CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN July 31, 2023 Federal Audit Clearinghouse 1201 East 10th Street Jefferson, Indiana 47132 Block Island Economic Development Foundation Housing Corporation d/b/a E. Searles Ball Memorial Housing (the Project) respectfully submits the following Corrective Action Plan for the year ended December 31, 2022. Hoyt, Filippetti & Malaghan, LLC 1041 Poquonnock Road Groton, Connecticut 06340 Audit Period: Year ended December 31, 2022 The findings from the December 31, 2022 Schedule of Federal Findings and Questioned Costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. 2022-001 RESERVE ACCOUNT FUNDING Grantor: U.S. Department of Agriculture Award Name: Rural Rental Housing Loans Award Year: 2021 Award Numbers: Various CFDA Number: 10.415 Criteria: The Project?s reserve account must be fully funded and maintained in a separate bank account. Condition: During our audit testing, we noted that while the Project maintained a separate bank account for reserves, it was not fully funded. Cause: Yearly budgeted transfers were not made to ensure the account is fully funded. Effect: Reserve bank account is underfunded. Questioned Costs: None noted. Recommendation: The Project should implement controls to ensure that the reserve bank account is fully funded. Management?s Views and Corrective Action Plan: Management will correct this when sufficient funds are able to be transferred into the reserve account If you have any questions regarding this plan, please contact Matthew Scibek at 860-398-5425, or matt@westfordmgt.com.