Finding 1157541 (2024-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-09-30
Audit: 369762
Organization: Seattle Jobs Initiative (WA)
Auditor: Clark Nuber Ps

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There is a significant deficiency in internal controls over compliance related to reporting subawards in the FSRS.
  • Impacted Requirements: The Organization failed to report subawards of $30,000 or more as required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement necessary internal controls and complete the required FSRS reporting for the identified subawards.

Finding Text

Significant deficiency in internal controls over compliance related to reporting. Federal Agency: Department of Labor Program Titles: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Dislocated Worker Program Assistance Listing Number: 17.278 Award Numbers: 24A60CP000141-01-01 Award Periods: April 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 Criteria Under the requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (Pub. L. No. 109-282) (Transparency Act) that are codified in 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 170, recipients (i.e., direct recipients) of grants or cooperative agreements who make first tier subawards of $30,000 or more are required to register the covered subawards in the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) and report the required subaward data no later than the last day of the month following the month the subaward was made. Condition/Context for Evaluation During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Organization lacked a process to report required subaward data in the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) and report subaward data through FSRS for those subrecipients receiving over $30,000. Transactions Tested Subaward Not Reported Report Not Timely Subaward Amount Incorrect Subaward Missing Key Elements 1 1 1 N/A 1 Dollar Amount of Transactions Tested Subaward Not Reported Report Not Timely Subaward Amount Incorrect Subaward Missing Key Elements N/A $682,395 $682,395 N/A N/A Effect or Potential Effect The Organization did not comply with the subaward reporting requirements as specified in 2 CFR 170. Questioned Costs None noted. Cause Internal controls were not designed adequately to ensure required reporting in FSRS was made. Repeat Finding No Recommendation We recommend that the Organization implement the necessary internal controls to ensure required reporting is made in the FSRS. In addition, we recommend the Organization make efforts to complete the required reporting for the subaward noted above. Views of Responsible Officials Management agrees that the required FSRS report was not made.

Corrective Action Plan

Corrective Action: Procedures will be created as part of the subaward monitoring process to ensure that subrecipient information is received in a timely manner. Deadlines will be created to ensure that the subaward information is entered as part of FFATA reporting in Sam.gov with deadlines outlined in 2 CFR 170.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1157540 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
17.278 Wioa Dislocated Worker Formula Grants $216,959
17.268 H-1b Job Training Grants $94,962
17.259 Wioa Youth Activities $92,376
11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance $76,705
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $16,586
10.537 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Employment and Training (e&t) Data and Technical Assistance Grants $13,500