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Criteria: OMB's Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.512 requires timely reconciliation and approval of grant expenditures prior to requesting reimbursement of grant expenditures from federal agencies. Condition: It appears The County of Newton, Texas does not reconcile grant expenditures and seek management review and approval prior to requesting reimbursement for grant expenditures prior to submitting requests for reimbursement. Cause:, It appears the County of Newton, Texas management and staff relies heavily on outside resources to provide the necessary monitoring of grant activities and expenditures including compliance matters. In addition, it appears the County of Newton, Texas management and staff relies on outside resources to reconcile and prepare grant expenditure reimbursement requests for reimbursement. Effect: The overreliance and the absence of reconciliation of grant expenditures prior to requests for reimbursement coupled with an understanding of required compliance attributes associated with each individual grant may lead to incomplete and inaccurate requests for reimbursement of grant expenditures. Recommendation: The County of Newton, Texas's Commissioner's should adopt, and management should implement internal controls to ensure proper reconciliations be performed and management approval prior to requesting reimbursement for grant expenditures. In addition, the County of Newton, Texas’s Commissioners should provide resources and support for the continued education and training of both management and staff regarding compliance attributes associated with requirements as per the Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.