2024-002 Program/Department: Conservation, Research, and Development Federal Agency: Department of Energy AL #: 81.086 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Various – See SEFA Pass-through Entity: Various – See SEFA Type of Finding: Internal Control over Compliance - F) Equipment and Real Property Management Internal Control Impact: Material Weakness Finding: Management did not conduct a physical inventory, as required. Status: Management has met with the program team to review the actions and time necessary to conduct a physical inventory and is executing the following Corrective Action Plan. Corrective Action Plan: 1. Preparation Task: Assign team, prepare inventory checklists Assigned to: Program Manager Completion: October 27, 2025 2. Schedule and Execute Physical Inventory Task: Conduct on-site subrecipient equipment inventory, delegating checklist to subrecipients as necessary. Assigned to: Program Team Completion: November 3 to December 5, 2025 3. Reconciliation Task: Compare physical inventory to system records, update records, investigate discrepancies Assigned to: Contract Administrator Completion: December 12, 2025 4. Review and Update Procedures for Equipment and Real Property Management Task: Review procedures to identify failure points and opportunities to create redundancies, update procedures, train all program staff on new procedures, to include a review of compliance responsibilities and their impact on MEC’s standing and ability to do our mission work. Assigned to: Contract Administrator Completion: December 15, 2025 5. Reporting Task: Report completion of Corrective Action Plan as needed for audit record Assigned to: Executive Director Completion: December 19, 2025 Person(s) Responsible for Implementation: KT Engle, Sr. Program Manager, KT.Engle@metroenergy.org, (816) 531-7283 Greg Betzwieser, Contract Administrator, greg.betzwieser@metroenergy.org, 816-531-7283