Corrective Action Plans

Finding 15892 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

UT

Questioned Costs Material Weakness Reporting

Finding 2022-001 Finding Summary: Greenwood Charter School is required to submit annual financial statements and the proposed budget to the USDA. These items were not provided to the USDA by June 30, 2022. Responsible Individuals: Tracey Nelsen, Director and Matt Lovell, Business Manager Corrective ...

Finding 2022-001 Finding Summary: Greenwood Charter School is required to submit annual financial statements and the proposed budget to the USDA. These items were not provided to the USDA by June 30, 2022. Responsible Individuals: Tracey Nelsen, Director and Matt Lovell, Business Manager Corrective Action Plan: Management will provide a copy of the audited financial statements and copy of the proposed budget to USDA annually. Anticipated Completion Date: Ongoing Anticipated Completion Date: Management has provided the audited financial statements and a copy of the proposed budget to USDA in December 2022 and will continue to ensure all necessary corrective action plan items are submitted to the USDA each year.

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Finding 15891 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Freeport Housing Authority

NY

HUD Housing Programs Eligibility

Re: Corrective Action Plan Freeport Housing Authority 2022 Audit Finding 2022-001 ? Eligibility Auditee?s Response and Planned Corrective Action Planned Implementation Date of Corrective Action: December 2023 Person Responsible for Corrective Action: John Hrvatin, Executive Director The fo...

Re: Corrective Action Plan Freeport Housing Authority 2022 Audit Finding 2022-001 ? Eligibility Auditee?s Response and Planned Corrective Action Planned Implementation Date of Corrective Action: December 2023 Person Responsible for Corrective Action: John Hrvatin, Executive Director The following reflects the Planned Corrective Action Plan pursuant to find 2022-001: ? Effective immediately, the Executive Director will review monthly all files, and documentation with respect to eligibility. ? Effective immediately a copy of monthly EIV's will be maintained on a PDF file. ? Effective immediately, all monthly EIV's will be maintained in separate binder. In the event you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, John Hrvatin Executive Director

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Finding 15890 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Bethany College

WV

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Reporting

Management's response to Finding 2022-002 Significant Deficiency- Student Status Changes Response: Bethany College accepts the finding that we have had an unplanned lapse in our enrollment reporting to NSLDS. This lapse is attributable to Bethany's monthly reporting to the National Student Clearingh...

Management's response to Finding 2022-002 Significant Deficiency- Student Status Changes Response: Bethany College accepts the finding that we have had an unplanned lapse in our enrollment reporting to NSLDS. This lapse is attributable to Bethany's monthly reporting to the National Student Clearinghouse. The National Student Clearinghouse information is submitted through the Student Status Confirmation Report process. The records are then updated with NSLDS. Due to transitions in the positions responsible for the reporting, the monthly uploads were not timely and resulted in sequent errors. Additionally, Bethany has had transitions in other offices that led to some of the identified issues regarding graduation dates and withdrawals. Due to the transitions, Lisa Reilly, Associate Provost of Academic Records and Accreditation, is now a key holder in the system. She had received training from the consortium that Bethany participants in for its database and has been working with National Student Clearinghouse on reports and updating student information. Two additional individuals will be identified and trained to process these reports by June 30, 2023. The institution will prepare a standard guide that will be used in the case of any transitions to prevent this this repeated pattern. The training guide will be completed by June 30, 2023. Reilly is working with National Student Clearinghouse on these corrections and aims to have them completed by March 31, 2023. By December 2023, Bethany will establish an internal audit of the submissions during this period of transition.

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Finding 15889 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

Memorial Health and Subsidiaries

IL

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303

? Finding 2022-004 ? In October 2022, Management enhanced its maintained supporting documentation to provide evidence of review and approval of FEMA expenditures and financial reporting for future FEMA submissions. o Responsible Party: Amanda Zentefis

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Finding 15888 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

Memorial Health and Subsidiaries

IL

Reporting Questioned Costs Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

? Finding 2022-005 ? On or before September 30, 2023, Management will enhance its maintained documentation to support its lost revenue calculations by NPSR by payer to support amounts submitted on the HRSA PRF portal during fiscal year 2023. In addition, Management will review all HRSA PRF portal s...

? Finding 2022-005 ? On or before September 30, 2023, Management will enhance its maintained documentation to support its lost revenue calculations by NPSR by payer to support amounts submitted on the HRSA PRF portal during fiscal year 2023. In addition, Management will review all HRSA PRF portal submissions of lost revenues covering its fiscal year 2023 and ensure evidence of review and approval of the submissions are present to evidence the presence of adherence to its internal controls. o Responsible Party: Amanda Zentefis

View Audit 19521

Finding 15884 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Memorial Health and Subsidiaries

IL

Subrecipient Monitoring Questioned Costs Reporting § 200.303

? Finding 2022-003 ? On or before September 30, 2023, Management will re-review its subrecipient monitoring policy and ensure it has fully complied during its fiscal year 2023. o Responsible Party: Peggy Wisher

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Finding 15883 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Memorial Health and Subsidiaries

IL

Reporting Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303

? Finding 2022-002 ? On or before September 30, 2023, Management will review all time & effort reporting covering its fiscal year 2023 and implement updates to its certification reporting to ensure calculations are accurately derived and verified through independent review for 100% of each employee?...

? Finding 2022-002 ? On or before September 30, 2023, Management will review all time & effort reporting covering its fiscal year 2023 and implement updates to its certification reporting to ensure calculations are accurately derived and verified through independent review for 100% of each employee?s time and effort and ensure amounts charged to the grant in fiscal year 2023 are supported by these certified records. o Responsible Party: Peggy Wisher

View Audit 19521 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 15882 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Memorial Health and Subsidiaries

IL

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Questioned Costs § 200.303

? Finding 2022-001 ? In June 2023, Management re-educated itself on the terms & conditions of the Hospital Rate Agreement and has adjusted its subaward calculation forms to ensure direct costs included in the base is limited to $25,000 per subaward per grant year for purposes of calculating indirect...

? Finding 2022-001 ? In June 2023, Management re-educated itself on the terms & conditions of the Hospital Rate Agreement and has adjusted its subaward calculation forms to ensure direct costs included in the base is limited to $25,000 per subaward per grant year for purposes of calculating indirect costs. On or before September 30, 2023, Management will review all indirect cost rate calculations covering its fiscal year 2023 and ensure the correct indirect cost rate used was based on the applicable Hospital Rate Agreement. In addition, effective June 2023, Management has changed its process to ensure updates to the indirect cost rate used is applied in the month the updated Hospital Rate Agreement is received from the Federal agency, and no later. o Responsible Party: Peggy Wisher

View Audit 19521 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 15880 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Mar Vista Eldorado, INC

IN

Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management HUD Housing Programs

Name of auditee: Mar Vista Eldorado, Inc. HUD auditee identification number: 122-EH528-WAH-NP Name of audit firm: Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC Period covered by the audit: Year ended June 30, 2022 CAP prepared by Name: Dwight Hargett Position: President/CEO - Management Agent Tele...

Name of auditee: Mar Vista Eldorado, Inc. HUD auditee identification number: 122-EH528-WAH-NP Name of audit firm: Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC Period covered by the audit: Year ended June 30, 2022 CAP prepared by Name: Dwight Hargett Position: President/CEO - Management Agent Telephone number: 812-987-8344 Current Findings on the Summary of Auditors Results Statement of Condition 2022-001 (Assistance Listing Number 14.157): The required residual receipts deposit in the amount of $9,607 per the June 30, 2021 Computation of Surplus Cash, Distributions and Residual Receipts was not deposited into the residual receipts account within 90 days after the fiscal year end. Recommendation: Management should make a deposit of $9,607 to the residual receipts account for the underfunded amount. Additionally, management should make deposits, as required by the Regulatory Agreement, on an annual basis. Actions taken or planned on the finding: Management made a deposit of $9,607 on August 4, 2022 to fully fund the residual receipts account for the year ended June 30, 2022.

View Audit 19417 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 15875 (2022-007)

Material Weakness 2022

School District of Marathon City

WI

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring

Child Nutrition Cluster Reporting Child Nutrition Cluster - Assistance Listing No. 10.553, 10.555 Recommendation: We recommend the District implement a review procedure over reimbursement requests where someone other than the preparer reviews the claim to ensure accounts agree back to supporting doc...

Child Nutrition Cluster Reporting Child Nutrition Cluster - Assistance Listing No. 10.553, 10.555 Recommendation: We recommend the District implement a review procedure over reimbursement requests where someone other than the preparer reviews the claim to ensure accounts agree back to supporting documentation prior to the reimbursement request being filed with the grating agency. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action Planned/Taken: Food service reports are now reviewed and initialed monthly. Food service director would initially run the report and it would be reconciled by the Business Manager. Final claims are reconciled before the report is submitted and initialed by the Superintendent. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Nimisha Patel, Business Manager Planned completion date for corrective action plan: January 1, 2023

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Finding 15874 (2022-006)

Significant Deficiency 2022

School District of Marathon City

WI

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.214

Child Nutrition Cluster Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Child Nutrition Cluster - Assistance Listing No. 10.553, 10.555 Recommendation: We recommend that the District review its Uniform Guidance policies with all staff to ensure procurement requirements are understood and implement controls...

Child Nutrition Cluster Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Child Nutrition Cluster - Assistance Listing No. 10.553, 10.555 Recommendation: We recommend that the District review its Uniform Guidance policies with all staff to ensure procurement requirements are understood and implement controls to ensure compliance. We also recommend the District review and update policies and procedures over review of certain transactions to ensure that all federal grants with covered transactions have vendors reviewed for suspension and debarment status. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action Planned/Taken: Food Service Director now updated on requirements in district policy (6325) on procurement. Necessary controls have been reviewed for any contractual agreements, including debarment documentation, in the future as we are currently in the second year of a five-year contract. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Richard Parks, District Administrator Planned completion date for corrective action plan: January 1, 2023

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Finding 15873 (2022-002)

None 2022

Cleveland Supported Housing INC

TX

Questioned Costs Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Audit Finding 2022-02: There was a shortfall in the monthly deposits to the replacement reserve due to the December 2022 deposit not being made in a timely manner. We have made up the shortfall in January 2023 and in the future, will ensure the monthly deposits are done in a timely manner.

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Finding 15872 (2022-001)

None 2022

Cleveland Supported Housing INC

TX

Questioned Costs Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Audit Finding 2022-01: Some invoices were duplicated on requests for withdrawal from the replacement reserve. Hence, funds were withdrawn for expenditures which had been included in other requests for withdrawal. We are reviewing our process for requesting withdrawals from the replacement reserve to...

Audit Finding 2022-01: Some invoices were duplicated on requests for withdrawal from the replacement reserve. Hence, funds were withdrawn for expenditures which had been included in other requests for withdrawal. We are reviewing our process for requesting withdrawals from the replacement reserve to ensure there is no duplication of expenditure claimed in the future. We will reimburse the reserve for replacement for the overdrawn funds as soon as possible.

View Audit 19237 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 15870 (2022-003)

None 2022

Simmons University

MA

Student Financial Aid Eligibility Reporting

Finding 2022-003: Enrollment Reporting Award Information Cluster: Student Financial Assistance Agency: Department of Education Award Name: Federal Direct Student Loans, Federal Pell Grant Program Award Year: July 1, 2021 ? June 30, 2022 Assistance Listing Numbers: 84.268, 84.063 In August 2021, p...

Finding 2022-003: Enrollment Reporting Award Information Cluster: Student Financial Assistance Agency: Department of Education Award Name: Federal Direct Student Loans, Federal Pell Grant Program Award Year: July 1, 2021 ? June 30, 2022 Assistance Listing Numbers: 84.268, 84.063 In August 2021, prior to the Workday Student implementation "go live" in September 2021, the University was working with their implementation consultants to help with the initial configuration of enrollment reporting in Workday. Since implementation, they have been continuously making updates to the system and processes to prevent errors from occurring. The Registrar?s office has spent significant time working to understand and refine the way that enrollment status data is captured and processed in the system. The Registrar's Office works collaboratively with partners on campus (Financial Aid and Information Technology) on identifying and resolving issues. After turnover and an extended vacancy in the Assistant Registrar position, the new Assistant Registrar started in July 2022, took over the reporting and has worked diligently to more timely identify and address errors and has noted a decrease in the number of system errors and data kickouts as a result of this work. In addition, in September 2022 the University engaged an NSC Data Specialist with Workday Student expertise to help monitor and ensure that issues are identified promptly and resolved. The Registrar?s office continuously monitors and implements Workday system updates to ensure that our system is up-to-date and staff are informed of challenges that are being identified in the larger Workday community. Finally, the Registrar?s Office continues to work closely with its financial aid counterparts, including their Director of Systems, Reporting, and Compliance, to ensure data is processed and reported within the Federal Guidelines. The last phase of this work is finalizing our review of the process and data related to degree transmission, such work as is expected to be completed no later than May 2023. The Assistant Registrar, James Smith, who can be reached at datarequest@simmons.edu, is responsible for the implementation of this corrective action plan.

View Audit 19033

Finding 15869 (2022-002)

None 2022

Simmons University

MA

Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Reporting

Management?s Views and Corrective Action Plan The University implemented two new systems (Student Information System ? Workday, and Financial Aid System ? PowerFaids) that each are an important part of managing our Federal Student Aid. Most of the building and configuring of these systems happened...

Management?s Views and Corrective Action Plan The University implemented two new systems (Student Information System ? Workday, and Financial Aid System ? PowerFaids) that each are an important part of managing our Federal Student Aid. Most of the building and configuring of these systems happened prior to FY22 with the full launch in production taking place for the Fall 2021. Understandably, some of the integrations of these two systems were not able to be tested prior to Fall of 2021 (ex: actual disbursement of federal loans) and therefore, required significant time and effort in the Fall and beyond to ensure everything worked and students were able to receive funding while also building out and documenting required communications, processes, and compliance protocols. Additionally, we had turnover within the Associate Director of Financial Aid and Loan Manager role in March 2022. The implementation coupled with this staffing issue created a one-time set of circumstances that are outside of the standard oversight and management of our Federal Student Aid funds and processes. Please refer to the response to each individual finding as follows: Finding 2022-002: Borrower data and reconciliation reporting Award Information Cluster: Student Financial Assistance Agency: Department of Education Award Name: Federal Direct Student Loans Award Year: July 1, 2021 ? June 30, 2022 Assistance Listing Number: 84.268 As mentioned above, the University implemented two brand new systems (Student Information System ? Workday, and Financial Aid System ? PowerFaids) that each are an important part of managing our Federal Student Aid. During the first month of the Fall term there were significant challenges with the communication between these systems, which resulted in our first group of loans being disbursed in the last few days of September 29, 2021. It is a known issue that any loans that disburse at the end of the month are not included in the Federal SAS Reconciliation file and as a result this disbursement resulted in significant errors. Ultimately, the University was not able to finalize this reconciliation for this month. As mentioned above, the Financial Aid Office was restructured to provide even greater oversight over our Federal funds. Under the restructured office, the new Associate Director and Manager of Loans and Pell Grants has documented all processes, including reconciliation. Additionally, we created an automated report that is generated after the SAS is received and loaded into PowerFaids. A notification is sent to both the Associate Director/Loan Manager as well as the Director of Financial Aid Systems, Reporting and Compliance to provide documentation that the report was run. The Loan Manager reports to the Director of Financial Aid Systems, Reporting and Compliance who signs the completed SAS reconciliations. This process was fully put into place, including signature, for the 2022-2023 academic year beginning with the September 2022 Reconciliation. The Director of Financial Aid Systems, Reporting and Compliance, Amanda Galban, who can be reached at amanda.galban@simmons.edu, is responsible for the implementation of this corrective action plan.

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Finding 15868 (2022-001)

None 2022

Simmons University

MA

Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Management?s Views and Corrective Action Plan The University implemented two new systems (Student Information System ? Workday, and Financial Aid System ? PowerFaids) that each are an important part of managing our Federal Student Aid. Most of the building and configuring of these systems happened...

Management?s Views and Corrective Action Plan The University implemented two new systems (Student Information System ? Workday, and Financial Aid System ? PowerFaids) that each are an important part of managing our Federal Student Aid. Most of the building and configuring of these systems happened prior to FY22 with the full launch in production taking place for the Fall 2021. Understandably, some of the integrations of these two systems were not able to be tested prior to Fall of 2021 (ex: actual disbursement of federal loans) and therefore, required significant time and effort in the Fall and beyond to ensure everything worked and students were able to receive funding while also building out and documenting required communications, processes, and compliance protocols. Additionally, we had turnover within the Associate Director of Financial Aid and Loan Manager role in March 2022. The implementation coupled with this staffing issue created a one-time set of circumstances that are outside of the standard oversight and management of our Federal Student Aid funds and processes. Please refer to the response to each individual finding as follows: Finding 2022-001: Returns of Title IV Funds Award Information Cluster: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Grantor: Department of Education Award Name: Federal Direct Student Loans Award Year: July 1, 2021 ? June 30, 2022 Assistance Listing Number: 84.268 In implementing PowerFaids we were required to set up our own Selection Sets (set group of criteria) for managing all of the disbursements (positive or negative) for each type of fund. For all of our loan funds, we used criteria that included requiring that the particular term have at least half-time enrollment. We used this selection set to disburse (increase or decrease) both the loan to the Student Account (in Workday) as well as to get on the Books with FSA (through COD). We realized that students who took a Leave of Absence or Withdrew from the University needed their own selection set because they would have been updated to have zero credits in the term they took a leave or withdrew. The two instances where we were late in adjustment, we were in the middle of the staffing situation. Documentation had not been written by the Loan Manager at that time. Once we identified the issue with the selection set for students who were withdrawn or on a leave of absence, we reviewed all students with this condition, corrected refunds as appropriate and ensured this was corrected moving forward. The Director of Financial Aid saw a need to have greater oversight on our Federal Funds. She began a process of restructuring the Office as of February 21, 2022 so that the Loan Manager position no longer had direct reports and their main responsibility is the management of federal and private loan portfolios and the federal Pell grant fund. Processes have been documented and all selection sets and processes are managed by this new Associate Director (Loan Manager) who now reports directly to the newly created Director of Financial Aid Systems, Reporting and Compliance April 21, 2022. We do not foresee further issues with return of funds within the required 45-day timeline. The Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Student Services & Director of Financial Aid, Amy Staffier, who can be reached at amy.staffier@simmons.edu, is responsible for the implementation of this corrective action plan.

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Finding 15867 (2022-001)

None 2022

Edward Romero Terrace

FL

HUD Housing Programs Reporting

Oversight Agency for Audit, Edward Romero terrace respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended September 30, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Bellows Associates, P.A., 5401 N University Drive, Suite 201, Coral Springs, Florida 33067. Audit...

Oversight Agency for Audit, Edward Romero terrace respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended September 30, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Bellows Associates, P.A., 5401 N University Drive, Suite 201, Coral Springs, Florida 33067. Audit period: October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 The finding from the September 30, 2022 schedule of findings and questioned costs is discussed below. The finding is numbered consistently with the number in the schedule. SECTION III - FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS ? MAJOR FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDIT FINDING No. 2022-001: Section 202 - Supportive Housing for the Elderly, CFDA 14.157 Recommendation: The Project should comply with HUD regulations for executing the required rent change as of its effective date and all earned revenue recorded in the correct period. Action Taken: Management has provided additional training on HUD regulations, inclusive of the timely processing of authorized rent changes. If the Oversight Agency for Audit has questions regarding the plan, please call Christine Harris at 954-835-9200. Sincerely yours, Christine Harris Accounting Manager

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Finding 15866 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Walhalla Community Hospital Association

ND

Questioned Costs Special Tests & Provisions Significant Deficiency § 200.303

Finding 2022-03 Federal Agency Name: Department of Agriculture Program Name: Community Facilities Loans and Grants CFDA #10.766 Finding Summary: There was no formal review separate from the preparer performed over reconciliations of the USDA program reserve fund. Responsible Individuals: Debra F...

Finding 2022-03 Federal Agency Name: Department of Agriculture Program Name: Community Facilities Loans and Grants CFDA #10.766 Finding Summary: There was no formal review separate from the preparer performed over reconciliations of the USDA program reserve fund. Responsible Individuals: Debra Fraser, Administrator Corrective Action Plan: Management will ensure a review separate from the preparer of the reconciliation for the program?s reserve fund is completed with formal documentation noting the review. Anticipate Completion Date: 3/27/2023

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Finding 15865 (2022-001)

None 2022

Nhhi-St. Paul Barrier Free Housing Corporation

MN

Questioned Costs HUD Housing Programs

NHHI - ST. PAUL BARRIER FREE HOUSING CORPORATION HUD PROJECT NO. 092-11423 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN Year Ended September 30, 2022 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT NHHI - St. Paul Barrier Free Housing Corporation respectfully submits the following correcti...

NHHI - ST. PAUL BARRIER FREE HOUSING CORPORATION HUD PROJECT NO. 092-11423 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN Year Ended September 30, 2022 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT NHHI - St. Paul Barrier Free Housing Corporation respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended September 30, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Hinrichs & Associates, Ltd. 1000 Shelard Parkway, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55426 Audit Period: September 30, 2022 The findings from the September 30, 2022 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. Section A 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 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FINDING 2022-001: SECTION 223 (f), ASSISTANCE LISTING NUMBER 14.155 The Project withdrew $1,455 from the replacement reserve account for an invoice that was unpaid as of September 30, 2022. Recommendation: The Project should pay the open invoice. Action Taken: The Project agrees with the finding. The Project paid the open invoice in October, 2022. If the Department of Housing and Urban Development has questions regarding this plan, please call JoAnn Rademacher 651-639-9799.

View Audit 18908 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 15833 (2022-030)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Washington C/o Office of Financial Management

WA

Subrecipient Monitoring Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.208 § 200.332 § 200.339 § 200.501 § 200.513

Finding: The University of Washington did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with federal requirements to ensure subrecipients of the Global AIDS program received required single or program-specific audits, and that it followed up on findings and issued management decisions...

Finding: The University of Washington did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with federal requirements to ensure subrecipients of the Global AIDS program received required single or program-specific audits, and that it followed up on findings and issued management decisions. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.067 93.067 COVID-19 Amount $0 Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The University maintains that there are adequate internal controls to ensure the Global AIDS program complies with the requirements for pass-through entities as outlined in Uniform Guidance 2 CFR ? 200.332 and the university policy incorporated in Grants Information Memorandum 8. As noted in the finding, the University uses a certification process to obtain information and documentation needed, such as audited financial statements, from each subrecipient and perform a risk assessment using standard risk criteria. For the one exception identified by the auditors, the University misinterpreted the response provided by the subrecipient regarding whether it expended $750,000 or more in federal awards during the fiscal year. Although the single or program specific audit report was not obtained and reviewed, a risk assessment was performed on the subrecipient. With a medium risk rating, the subrecipient was subject to monitoring at the program level throughout the project during the period in question, in accordance with University policy. The University will: ? Update the certification process with all subrecipients to confirm if federal expenditures during a fiscal year exceed the $750,000 threshold to require a single or program-specific audit. ? Issue written management decisions for all applicable audit findings. ? Ensure subrecipients develop and perform acceptable corrective actions to address all audit recommendations, if applicable. Completion Date: Estimated September 2023 Agency Contact: Erick Winger Controller 4300 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 543-5322 erickw@uw.edu

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Finding 15832 (2022-029)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Washington C/o Office of Financial Management

WA

Subrecipient Monitoring

Finding: The University of Washington did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with requirements to ensure it filed reports required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.067 93.067 COVID-19 Amount $0 St...

Finding: The University of Washington did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with requirements to ensure it filed reports required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.067 93.067 COVID-19 Amount $0 Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The University acknowledges that one report related to the Global AIDS program subaward modification was not submitted during the audit period in accordance with Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) requirements. The University: ? Submitted the required report as of May 2023. ? Reviewed all subaward actions (new subawards and modifications) for the program active during fiscal year 2022 and verified that no additional reports were missed. The University maintains that solid and effective controls are already in place related to FFATA reporting, but acknowledges that the current process can be enhanced through better use of the data in the Sponsored Projects Administration and Electronic Research Compliance (SPAERC) system. The University will: ? Strengthen management monitoring process to ensure compliance with FFATA reporting requirements. ? Design a report to assist in the identification and review of FFATA-reportable actions. Implementation of this process is expected to occur in fiscal year 2024. Completion Date: Estimated December 2023 Agency Contact: Erick Winger Controller 4300 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 543-5322 erickw@uw.edu

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Finding 15831 (2022-028)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Washington C/o Office of Financial Management

WA

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.516

Finding: The University of Washington did not establish adequate internal controls to ensure payments to contractors and subrecipients for the Global AIDS program were allowable, properly supported and within the period of performance. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.067 93.067 COV...

Finding: The University of Washington did not establish adequate internal controls to ensure payments to contractors and subrecipients for the Global AIDS program were allowable, properly supported and within the period of performance. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 93.067 93.067 COVID-19 Amount $0 Status: Corrective action complete Corrective Action: The University partially concurs with the finding. The University disagrees with the auditors? assertion that internal controls were inadequate to ensure payments to contractors and subrecipients of the Global AIDS program were allowable, properly supported, and within the period of performance. Payments to country offices The University administers the program through its International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH), a center in the University?s Department of Global Health, with staff in various locations worldwide. I-TECH country offices are not contractors but are an extension of the University. The audit identified one of 58 payments in the test sample (1.7 percent) that did not meet the approval requirements set forth in I-TECH?s standard operating procedures. Based on the error percentage, the University disagrees with this part of the finding. Payments to contractors The University?s current payment process to contractors has multiple approval requirements. Upon receipt, program/budget manager reviews and approves individual invoices prior to input into the University?s procurement system by the I-TECH accounts payable administrator. The system requires compliance approval from the account payable supervisor or other manager, as well as funding approval from the budget manager prior to payment. Approvals of Budget Activity Reports (BARS) are not part of the approval process for contractor payments, but are post-payment reviews by budget managers of monthly expenses posted to the budget to ensure they are within expectations. The University disagrees with the exceptions identified in the finding related to payments to contractors. The exceptions noted were payments made to country offices instead of contractors, the supporting approvals of which were provided to the auditors on April 26, 2023, prior to the completion of fieldwork. Subrecipient reimbursements Contract managers review each subrecipient invoice for reasonableness, allowability and allocability, and require approval by both budget managers and principal investigators (PI) prior to payment in the University?s procurement system. The auditors reviewed and verified PI approvals for each selected subrecipient with no exception identified. It should be noted that approvals of BARS are also not part of the approval process for payments to subrecipients. The University acknowledges that documentation related to BARS reviews by budget managers was not available for 52 of the transactions tested and agrees that improvement is needed for retaining documentation of monthly reviews. In response to the finding, the University has started saving BARS review documentation on the server to ensure the documents are readily available. Completion Date: April 2023 Agency Contact: Erick Winger Controller 4300 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 543-5322 erickw@uw.edu

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Finding 15816 (2022-027)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Washington C/o Office of Financial Management

WA

Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Finding: The Office of Financial Management did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with federal level of effort requirements for the Education Stabilization Fund program. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 84.425D COVID-19 84.425R COVID-19 94.425U COVID-19 84.425...

Finding: The Office of Financial Management did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with federal level of effort requirements for the Education Stabilization Fund program. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 84.425D COVID-19 84.425R COVID-19 94.425U COVID-19 84.425V COVID-19 Amount $0 Status: Corrective action not taken Corrective Action: The Office does not concur with the finding. The Office performed the maintenance of effort (MOE) calculations in accordance with the guidance provided by the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Based on appropriations and past funding, it was determined that the fiscal year 2022 expenditure level did not meet the MOE requirement. The Office followed the federal guidance and directions from a legislative proviso in the enacted state budget (Chapter 334, Laws of 2021, Sec. 954) and submitted a waiver request for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. The waiver was submitted before ED?s stipulated deadline of December 31, 2021. ED?s website confirmed an MOE waiver request was received from Washington state and the status of the request is currently listed as ?under review.? The Office maintains adequate internal controls and has followed all federal and state requirements with due diligence in requesting the MOE waiver. The approval process rests with the federal grantor, and the waiver has not been disapproved. In addition, the Office has been meeting with ED on a monthly basis and is already consulting with the grantor regarding the pending waiver request. The Office will also continue to work with the Legislature, which is the state-level authority for state appropriations, to monitor any updates to federal requirements. Completion Date: Not applicable Agency Contact: Brian Tinney Statewide Accounting Director PO Box 43127 Olympia, WA 98504-3127 (564) 999-1781 brian.tinney@ofm.wa.gov

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Finding 15815 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

South Central Cusd 401

IL

Questioned Costs Cash Management Reporting

Finding Synopsis: During audit testing of the expenditure reimbursement request reports, it was noted the accounting records indicated less expenditures incurred than what was requested on the report. Action Steps: Grant expenditure reports will be reconciled to accounting records for the time pe...

Finding Synopsis: During audit testing of the expenditure reimbursement request reports, it was noted the accounting records indicated less expenditures incurred than what was requested on the report. Action Steps: Grant expenditure reports will be reconciled to accounting records for the time period of the expenditure report and for the grant project in its entirety prior to the filing of each expenditure report. Contact person(s): Kerry Herdes, Superintendent and Virginia Keen, Bookkeeper. Anticipated Completion Date: September 1, 2022.

View Audit 22537 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 15799 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

The International Center for Journalists, Inc.

DC

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: All applicable subawards (including any cost-related modifications) are now registered in the FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS.gov). ICFJ?s Budget & Compliance Officer carefully reviews all new Federal awards received by ICFJ to ens...

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: All applicable subawards (including any cost-related modifications) are now registered in the FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS.gov). ICFJ?s Budget & Compliance Officer carefully reviews all new Federal awards received by ICFJ to ensure all applicable subawards are registered at FSR.gov in compliance with FFATA requirement. Periodic trainings on FFATA compliance for all staff who work on federally-funded awards have been conducted and are scheduled at least annually. FFATA requirement is a checklist item during onboarding of new awards.

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