Finding 1239012 (2025-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-09-30

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Corporation failed to submit required Annual Reports to the City of Detroit on time, violating federal performance reporting rules.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 2 CFR 200.329, which mandates reports be submitted within 90 days after the reporting period ends.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Submit the overdue reports immediately and create a tracking system to ensure future deadlines are met.

Finding Text

Finding reference number: 2025-002 Assistance Listing (Federal award identification number and year): Community Development Block Grants, Assistance Listing. No. 14.218 Auditor non-compliance code: N. Special Tests and Provisions Finding resolutions status: In Process. Universe population size: The universe population size is not applicable to the finding. Sample size population: The sample size information is not applicable to the finding. Statistically valid sample: Not applicable. Name of federal agency: U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development Pass-through entity: City of Detroit Questioned costs: $0 Statement of condition #2025-002: For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Corporation did not submit the Annual Reports to the City of Detroit in the time period required by Uniform Guidance. Criteria: Pursuant to 2 CFR 200.329, annual performance reports are required to be submitted to the pass-through entity (City of Detroit) no later than 90 calendar days after the end of the reporting period. Effect: The Corporation is not in compliance with Uniform Guidance performance reporting requirements. Late reporting may jeopardize future program funding or lead to increased oversight from pass-through agencies. Cause: A temporary tracking oversight during a transition between third-party property management agents left Corporation personnel initially unaware of the specific annual reporting requirement. Once the requirement was recognized, the Corporation’s efforts to submit the outstanding packages were further delayed by external administrative barriers, as the City of Detroit’s reporting portal was defunct and unassigned following the property management transition, preventing immediate subrecipient transmission. Recommendation: The Corporation should submit the required Annual Reports to the City of Detroit immediately and establish internal tracking systems to ensure all future reporting deadlines are met within the required 90-day timeframe. Management's response: Management concurs. Management has initiated outreach with the City of Detroit to resolve portal setup delays and will submit the 2025 annual reporting packages once portal access is granted. Management is also implementing internal review procedures to meet all reporting deadlines prospectively.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding #2025-002 Comments on the Finding and Each Recommendation: For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Corporation did not submit the Annual Reports to the City of Detroit within the time period required by Uniform Guidance. Action(s) taken or planned on the finding: The Corporation has initiated outreach with the City of Detroit to resolve portal setup delays and will submit the 2025 annual reporting packages immediately upon receiving functional system access. The Corporation is implementing formal internal covenant-tracking controls and review procedures to ensure all future reporting deadlines are monitored and met within required timeframes.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Special Tests & Provisions

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1239011 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.188 HOUSING FINANCE AGENCIES (HFA) RISK SHARING $13.25M
14.155 MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR THE PURCHASE OR REFINANCING OF EXISTING MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS $6.62M
14.239 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM $1.82M
14.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS $1.80M
14.195 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (PBRA) $1.12M
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $950,000
14.021 GREEN AND RESILIENT RETROFIT PROGRAM $648,079