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2024-001 Improve Controls and Documentation Over Subrecipient Monitoring Federal Program Information Federal Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Award Name(s): Child Care and Development Block Grant Assistance Listing Number(s): 93.575 Award Year: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Subrecipient Monitoring Federal Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Award Name(s): Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises Assistance Listing Number(s): 93.391 Award Year: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Subrecipient Monitoring Type of Finding Compliance Internal Control over Compliance – Significant Deficiency Criteria or Specific Requirement OMB’s Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (UG) requires that a pass-through entity must ensure that every subaward is clearly identified to the subrecipient as a subaward and includes information as required in 2 CFR 200.332(b). Condition and Context During our audit, we tested a sample of one subrecipient under the Child Care and Development Block Grant in order to determine if the subrecipient agreements contained all required elements per 2 CFR 200.332(b) and ensure sufficient subrecipient monitoring procedures were performed. As a result of our testing, it was identified that the agreement tested did not contain the subrecipient’s unique entity identifier, federal award identification number, federal award date, assistance listing title, assistance listing number, dollar amount available under each federal award and assistance listing number at the time of disbursement, and approved indirect cost rate. While assistance listing number 93.391 was not tested as a major federal program in 2024, we have carried forward the finding from the prior year and applied it to this program as it has not yet been resolved. SECTION III - FEDERAL AWARDS FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS (CONTINUED) 2024-001 Improve Controls and Documentation Over Subrecipient Monitoring (Continued) Cause The Organization did not have adequate controls in place to ensure all required elements were included in subrecipient agreements. Effect or Potential Effect Due to the weakness in internal controls and compliance finding noted above, the Organization did not comply with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance regarding communication to subrecipients all the specified elements in 2 CFR 200.332. No questioned costs are reported as this requirement is administrative in nature. Recommendation The Organization should address the weakness noted above and update its subrecipient agreements, policies, and procedures to ensure that all required elements are present to comply with the Uniform Guidance. Views of Responsible Official Management’s corrective action plan is included at the end of this report after the Schedule of Prior Year Findings.