Finding 1175664 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-02-27

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: One annual performance report was submitted six days late, breaching the 90-day deadline.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates the reporting requirements outlined in 2 CFR 200.329 C(1) and the federal award terms.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Enhance tracking and management procedures to ensure timely submission of reports in line with compliance standards.

Finding Text

Finding #2025-001: Program Title: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance Assistance Listing: 93.243 Contract Grant Number:5H79SP082149-04 Federal Award Years: 08/31/2024 to 8/30/2025 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Criteria: Reports submitted annually by the recipient must be due no later than 90 calendar days after the reporting period in accordance with 2 CFR 200.329 C(1) and with terms and conditions of the federal award. Condition: Based on procedures performed, we identified one annual performance report was submitted six calendar days after the 90-day deadline. Questioned Costs: None Cause: Program management misunderstood the reporting deadline and process for requesting an extension resulting in the untimely submission of the annual performance report to the federal agency. No request for an extension was submitted for the report. Effect: Noncompliance with Reporting compliance requirement of the Uniform Guidance and terms and conditions of the federal award. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: We recommend BHSST improve procedures for identification and tracking of reporting deadlines to ensure annual reports are submitted timely in accordance with the compliance requirements of Uniform Guidance, federal regulations, and terms and conditions of federal awards.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding #2025-001: Type of Finding: Other Finding Responsible Person Abigail Ramos – Program Director Implementation Date January 12, 2026 Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions Management disagrees with the finding as the assigned Grant Program Official (GPO) with SAMHSA accepted and approved the report and did not note this singular incident as a finding nor did the GPO find BHSST as being non-compliant. Consideration was extended due to the change in Program Director and the impact of the government shutdown affecting access to the assigned GPO. Change in key personnel required prior approval by SAMHSA before the new Program Director could begin working on the project. The new Program Director did have limited access to the assigned GPO due to the impact of the government shutdown and misunderstood that an extension filed was extended to the eRA Commons report versus this report. Reporting deadlines are met by submitting reports prior to the deadline. Challenges that led to the delayed submission have been remedied as clarification was obtained regarding the submission deadlines and process for requesting an extension for both the annual performance and eRA Commons reports. Further management notes this report did not impact the program's ability to continue nor delay any fiscal processes and is not considered a finding by the funder. Auditor Response Based on review and consideration of documentation and responses provided by Management, no documented evidence was available to address the finding of noncompliance.

Categories

Reporting

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.959 BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE $291,554
93.243 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROJECTS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE $194,519
93.788 OPIOID STR $106,256
93.273 ALCOHOL RESEARCH PROGRAMS $14,301