Finding 1181662 (2023-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2026-03-20

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization failed to submit 100% of required financial and progress reports on time, violating grant agreement terms.
  • Impacted Requirements: This late submission breaches the compliance standards set by Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200, which mandates timely reporting and documentation for federal awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and strengthen controls to ensure timely report submissions; seek extensions from the awarding agency if delays are anticipated.

Finding Text

Late Submission of Required Financial and Progress Reports Information on Federal Programs: Assistance Listing Number: 93.591 Family Violence Prevention and Services/State Domestic Violence Coalitions Criteria: Per Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200 Subpart D, Performance and Financial Monitoring and Reporting, reports should be submitted within the required timeframe per the grant agreement and should tie out to the financial records. Documentation should also be kept for all financial and programmatic reports submitted for all federal awards. Condition: The Organization did not submit reports timely for three out of three reports tested (100%). We consider this condition to be a material weakness to the Reporting compliance requirement and is a repeat finding shown in Section IV of this report as prior year finding 2022-003. Statistical sampling was not used in making sample selections. Questioned costs: None Effect: As a result of the late submission, the Organization is not in compliance with the reporting requirements of the Uniform Guidance. Cause: This resulted from human error and personnel changes at the accounting and management level. Recommendation: We recommend reviewing the controls in place to ensure that all future reports are submitted on time and in accordance with grant requirements. If the Organization expects that there will be a delay in the submission of the reports, they should obtain permission to extend the submission date from the awarding agency. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and their response is included with the Corrective Action Plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Summary of Finding The Organization did not submit reports timely for three out of three reports tested (100%). This is considered to be a material weakness to the reporting compliance requirement and is a repeat finding shown in Section IV of this report as prior year finding 2023-004. Statistical sampling was not used in making sample selections. Statement of Concurrence or Nonconcurrence MNADV concurs with the finding and recommendation labeled 2023-004. Due to staff turnover and the limited capacity of agency staff and contractors, MNADV has been late in grant reporting. Corrective Action Long-Term Corrective Action: To address the pattern of late reports, the organization has elected to move financial reporting to a quarterly basis whenever the grant award allows as opposed to monthly to reduce the number of required reports. Also, the executive director has elected to train additional staff on programmatic grant reporting in an effort to increase capacity. These two measures will effectively address the problem of late reporting. Responsible Parties: Executive Director, Deputy Director and Contractual Bookkeeper Completion Date: These measures were put into place starting with FY25 which began on October 1, 2024.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1181653 2023-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181654 2023-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181655 2023-008
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181656 2023-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181657 2023-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181658 2023-008
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181659 2023-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181660 2023-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181661 2023-008
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181663 2023-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181664 2023-008
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181665 2023-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181666 2023-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181667 2023-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181668 2023-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181669 2023-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181670 2023-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181671 2023-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181672 2023-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181673 2023-007
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.671 FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES $610,689
16.575 CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE $337,766
16.U01 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE GRANT FUND-JUSTICE REINVESTMENT FUND-STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING $223,510
93.591 FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES/STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS $105,937
16.588 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA GRANTS $66,615
16.556 STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS $58,219
16.U03 Language Line Support for DVSP's $55,391
16.034 CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING PROGRAM $34,153
16.U02 AIP Connection Project - Phase II $20,580