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Department of Agriculture Federal Financial Assistance Listing #10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants – Guaranteed Loan Special Test and Provisions Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria: 2 CFR 200.303(a) establishes that the auditee must establish and maintain effective internal control over the federal award that provides assurance that the entity is managing the federal award in compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and conditions of the federal award. The commitment letter for the term loan with the bank requires debt service coverage ratio and working capital to be calculated yearly using audited financial statements. Condition: As of June 30, 2025, management did not perform the proper calculations for the debt service coverage ratio in accordance with the commitment letter. Additionally, the required debt service coverage ratio and required working capital amount were not presented to the board to ensure compliance is obtained. Cause: The Health Center did not have the proper understanding of the calculation for the annual debt service coverage ratio as of year‐end. Additionally, the covenant requirements were not presented to the board to ensure compliance is obtained. The board may be unaware of the covenant requirements identified within the commitment letter. Effect: The Health Center had errors in the calculation and may be in violation of the debt service coverage ratio and working capital requirements if calculations are not performed properly and the covenant requirements are not presented alongside the calculations to ensure compliance. Questioned Costs: None reported. Context/Sampling: Sampling was not used. Repeat Finding from Prior Year: Yes, similar Finding 2024‐003 Recommendation: We recommend management use the formulas prescribed by the commitment letter to calculate the debt service coverage ratio and working capital amount and present these alongside the covenant requirements as a part of their year‐end close process to ensure all covenants of the loan are met. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding.