Finding 1153505 (2024-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-09-19

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization failed to submit the required data collection form by the deadline, risking federal funding.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with CFR Section 200.512, which mandates timely submission of audit reports and data collection forms.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Enhance internal controls and accounting processes to ensure timely reconciliations and compliance with reporting requirements.

Finding Text

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants Assistance Listing No.93.630 Criteria: Condition: Effect: Reporting, Significant Deficiency CFR Section 200.512 requires auditees to submit a completed Form SF-SAC (data collection form), along with one complete reporting package, to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse on/before the earlier of 30 days after receipt of the auditor's report or nine months after the end of the audit period. The data collection form was not submitted by the filing deadline for the year ended September 30, 2023. The Organization is at risk of jeopardizing the continued funding provided by federal agencies. Questioned Costs: None. Cause: Filing of the data collection form for the year ended September 30, 2023, was delayed as grant cash management reconciliations, including reimbursement requests matched against expenses incurred and cash received, had to be recreated to capture activities. This reconciliation was not maintained during the year. Considerable time and effort was needed to complete audit procedures over the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement processes to ensure compliance with all reporting requirements. Response: By expanding our internal and/or contracted accounting capacity and updating internal controls and accounting processes to include these new roles in the monthly and annual workflow, the Organization will be in better position to perform timely reconciliations and adjustments to federal grant activity, ensuring timely filling of the data collection form and single audit package.

Corrective Action Plan

By expanding our internal and contracted accounting capacity and updating internal controls and accounting processes to include these new roles in the monthly and annual workflow, the Organization will be in better position to perform timely reconciliations and adjustments to federal grant activity, ensuring timely filling of the data collection form and single audit package.

Categories

Cash Management Reporting Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1153502 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1153503 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1153504 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.138 Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness $447,124
84.240 Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights $176,595
84.161 Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program $118,611
93.843 Acl Assistive Technology State Grants for Protection and Advocacy $73,790
93.873 State Grants for Protection and Advocacy Services $63,999
93.042 Special Programs for the Aging, Title Vii, Chapter 2, Long Term Care Ombudsman Services for Older Individuals $60,202
93.618 Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems $37,965
96.009 Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries $10,625
93.630 Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants $0