Finding 1158202 (2024-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-09-30

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization failed to submit one required quarterly report to Nassau County, violating federal reporting requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with §200.300 and the Memorandum of Understanding regarding timely financial and performance reporting.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Implement stronger policies and procedures to ensure all required reports are submitted on time.

Finding Text

Finding No. 2024-002 - Reporting - Significant Deficiency Name of Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Not available Name of Pass-through Entity (if applicable): Nassau County Criteria In accordance with §200.300, nonfederal entities are responsible for complying with all requirements of the Federal award. The Memorandum of Understanding between Nassau County and the Organization requires management to submit quarterly financial and performance reports. Condition During our testing, we noted that the Organization did not provide the one of the required quarterly reports to the Nassau County. Cause The Organization did not have adequate policies, procedures, and controls in place to ensure compliance with the requirements regarding reporting. Effect or Potential Effect Failure to comply with the reporting requirements of the Uniform Guidance could result in noncompliance with laws and regulations. Questioned Costs None Context For 1 report samples out of a total of 14 tested, management did not submit the required reports. Identification as a Repeat Finding This finding is a repeating, see prior year finding number: 2023-003. Recommendation We recommend that the Organization establish policies, procedures, and controls to ensure that the required information is submitted on a timely basis. Views of Responsible Officials We will incorporate procedures in our grant compliance and administration policies and procedures that include a review and understanding of the reporting requirements

Corrective Action Plan

Finding No. 2024-002 - Reporting – Significant Deficiency Name of Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Not available Name of Pass-through Entity (if applicable): Nassau County Condition: During our testing, we noted that the Organization did not provide the required monthly reports to Nassau County. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization establish policies, procedures, and controls to ensure that the required information is submitted on a timely basis. Action Taken: Management has incorporated procedures into our grant compliance and administration policies and procedures to ensure that a Project Director reviews, understands and takes the necessary steps to comply with reporting requirements or other, as set forth by the client agreements. This step includes but is not limited to the Project Director completing a Grant Award File Checklist. Anticipated completion date: Immediately.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Significant Deficiency Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1158201 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $1.25M
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $1.19M
21.033 Community Development Financial Institutions Program $1.08M
11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance $450,621
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $405,263
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $215,000
66.814 Brownsfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants and Cooperative Agreements $30,839