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Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Name: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Assistance Listing Number: 93.558 Pass-Through Agency: Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Aitkin-Itasca-Koochiching Community Health Board Pass-Through Numbers: 2501MNTANF Federal Award Identification Number and Year: 2501MNTANF, 2025 Compliance Requirement Affected: Eligibility Award Period: Year Ended December 31, 2025 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance Criteria or Specific Requirement: Applicant must state in writing whether or not they have been convicted of a felony and they must assign to the State the rights of the family member may have support from any other person for TANF MFIP/DWD cases. Condition: The application was only scanned in every other page. Questioned Costs: None Context: During out testing of eligibility for TANF MFIP and DWP cases, it was noted that one of 35 casefiles tested had a CAF application that was scanned into the system with every other page. Cause: Employee scanned in every other page instead of the whole application. Effect: The county could be reporting inaccurate information effecting the status of eligibility. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: We recommend that the County ensure every page is scanned in. Views of Responsible Officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.