Finding 1131742 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
M
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-04-17
Audit: 353940
Organization: Zero to Five Montana (MT)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization failed to provide a contract for 1 out of 11 subrecipient samples, violating monitoring policies.
  • Impacted Requirements: This deficiency indicates non-compliance with established subrecipient monitoring procedures.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure adherence to procurement policies to prevent misuse of funds related to Federal Awards.

Finding Text

2024-001 Monitoring of Funds Passed to a Subrecipient – Significant Deficiency Criteria: The Organization should follow their policies related to subrecipient monitoring. Condition: During our testing, we found 1 instance out of 11 samples that the Organization could not produce a contract with a subrecipient that establishes critical information for the monitoring procedures to be performed. Cause: Undetermined. Effect: The Organization did not follow their policy for subrecipient monitoring which could allow for funds to be expended for purposes outside of the Federal Award. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization follows their policies related to procurement.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 555300 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $179,609
93.434 Every Student Succeeds Act/preschool Development Grants $3