Finding 1169598 (2024-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2026-01-19
Audit: 382583
Organization: Guam Department of Education (GU)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The School Food Authority failed to submit required quarterly SF-425 reports for the Supply Chain Assistance fund and did not accurately report expenditures, leading to discrepancies in financial reporting.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with the Transparency Act and accurate financial reporting as mandated by federal guidelines are not being met, resulting in noncompliance.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger controls to ensure timely submission of SF-425 reports, accurate reporting of FNS-777, and proper documentation of subawards in the FSRS.

Finding Text

Finding No.: 2024-004 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture AL Program: 10.555 Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Award No.: 7GU300GUB, 7GU320GU3, 237GUGU3N8903 Area: Reporting Questioned Costs: $0 Criteria: The School Food Authority (SFA) must submit SF-425 Federal Financial Report quarterly related to Supply Chain Assistance fund. Further, financial reports should be traceable to accounting records that support the audited financial statements and the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Under the requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (Pub. L. No. 109-282), as amended by Section 6202 of Pub. L. No. 110-252, hereafter referred as the “Transparency Act” that are codified in 2 CFR Part 170, recipients of grants or cooperative agreements are required to report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS). Conditions: 1. The following quarterly SF-425 for Supply Chain Assistance fund were not prepared and submitted during fiscal year 2024: Award # Quarter Ended 7GU320GU3 December 31, 2023 7GU320GU3 March 31, 2024 7GU320GU3 June 30, 2024 237GUGU3N8903 September 30, 2023 237GUGU3N8903 December 31, 2023 237GUGU3N8903 March 31, 2024 237GUGU3N8903 June 30, 2024 Finding No.: 2024-004, continued Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture AL Program: 10.555 Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Award No.: 7GU300GUB, 7GU320GU3, 237GUGU3N8903 Area: Reporting Questioned Costs: $0 Conditions, continued: 2. We noted variances between the expenditures reported in Financial Status Report FNS 777 against the underlying accounting records as summarized below: STATUS OF FUNDS Reported during FY24 QTR 3 - (04/01/24 - 06/30/24) Total per Expenditure Details Over (Under) Reported variance PROGRAMS/FUNCTIONS/ACTIVITIES Net outlays previously reported $7,947,328 $9,014,236 ($1,066,908) Total outlays this report period 1,434,331 2,395,557 ( 961,226) Less: Program income credits - - - Net outlays this report period (Line b minus line c) 1,434,331 2,395,557 ( 961,226) Net outlays to date (Line a plus line d) 9,381,659 11,409,793 (2,028,134) Less: Non-Federal Share of outlays - - - Total Federal share of outlays (Line e minus line f) 9,381,659 11,409,793 (2,028,134) Total unliquidated obligations 3,811,238 5,355,508 (1,544,270) Less: Non-Federal Share of unliquidated obligations shown on line h - - - Federal share of unliquidated obligations 3,811,238 5,355,508 (1,544,270) Total Federal share of outlays and unliquidated obligations 13,192,897 16,765,301 (3,572,404) Total cumulative amount of Federal fund authorized 12,239,790 12,239,790 - Unobligated balance of Federal funds ($ 953,107) ($ 4,525,511) $ 3,572,404 3. Subawards are not reported in FSRS, as follows: Transactions Tested Subaward Not Reported Dollar Amount of Tested Transactions Subaward Not Reported 2 2 $609,093 $609,093 Finding No.: 2024-004, continued Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture AL Program: 10.555 Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Award No.: 7GU300GUB, 7GU320GU3, 237GUGU3N8903 Area: Reporting Questioned Costs: $0 Cause: GDOE lacks controls over compliance with applicable reporting requirements. Effect: GDOE is in noncompliance with applicable reporting requirements. No questioned cost is presented as the non-compliance was related to reporting requirements. Identified as a Repeat Finding: 2023-006 Recommendation: Responsible personnel should establish and implement controls over compliance with applicable reporting requirements relative to submitting quarterly SF-425, accurate reporting of FNS-777 and reporting subawards in FSRS.

Corrective Action Plan

Views of Auditee and Corrective Actions: GDOE agrees with the finding. Due to delays in processing draw requests for CNP federal reimbursement programs, discrepancies arose between expenditures (draw requests) and outlays (draws completed), resulting in differences in data with program outlays reported to USDA FNS. Plan of action and completion date: The FNSMD has increased staffing within the Financial Management of Child Nutrition Programs to ensure fiscal activities are monitored and that all required financial reports are submitted to USDA FNS in accordance with established deadlines. FNSMD will develop and implement internal controls and procedures for financial reporting, including processes to manage, reconcile, prepare, and post the required fiscal reports with appropriate supporting documentation. FNSMD will also establish and implement internal controls to improve the claims reimbursement process prior to transmittal to the GDOE Business Office. These controls will include procedures to follow up on and confirm draws/payments to ensure timely reimbursement. In addition, FNSMD will conduct quarterly reconciliations of program expenditures, including a review of source documentation (monthly claims for reimbursement, reimbursement calculation summaries, requests/confirmations of reimbursement draws, and processing of reimbursements), to ensure accuracy. Plan to monitor and responsible officials: The FNSMD Administrator, Anthony S. Monforte, and FNSMD Program Coordinator, Franklin J. Cruz, will be responsible for implementation and ongoing execution of corrective actions. Corrective actions will be implemented by March 31, 2026.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1169595 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169596 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169597 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169599 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169600 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169601 2024-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169602 2024-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169603 2024-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169604 2024-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169605 2024-008
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169606 2024-009
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169607 2024-010
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169608 2024-010
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169609 2024-011
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169610 2024-011
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169611 2024-012
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169612 2024-012
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $105.41M
84.403 CONSOLIDATED GRANT TO THE OUTLYING AREAS $30.00M
84.181 SPECIAL EDUCATION-GRANTS FOR INFANTS AND FAMILIES $1.66M
10.558 CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM $648,102
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $561,018
10.560 STATE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR CHILD NUTRITION $383,408
93.600 HEAD START $356,080
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $331,968
93.092 AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM $232,589
12.U01 ARMY JROTC $220,601
12.U02 AIR FORCE JROTC $190,116
84.371 COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY DEVELOPMENT $173,631
84.372 STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEMS $167,485
84.323 SPECIAL EDUCATION - STATE PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT $157,292
10.541 CHILD NUTRITION-TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION GRANT $148,409
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $125,219
10.579 CHILD NUTRITION DISCRETIONARY GRANTS LIMITED AVAILABILITY $79,076
12.U03 MARINE JROTC $42,462
10.574 TEAM NUTRITION GRANTS $26,237
15.875 ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRITORIES $19,840
10.645 FARM TO SCHOOL STATE FORMULA GRANT $14,242
10.568 EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS) $3,986