Finding 1149616 (2024-003)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-08-10
Audit: 364004
Organization: Academyhealth (DC)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: AcademyHealth struggled to accurately prepare the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA), leading to incomplete and inconsistent reporting.
  • Impacted Requirements: This finding violates Title 2 CFR 200.510, which mandates accurate reporting of all Federal awards in financial statements.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Improve internal controls for SEFA preparation and ensure it is reviewed by a supervisor to comply with federal regulations.

Finding Text

Finding 2024-003: Preparation of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) Federal Agency: Department of Health and Human Services; Health Resources and Services Administration. Federal Program: Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs. Assistance Listing Number: ALN 93.110 Pass-through Entity: Not applicable. Award Identification Number and Year: UJ6MC45789-02-02 and 2024. Criteria or Specific Requirement (Including Statutory, Regulatory, or Other Citation): Title 2 CFR 200 Section 200.510 “Financial Statements” requires recipients of Federal funds to prepare a schedule of expenditures of Federal awards for the period covered by the auditee's financial statements which must include the total Federal awards expended. Condition: AcademyHealth experienced difficulty in preparing and ensuring that all Federal expenditures were identified, categorized and included in the Schedule of Federal Awards. Cause: Internal controls were not in place to ensure an accurate preparation of the SEFA. Context: The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) was not accurately completed at year-end and we received multiple versions of the SEFA during our audit process. Effect or Potential Effect: The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards prepared at year-end had instances of budgeted expenditures and missing Federal grants. Questioned Costs: There were no questioned costs identified. Identification as a Repeat Finding, if Applicable: N/A. Recommendation: We recommend AcademyHealth enhance it's controls over preparation of the SEFA and it should be reviewed and approved by an individual in a supervisory capacity. The SEFA should be prepared in accordance with the regulations under Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance).

Categories

Reporting Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 573172 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 573173 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 573174 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1149614 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1149615 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.110 Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs $1.06M
93.928 Special Projects of National Significance $361,559
93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $170,136
93.226 Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes $96,293
93.279 Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs $41,865
93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research $23,042