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Federal Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program: 93.224 Health Center Program Identification Numbers: H80CS29007 H8DCS36329 H8ECS38904 H8FCS41132-01-00 Requirement: Reporting Type of Finding: Significant deficiency in internal control over major program Criteria: Annual and final FFRs should be submitted 90 days after the report period quarter-end date. The annual UDS should be submitted by February 15th. Condition: Annual and final FFRs and the UDS report filed for reporting periods for the year ended June 30, 2023 were not submitted timely. Cause: Proper monitoring of grant report submissions was not performed. Effect: Failure to comply with reporting requirements can result in deferral or restrictions of future funding decisions by the funding agency. Context: Of the four annual and final FFRs tested, all reports were submitted between 6 and 12 business days late. The annual UDS tested was submitted 7 business days late. Repeat Finding: This finding was reported for the year ended June 30, 2022 as 2022-005. Recommendation: The Health Center and Finance Department should maintain a schedule of required reporting with corresponding due dates. A designated employee should be assigned to monitor the report submissions with the goal that reports should be submitted timely, in compliance with the grant agreements. Views of Responsible Official(s) and Planned Corrective Actions: See corrective action plan.