Reference Number: 2022-029 Prior Year Finding: 2021-027 Federal Agency: U.S. Department Homeland Security State Department Name: Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) State Division Name: Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) Federal Program: Di...
Reference Number: 2022-029 Prior Year Finding: 2021-027 Federal Agency: U.S. Department Homeland Security State Department Name: Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) State Division Name: Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) Federal Program: Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), COVID-19 ? Disaster Grants ? Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) Assistance Listing Number: 97.036 Award Number and Year: 4526-DR-DE (2022), 4566-DR-DE (2022), 4627-DR-DE (2022) Compliance Requirement: Subrecipient Monitoring Type of Finding: Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Compliance, Material Noncompliance Recommendation: DEMA should review and enhance internal controls and procedures to ensure that all required information is included in all subawards, that subrecipients are properly monitored, and that evaluation of independent audits is performed. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: A contractor has been assigned to develop and implement internal controls to ensure all required information is included in all subawards, that subrecipients are properly monitored, and that evaluation of independent audits is performed. Subaward letters were updated in September 2022 and a monitoring protocol implemented to begin monitoring all subrecipients to date to include an evaluation of independent audits that is documented as part of the monitoring visit. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Tramaine Childs Disaster Recovery Specialist Innovative Emergency Management Inc. 318.278.2813 (Mobile) Tramaine.Childs@iem.com Planned completion date for corrective action plan: September 26, 2022