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2025-001 Compliance and Controls over Tri-Partite Board Requirement for the Community Services Block Grant (Significant Deficiency) Federal Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Program Name: Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Assistance Listing Number: 93.569 Award period: Year ended June 30, 2025 Criteria: The CSBG Act USC 9910(b) requires that public organizations administer CSBG programs through a Tri-Partite board. According to the Kansas CSBG Policy and Procedure Manual, section 6310, vacant board seats must be filled within nine months of the seat becoming vacant. Condition: We have determined that two of the three sectors had vacancies during the fiscal year for over nine months. Cause: The Organization was unable to fill the vacancies. Effect: The Organization may not run effectively with no representation from the public sector and two vacancies related to the low-income sector. Recommendation: We recommend the Board of Directors and management work to fill the vacancies in the public and low-income sectors. Questioned costs: None. Repeat Finding: N/A. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management and the Board of Directors agree with the finding and have been actively working to fill the vacancies, including directly working with the Kansas Housing Resource Center.