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Noncompliance/Material Weakness Finding Number: 2025-002 Assistance Listing Number and Title: AL #14.228 Community Development Block Grants / State’s Program Federal Award Identification Number / Year: 2025 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Compliance Requirement: Reporting Pass-Through Entity: Ohio Department of Development Repeat Finding from Prior Audit? Yes Prior Audit Finding Number: 2024-003 2 CFR § 2400.101 gives regulatory effect to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for 2 C.F.R. § 200.328 which states, unless otherwise approved by OMB, the Federal awarding agency must solicit only the OMB-approved governmentwide data elements for collection of financial information (at time of publication the Federal Financial Report or such future, OMB-approved, governmentwide data elements available from the OMB-designated standards lead. This information must be collected with the frequency required by the terms and conditions of the Federal award, but no less frequently than annually nor more frequently than quarterly except in unusual circumstances, for example where more frequent reporting is necessary for the effective monitoring of the Federal award or could significantly affect program outcomes, and preferably in coordination with performance reporting. The Federal awarding agency must use OMB-approved common information collections, as applicable, when providing financial and performance reporting information. 2 CFR § 2400.101 gives regulatory effect to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for 2 CFR § 200.208 which states, in part, that Federal awarding agencies are responsible for ensuring that specific Federal award conditions are consistent with the program design reflected in § 200.202 and include clear performance expectations of recipients as required in § 200.301. The Federal awarding agency or pass- through entity may adjust specific Federal award conditions as needed, in accordance with this section, based on an analysis of specified factors. Additional Federal award conditions may be added provided the applicant or non-Federal entity has been notified, and any additional requirements must be promptly removed once the conditions that prompted them have been satisfied. Additional Federal award conditions may include items such as additional, more detailed financial reports. The various grant agreements for the program state that the grantee shall submit the required reports in an adequate and timely fashion. The Grantor shall provide a format for these reports and shall instruct the Grantee on the proper completion of said reports. All report forms and requirements listed herein shall be provided by the Grantor but shall not be construed to limit the Grantor in making additional and/or further requests, nor in the change or addition of detail to the items listed. The Grantee shall submit to the Grantor a Status Report within 30 days of the request by the Grantor. The County submitted Status Reports; however, possibly due to the failure of existing controls, all Status Reports tested for 2025 were submitted late and five Status Reports due in 2025 were not yet filed as of the date of this report. Reporting errors could adversely affect future grant awards. Additional controls and/or procedures should be implemented to help ensure required reports are accurately prepared and submitted in a timely manner.