Finding 1138494 (2024-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2024
Accepted
2025-05-30

AI Summary

  • Issue: The Coalition submitted its Federal Single Audit more than nine months after the year-end deadline.
  • Trend: Delays were caused by staff turnover, hiring challenges, and illnesses among key personnel.
  • Recommendation: Hire enough qualified staff to ensure timely submission of future audits and reduce the impact of absences.

Finding Text

Federal Single Audit Submitted Later Than Nine (9) Months After Year End. Criteria: The Federal Single Audit Act requires submission of the single audit no later than nine (9) months after the respective year end. Condition: Healthy Start Coalition of Southwest Florida, Inc. (the "Coalition") did not submit its Federal Single Audit within nine (9) months of year end. However, the Coalition intends to submit its Federal Single Audit within eleven (11) months of the respective year end. Cause: The Coalition was delayed in its effort to timely report due to staff turnover, delays in hiring qualified replacements and illnesses in key personnel. Effect: This Single Audit is being submitted later than nine (9) months after year end. Recommendation: We recommend the Coalition hire sufficient, qualified staff to manage the Single Audit related matters, so that staff absences do not have as significant impacts on the ability of the Coalition to timely report on matters related to the Single Audit.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $1.68M
93.669 Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants $252,840
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $197,096
93.870 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant $15,080