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Finding 2025-004: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA) Reporting (Significant Deficiency) Federal Agency: United States Department of Health and Human Services. Federal Program: Unaccompanied Children Program. Assistance Listing Number: 93.676 Pass-through Entity, if applicable: Not applicable. Award Identification Number and Year: All awards and all of 2025 fiscal year. Criteria or Specific Requirement (including Statutory, Regulatory, or Other Citation): In accordance with 2 CFR 200.332 and as required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–282), as amended by section 6202 of Public Law 110–252, recipients must report information for each subaward of $30,000 or more in Federal funds and executive total compensation, as outlined in Appendix A to 2 CFR Part 170. The information is to be submitted to the FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) by the end of the month following the month in which the subaward was awarded. Condition: During our review of subrecipient activities, we noted that Everstand was not submitting the required reporting under FFATA regulations. Cause: Internal controls over financial reporting were not operating effectively to ensure reporting under FFATA in a timely manner. Effect or Potential Effect: Failure to submit the required reports by the submission deadline results in noncompliance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 as outlined in Appendix A to 2 CFR Part 170. Questioned Costs: Costs associated with qualitative reporting requirements are not identifiable. Context: We tested a statistically valid sample of subawards charged to Federal awards. The deficiencies noted were consistent across the sample population, indicating a systemic issue rather than isolated exceptions. Identification as a Repeat Finding, if applicable: Not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that management strengthen controls over reporting requirements for each Federal award to ensure timely submission of required reports.