Finding 1171308 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-01-30
Audit: 384579
Organization: City of Asheville (NC)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City failed to report subrecipient awards as required by Federal guidelines.
  • Impacted Requirements: Noncompliance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) and Uniform Grant Guidance.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement and follow subrecipient monitoring policies to ensure timely reporting of awards to the Federal agency.

Finding Text

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name: Community Development Block Grant Assistance Listing Number 14.218 Reporting Significant Deficiency and Nonmaterial Noncompliance Finding 2025-003 Criteria: Section 170 Appendix A of the Uniform Guidance states that unless the direct recipient is exempt, the direct recipient must report each subaward that equals or exceeds $30,000 in Federal funds for a subaward to an entity or Federal agency. The recipient must also report a subaward if a modification increases the Federal funding to an amount that equals or exceeds $30,000. All reported subawards should reflect the total amount of the subaward. According to section 200.303 of the Uniform Grant Guidance, a non-federal entity must establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Condition: The City did not report subrecipient awards as required per the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) and the Uniform Grant Guidance. Questioned Costs: None reported. Effect: The City is not in compliance with reporting requirements of the Uniform Grant Guidance. Cause: The City did not have an adequate process in place to ensure subrecipient awards were timely reported to the Federal agency. Recommendation: We recommend the City ensure their subrecipient monitoring policies are followed and include procedures to ensure awards are reported timely to the respective Federal agency. Views of responsible officials: Management agrees with the finding and is implementing procedures to correct this, which is further discussed in the corrective action plan.

Corrective Action Plan

2024-2025 CDBG AUDIT 1. Establish Procedure to Ensure FFATA Reports Are Uploaded ● Action: Formalize the reporting of FFATA into SAMS.gov as part of our contracting process ● Completion Date: 6/30/2026 ● Responsible: Community Development Division Manager, Community Development Analysts, Community Development Coordinator ● Content: Checklist for compiling content for executed grant agreements with subrecipients will include the addition of completing FFATA requirements in SAM.gov, downloading a copy of the report, and adding to the project file folder with the fully executed agreement ● Documentation: FFATA report submitted via SAM.gov and downloaded to the project file within 30 days of agreement execution

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1171304 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171305 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171306 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171307 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
97.036 DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS) $5.33M
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $4.00M
20.513 ENHANCED MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES $509,191
20.507 FEDERAL TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS $489,680
14.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS $372,238
20.516 JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE PROGRAM $159,883
95.001 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM $136,784
20.505 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND STATE AND NON-METROPOLITAN PLANNING AND RESEARCH $135,097
16.738 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM $53,378
16.710 PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS $41,819
20.205 HIGHWAY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION $37,318
14.267 CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM $23,904
16.607 BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM $14,820
14.239 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM $56