Finding 1166149 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2025-12-22
Audit: 377057
Organization: Yukon Flats School District (AK)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There are significant deficiencies in internal controls over reporting for the U.S. Department of Education's Indian Education program.
  • Impacted Requirements: The organization failed to submit the annual and quarterly performance reports on time, violating 2 CFR 200.328, 200.329, and 34 CFR 75.720.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should strengthen internal controls to ensure timely submission and proper documentation of reports.

Finding Text

Finding 2025-003 Lack of Internal Controls over Reporting Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Federal Program(s): Indian Education – Tribal Leaders of Tomorrow Assistance Listing Number(s):84.299A Award Number(s): S299A200024-24 Award Years: 2024 Type of Finding: Significant deficiency in internal control over compliance and noncompliance. Criteria: All recipients are required to submit an annual Grant Performance Report providing the most current performance and financial expenditure information that is sufficient to meet the reporting requirements of 2 CFR 200.328, 200.329 and 34 CFR 75.720. Yukon Flats is required to submit quarterly performance reports within 30 days after the end of each quarter. Condition and Context: The client was unable to locate the annual report that was submitted for the program. Additionally, they were unable to show that the annual report or the quarterly reports were submitted timely. Cause: Lack of internal controls related to reporting requirements and employee turnover at the District. Effect: Lack of internal controls over reporting could allow requirements to be missed that could in turn lead to a loss of funding. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Questioned Costs: None reported. Recommendation: We recommend that management implement stronger internal controls over reporting, specifically to retaining supporting documentation of timely submission. Management Response: Management concurs with this finding. See Corrective Action Plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2025-003 Lack of Internal Controls over Reporting Name of Contact Person: Elena Begojevic, Business Manager Corrective Action Plan: The District will save copies and related supporting documentation of required reports submitted to granting agencies in a file accessible to appropriate individuals to ensure information is available to more than one District employee. This will mitigate issues in obtaining compliance documents when requested. Proposed Completion Date: December 2025.

Categories

Reporting Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1166148 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.041 IMPACT AID $2.33M
84.299 INDIAN EDUCATION -- SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR INDIAN CHILDREN $1.19M
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $336,998
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $300,394
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $94,719
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $82,753
84.060 INDIAN EDUCATION GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $71,072
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $46,020
10.855 DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE LOANS AND GRANTS $39,077
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $28,851
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $18,849
84.173 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL GRANTS $4,028