Finding 11870 (2023-002)

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Requirement
C
Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-02-06
Audit: 15739
Organization: Dunellen School District (NJ)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Cash requests for federal grants were made before actual expenditures, leading to an excess of $69,060.
  • Impacted Requirements: Federal grants should only be drawn down after expenditures have occurred, but this was not followed.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The board should implement monitoring controls to ensure cash reimbursements are requested only after expenses are incurred.

Finding Text

Criteria or Specific Requirement: Cash reciepts for federal grants should be requested to be paid on a reimbursement basis subsequent to federal grant expenditures. Condition: Requests for federal grant payments (draw downs) exceeded expenditures for various programs. Grant awards were drawn down without supporting documentation for related expenditures. Related expenditures were encumbured and disbursed in the subsequent fiscal year. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: The excess draw downs of $69,060 are 5.3% of federal expenditures. Effect: Excess cash of $69,060 was drawn down in advance of the related expenditure. Cause: Lack of controls over federal grant cash management monitoring. Recommendation: The board should monitor federal programs and request cash reimbursements subsequent to the program expenditure. Views of management and planned corrective actions: The district plans to develop controls to request grant award payments on a reimbursement basis.

Corrective Action Plan

The district will develop controls to request grant award payments on a reimbursement basis.

Categories

Cash Management

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $771,800
10.555 National School Lunch Program $496,537
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $264,671
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $220,942
10.553 School Breakfast Program $40,349
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $33,997
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $32,531
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $10,848
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $7,881
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $-297