Finding 1200797 (2025-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
I
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-03-30
Audit: 395807
Organization: Assistments Foundation INC (MA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization lacks a policy for procurement and suspension/debarment, violating Uniform Guidance.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 2 CFR Part 200 is necessary for federal awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should update policies to ensure compliance with procurement and suspension/debarment requirements.

Finding Text

Federal Agency: Department of Education Federal Program: Education Innovation and Research Program Assistance Listing Number: 84.411 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Various Award Period: Various Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement: 2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, Section 200, requires compliance with provisions over procurement and suspension and debarment. The Organization should have a policy and controls designed to ensure compliance with these provisions with Uniform Guidance. Condition: During our testing, we noted the Organization did not have a policy in accordance with Uniform Guidance. Questioned costs: None. Context: The Organization did not have approved controls and policies in place in accordance with Uniform Guidance for procurement and suspension and debarment. Cause: The Organization did not have approved policies of procurement and suspension and debarment. Effect: The Organization is not compliant with Uniform Guidance. Repeat Finding: N/A. Recommendation: We recommend management update policies to include procurement and suspension and debarment policies in compliance with Uniform Guidance. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Education Innovation and Research Program - Assistance Listing No. 84.411 Recommendation: We recommend management update policies to include procurement and suspension and debarment policies in compliance with Uniform Guidance. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Updated procurement and suspension and debarment policies were added to the organization's internal Accounting Manual and approved by the organization's Board of Directors on August 21, 2025. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Cristina Heffernan, Co-Executive Director Planned completion date for corrective action plan: August 21, 2025

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Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1200794 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1200795 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1200796 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $851,013
84.411 EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH (FORMERLY INVESTING IN INNOVATION (I3) FUND) $328,393
47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) $178,216
84.305 EDUCATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION $88,269
93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING $85,258
47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING $20,421