Finding 1163560 (2024-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
M
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-12-05
Audit: 373247
Organization: Solidaridad North America (CA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization failed to monitor subrecipient activities on time, risking non-compliance with subaward terms.
  • Impacted Requirements: Timely monitoring and communication of findings regarding subrecipients' use of federal awards were not met.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Establish a policy to ensure timely monitoring procedures and prompt communication of findings to subrecipients.

Finding Text

Criteria: The Organization should monitor the activities of the subrecipient as necessary to ensure that the subaward is used for authorized purposes, complies with the terms and conditions of the subaward, and achieves performance goals. The Organization should also follow-up and ensure that the subrecipient takes timely and appropriate action on all deficiencies pertaining to the federal awards provided to the subrecipient detected through audits/on-site reviews, or other means. Condition: During the audit, we noted that the Organization did not perform the subrecipient monitoring procedures in a timely manner. Cause: The Organization did not have the bandwidth to perform the monitoring procedures over subrecipients in a timely manner. Effect or Potential Effect: During the audit, we noted that the Organization hired a consulting company to perform the subrecipient monitoring procedures to monitor compliance. The results of the monitoring procedures were not communicated to the Organization in a timely manner. The potential effects are that the subrecipients could charge unallowable costs to the Grantor without the knowledge of the Organization. Recommendations: The Organization should implement a policy in which all procedures performed related to subrecipient monitoring are completed in a timely manner and all findings are communicated to the subrecipients. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: The Organization will implement procedures to guarantee the proper supervision for subgrantees in a timely manner.

Corrective Action Plan

The Organization will implement procedures to guarantee the proper supervision for subgrantees in a timely manner.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
98.001 USAID FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS OVERSEAS $3.90M
19.017 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS $124,402
98.U00 Not Applicable $105,412