Finding 1155303 (2023-009)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
M
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2025-09-25
Audit: 367551
Organization: The City of Frederick, Maryland (MD)
Auditor: Brown Plus

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Program management failed to verify if subrecipients completed required single audits, leading to a material weakness in internal controls.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F, which mandates that pass-through entities ensure subrecipients are audited.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Obtain and review the single audits of subrecipients to address deficiencies and prevent future noncompliance.

Finding Text

Federal Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program: 93.137 Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program Identification Number: 1 CPIMP211296-01-00 Requirement: Subrecipient Monitoring Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over major program; Noncompliance Criteria: A pass-through entity must verify that subrecipients expected to be audited as required by 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F, met this requirement. This verification ensures that the subrecipients take timely and appropriate action on deficiencies identified through single audits. Condition: Program management did not perform this verification. Cause: Program management does not possess adequate knowledge of subrecipient monitoring requirements. Effect: Failure to verify the single audit status of subrecipients may lead to unresolved subrecipient noncompliance and lead to federal inquiries of those charged with governance. Context: Program management stated that the subrecipients did not undergo single audits. The Federal Audit Clearinghouse website noted that both subrecipients had filed single audits for the subaward period which included program 93.137. Repeat Finding: This finding was reported for the year ended June 30, 2022 as 2022-009. Recommendation: Program management should obtain the single audits performed for the subrecipients and review for program deficiencies. Views of Responsible Official(s) and Planned Corrective Actions: See corrective action plan.

Corrective Action Plan

The Department will include language in all grant agreements notifying subrecipients that entities with federal funds in excess of $750,000 are subject to Single Audit requirements. Subrecipients will also be required to provide copies of their most recent Single Audit as a condition of award and will be verified in the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1155297 2023-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155298 2023-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155299 2023-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155300 2023-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155301 2023-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155302 2023-008
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155304 2023-010
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155305 2023-011
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155306 2023-012
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155307 2023-013
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155308 2023-014
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155309 2023-015
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155310 2023-016
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155311 2023-017
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155312 2023-018
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
20.106 Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and Covid-19 Airports Programs $4.30M
93.224 Health Center Program (community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care) $2.21M
93.137 Community Programs to Improve Minority Health $2.07M
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $1.03M
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $996,154
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $960,360
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $786,960
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $452,538
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $271,995
14.267 Continuum of Care Program $184,808
16.745 Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program $94,827
21.026 Homeowner Assistance Fund $85,771
93.150 Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (path) $74,103
81.042 Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons $62,520
16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards $41,550
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $26,732
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $26,497
93.499 Low Income Household Water Assistance Program $18,086
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $14,280
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $14,003
95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program $13,275
66.466 Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program $11,325
20.616 National Priority Safety Programs $8,554
66.818 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements $2,487