Finding 12153 (2022-001)

Reference Number: 2022-001 Assistance Listing Number: 84.425 Federal Program Title: Education Stabilization Fund Awarding Agency / Pass-Through Entity: U.S. Department of Education, Colorado Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Subrecipient Monitoring Criteria: Under 2 CFR section 200.332, Requirements for Pass-through Entities, all pass-through entities must: (b) Evaluate each subrecipient's risk of noncompliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the subaward for purposes of determining the appropriate subrecipient monitoring described in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section, which may include consideration of such factors as: (1) The subrecipient's prior experience with the same or similar subawards; (2) The results of previous audits including whether or not the subrecipient receives a Single Audit in accordance with Subpart F of this part, and the extent to which the same or similar subaward has been audited as a major program; (3) Whether the subrecipient has new personnel or new or substantially changed systems; and (4) The extent and results of Federal awarding agency monitoring (e.g., if the subrecipient also receives Federal awards directly from a Federal awarding agency). (f) Verify that every subrecipient is audited as required by Subpart F of this part when it is expected that the subrecipient?s Federal awards expended during the respective fiscal year equaled or exceeded the threshold set forth in section 200.501.?Condition: During procedures performed over the subrecipient monitoring compliance requirements, we noted that the District did not conduct an assessment/evaluation over the risk of noncompliance of all subrecipients in fiscal year 2022. Cause: The condition appears to be caused by an oversight by the District. Questioned Costs: None Recommendation: We recommend the District perform and document a risk assessment/evaluation of noncompliance on all subrecipents receiving federal funding. Views of Responsible Officials: The District agrees with the auditing finding. See separately prepared Corrective Action Letter.