Finding 1239835 (2022-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2026-10-02

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: CAFF has not filed Single Audit reports on time, violating Uniform Guidance requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Reports must be filed within 30 days of receipt or nine months post-audit period; delays could affect future funding.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: After completing overdue audits, CAFF should ensure accurate grant reporting in QuickBooks to monitor compliance with audit thresholds.

Finding Text

DELINQUENT FILING OF SINGLE AUDIT REPORTS – significant deficiency. Criteria: Uniform Guidance requires audit reports be filed within the earlier of 30 days after receipt of audit report or nine months after the end of the audit period. Condition: CAFF is not in compliance with such filing requirement and the audits are significantly in arrears. Questioned Costs None Effect: Funders may delay future grant reimbursement or discontinue contracts. Cause: The fiscal 2022 Single audit report is the Agency’s first Single audit under both U.S. generally accepted auditing standards and under the Uniform Guidance. After it was understood that the Federal expenditure threshold for a Single Audit had been exceeded, CAFF began preparing for this initial Single audit, which included converting its financial statements to a GAAP basis and completing the annual close. Recommendation: Once all delinquent Single Audits have been completed in the near future, we recommend that CAFF maintain accurate grant reporting within QuickBooks to ascertain, on a timely basis, if the Single audit threshold has been reached. Status: See Corrective Action Plan on page 35. CAFF transitioned its accounting close to an outside CPA firm to close its books and prepare for a Single Audit during fiscal 2024. The first delinquent audit (GAAS only) was completed in June 2025, and the 2022 single audit was completed in December 2025.

Corrective Action Plan

At a minimum CAFF will complete 2023 and 2024 single audits in 2026, and 2025 and 2026 single audits in 2027, bringing us current in 2027. All single audits will be uploaded and certified in the federal clearinghouse database; as part of the Uniform Guidance reporting requirements. Grant Management staff will be trained on the Uniform Guidance and compliance requirements for federal grants.

Categories

Cash Management Reporting Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1239825 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1239826 2022-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1239827 2022-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1239828 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1239829 2022-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1239830 2022-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1239831 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1239832 2022-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1239833 2022-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1239834 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1239836 2022-004
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.328 FOOD SAFETY OUTREACH PROGRAM $142,936
10.170 SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - FARM BILL $92,149
10.935 URBAN AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION $81,836
10.175 FARMERS MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM $53,003
10.575 FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM $25,413
10.215 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION $19,742
10.902 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION $18,605