Finding 1147055 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-07-08
Audit: 361633
Organization: City of Grand Forks (ND)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City failed to report subawards over $30,000 as required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act.
  • Impacted Requirements: Noncompliance with federal reporting standards for subawards to subrecipients.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The City should enhance internal controls to ensure all subawards are accurately reported moving forward.

Finding Text

Federal Program Information Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Title: Community Development Block Grants Cluster AL Number: 14.218 Criteria In accordance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, prime recipients are required to report all subawards to subrecipients in excess of $30,000. Condition The City did not file subaward reporting as required under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act for the subgrants issued to subrecipients. Questioned Costs Not Applicable. Context The City had two subawards issued to subrecipients during the year. Both subawards were not reported in accordance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. Effect Noncompliance with reporting requirements. Cause The City did not have appropriate internal controls to ensure that reporting requirements were met. Recommendation The City should review and update controls to ensure all subawards are properly recorded under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. Repeat Finding This is not a repeat finding. Views of Responsible Officials See corrective action plan.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 570613 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 570614 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1147056 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low Or No Emissions Programs $3.12M
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $2.36M
11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance $1.46M
97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant $889,416
66.468 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund $417,691
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $367,940
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $358,816
20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants $216,509
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $213,981
95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program $135,061
93.283 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Investigations and Technical Assistance $109,982
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $101,438
20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities $94,816
93.898 Cancer Prevention and Control Programs for State, Territorial and Tribal Organizations $77,218
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $62,720
93.U03 Opioid Str Community Grant $54,436
93.391 Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health Or Healthcare Crises $47,772
97.047 Bric: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities $45,529
11.300 Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities $42,326
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $41,162
93.069 Public Health Emergency Preparedness $36,292
93.917 Hiv Care Formula Grants $29,339
93.116 Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Tuberculosis Control Programs $27,858
20.608 Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated $26,653
20.703 Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants $21,943
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $19,336
16.607 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program $16,312
93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $11,291
93.758 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Funded Solely with Prevention and Public Health Funds (pphf) $9,692
93.940 Hiv Prevention Activities Health Department Based $6,481
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $2,300
15.904 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid $1,573