Finding 1165252 (2025-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2025-12-18
Audit: 375717
Auditor: UHY LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The schedule of expenditures for federal awards was not prepared accurately, leading to a material weakness in internal controls.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 2 CFR § 200.502(a) regarding the timing and reporting of federal award expenditures.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should enhance procedures to ensure that expenditures align with budget reports and that supporting documentation is properly reviewed and retained.

Finding Text

Assistance Listing Number, Federal Agency, and Program Name: Various Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Various Pass-through Entity: Various Finding Type: Material Weakness in internal control over preparing an accurate and complete schedule of expenditures of federal awards in accordance with the Uniform Guidance. Repeat Finding: No Criteria: Per 2 CFR § 200502(a), the determination of when a federal award is expended must be based on when the activity related to the federal award occurs. Generally, the activity pertains to events that require the nonfederal entity to comply with federal statutes, regulation, and terms and conditions of federal awards, such as: expenditure/expenses transactions, associated with awards including grants, cost-reimbursement contracts under the FAR, compacts with Indian tribes, cooperative agreements, and direct appropriations; the disbursement of funds to subrecipients: the use of loan proceeds under loan and loan guarantee programs: the receipt of property; the receipt of surplus property; the receipt or use of program income; the distribution of use of food commodities; the disbursement of amounts entitling the nonfederal entity to an interest subsidy; and the period when insurance is in force. Condition: The initial schedule of federal expenditures (SEFA) did not report expenditures and accruals in accordance with the above regulations. Identification of How Questioned Costs Were Computed: N/A Questioned Costs: None Cause: The School District had balances that did not agree to supporting schedules and proposed certain material adjustments (which were reviewed and approved by management) to adjust the district’s general ledger to the appropriate balances. It is recommended that management review its procedures and controls in place to ensure that the expenditures and accruals reported on the SEFA are complete and accurate. Effect: The Academy’s internal controls were not adequate to create a complete and accurate SEFA, resulting in revisions to the SEFA. Recommendation: We recommend that management review its procedures and controls in place to ensure that parental Involvement spend matches the allocated amount per the budget reports and the supporting documentation are retained and have proper evidence of review. View of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. See corrective action plan.

Corrective Action Plan

We are compiling award letters in our shared drive as they come in so we have all of the pieces needed to complete the schedule of expenditures. We are also enhancing our grant monitoring throughout the year to have a better handle on the grants and accurately report the activity.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Cash Management Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010A TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $602,260
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $547,494
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $162,215
93.276 DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM GRANTS $122,445
84.367A WIOA ADULT PROGRAM $76,827
10.558 CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM $65,413
10.559 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $63,724
84.425U EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $60,000
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $46,944
10.582 FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM $45,450
84.424F EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $14,268
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $569
10.579 CHILD NUTRITION DISCRETIONARY GRANTS LIMITED AVAILABILITY $0
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $0
84.173 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL GRANTS $0
84.365 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STATE GRANTS $0
84.425W EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $0