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Finding 2023-007 Federal Agency: U.S Department of Health and Human Services AL Program: 93.224 – Health Center Program (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Center Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care). Federal Award No: 5 H80CS04302-19-00 and 4 H8FCS41736-01-02 Area: Reporting Questioned Costs: None Criteria: For the federal awards cited above, the recipient of the federal award must submit an annual Federal Financial Report (FFR). The report should reflect cumulative reporting within the project period of the document number. For award(s): • 5 H80CS04302-19-00 the subject FFR was due by 03/30/2024. • 4 H8FCS41736-01-02 the subject FFR was due by 07/30/2023. Condition: For both awards, the FFR was submitted after the due date. Cause: The State’s monitoring controls over FFR reporting deadlines were ineffective. Effect: The State’s is noncompliance with the applicable reporting requirement. No questioned costs are applicable to this condition. No negative awarding agency comments were noted for each submission. Recommendation: The State should establish a tracking schedule for grant reporting deadlines upon award or extension and retain copies of all submissions and supporting expenditure reports for audit purposes. Identification as a Repeat Finding: 2022-08 View of Responsible Officials: The State’s response and corrective action plan addressing this finding is included in the accompanying corrective action plan.