Finding 1170934 (2024-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2026-01-29

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Lack of supporting documentation for 4 out of 8 monitoring reports and absence of required approvals, indicating weak internal controls.
  • Impacted Requirements: Noncompliance with 2 CFR 200.303 and 200.329, risking eligibility and oversight of federal awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement and document robust controls over eligibility monitoring to ensure compliance with federal requirements.

Finding Text

Criteria: 2 CFR 200.303 Internal Controls (a) Establish, document, and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the recipient or subrecipient is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should align with the guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control- Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). 2 CFR 200.329 Monitoring and reporting program performance (a) Monitoring by the recipient and subrecipient. The recipient and subrecipient are responsible for the oversight of the Federal award. The recipient and subrecipient must monitor their activities under Federal awards to ensure they are compliant with all requirements and meeting performance expectations. Monitoring by the recipient and subrecipient must cover each program, function, or activity. See also § 200.332. Condition: • Supporting documentation was not available for 4 out of 8 monitoring reports selected for testing. • None of the monitoring reports selected were approved by a second individual as required by the WIB’s policy. Cause: • Documentation was not retained as required. • Internal controls are not in place over eligibility and monitoring as required by the WIB’s policy. Effect: • Funding may be provided to individuals or entities who are not eligible to receive funding under the federal award programs. • Possible reduction of future funding due to noncompliance with federal award program requirements. Questioned Costs: N/A Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: We recommend that the WIB implement controls and document procedures over eligibility monitoring to ensure compliance with federal award requirements.

Corrective Action Plan

Review individual grants for eligibility and documentation requirements • Create a policy to review the application for eligibility and ensure second approval on each application • Retain all documentation required by the grants

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Eligibility Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1170911 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170912 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170913 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170914 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170915 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170916 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170917 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170918 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170919 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170920 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170921 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170922 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170923 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170924 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170925 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170926 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170927 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170928 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170929 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170930 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170931 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170932 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170933 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
17.277 WIOA NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS / WIA NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS $715,249
17.259 WIOA YOUTH ACTIVITIES $206,339
17.225 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE $116,111
17.278 WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER FORMULA GRANTS $106,736
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $80,941
17.207 EMPLOYMENT SERVICE/WAGNER-PEYSER FUNDED ACTIVITIES $30,465
17.258 WIOA ADULT PROGRAM $25,000
17.801 JOBS FOR VETERANS STATE GRANTS $12,702
84.002 ADULT EDUCATION - BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $5,903
10.561 STATE ADMINISTRATIVE MATCHING GRANTS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $4,930