Finding 1080582 (2024-001)

Material Weakness
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2024-10-30

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Missing evidence of review and approval for intake or recertification forms in the Community Services Block Grant.
  • Impacted Requirements: Internal controls are needed to prevent ineligible individuals from receiving services.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Establish a process to ensure all forms are reviewed and approved to maintain eligibility standards.

Finding Text

Condition: There was a lack of evidence of review and approval of intake or recertification forms noted during testing over eligibility in the Community Services Block Grant Criteria: Internal controls should be in place to ensure ineligible individuals do not receive services from the Community Services Block Grant. Cause: The Organization has experienced turnover in the Community Services Block Grant Direct Service Workers. Effect: Participants could have received Community Services Block Grant funding when they were not eligible to receive funding. Repeat of Prior Year Finding: No Auditor’s Recommendation: We recommend implementing an internal control to make sure all forms are properly reviewed and approved. View of Management: Management agrees with the finding. A response can be found in the Corrective Action Plan.

Categories

Eligibility

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 504140 2024-001
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $2.07M
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $452,094
81.042 Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons $296,617
93.324 State Health Insurance Assistance Program $72,759
93.048 Special Programs for the Aging, Title Iv, and Title Ii, Discretionary Projects $67,476
93.071 Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program $61,197
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $40,407
93.332 Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-Facilitated Exchanges $34,596
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $19,765
21.009 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (vita) Matching Grant Program $10,310