Finding 1131616 (2024-005)

Material Weakness
Requirement
C
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-04-16

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There were instances of requesting reimbursement before the actual expenditures were incurred, leading to a material weakness in cash management.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates OMB Compliance Supplement guidelines for reimbursement grants, which require expenses to be incurred before requests.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure grant program personnel follow established procedures to incur qualifying expenditures before submitting reimbursement requests.

Finding Text

Finding 2024-005 -Material Weakness: Cash Management Identification of federal program: Assistance Listing No. 93-493 - Congressional Directives Criteria or specific requirement: Per the OMB Compliance Supplement, "For grants and cooperative agreements to non-federal entities that are funded on a reimbursement basis, determine that expenditures, as defined by 2 CFR 200.1, were incurred prior to date of the reimbursement request." Condition: We noted two instances of request for reimbursement prior to the expenditures being incurred. Cause: Drawdown on reimbursement requests were submitted to the grantor prior to the System incurring qualifyig expenditures. Effect or potential effect: This resulted in material non-compliance with the cash management requirement for the grant program. Questioned cost: $92,130 known. The 2024 Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards has been corrected for this finding. Context: The finding is considered systemic in nature. Recommendation: We recommend that the System personnel administering the grant program comply with the System's established process, whereby qualifying expenditured are incurred prior to requesting reimbursement from the grantor. Views of responsible officials: The System concur wuth this finding. See page 57 for corrective action plan.

Categories

Questioned Costs Cash Management

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $999,876
93.493 Congressional Directives $695,098
93.059 Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry $491,300
93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research $168,512
93.395 Cancer Treatment Research $98,182
93.110 National Organizations of State and Local Officials $15,000
93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research $12,000
93.242 Mental Health Research Grants $3,360
93.838 Lung Diseases Research $2,000