Finding 1117500 (2023-004)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2025-03-31

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Land Bank failed to submit quarterly project and expenditure reports on time and without complete information.
  • Impacted Requirements: Reports were due 15 days after each quarter and must include detailed obligations and expenditures.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Land Bank should establish controls and policies to ensure timely and complete report submissions in the future.

Finding Text

Condition: The Land Bank did not submit timely or complete quarterly project and expenditure reports to the State of Delaware. For the two quarterly reports tested, The Land Bank submitted both reports after their due date and did not report obligation information. Criteria: As detailed in Exhibit A to the grant agreement between the State of Delaware and the Land Bank, the Land Bank is required to submit quarterly project and expenditure reports to the State of Delaware 15 days after each quarter end. The Land Bank is also required to include the following information in the Report Contents: “Obligations and Expenditures: Subrecipient shall report on each program's obligations and expenditures including (1) current period obligations, (ii) cumulative obligations, (iii) current period expenditures, and (iv) cumulative expenditures.” Cause: The Land Bank did not submit the selected reports timely or with all of the required information. Questioned Costs: None Effect: The Land Bank did not comply with the State of Delaware grant agreement to submit timely and complete quarterly reports. Recommendation: We recommend the Land Bank implement controls and policies to ensure reports are completed as required by the grant agreement.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 541057 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 541058 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1117499 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $250,000