Finding 1175451 (2023-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
M
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2026-02-26

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Local Workforce Development Area failed to include essential information in subawards to subrecipients, violating Uniform Guidance requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Missing details include R&D identification, indirect cost rate, subrecipient UEI, federal award ID, award date, and Assistance Listing number.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Establish clear policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Uniform Guidance for all future subawards.

Finding Text

Awards to Subrecipients. Criteria – The Uniform Guidance, Part 200.332 states, “All pass-through entities must: ensure that every subaward is clearly identified to the subrecipient as a subaward and includes the following information at the time of the subaward and if any of those data elements change, include the changes in subsequent subaward modification. When some of this information is not available, the pass-through entity must provide the best information available to describe the Federal award and subaward.” Required information includes, in part, identification of whether the award is research and development (R&D), the indirect cost rate for the federal award (including if the de minimis rate is charged) per Part 200.414, the subrecipient unique entity identifier (UEI), the federal award identification number, the federal award date of award to the recipient by the Federal agency, the name of the Federal awarding agency, the Assistance Listing number and Title. Condition – For subawards, the Local Workforce Development Area did not include identification of whether the award is R&D, the indirect cost rate for the federal award (including if the de minimis rate is charged) per Part 200.414, the subrecipient UEI, the federal award identification number, the federal award date of award to the recipient by the Federal agency, the Assistance Listing number and Title. Cause – The Local Workforce Development Area has not established policies and procedures to ensure all required information is included in the subaward to the subrecipients. Effect – The information required in the subaward to subrecipients was not included due to the lack of policies and procedures. Recommendation – The Local Workforce Development Agency should establish policies and procedures to ensure all required information is included in the subaward to subrecipients as required by Uniform Guidance, Part 200.332. Response and Corrective Action Planned – We became aware of this issue prior to receipt of this audit report, and all subawards beginning in fiscal year 2025 are now compliant and contain all necessary elements required by uniform circular and WIOA. Conclusion – Response accepted.

Corrective Action Plan

All subawards contain all necessary elements

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1175446 2023-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1175447 2023-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1175448 2023-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1175449 2023-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1175450 2023-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1175452 2023-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1175453 2023-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1175454 2023-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1175455 2023-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1175456 2023-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1175457 2023-005
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
17.259 WIOA YOUTH ACTIVITIES $729,746
17.258 WIOA ADULT PROGRAM $221,730
17.278 WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER FORMULA GRANTS $200,685
17.277 WIOA NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS / WIA NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS $116,816