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Finding 390581 (2023-202)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Finding Number 2023-202: Closing package submissions and revisions completed prior to the draft of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) being submitted for audit were not included in the schedule resulting in misstatements. Federal Programs: 21.027 – Coronavirus State and Local Fis...
Finding Number 2023-202: Closing package submissions and revisions completed prior to the draft of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) being submitted for audit were not included in the schedule resulting in misstatements. Federal Programs: 21.027 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund; 93.778 – Medical Assistance Program; 93.767 – Children’s Health Insurance Program Related to Prior Finding: N/A Agency’s view: The Office agrees with this finding. Corrective Action: An agency submitted a revised SEFA template in November 2023. We inadvertently excluded those revisions from the draft of the SEFA provided for audit. To prevent this error from happening again, we will document each agency that submits a revised SEFA template(s) on our SEFA review checklist. This will require the preparer and reviewer(s) to verify and sign off on changes made to the SEFA master file. Anticipated Corrective Action Date: Errors identified were corrected before issuance of the Single Audit report. Corrective actions will be implemented for fiscal year 2024 reporting. Responsible for Corrective Action: Tiffini LeJeune, Reporting and Review Bureau Chief TLeJeune@sco.idaho.gov 208-334-3100
2023-004 Student Financial Aid Cluster – Schedule of Expenditure of Federal Awards (SEFA) Recommendation: We recommend that the University reevaluate its policies and controls related to the preparation of the SEFA to ensure its complete and accurate. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: ...
2023-004 Student Financial Aid Cluster – Schedule of Expenditure of Federal Awards (SEFA) Recommendation: We recommend that the University reevaluate its policies and controls related to the preparation of the SEFA to ensure its complete and accurate. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Director will reevaluate the controls and set in place policies and procedures for SEFA completion. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Director of Restricted Funds Accounting, Symone Merritt Planned completion date for corrective action plan: October 2024
REFERENCE: 2023-011 – Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) Preparation SFA Cluster (Assistance Listing No. 84.007, 84.063, 84.268) Federal Grantor: U.S. Department of Education Facility: Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Finding: Management did not have effective int...
REFERENCE: 2023-011 – Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) Preparation SFA Cluster (Assistance Listing No. 84.007, 84.063, 84.268) Federal Grantor: U.S. Department of Education Facility: Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Finding: Management did not have effective internal controls in place to ensure accurate and complete reporting of federal programs on the SEFA. This resulted in an overstatement of the SEFA expenditures reported in the SEFA. Corrective Action Plan: This finding has been corrected. Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science has revised how data will be obtained for the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Additionally, the G5 report will be provided to National Grant Accounting with the SEFA. Person Responsible: Judy Kronenberger, President Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Completion: February 2024
The Business Service Department will work with CSRS to ensure the FEMA funded projectes are reported correctly on the SEFA. Timeline: Immediately Responsible Person: Naquisha Larks, Grants Accountant
The Business Service Department will work with CSRS to ensure the FEMA funded projectes are reported correctly on the SEFA. Timeline: Immediately Responsible Person: Naquisha Larks, Grants Accountant
Management has reviewed the recommendations and will review current and implement new procedures and controls to ensure that all post- award notices received from funding agencies are properly incorporated into the Schedule. Additionally, Management will review reconciliation procedures, and impleme...
Management has reviewed the recommendations and will review current and implement new procedures and controls to ensure that all post- award notices received from funding agencies are properly incorporated into the Schedule. Additionally, Management will review reconciliation procedures, and implement internal controls around the Schedule reconciliation process back to the consolidated financial statements. The corrective action will be implemented no later than June 30, 2024. The primary designated official is Chief Financial Officer.
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Finding 390042 (2023-002)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Ballad Health will utilize technology efficiencies within upgraded accounting system to supplement reporting. Additionally, a resource will be added directly responsible for grant accounting. The SEFA will also be reviewed frequently to ensure accuracy.
Ballad Health will utilize technology efficiencies within upgraded accounting system to supplement reporting. Additionally, a resource will be added directly responsible for grant accounting. The SEFA will also be reviewed frequently to ensure accuracy.
Finding 389523 (2023-002)
Significant Deficiency 2023
2023-002 FEMA COVID-19, Disaster Grants - Public Assistance – Federal Assistance Listing Number 97.036 Recommendation: The University reevaluate policies and controls related to the preparation of the SEFA to ensure it is complete and accurate. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There...
2023-002 FEMA COVID-19, Disaster Grants - Public Assistance – Federal Assistance Listing Number 97.036 Recommendation: The University reevaluate policies and controls related to the preparation of the SEFA to ensure it is complete and accurate. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: In addition to its review of federal expenditures, Widener University will revise its procedures when preparing the SEFA to additionally review dates of all obligated funding to ensure all amounts are included in the proper reporting year. William Lockard, Associate Vice President of Fiscal Operations & Risk Management is the person responsible for corrective action. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2024
Cheyney University: The discrepancy in the SEFA is primarily due to a timing issue with the approval of the HCM2 Claims. However, the Federal Title IV grant and loan funds should be properly reflected in the upcoming SEFA because the University will be current in its processing of 2023-2024 Federal ...
Cheyney University: The discrepancy in the SEFA is primarily due to a timing issue with the approval of the HCM2 Claims. However, the Federal Title IV grant and loan funds should be properly reflected in the upcoming SEFA because the University will be current in its processing of 2023-2024 Federal Student Aid and request for reimbursement. Hence, the University should not have this issue in the FY24 fiscal year. In addition to timely processing, relevant staff in the Financial Aid, Bursar, and Business Office have participated in Federal Student Aid (FSA) Cash Management Training. Furthermore, effective July 2023, reconciliation has been outsourced to FAS. Therefore, monthly reconciliations will inform the SEFA development process. Meaning, adjustments that required for the SEFA will be made more timely than in the recent past.
Finding 388361 (2023-002)
Significant Deficiency 2023
1. Person responsible: Director, Department of Public Health 2. Corrective action plan: DPH Finance agrees with this finding and recommendation. DPH will ensure to report Federal expenditures in the SEFA under the correct ALN based on Time Studies received. 3. Anticipated implementation date: Mar...
1. Person responsible: Director, Department of Public Health 2. Corrective action plan: DPH Finance agrees with this finding and recommendation. DPH will ensure to report Federal expenditures in the SEFA under the correct ALN based on Time Studies received. 3. Anticipated implementation date: March 7, 2024
Finding 388355 (2023-001)
Significant Deficiency 2023
1. Person responsible: Director, Department of Public Health 2. Corrective action plan: DPH Finance agrees with finding and recommendation. Finance will take the following corrective action: • Initiate direct, written communication with the Auditor-Controller to seek precise instructions and guida...
1. Person responsible: Director, Department of Public Health 2. Corrective action plan: DPH Finance agrees with finding and recommendation. Finance will take the following corrective action: • Initiate direct, written communication with the Auditor-Controller to seek precise instructions and guidance on the inclusion of accruals in our reporting. • Proactively review and document accrual procedures, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements. • Prospectively include and implement accrual reporting in the Single Audit. • Establish a communication protocol with the Auditor-Controller to address any future uncertainties promptly. Through these measures, DPH aims to address the audit finding, establish clear guidelines for accrual reporting, and ensure compliance with reporting requirements while maintaining transparency and accuracy in our financial reporting practices. 3. Anticipated implementation date: April 1, 2024
Finding 387878 (2023-041)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Education Title: Internal control over the submission of CNC Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards information needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will work with auditors to find the SEFA numbers. The Depa...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over the submission of CNC Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards information needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will work with auditors to find the SEFA numbers. The Department director will create a procedure to report the SEFA numbers to DOE Finance. The Department will review with DOE Finance for approval of the procedure. Completion Date: March 1, 2024, May 1, 2024 and June 1, 2024 respectively Agency Contact: Jane McLucas, Director of Child Nutrition, DOE, 207-624-6880
Carroll County, Maryland respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2023. Audit period: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 Audit firm: CliftonLarsonAllen LLP The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are num...
Carroll County, Maryland respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2023. Audit period: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 Audit firm: CliftonLarsonAllen LLP The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. Findings - Federal Award Program Audits: U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Department of Treasury U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Homeland Security Reference Number: 2023-001 Federal Program – Assistance Listing Numbers: Airport Improvement Fund – Assistance Listing No. 20.106 Highway Planning and Construction – Assistance Listing No. 20.205 Federal Transit Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 20.507 COVID 19: Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds – Assistance Listing No. 21.027 Medicaid Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 93.778 Assistance to Firefighters – Assistance Listing No. 97.044 Recommendation: We recommend that the County improve its SEFA compilation process to ensure that program expenditures reported on the County’s SEFA are complete and accurate based on when the expenditure was incurred. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Accounting office with assistance from the Grants Management Office will take the lead in documenting and training appropriate staff so they become knowledgeable and experienced with the requirements for the County’s SEFA compilation process to ensure that program expenditures reported on the County’s SEFA are complete and accurate based on when the expenditure incurred per Uniform Guidance requirements. Accounting will work with the Grant Management Office as well as various Grant Administrators to review and update our formal documentation: Carroll County Guide to Grants to include detail for Grant Administrators to manage and maintain records for their federal reimbursable expenses to provide appropriate data to the Accounting department for the SEFA preparation. Once updated in FY24, we will train staff with fiscal responsibilities of managing and maintaining records of expenses incurred for these federally funded grants for the SEFA compilation. This topic will also be added to our current quarterly / monthly grant meetings with various departments. Accounting will review the internal controls for its SEFA compilation process for FY24 and future fiscal years. In future years our new ERP system, Tyler Technologies, will improve this process. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Jennifer D. Hobbs, Comptroller Bobbi-Jo Fout, Bureau Chief, Accounting Deborah Standiford, Grants Manager Planned completion date for corrective action plan: FY24 for Audit period: July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 If the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has questions regarding this plan, please call Jennifer D. Hobbs or Bobbi-Jo Fout at 410-386-2085.
Program: CDBG - Entitlement Grants Cluster/ Highway Planning and Construction/ Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Project Funds Federal Financial Assistance Listing No.: 14.218 / 20.205 / 20.934 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development/ U.S. Department of Transportati...
Program: CDBG - Entitlement Grants Cluster/ Highway Planning and Construction/ Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Project Funds Federal Financial Assistance Listing No.: 14.218 / 20.205 / 20.934 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development/ U.S. Department of Transportation Direct Award: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Pass-through: California Department of Transportation in relation to the Highway Planning and Construction Award Year: Multiple Grant Award Number: All Compliance Requirements: Other - Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) §200.SlO(b) - Schedule of expenditures of Federal awards Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action: We concur with the finding. The City will provide training for new and unfamiliar programs and continuing training for existing programs to employees involved with the grant program. The City will implement internal controls to ensure all federal expenditures are accurately tracked and reported on the SEFA. Personnel knowledgeable of federal expenditures will review amounts coded to federal programs for completeness and accuracy. The SEFA will be prepared and reviewed in a timely manner and reconciled to underlying records as well as the basic financial statements. Name of Responsible Person: Jennifer Hennessey, Director of Finance Projected Implementation Date: June 30, 2024
Management has instituted measures to ensure that future reporting is accurate and complete. This includes review of all grant expenditure activity as transacted in the financial general ledger, as well as a full review of all funding received identified as either a grant or award. All supporting do...
Management has instituted measures to ensure that future reporting is accurate and complete. This includes review of all grant expenditure activity as transacted in the financial general ledger, as well as a full review of all funding received identified as either a grant or award. All supporting documentation shall be obtained and reviewed for proper designation of funding source, with determination as to whether funding is federal in nature. This information will be used to populate the SEFA template to ensure accurate reporting before submission into the Corporation’s consolidated SEFA. Support obtained from funding sources will also be used to correctly identify the federal ALN that in turn will be reported on the SEFA. Final review of the SEFA with supporting documentation and sign off will be performed by the Regional Controller.
Contact Person: Kristen Nagle, Assistant VP Finance/Controller Corrective Action: The University Finance department has updated their policies and procedures to ensure that the SEFA is being prepared in accordance with required guidelines. We will work closely with our grants department to ensure al...
Contact Person: Kristen Nagle, Assistant VP Finance/Controller Corrective Action: The University Finance department has updated their policies and procedures to ensure that the SEFA is being prepared in accordance with required guidelines. We will work closely with our grants department to ensure all required elements are properly identified and disclosed. Anticipated Completion Date: July 1, 2024
Department of Health and Human Services 2023-003 SEFA Reporting – Recording Expenses in the Correct Period – Assistance Listing No. 93.211 Condition: Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) contained expenses that were not allowable. Auditors’ Recommendation: We recommend the institutions...
Department of Health and Human Services 2023-003 SEFA Reporting – Recording Expenses in the Correct Period – Assistance Listing No. 93.211 Condition: Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) contained expenses that were not allowable. Auditors’ Recommendation: We recommend the institutions review and revise its current reporting procedures and review requirements to ensure that federal expenditures are properly identified, recorded, and classified in the accurate year. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: During a reconciliation of the project, Post-Award Accounting identified $1,175 in salary that should not have been recorded to the grant. These expenses were not reported to the sponsor, nor were they invoiced. However, expenditures were not removed from the grant fund promptly. To address this finding, campus grant administrators will be provided with a deadline to remove unallowable expenditures. If the expenditures are not removed according to this deadline, the responsible departmental chair or dean will be notified of the non-compliance until the expenditure is removed. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Julie Schwindt, Director, Post-Award Accounting Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2024. If the Department of Health and Human Services has questions regarding this plan, please call Julie Schwindt at 601-984-1058.
Department of Education 2023-002 Title I, Special Education Grants to States, Career and Technical Education – Assistance Listing No. 84.010, 84.027, 84.048 Condition: The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) contained errors and incorrect information which affected the major program de...
Department of Education 2023-002 Title I, Special Education Grants to States, Career and Technical Education – Assistance Listing No. 84.010, 84.027, 84.048 Condition: The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) contained errors and incorrect information which affected the major program determination. Auditors' Recommendation: We recommend the institution review and revise its current reporting procedures and review requirements to ensure that federal expenditures are properly identified and classified. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Mississippi State University will review and revise its current reporting procedures related to awards reflecting multiple ALNs and sources of funding. The Office of Sponsored Projects and Sponsored Programs Accounting will collaborate, on a case-by-case basis, to ensure federal expenditures are properly identified and classified for reporting on the Schedule of Federal Expenditures. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Kacey Strickland, Executive Director for Research Administration and Jonathan Tucker, Director of Sponsored Programs Accounting Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2024 If the Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please call Jonathan Tucker at 662-325-1930
Department of Health and Human Services 2023-001 R&D Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 93.680, 93.084, 93.059 Condition: The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) contained errors and incorrect information which affected the major program determination. Auditors’ Recommendation: We recomm...
Department of Health and Human Services 2023-001 R&D Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 93.680, 93.084, 93.059 Condition: The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) contained errors and incorrect information which affected the major program determination. Auditors’ Recommendation: We recommend the institution review and revise its current reporting procedures and review requirements to ensure that federal expenditures are properly identified and classified. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Director of Post-Award Accounting, hired in November 2022, continues to review sponsored award procedures, including procedures and reports integral to our ERP system, Workday. These ongoing reviews will not only include the expenditure amounts reported for sponsored award on the SEFA but will also include the accuracy of other agreement terms and conditions that contribute to the SEFA preparation. A management review process has been implemented to further review agreement terms captured within the Workday ERP system. This additional management review takes place at the time of new award set-up when the manager reviews the new award attributes in Workday for accuracy and alignment to the notice of award document. Additionally, all existing awards, previously established within Workday, are being reviewed to ensure agreement terms are accurately recorded within Workday. UMMC is engaging a Workday Certified consulting firm to review the operational efficiency of Workday for Post-Award Accounting. The scope of this engagement will be to align our usage of Workday to industry best practices, including best practices for award set-up, management, and reporting. The scope of work is expected to be completed by December 31, 2024; however, our own internal reviews of data integrity will be completed by June 30, 2024, with any necessary corrections reflected in Workday. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Julie Schwindt, Director, Post-Award Accounting Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2024 If the Department of Health and Human Services has questions regarding this plan, please call Julie Schwindt at 601-984-1058.
March 21, 2024 U.S. Department of Education Washington, D.C. Unified School District No. 321 respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2023. SSC CPAs, P.A. 3025 Cortland Circle, Suite 201 Salina, Kansas 67401 Audit period: Year ended June 30, 2023 Th...
March 21, 2024 U.S. Department of Education Washington, D.C. Unified School District No. 321 respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2023. SSC CPAs, P.A. 3025 Cortland Circle, Suite 201 Salina, Kansas 67401 Audit period: Year ended June 30, 2023 The findings from the June 30, 2023 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. Section I of the schedule, Summary of Audit Results, does not include findings and is not addressed. FINDINGS-FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT 2023-001 Internal Controls over Financial Statement Presentation (Material Weakness) Recommendation: The Board of Education and management should review the financial reporting process. Once this review is complete, the District should then perform a risk assessment to determine the best way to implement appropriate internal controls over financial reporting to ensure conformity with the regulatory basis of accounting. Action Taken (Unaudited): Management plans to review the financial reporting process and implement appropriate internal controls over financial reporting to ensure conformity with the regulatory basis of accounting. Contact Name – Kristy Dyche Expected Completion Date - 06/30/2024 2023-002 Internal Controls over Adjustments to Expenditures (Material Weakness) Recommendation: The Board of Education and management should review the process of moving expenditures between funds so that negative (credit) balances are not reported in general ledger accounts. Adjustments to expenditure accounts in the general ledger should be supported by proper documentation and allocation of expenditures. Action Taken (Unaudited): Management plans to review the process of moving expenditures and develop appropriate internal controls to ensure adjustments to expenditure accounts in the general ledger are supported by proper documentation. Contact Name – Kristy Dyche Expected Completion Date - 06/30/2024 2023-003 Internal Controls over Compliance with Kansas Statutes (Significant Deficiency) Recommendation: The Board of Education and management should review the expenditures in funds to ensure that no indebtedness is created in excess of budget limits. Action Taken (Unaudited): Management plans to review the process or tracking expenditures and develop appropriate internal controls to ensure that no indebtedness is created in excess of budget limits in budgeted funds. FINDINGS-FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDIT 2023-004 Preparation of and Internal controls over Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Preparation (Material Weakness) Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Program Names: Child Nutrition Cluster Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555 and 10.559 Award Period: June 30, 2023 Recommendation: The Board of Education and management should review the financial reporting process. Once this review is complete, the District should then perform a risk assessment to determine the best way to implement appropriate internal controls over financial reporting to ensure that the District prepares the schedule conformity with Uniform Guidance. Action Taken (Unaudited): Management plans to develop proper written policies and procedures for the internal control over compliance to ensure accuracy and completeness in the preparation of the schedule as required by Uniform Guidance. Contact Name – Kristy Dyche Expected Completion Date - 06/30/2024 If the U.S. Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please call Kristy Dyche at 785-437-2254. Sincerely yours, Kristy Dyche Board Clerk Unified School District No. 321
March 18, 2024 U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. Unified School District No. 307 respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2023. SSC CPAs, P.A. 3025 Cortland Circle, Suite 201 Salina, Kansas 67401 Au...
March 18, 2024 U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. Unified School District No. 307 respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2023. SSC CPAs, P.A. 3025 Cortland Circle, Suite 201 Salina, Kansas 67401 Audit period: Year ended June 30, 2023 The findings from the June 30, 2023 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. Section I of the schedule, Summary of Audit Results, does not include findings and is not addressed. FINDINGS-FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT None. FINDINGS-FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDIT 2023-001 Preparation of and Internal Controls over Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Preparation (Material Weakness) Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Program Names: Education Stabilization Fund and Disaster Grant – Public Assistance Assistance Listing Numbers: 84.425 and 97.036 Award Period: June 30, 2023 Recommendation: The Board of Education and management should review the financial reporting process. Once this review is complete, the District should then perform a risk assessment to determine the best way to implement appropriate internal controls over financial reporting to ensure that the District prepares the schedule conformity with Uniform Guidance. Action Taken (Unaudited): Management plans to develop proper written policies and procedures for the internal control over compliance to ensure accuracy and completeness in the preparation of the schedule as required by Uniform Guidance. Contact Name – Cher Richards Expected Completion Date -06/30/2024 If the U.S. Department of Education or U.S. Department of Homeland Security has questions regarding this plan, please call Cher Richards at 785-914-5602. Sincerely yours, Cher Richards District Treasurer Unified School District No. 307
Finding 2023-001 – Reporting Information of the federal program: Federal Grantor: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistance Listing No.: 14.241, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Ascension Ministry Market: Illinois Pass-Through Grantor: Aids Foundation of Chicago...
Finding 2023-001 – Reporting Information of the federal program: Federal Grantor: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistance Listing No.: 14.241, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Ascension Ministry Market: Illinois Pass-Through Grantor: Aids Foundation of Chicago Federal Grantor: United States Department of Justice Assistance Listing No.: 16.560, National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants Ascension Ministry Market: Texas Federal Grantor: United States Department of Justice Assistance Listing No.: 16.710, Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Ascension Ministry Market: Illinois Pass-Through Grantor: The Village of Arlington Heights Police Department Federal Grantor: United States Department of the Treasury Assistance Listing No.: 21.027, COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Ascension Ministry Market: Maryland Pass-Through Grantor: Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, through MONSE Federal Grantor: United States Department of Health and Human Services Assistance Listing No.: 93.650, Accountable Health Communities Ascension Ministry Market: Illinois Federal Grantor: United States Department of Health and Human Services Assistance Listing No.: 93.958, Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services Ascension Ministry Market: Illinois Pass-Through Grantor: The State of Illinois Department of Human Services Federal Grantor: United States Department of Homeland Security Assistance Listing No.: 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Ascension Ministry Market: Florida Pass-Through Grantor: Florida Division of Emergency Management Views of responsible officials: The System will enhance its grant management award processes by revising its onboarding procedures and add additional controls to monitor the accuracy of the core data. Management will reinforce the importance of timeliness and accuracy of the Schedule reporting totals to facilitate accurate reporting. Award amounts were changed on the Schedule after management’s review was executed. Management will implement preventive controls to lock down market Schedule templates after management final review. Responsible Official: Rob Madsen, Director of Accounting and Reporting, Grants & Research COE Anticipated completion date: May 31, 2024
Program:Various, including AL 20.509 – Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program – Reporting Corrective Action Planned: The transit will continue to provide training to all the personnel who handles the information needed to properly calculate the SEFA amounts for future audits. An...
Program:Various, including AL 20.509 – Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program – Reporting Corrective Action Planned: The transit will continue to provide training to all the personnel who handles the information needed to properly calculate the SEFA amounts for future audits. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2024 Responsible Party: Christy Warner, Transit Administrator
Corrective Action Plan: Management concurs with the Auditor’s recommendation and will review with the third-party North Central Illinois Council of Governments (NCICG) to establish appropriate City monitoring and review. City will also review with prior City Auditors to ensure proper overall proce...
Corrective Action Plan: Management concurs with the Auditor’s recommendation and will review with the third-party North Central Illinois Council of Governments (NCICG) to establish appropriate City monitoring and review. City will also review with prior City Auditors to ensure proper overall procedures are in place to ensure all grants in the aggregate are monitored. Person(s) Responsible (Name, title): Donald Harris, City Treasurer and Shelly Munks, City Clerk Timing for Implementation: 7/31/2024
2023-006 – Completeness and accuracy of certain programs on the Prior Year Schedules of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) - (Significant Deficiency) Cluster: Not applicable Sponsoring Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), D...
2023-006 – Completeness and accuracy of certain programs on the Prior Year Schedules of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) - (Significant Deficiency) Cluster: Not applicable Sponsoring Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Education (ED) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Award Names: COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund and ARP (ARP) Rural Distribution (PRF), COVID-19 Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Student Portion, COVID-19 Disaster Grants – Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) and Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Titles: COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution, COVID-19 Disaster Grants – Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), COVID-19 Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Student Aid Portion, COVID-19 HEERF Institutional Aid Portion, COVID-19 HEERF Minority Serving Institutions, and Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs Assistance Listing Number: 93.498, 97.036, 84.425E, 84.425F, 84.425L, 93.110 Award Year: 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2019-2020, 2021-2023 Pass-through entity: Not applicable Management has implemented additional reconciliation and review procedures over the last two years to improve the accuracy and completeness of the SEFA. · UCOP implemented an annual SEFA review process to include the systemwide Controller and campus Controllers. UCOP also distributed one interim SEFA draft to the External Fund Managers (EFMs) that had historically been tasked with only a year-end review. · UCOP continued to reconcile atypical federal programs (e.g., PRF, FEMA, etc.) and included in the fiscal year 2023 SEFA drafts for campus Controller review. Beginning in FY 2024, UCOP will implement more comprehensive financial reporting controls as follows: · Interim SEFA reports, inclusive of atypical programs, will be prepared centrally and distributed to campuses for review and alignment with campus records. Campus management will be tasked with the responsibility for overall review and signoff for both interim and final SEFA reports. · The Systemwide Controller will also be included in the review process by performing an overall review and signoff for both interim and final SEFA reports. With respect to the specific findings in FY2023 for atypical / nonrecurring federal programs, the following actions have been and/or will be taken: • FEMA: A reconciliation process was implemented within UCOP in FY2023, the result of which was the discovery of the understatement referenced in the finding. FEMA expenses are now reconciled to, and obligation dates retrieved from, the Federal FEMA Grants Portal to ensure project expenses are accurately reported in the proper fiscal year. Data from the State portal is distributed to campuses for validation. UCOP has also reminded campus and medical center Controllers of the reporting requirements and will cover this topic again in future trainings. Additionally, UCOP will remind campuses and medical centers of the requirement to account for the FEMA project in the federal fund range at the time of obligation to trigger SEFA reporting. • PRF – A reconciliation process was implemented by UCOP in FY2022 and the reconciliation itself was completed in FY2023, the result of which was the discovery of the understatement referenced in the finding. PRF expenses reported by campuses are now reconciled to the HRSA online portal which will continue for the duration of the program. UCOP has also reminded campus and medical center Controllers of their responsibility to report on these dollars for their entire enterprise (Faculty Practice Group, School of Medicine, etc.). As with all other federal funding, PRF amounts will continue to be part of the SEFA reports distributed to campuses for review and signoff. Coordination between campuses and medical centers will be expected for this review and signoff. • HEERF – while the program ended in FY2023, UCOP will apply lessons learned to any future “special” funding. When atypical programs such as this are awarded in the future, UCOP will provide more consistent guidance upfront and establish more consistent accounting and reporting requirements for campuses and the medical centers to follow. Requirements will include regular reporting of these dollars to UCOP with a reconciliation of campus ledgers to any sponsor reporting. As with all other federal funding, amounts will be part of the SEFA reports distributed to campuses for review and signoff. • Program Income – UCOP will develop and conduct expanded training to campus Controllers, EFMs and their staff to include SEFA requirements generally, including treatment for program income (and other SEFA exclusions), new review procedures, etc. UCOP will target training for the spring of 2024. For inquiries regarding this finding, please contact Barbara Cevallos at barbara.cevallos@ucop.edu who is responsible for the corrective action.
Condition: The SEFA for the year ended June 30, 2023 was not accurately prepared, as it originally included federal expenditures that were not on the cash basis. Planned Corrective Action: The corrective action has been implemented to revise internal procedures to prepare the SEFA on a cash basis fo...
Condition: The SEFA for the year ended June 30, 2023 was not accurately prepared, as it originally included federal expenditures that were not on the cash basis. Planned Corrective Action: The corrective action has been implemented to revise internal procedures to prepare the SEFA on a cash basis for future fiscal years. This includes the creation of a reconciliation schedule to the financial statements which are prepared on an accrual basis. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Jeremy Baker, Director of Finance Anticipated Completion Date: 1/15/2024
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