Finding 1206591 (2025-005)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-04-14

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: ECA submitted the quarterly ETA-9130 Financial Report five days late, violating submission deadlines.
  • Impacted Requirements: ECA must submit reports within 45 days after each quarter to comply with U.S. Department of Labor funding requirements.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should develop a plan to ensure timely report submissions, possibly by delegating preparation tasks and utilizing calendar reminders for compliance.

Finding Text

Condition: ECA submitted a required quarterly ETA-9130 Financial Report five (5) days after the due date. Criteria: ECA, as a recipient of the U.S. Department of Labor funds, is required to submit quarterly ETA-9130 Financial Reports 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter. Cause: ECA has not enforced its written financial closing and reporting policies and procedures to ensure required program report is submitted timely. Effect: The Organization did not comply with submitting an ETA-9130 Financial Report by the due date. Context: We obtained and reviewed two completed quarterly ETA-9130 Financial Report and noted one report was submitted five (5) days after the due date. Questioned Costs: None Repeat Finding: Yes Recommendation: We recommend management create a plan to ensure required program financial reports are completed by or before their due dates, to avoid punitive damages for noncompliance. Management should consider delegating the preparation to someone else other than the CFO and have the CFO instead review and submit. View of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: ECA agrees with this finding and has created calendar reminders for all federal contracts to comply with all financial and programmatic requirements. ECA also hired a Director of Development in March 2026, who will also be partially responsible for maintaining contract compliance.

Corrective Action Plan

ECA agrees with this finding and has created calendar reminders for all federal contracts to comply with all financial and programmatic requirements. ECA also hired a Director of Development in March 2026, who will also be partially responsible for maintaining contract compliance.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1206588 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1206589 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1206590 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS $788,394
17.289 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending $487,515
14.913 HEALTHY HOMES PRODUCTION PROGRAM $382,978
81.042 WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS $227,000
93.568 LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE $223,527
11.307 ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE $222,651
66.815 ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS $144,820
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $114,699
93.558 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES $113,417
81.128 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (EECBG) $90,844
66.616 Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program $64,671
66.306 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM $40,047