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Significant Deficiency Finding No. 2025-004: Reporting U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Federal Assistance Listing Number 93.243. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Care for Native Hawaiians Federal Assistance Listing Number 93.932.Criteria A non-Federal entity that expends $750,000 or more in Federal awards during the year must have a single audit conducted in accordance with 2 CFR §200.514. Pursuant to 2 CFR §200.512, the audit must be completed and Form SF-SAC: Data Collection Form and reporting package must be submitted within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditors’ report(s), or nine months after year end of the audit period. Condition Due to the unexpected resignation of its independent auditor, we noted that the Organization has not submitted the single audit reports required by the Uniform Guidance, including the Data Collection Form to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse for the year ended June 30, 2025, within the stipulated nine months after the end of the audit period. Cause The Organization has not adhered to established Uniform Guidance terms and conditions regarding the submission dates of the single audit reports and Data Collection Form for the year ended June 30, 2025. Effect The Organization is not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance terms and conditions regarding the submission dates of the single audit report and Data Collection Form for the year ended June 30, 2025. Identification of a Repeat Finding This finding was reported as a federal award finding in the immediately previous audit as Finding No. 2024-004.Recommendation We again recommend that the Organization incorporate internal controls to ensure compliance with the Uniform Guidance with respect to the submission deadline of single audit reports and the Data Collection Form. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action The Organization concurred with the prior year (2024-004) and current year renumbered recommendation (2025-004), acknowledging that the unexpected resignation of the former independent auditor (January 2023), and the domino effect of a delay in securing a new independent auditor (April 2023) and completion of single audits continued to challenge the Organization through the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The Organization notes the following: A. Status and Progress of Single Audits 1. Single Audit as of fiscal year ended (FYE) June 30, 2022, filed in the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) on February 20, 2025. 2. Single Audit as of FYE June 30, 2023, filed in the FAC on March 9, 2026. 3. Single Audit as of FYE June 30, 2024, filed in the FAC on June 20, 2026. 4. Single Audit as of FYE June 30, 2025, projected for filing in the FAC no later than September 30, 2026. Note: Once the FYE June 30, 2025, single audit is filed, the Organization will no longer be delinquent in filing its single audit in the FAC. 5. Single Audit as of FYE June 30, 2026, engagement letter signed with scheduled field work to commence after the June 30, 2025, FAC filing (e.g., October 2026); with a projected on-time FAC filing no later than March 31, 2027, in compliance with 2 CFR §200.514 – Standards and scope of audit; and 2 CFR §200.512 – Report submission via Form SF-SAC: Data Collection Form, nine months after year end of the audit period. B. Policy, Process and Communications re: Single Audits, the Organization implemented the following policy, process and communications practices: 1. Financial Policies: Internal Control Environment Policy, Implementation of Significant Accounting Policies. 2. Process: Review and Approve Audit Report, including Financial Statements. 3. Communication of the status of the single audit(s) via Memo to the Board occurred in February, March, May, June and August 2026; and as a continuing practice will be completed for each Board meeting.