Uniform Guidance requirements. Budgeted, estimated, or unsupported amounts will not be charged to federal awards unless specifically permitted by the award terms and adjusted to actual costs within the required reporting period. UCM will also strengthen controls over electronic signatures used in grant, payroll, expenditure, or approval documentation. Electronic signature procedures will require appropriate IT controls so that only the individual providing approval can select or apply their own name. UCM will review user access, system permissions, and approval workflows to ensure signatures are tied to the appropriate user and that evidence of approval is retained. Staff responsible for grant accounting, payroll allocation, accounts payable, electronic approval workflows, and federal award compliance will receive Uniform Guidance training and training on the updated documentation, actual cost, and electronic signature procedures. Responsible for Corrective Action: Cristina Schoendorf, Chief Program Officer Shruti Jha, Senior Director of Finance Deborah Ewell, Director of Human Resources Laura D’Ambrogi, Grants Manager IT Partner Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2026

1. Document formal allocation methodologies for shared non-personnel costs using rational and supportable bases such as square footage, FTEs, usage, or other proportional benefit measures depending on the cost. 2. Review and approve methodologies by management and update them when operational realities change. 3. Maintain allocation schedules and supporting documentation for audit and grant compliance purposes. 4. Incorporate the methodology into policy and periodic review procedures.

Finding Number: 2024-006 Finding Title: Financial Policies and Procedures Federal Program Information: • Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development; Department of the Treasury • Assistance Listing Numbers (ALN): 14.251 and 21.027 • Federal Program Names: Economic Development Initiatives—Special Project, Neighborhood Initiative and Neighborhood Stabilization Program; Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Compliance Requirement: Financial Management and Standards of Financial Management Systems (2 CFR §200.302(b)); Allowable Costs (2 CFR §200.403-405); Procurement (2 CFR §200.317-327); Cash Management (2 CFR §200.305); Travel Costs (2 CFR §200.475) Note: Organization has existing Conflict of Interest policy in compliance with 2 CFR §200.318(c)(1). Questioned Costs: $0 Repeat Finding: No Management's Response: The Board of Directors of Restoration Christian Ministries agrees with the finding. The Organization will establish formalized accounting policies and procedures that adhere to the requirements of the Uniform Guidance. Corrective Action Plan: Corrective Action #1: Comprehensive Policy Manual Development • Action: Engage consultant or work with Contract Accountant to develop comprehensive written financial policies and procedures manual addressing all Uniform Guidance requirements, including: (a) Allowable costs (2 CFR §200.403-405); (b) Procurement (2 CFR §200.317-327); (c) Cash management (2 CFR §200.305); (d) Travel costs (2 CFR §200.475); (e) Time and effort documentation; (f) Equipment management; (g) Subrecipient monitoring; (h) Financial reporting; and (i) Record retention. Ensure policies address financial management system requirements under 2 CFR §200.302. Tailor policies to Organization's all-volunteer structure. [Note: Organization already has Conflict of Interest policy complying with 2 CFR §200.318(c)(1).] • Responsible Person/Title: Board Treasurer with Contract Accountant • Anticipated Completion Date: April 30, 2026 Corrective Action #2: Board Approval and Adoption • Action: Present draft policies to full Board of Directors for review and input. Board will formally adopt policies by resolution. Document approval in Board meeting minutes. • Responsible Person/Title: Board President • Anticipated Completion Date: May 31, 2026 Corrective Action #3: Dissemination and Training • Action: Distribute approved policies to all Board members and Contract Accountant. Conduct training session for Board members and Contract Accountant on new policies and procedures. Board members and Contract Accountant will sign acknowledgment of receipt and understanding. Make policies readily accessible (e.g., shared drive, Board portal). • Responsible Person/Title: Board President • Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2026 Corrective Action #4: Implementation Tools and Support • Action: Develop templates, forms, and tools to support policy implementation. Create workflow diagrams and checklists for common transactions. Establish Board Treasurer as primary resource for policy implementation questions. • Responsible Person/Title: Board Treasurer and Contract Accountant • Anticipated Completion Date: July 31, 2026 Corrective Action #5: Annual Policy Review Process • Action: Schedule annual review of policies to ensure continued Uniform Guidance compliance. Update policies as needed for regulatory or organizational changes. Submit material policy changes to full Board for approval. • Responsible Person/Title: Board Treasurer • Anticipated Completion Date: Annually, beginning June 2027 Corrective Action #6: Governance Structure Assessment • Action: Board will evaluate establishing Audit Committee or combined Finance/Audit Committee to provide enhanced oversight of financial management, internal controls, and federal compliance. If Board size prohibits separate committee, designate at least two Board members with specific oversight responsibilities. • Responsible Person/Title: Board President • Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2026

Finding reference: 2024-004 - Inappropriate Allocation of Expenses The following steps were taken to bring the Borough into compliance. 1. Both the accounting specialist and the Borough Manger have implemented a tracking system to cross reference and monitor compliance of both payments and receipts of all grant funds. 2. Implemented June 2025.

Finding Number: 2024-041 Audit Type: Single Audit Finding Title: Unsupported FEMA Reimbursements Related Finding: 2024-031 (Yellow Book) 1. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action Name: Shannah Weaver Title: City Clerk Department: Finance Department 2. Planned Corrective Action The City will implement a documentation checklist and assign a grants compliance officer to ensure all FEMA reimbursement requests are fully supported. 3. Anticipated Completion Date September 30, 2026 4. Management's Response Management concurs and will ensure all FEMA-related expenditures are properly documented and retained. 5. Status of Prior Year Finding This is a new finding.

Finding Number: 2024-042 Audit Type: Single Audit Finding Title: Misallocation of Expenditures Across Federal Awards Related Finding: 2024-028 (Yellow Book) 1. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action Name: Shannah Weaver Title: City Clerk Department: Finance Department 2. Planned Corrective Action The City will revise its grant accounting procedures to ensure expenditures are properly allocated to the correct federal awards. 3. Anticipated Completion Date September 30, 2026 4. Management's Response Management concurs and will implement additional review steps during the grant reimbursement process. 5. Status of Prior Year Finding This is a new finding.

Finding 2024-001 (A/B – Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs / Cost Principles) US Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Assistance Listing 97.036 COVID-19 – Disaster Grants – Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) Name of contact person: Warren Pate, Vice President Finance Corrective action: The Vice President Finance will oversee repayment to FEMA a total of $79,118.82, representing invoices that were submitted for reimbursement more than once ($77,521.50), and an invoice for which reimbursement was requested greater than the invoice amount ($1,597.32). Additionally, a review of all project amounts planned to be submitted for future FEMA reimbursement will be conducted at the direction of the Vice President Finance, to ensure the completeness and accuracy of all project details. Proposed completion date: March 31, 2025

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees and recognizes the importance of consistent allocation methodologies. Corrective Action: Increase the Cost Allocation Plan defining allocation bases for shared expenses, supported by documentation and reviewed annually.

VIEWS OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS The PRDE does not agree with the Recommendation to establish an allocation method for TPFA invoices because TPFA services are overhead costs paid from administrative funds and are not tied to any specific federal grant. In addition, the PRDE does not agree that contract terms should be revised before the contract expiration to require a reconciliation of total hours and rates because again, payments to the TPFA are overhead costs not directly tied to any specific program. Finally, the PRDE does not agree with the recommendation that the TPFA submit supporting evidence for the reimbursement of expenses because (i) the TPFA contract is a fixed fee that is inclusive of all professional service fees and expenses and (ii) the TPFA provides an explanation of major expenses incurred within each monthly invoice. Auditor Comment on Management Response for Finding No. 2024-004 As stated in CONDITION 2., “…on invoice 830311-2023-32 the amount of $1,978,791 (85% of total invoice amount) was charged to several programs of ALN 84.425, although the services described in the invoice were not related only to these programs; therefore, the cost objective is not chargeable in accordance with the relative benefit received.” Further, the 2 CFR 200.1, establishes that: “Indirect [facilities & administrative (F&A)] costs mean those costs incurred for a common or joint purpose benefitting more than one cost objective, and not readily assignable to the cost objectives specifically benefitted, without effort disproportionate to the results achieved. To facilitate equitable distribution of indirect expenses to the cost objectives served, it may be necessary to establish a number of pools of indirect (F&A) costs. Indirect (F&A) cost pools must be distributed to benefitted cost objectives on bases that will produce an equitable result in consideration of relative benefits derived.” This information was not provided for our evaluation. Also, we made reference to the Program Determination Email for ALNs. 84.938 and 84.425 dated September 18, 2024 (Audit Control Number 02-21-39634), received from Ms. Catherine Miers of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education of the US Department of Education (USDE), in which they required that the PRDE provide documentation for the following corrective actions: “revised the contract terms to include a reconciliation of total hours and rates to adjust the payments made to the vendor before the contract expiration; requested that adequate supporting evidence from the vendors be presented for any expenses to be reimbursed by the PRDE; and develop an adequate review of the vendors invoice to properly identify the actual hours of services that benefited the Federal programs so a correct allocation of the costs incurred can be made within Federal programs and state funds”. IMPLEMENTATION DATE None RESPONSIBLE PERSON Jullymar Octtaviani Vega Sub-Secretary of Administration María de los Angeles Lizardi Valdés Office of Federal Affairs Director

Management disagrees with the following A) Management determined the expenditures charged to the 2021-#3 project MSOC Security Sustainment Costs, for camera, installation and project management were clearly related to the Investment justification which requested sustainment and upgrade to the existing MSOC the IJ states : “Investment provides maintenance and upgrades of software/hardware (I.e. servers/workstations), video surveillance management systems, operating systems, cameras systems, access control and communication systems for Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District B) Management determined the questioned cost charged to the 2023-#3 project GIS for the cameras and the conference room were supported with the investment justification however management agrees the invoices for Survey totaling $95,900 should not have been changed to the grant. C) Management determined the expenditures charged to the 2023-#4 project Cybersecurity Network and IT: For Datto Backup, which is the name of the program, and cyber security training are valid expenses and align with the investment justification Management will ensure the following processes are added to the financial management policies and procedures over federal and state funds • The District will establish formal procedures requiring that all PSGP expenditures be cross-checked against the approved Investment Justification (IJ) and verified for compliance with the grant’s period of performance prior to payment. No disbursement of federal funds will occur unless documentation demonstrates that the expenditure directly aligns with the approved grant scope and timing. • This documentation will be required within the system in order to process payments to the vendor. • The District will consult with FEMA to assess the allowability of identified questioned costs. Management will follow FEMA’s guidance to resolve any discrepancies and ensure that all expenditures meet federal standards. • Mandatory training sessions are being scheduled for staff involved in grant administration and financial management. These sessions will cover Uniform Guidance requirements, documentation standards, and procedures for verifying expenditure eligibility under PSGP. These actions reflect the District’s commitment to regulatory compliance, fiscal responsibility, and continuous improvement in federal grant management practices.

WWBIC plans to develop and adopt a written Cost Allocation Plan that complies with 2 CFR 200. Ml P's Cost Allocation Module will be implemented for efficiency and automation. WWBIC plans to use a direct method of recording staff time, by requiring staff to allocate time on time sheets by funding source. Once payroll postings align with funding sources, direct wages will be used as the allocation base. The 3rd party payroll integration with Paylocity will be implemented to use this method. This project is currently under development with our payroll system, Paylocity and the accounting team.