Finding 1144664 (2024-002)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-06-27

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Center failed to submit required FFATA reports for subrecipients due to a lack of knowledge about the reporting requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with the Federal Funding Accountability Transparency Act (FFATA) for subawards over $30,000.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review grant agreements and ensure staff are trained on compliance; update policies and procedures for FFATA reporting.

Finding Text

Federal Agency: United States Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Name: COVID-19 – APR Family Violence Prevention and Services/ Culturally Specific Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Services Assistance Listing Number: 93.496 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: 90EV0557-01-C6, 2024 Award Period: March 15, 2021 through September 30, 2025 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance – Reporting Other Matter – Non-Compliance with Reporting Compliance Requirements. Criteria or specific requirement: This award is subject to the Federal Funding Accountability Transparency Act (FFATA or Transparency) of 2006 subaward and executive compensation reporting requirements if prime recipients awarded a new federal subgrant with an amount equal to or greater than $30,000 as of October 1, 2010. Condition: The Center did not submit the FFATA reporting in the FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) for any of its subrecipients due to lack of the knowledge of the reporting requirement. Questioned costs: None. Context: There is one subrecipient in the current audit year which the Center is required to submit the FFATA reporting. However, the Center did not submit the required FFATA reporting. Cause: Likely due to lack of adequate knowledge about the FFATA reporting requirement. Effect: Noncompliance with the reporting requirement may result in the imposition of specific conditions to improve grantee performance and compliance issues. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: We recommend the Center to carefully review the grant agreements and ensure that grant personnel are familiar with the grant compliance requirements for reporting. We also recommend the Center to update its grant policies and procedures for FFATA reporting requirement. Views of responsible officials: Please see the attached Management’s Corrective Action Plan.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 568222 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 568223 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1144665 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.496 Family Violence Prevention and Services/culturally Specific Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Services $1.64M
93.592 Family Violence Prevention and Services/discretionary $167,169