Finding 1092414 (2024-003)

Material Weakness
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2024-12-19
Audit: 333767
Organization: Streator Esd No. 44 (IL)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District improperly received advanced payments on a federal grant by holding checks until work was completed.
  • Impacted Requirements: This practice violates 2 CFR section 200.208(c), which mandates reimbursement payments instead of advances.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and adjust procedures to ensure compliance with federal payment requirements to prevent future occurrences.

Finding Text

2 CFR section 200.208(c) states “Additional Federal award conditions may include items such as the following: (1) Requiring payments as reimbursements rather than advance payments.” During our audit we noted two checks were written and recorded in the accounting software but held until work was complete. These were claimed on expenditure reports as of June 30, 2024, however the checks were still being held on August 5, 2024. This resulted in the District essentially receiving advanced payment on this grant which was not permitted. Based on our testing of the bank reconciliation we are confident there were 2 held checks out of hundreds of checks for the year. In May and June alone there were over 50 checks charged to the grant, so it appears to be an isolated incident related to this project.

Categories

Cash Management

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 515971 2024-002
    Material Weakness
  • 515972 2024-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1092413 2024-002
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $4.82M
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $1.04M
10.555 National School Lunch Program $763,132
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $496,132
10.553 School Breakfast Program $218,659
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $112,926
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $98,540
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $48,609
84.358 Rural Education $29,592
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $29,005
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $24,181
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $3,827
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $3,256