Finding 1160605 (2024-008)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-10-16

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The College failed to submit the required SF-425 financial report for the period ending March 31, 2024.
  • Impacted Requirements: This non-compliance violates 2 CFR 200.358 and 2 CFR 200.328(c) regarding timely financial reporting.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The College should review and improve its reporting procedures to ensure all required reports are submitted on time.

Finding Text

Criteria or specific requirement: In accordance with 2 CFR 200.358 the recipient must submit financial reports as required by the Federal award. The grant requirements state that the recipient must submit form SF-425 on a semi-annual basis for the periods ending March 31 and September 30, or any portion thereof. 2 CFR 200.328(c) requires these semi-annual reports be submitted no later than 30 days after the reporting period. Per Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.303, non-federal entities receiving federal awards are required to establish and maintain internal controls designed to reasonably ensure compliance with federal laws, regulations, and program compliance requirements. Condition: The College did not submit the required SF-425 report for the period ending March 31, 2024. Questioned Costs: None. Context: During our testing of financial reports, the College was unable to provide the SF-425 report for the period ending March 31, 2024. Cause: The College was not aware that this report had not been submitted. Effect: The College was not in compliance with the Department of Commerce regulations for timely and accurate reporting of the SF-425 report. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: We recommend the College review its reporting procedures to ensure all reports are completed and submitted timely. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Economic Development Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 11.307 Recommendation: We recommend the College review its reporting procedures to ensure all reports are completed and submitted timely. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Reporting procedures will be reviewed to ensure all reports are submitted timely. A grants management workbook template that is in place will be reviewed to determine if all reporting requirements have been included and the status of each reporting requirement. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Saundra Buchanan and Sam Draper Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 8/7/2025

Categories

Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1160585 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160586 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160587 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160588 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160589 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160590 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160591 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160592 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160593 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160594 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160595 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160596 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160597 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160598 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160599 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160600 2024-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160601 2024-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160602 2024-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160603 2024-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160604 2024-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160606 2024-009
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $1.07M
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $694,147
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $655,375
11.307 Covid-19 Workforce Expansion $493,391
11.617 National Institute of Standards and Technology Congressionally Identified Projects Program (cipp) $428,668
84.031 Building Equitable Access and Success Project (ease) $379,133
84.425 Covid-19: Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds, Student Aid - Arp-Esser $216,080
17.259 Youth Formula $196,816
17.258 Adult Formula $182,368
84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States $158,002
15.228 Blm Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities $149,505
47.076 Education and Human Resources $130,679
17.278 Dislocated Worker Formula $116,071
59.037 Small Business Development Center $104,789
21.027 Covid-19-Esol Fiscal Recovery Funds $89,517
21.027 Covid-19 Prosperity 10k Fiscal Recovery Funds $81,066
17.258 Adult - Manufacturing Trades $59,994
45.310 Library Services and Technology Act $43,562
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $42,950
84.048 Nontraditional Perkins - Career and Technical Education $19,400
21.027 Covid-19 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $8,530
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $5,751
45.129 Mini Grant for Rural Libraries $2,234