Finding 1238425 (2025-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-09-29

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Association lacks written procedures for determining the allowability of costs, which is required by federal regulations.
  • Impacted Requirements: This noncompliance with 2 CFR Part 200.302(b)(7) increases the risk of charging unallowable costs to the program.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should create and implement formal written procedures to ensure proper cost determination and compliance.

Finding Text

Finding 2025-002 Identification of the federal program: 90.100 – Denali Commission Program Noncompliance over policies Criteria: 2 CFR Part 200.302(b)(7) requires the financial management system to include written procedures for determining the allowability of costs. Condition: The Association has not developed written procedures for determining the allowability of costs. Cause: Management did not have written procedures for determining the allowability of costs. Effect: Unallowable costs could be charged to the program. Questioned Costs: None Recommendations: Management should develop written procedures as required by 2 CFR Part 200.302(b)(7). Views of responsible officials: Management concurs with this audit finding and will take corrective action by developing a written policy for the determination and segregation of unallowable costs from allowable costs. Informal unwritten procedures have been taken in the invoice review process prior to payment to ensure unallowable costs are separated from allowable costs, but a written policy has not been previously developed.

Corrective Action Plan

Federal Finding 2025-002 – Allowability of Costs Name of Contact Person: Dianne King, CEO/GM Corrective Action: NEA will develop and implement a procedure on when and how to segregate unallowable costs from allowable costs. The procedure will include identification of federally-unallowable costs and the method used to ensure unallowable costs are fully removed from any accounts or job cost pools associated with federal awards. This procedure will be incorporated into NEA’s overall existing accounts payable procedures. Proposed Completion Date: March 31, 2027

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1238424 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
90.100 DENALI COMMISSION PROGRAM $1.44M
81.254 GRID INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT AND RESILIENCE $688,628