Finding 23202 (2022-002)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-06-29
Audit: 18802
Organization: Touch Foundation, Inc. (NY)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Foundation failed to report a first-tier subaward of $272,419 in the FSRS as required by the Transparency Act.
  • Impacted Requirements: Reporting obligations under the Transparency Act mandate that all first-tier subawards over $30,000 be reported.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Ensure the Foundation understands and complies with the reporting requirements, and implement a process for timely reporting of future subawards.

Finding Text

2022-002: Reporting for AL #98.001 Federal Program Information: United States Agency for International Development AL #98.001 USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (the ?Program?) Reporting Criteria: Under the requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (Pub. L. No. 109-282), as amended by Section 6202 of Pub. L. No. 110-252, hereafter referred as the ?Transparency Act? that are codified in 2 CFR Part 170, recipients (i.e., direct recipients) of grants or cooperative agreements are required to report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (?FSRS?). Condition: When conducting our audit procedures related to Reporting for the Program for the year ended September 30, 2022, we noted that the Foundation did not report a first-tier subaward in the FSRS. Effect: There is one first-tier subaward amounting to $272,419 that is not reported in the FSRS. Questioned Costs: $0 Context: There is one first-tier subaward that is greater than $30,000 that needs to be reported in the FSRS. Cause: The Foundation was not aware of the reporting requirement under the Transparency Act. Recommendation: We recommend that the Foundation follow the reporting requirements of the Transparency Act that are codified in 2 CFR Part 170 and timely report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more to the FSRS. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: See Auditee?s corrective action plan for view of responsible officials and planned corrective actions.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding Reference Number 2022-002: Reporting for AL #98.001 Name of contact person responsible for corrective action: Fernando Ortega Galli Anticipated completion date: 8/31/2023 Corrective action: We will report the sub-award made to Touch Foundation Tanzania (i.e., the only sub-award made by Touch Foundation Inc. for more than $30,000 in FY22) to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (?FSRS?)

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 599644 2022-002
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
98.001 Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas $1.09M