Finding 1205910 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
AB
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-04-06
Audit: 397719
Organization: Midland Area Agency on Aging (NE)
Auditor: AMGL PC

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There is a material weakness in internal controls over meal count reporting for the Nutrition Services Incentive Program.
  • Impacted Requirements: Management must establish adequate controls to ensure accurate reporting of meal counts, as required by federal guidelines.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should implement stronger internal controls to ensure meal counts are accurately tracked and reported for reimbursement.

Finding Text

2025-003 – Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Major Federal Programs Program Information: Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (passed through Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services) Federal Program Title: Special Programs for the Aging Cluster (AL #93.044 Title III B-Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers, AL #93.044 COVID-19-Title III B-Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers AL #93.045 Title III C-1, C-2-Nutrition Services, AL #93.053 Nutrition Services Incentive Program) Grant Award Period: July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 Condition: Adequate controls were not in place to ensure the Agency properly reported meal counts under the Nutrition Services Incentive Program. As a result, meal counts were underreported. Criteria: Management is responsible for establishing adequate internal controls to ensure meal counts are properly reported. Cause: The Agency does not have adequate internal controls over accumulation and reporting of meal counts. Effect: Because of the lack of proper expense allocation by program, meal counts were incorrectly reported for one location in one of the two of the months sampled. Recommendation: We recommend management implement adequate internal controls to ensure meal counts are properly accumulated and reported for reimbursement. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: The Agency is committed to properly tracking and allocating Federal expenditures. The Agency will create adequate internal control processes to ensure meal counts are correctly accumulated and reported and in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance.

Corrective Action Plan

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: The Agency is committed to properly tracking and allocating Federal expenditures. The Agency will create adequate internal control processes to ensure meal counts are correctly accumulated and reported and in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance.

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management Material Weakness Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1205909 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
20.509 FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS AND TRIBAL TRANSIT PROGRAM $606,835
93.778 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $589,402
93.045 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE III, PART C, NUTRITION SERVICES $573,446
93.044 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE III, PART B, GRANTS FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR CENTERS $95,131
93.052 NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT, TITLE III, PART E $51,223
93.053 NUTRITION SERVICES INCENTIVE PROGRAM $50,743
93.048 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE IV, AND TITLE II, DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS $18,131
93.043 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE III, PART D, DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES $16,983
93.042 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE VII, CHAPTER 2, LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS $16,286