Finding 1168944 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-01-13

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: National Able Network, Inc. failed to redetermine enrollee eligibility annually as required by 20 CFR § 641.505.
  • Impacted Requirements: Annual eligibility checks are crucial to ensure all participants in the Senior Community Service Employment Program are eligible.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a system to verify eligibility at least once a year and generate weekly reports to track overdue participants.

Finding Text

Federal Agency: Department of Labor Federal Program Name: Senior Community Service Employment Program Assistance Listing Number: 17.235 Pass-Through Agency: N/A Pass-Through Number: N/A Federal Award Identification Numbers and Years: 24A60AD000154: 07/01/2024 - 09/01/2025 24A60AD000227: 07/01/2024 - 09/01/2025 Award Periods: 24A60AD000154: 07/01/2024 - 09/01/2025 24A60AD000227: 07/01/2024 - 09/01/2025 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance and Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: According to 20 CFR § 641.505, Enrollee eligibility must be redetermined on an annual basis. Condition: In testing the eligibility requirement, it was noted Enrollee eligibility wasn't redetermined on an annual basis. Questioned costs: None. Context: During our testing, it was noted that for one out of forty participants tested, eligibility wasn't redetermined on an annual basis. The participant remained eligible throughout the period. Cause: National Able Network, Inc.’s controls were not sufficient to ensure that eligibility of the recipients was redetermined on an annual basis for one individual tested. Effect: By not redetermining eligibility on an annual basis, National Able Network, Inc. runs the risk of ineligible individual participants are enrolled within the SCSEP program. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: National Able Network, Inc. should verify the eligibility of the recipients, at a minimum, annually. We recommend National Able Network, Inc. continues to generate weekly reports identifying overdue participants. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Senior Community Service Employment Program – Assistance Listing No. 17.235 Recommendation: National Able Network, Inc. should verify the eligibility of the recipients, at a minimum, annually. We recommend NAN continue to generate weekly reports identifying overdue participants. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: NAN now has career coaches run a weekly report to identify overdue participants for eligibility reassessment. Manager also runs the report to keep the career coaches on task. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Michelle Harris, CFO Planned completion date for corrective action plan: September 30, 2025

Categories

Eligibility Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1168943 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
17.235 SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM $685,788
17.258 WIOA ADULT PROGRAM $506,041
17.278 WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER FORMULA GRANTS $504,397
21.019 CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND $299,893
17.259 WIOA YOUTH ACTIVITIES $239,895
17.245 TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE $188,050
17.277 WIOA NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS / WIA NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS $129,234
17.285 REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP $39,951
10.561 STATE ADMINISTRATIVE MATCHING GRANTS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $29,715