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Finding 20275 (2022-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2022-12-13
Audit: 19799
Organization: The Food Bank of Central Louisiana (LA)
Auditor: Knightmasden

AI Summary

  • Answer: The Food Bank failed to conduct timely annual reviews for all subrecipients receiving USDA commodities.
  • Trend: This non-compliance indicates a pattern of oversight in meeting grant requirements.
  • List: Update the review date in the system to reflect when the review is actually completed, not just scheduled.

Finding Text

Condition: All subrecipients receiving USDA commodities did not undergo an annual review in a timely manner. Criteria: All subrecipients receiving USDA commodities must undergo an annual review every 12 months. Effect: The Food Bank is not in compliance with grant requirements. Cause: There was one agency that did not have an annual review. Recommendation: The Food Bank should change the review date in the system when the review is actually performed and not scheduled. Response: See Management?s Corrective Action Plan for their response.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: All subrecipients receiving USDA commodities did not undergo an annual review in a timely manner. Response: The subrecipient agency that was not monitored during the 12-month window was scheduled to be monitored by the Agency Relations Coordinator. At the time of the appointment, the staff of the subrecipient agency had COVID and the agency was in lockdown. The appointment was not rescheduled. The monitoring dates for subrecipients will be entered after the monitoring visit occurs. Implementation Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Contact: Jayne Wright-Velez, Executive Director

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.569 Emergency Food Assistance Program (food Commodities) $3.91M
10.568 Emergency Food Assistance Program (administrative Costs) $568,593
94.006 Americorps $94,221
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $74,939
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $65,640
10.902 Soil and Water Conservation $57,111
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program $30,604