Finding 1162350 (2024-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-11-14
Audit: 372159
Organization: Allen County (OH)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: One out of four quarterly financial reports was submitted late, missing the August 10 deadline by five days.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 45 CFR part 75 and Ohio Administrative Code mandates timely submission of financial reports to avoid negative impacts on future grant awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger controls and procedures to ensure all reports are submitted on time.

Finding Text

45 CFR part 75 gives regulatory effect to the Department of Health and Human Services for 2 C.F.R. § 200.328 which states, unless otherwise approved by OMB, the Federal awarding agency must solicit only the OMB-approved governmentwide data elements for collection of financial information At time of publication, this consists of the Federal Financial Report (SF-245) or such future, OMB-approved, governmentwide data elements available from the OMB-designated standards lead. This information must be collected with the frequency required by the terms and conditions of the Federal award, but no less frequently than annually nor more frequently than quarterly except in unusual circumstances, for example where more frequent reporting is necessary for the effective monitoring of the Federal award or could significantly affect program outcomes, and preferably in coordination with performance reporting. The Federal awarding agency must use OMB-approved common information collections, as applicable, when providing financial and performance reporting information. Ohio Administrative Code 5101:9-7-29(C)(2)(c) states in part that the County Family Services Agency (CFSA) shall submit the completed quarterly financial statement to the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance (BCFTA) no later than the tenth calendar day of the second month following the quarter the report represents for the following reporting periods: (iv) August tenth for April through June. The County's Subgrant agreement, G-2425-11-6104, with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) also states in part that as a subrecipient of the state of Ohio, the subgrantee must utilize a financial management system that meets the requirements established by ODJFS and use the ODJFS designated software programs to report financial and other data according to the standards established by ODJFS. Subgrantee will provide to ODJFS all program and financial reports and updates in accordance with the timeliness schedules, formats and other requirements established by ODJFS. The County submitted (4) quarterly JFS 02820 Reports; however possibly due to the failure of an existing control(s), one out of the four (twenty-five percent) Status Reports were submitted after the required due date. The reporting period of April, May, and June, which was due by August 10, was not submitted until August 15. Failure to submit reports by the required dates could adversely affect future grant awards. The County should monitor and implement a control system and/or additional procedures to ensure required reports are submitted in a timely manner.

Corrective Action Plan

This Finding is related to the Failure of a Department to timely file one quarterly status report. The employee in charge of quarterly reporting realized the omission herself in less than a week and corrected the action immediately, months before it was noticed and reported by the State Audit Team. The Director reports several calendaring mechanisms are in place and the reports are being tracked by duplicative methods since that error.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1162349 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1162351 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1162352 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1162353 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.558 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES $5.50M
93.563 CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES $1.89M
93.658 FOSTER CARE TITLE IV-E $1.80M
93.778 GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID $1.21M
93.659 ADOPTION ASSISTANCE $1.04M
93.767 CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM $754,446
93.667 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $694,807
17.258 WIOA ADULT PROGRAM $600,647
17.259 WIOA YOUTH ACTIVITIES $541,075
21.027 COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $478,276
84.181 SPECIAL EDUCATION-GRANTS FOR INFANTS AND FAMILIES $320,559
10.561 STATE ADMINISTRATIVE MATCHING GRANTS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $287,159
17.278 WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER FORMULA GRANTS $161,637
93.556 MARYLEE ALLEN PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES PROGRAM $160,439
97.039 HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT $156,975
97.067 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM $155,993
93.575 CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT $154,917
20.205 HIGHWAY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION $152,044
93.645 STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES CHILD WELFARE SERVICES PROGRAM $113,826
93.674 JOHN H. CHAFEE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD $100,194
14.228 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/STATE'S PROGRAM AND NON-ENTITLEMENT GRANTS IN HAWAII $94,264
97.042 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS $84,978
17.225 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE $84,424
16.593 RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR STATE PRISONERS $69,848
14.239 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM $62,451
93.472 TITLE IV-E PREVENTION PROGRAM $31,420
20.600 STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY $26,537
17.207 EMPLOYMENT SERVICE/WAGNER-PEYSER FUNDED ACTIVITIES $20,319
20.608 MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED $17,473
16.738 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM $11,122
93.747 ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PROGRAM $4,002
17.245 TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE $2,353