Finding 1061184 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-08-21

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Northwest Side Community Development Corporation inaccurately reported information on its Transaction Level Report and Uses of Award reports for 2022 and 2023.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with reporting requirements for federal grants was not met, leading to significant deficiencies in internal controls.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement procedures to ensure thorough review and retention of supporting documentation before report submission.

Finding Text

Finding 2023-001 Repeat Finding: No Program Name: Community Development Financial Institutions Grants Federal Agency: U.S. Department of the Treasury Questioned Costs: N/A Type of finding: Significant deficiency in internal controls Compliance Requirement: Reporting Condition: Northwest Side Community Development Corporation did not accurately report certain information on its Transaction Level Report (TLR) for the year ended December 31, 2022 and Uses of Award reports for the year ended December 31, 2023. Criteria: Northwest Side Community Development Corporation is required to file are required to file various reports as part of the grant requirements. Cause: Certain information was not properly gathered and reported on the the TLR and Uses of Awards reports. Effect: The reports needed to be amended in order to properly report certain items on the TLR and Uses of Awards reports. Recommendation: We recommend that precedures are put in place so information reported on the various reports is reviewed and support is retained prior to submission of the reports. View of Responsible Officials: Management has committed to a corrective action plan to ensure information reported is accurate.

Categories

Reporting Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 484742 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.024 Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (cdfi Rrp) $1.04M
21.020 Community Development Financial Institutions Program $694,472
93.570 Community Services Block Grant_discretionary Awards $233,732
45.024 Promotion of the Arts_grants to Organizations and Individuals $17,112