Finding 1092038 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
H
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2024
Accepted
2024-12-18

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Agency lacks proper procedures to manage the period of performance for federal awards, leading to potential inaccuracies in financial reporting.
  • Impacted Requirements: Costs incurred before the approved budget period are being charged to federal awards, which may result in unallowable costs.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Agency should review and enhance its cost transfer procedures to ensure compliance with the federal awards period of performance.

Finding Text

The Agency does not have adequate procedures in place to ensure period of performance for federal awards. During our testing, we identified a cost transfer that was for costs that were incurred before the period of performance date. The Agency does not have an effective control in place to ensure only costs incurred during the approved budget period of federal awards period of performance are charged to federal awards. Failure to ensure only costs incurred during the approved budget period of federal awards period of performance may result in inaccurate periodic financial reports and unallowable costs. We recommend the Agency review its cost transfers procedures and implement additional procedures to monitor federal awards period of performance

Categories

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Period of Performance

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 515595 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 515596 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 515597 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 515598 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1092037 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1092039 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1092040 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program $39.82M
20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants $39.03M
20.527 Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program $2.05M
20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low Or No Emissions Programs $1.28M
20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants $872,292
20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities $723,328
20.505 Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research $170,000
97.075 Rail and Transit Security Grant Program $168,115
97.056 Port Security Grant Program $23,958
20.521 New Freedom Program $865