Finding 1227748 (2025-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-08-25
Audit: 409729
Organization: Aids Outreach Center (TX)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There is a material weakness in internal controls over compliance for the HIV Care Formula Grant, leading to discrepancies in reimbursement requests.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 45 CFR 75 is not met due to inadequate financial management and reporting systems.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure all allowable costs on reimbursement requests are properly documented in the grant general ledger.

Finding Text

Finding No. 2025‐004: Reporting – Material weakness in internal control over compliance and compliance finding 93.917 HIV Care Formula Grant (Ryan White Part B) Criteria: In accordance with 45 CFR 75 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Awards, Subrecipient will develop, implement and maintain financial management and control systems, which include at a minimum accurate payroll, accounting and financial reporting records, cost source documentation, effective internal and budgetary controls, and determination of reasonableness, allowability and allocability of costs, and timely and appropriate audits and resolution findings. Condition: For 4 of 6 requests for reimbursements (RFRs), we were unable to reconcile the reimbursement amounts per the RFR totals to the grant general ledger. In total, the net of the four RFRs, the expenses per the grant RFRs were less than expenses per the grant general ledger. Cause: The Organization experienced turnover in accounting management at the beginning of 2025 responsible for the preparation and submission of the RFRs. Effect: The Organization’s controls over the grant RFR process were not sufficiently implemented to avoid the risk of noncompliance related to proper recordkeeping for reporting documentation. Questioned costs: None Recommendation: The Organization should maintain documentation of all allowable costs included on the grant RFRs in the grant general ledger. Management’s Response: See corrective action plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Effective June 2025, the Organization hired a Director of Finance to strengthen financial management, enhance internal controls, and improve oversight of financial reporting and federal grant compliance. Management has implemented enhanced grant reconciliation procedures, documented management review of reimbursement requests, and standardized reporting processes to improve the accuracy and completeness of grant reporting.

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management Material Weakness Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1227746 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1227747 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1227749 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1227750 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.241 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS $551,452
93.914 HIV EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECT GRANTS $444,203
93.917 HIV CARE FORMULA GRANTS $359,387
14.267 Rapid Housing Assistance $32,920
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $19,145
93.940 HIV PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES-HEALTH DEPARTMENT BASED $13,006
97.024 EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM $1,208