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Education Stabilization Funds Information on Federal Program: U.S Department of Education CRRSA Act (Governor?s Emergency Education Relief Fund and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Assistance Listing No. 84.425D and 84.425C), and American Rescue Plan (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Assistance Listing No. 84.425U) passed through the New York State Education Department. Criteria: CFR Section 200.405 stipulates that a cost is allocable to a particular Federal award or other cost objective if the goods or services involved are chargeable or assignable to that Federal award or cost objective in accordance with relative benefits received. Statement of Condition: During our review of expenditures charged to the program, it was noted that certain expenditures were charged to the individual grants within the program incorrectly, were not charged in accordance with the individual grant budgets, or were not eligible expenditures of the grants. Statement of Cause: The District did not have appropriate internal controls over compliance to review expenditures claimed under each grant within the program in accordance with 2 CFR Section 200.405. Statement of Effect: The District is not in compliance with 2 CFR Section 200.405. The District does not have an adequate review of expenditures charged to the major program, as a result, unallowable costs could be charged to the program. Questioned Cost: $22,992 ? see perspective information. Recommendation: We recommend that the District implement procedures to review expenditures claimed under the program, and within each grant under the program, are allowable, charged to the correct grant, and are not already claimed. Views of the Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: The District agrees that procedures should be implemented to review expenditures claimed under each program within each grant is allowable, charged to the appropriate grant, and is not already claimed. Perspective Information: As part of testing of compliance over allowable costs, a selection of expenditures charged to the major program was selected for testing of compliance. The amount noted as questioned costs was included based on costs of $22,992 charged to the major program that were general expenditures of the District and should not have been charged to the major program. An adjustment was made to correct the errors.