Finding 1215635 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-05-27
Audit: 402329
Organization: The Montrose Center (TX)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Montrose Center's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) did not match accounting records and misclassified some funding.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with Uniform Guidance §200.508 and §200.510 regarding accurate reporting of federal awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Establish procedures for identifying federal grants, regularly reconcile expenditures, and implement an independent review process for the SEFA.

Finding Text

Finding #2025-003 – Reporting – Significant Deficiency and Other Noncompliance. Applicable federal programs: All programs. Criteria: Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards – In accordance with the Uniform Guidance §200.508 and §200.510, management is required to prepare a schedule of expenditures of federal wards (SEFA) for the period covered by the auditee’s financial statements which must include the total federal awards expended. Condition and context: The SEFA originally provided by the Montrose Center did not reconcile to the underlying accounting records. Additionally, some funding was incorrectly reported as state funding instead of federal. the Montrose Center did not have procedures in place to identify and reflect all federal grants on the SEFA or have timely procedures to reconcile the federal expenditures to the federal program revenue. Cause: As a result of turnover and changes in responsibilities in key accounting and grant management positions, management did not implement an independent review process for the preparation of the SEFA. Effect: Failure to adequately establish and maintain a system of internal controls over preparation of the SEFA adversely affected the Montrose Center’s ability to correctly identify and summarize federal awards for reporting in accordance with the Uniform Guidance. Recommendation: Develop policies and procedures to identify and reflect all federal programs on the SEFA, reconcile the federal expenditures to the federal program revenue on a routine basis, and formalize the independent review process for the SEFA and grant billings. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: Management agrees with the finding. See Corrective Action Plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding #2025-003 – Reporting – Significant Deficiency and Other Noncompliance. Applicable federal programs: All programs. Condition and context: The SEFA originally provided by the Montrose Center did not reconcile to the underlying accounting records. Additionally, some funding was incorrectly reported as state funding instead of federal. the Montrose Center failed to have procedures in place to identify and reflect all federal grants on the SEFA, have timely procedures to reconcile the federal expenditures to the federal program revenue or have timely review. Recommendation: Develop policies and procedures to identify and reflect all federal programs on the SEFA, reconcile the federal expenditures to the federal program revenue on a routine basis, and formalize the independent review process for the SEFA and grant billings. Planned corrective action: Management will develop written procedures to identify all federal awards, including federal funding received indirectly through state and other pass-through entities, by confirming the funding source tagging each award in the CYMA general ledger with a federal/state/local indicator. Federal expenditures will be reconciled to federal program revenue and grant billings on a routine basis, and the draft SEFA, supporting reconciliations, and grant billings will be subject to documented independent review by the Controller. Responsible officer: Michael McIntyre, Chief Administrative Officer. Estimated completion date: August 31, 2026.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1215610 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215611 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215612 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215613 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215614 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215615 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215616 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215617 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215618 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215619 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215620 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215621 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215622 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215623 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215624 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215625 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215626 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215627 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215628 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215629 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215630 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215631 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215632 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215633 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1215634 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.241 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS $2.13M
93.914 HIV EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECT GRANTS $869,517
93.243 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROJECTS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE $525,681
14.267 CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM $347,331
93.917 HIV CARE FORMULA GRANTS $291,759
93.939 HIV PREVENTION ACTIVITIES NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION BASED $282,213
93.732 MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS $269,363
16.588 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA GRANTS $231,589
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $145,375
93.788 OPIOID STR $83,320
93.940 HIV PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES-HEALTH DEPARTMENT BASED $82,361
93.558 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES $80,543
93.045 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE III, PART C, NUTRITION SERVICES $26,707
93.153 COORDINATED SERVICES AND ACCESS TO RESEARCH FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND YOUTH $23,057
93.671 FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES $18,922
93.044 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE III, PART B, GRANTS FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR CENTERS $6,192
93.667 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $4,852
93.959 BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE $2,916