Finding 1096277 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-01-21
Audit: 339073
Organization: Aspira INC of Illinois (IL)
Auditor: Krd LTD

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: ASPIRA did not submit the audit reporting package to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse on time.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.512(a), which mandates submission within 30 days of receiving the auditor’s report or 9 months after the fiscal year-end.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: ASPIRA should enhance procedures to monitor submission deadlines and ensure timely certification of the audit reporting package.

Finding Text

Information on federal programs: Reporting of year ended June 30, 2023 audit reporting package to Federal Audit Clearinghouse Oversight entity: United States Department of Education and United States Department of Treasury. Finding type: Compliance Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory or other citation) Condition: Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.512(a): The audit package and the data collection form shall be submitted 30 days after receipt of the auditor’s report(s), or 9 months after the end of the fiscal year – whichever comes first. Condition: ASPIRA failed to submit the reporting package to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse in a timely manner. Cause and effect: There was a miscommunication with the predecessor auditor regarding the certification during the submission process. Recommendation: We recommend that ASPIRA improve procedures with monitoring the submissions of the audit reporting package to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse before the deadline. Management’s response: ASPIRA will put in place a process for monitoring the certification of the audit reporting package and ensure to submit the audit reporting package before the deadline.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 519833 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 519834 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 519835 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 519836 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 519837 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 519838 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 519839 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1096275 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1096276 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1096278 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1096279 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1096280 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1096281 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $293,895
32.004 Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries $176,084
32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program $102,987
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $70,949
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $50,032
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $41,493
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $33,280
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $22,348
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $3,051
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $1,482