Finding 29168 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-12-28

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Municipality failed to submit required monthly reports on time from October 2021 to February 2022.
  • Impacted Requirements: This noncompliance violates the grant agreement with the Administration for Children and Families, which mandates reports be submitted 35 days after the end of each month.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure all reports are submitted as per the grant agreement timelines, and reinforce internal controls to prevent future delays.

Finding Text

Finding: 2022-003 Federal Agency: U. S Department of Health and Human Service Pass Through Agency: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ? Administration for Children and Families Federal Program Title: Head Start Disaster Recovery and Early Head Start Assistance Listing Number: 93.356 & 93.600 Compliance Requirement: Reporting Type of Finding: Noncompliance and Significant Deficiency Responsible Official: Eric Castro, Finance Director Condition The Municipality did not submit on time the monthly report from October 2021 to February 2022 required by the Administration for Children and Families. Criteria The contract with the Administration for Children and Families establish that they had to submit monthly reports thirtyfive days at the end of the month. Cause Internal controls procedures have not been enforced to ensure that the monthly reports were submitted on time. Effect The Municipality is in noncompliance with the grant agreement requirements establish. Recommendation All reports should be submitted as specified in the grant agreements. The directors and accounting personnel should ensure to submit the reports in accordance with the dates establish in the grant agreement. Questioned Costs None

Categories

Reporting Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 29166 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 29167 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 605608 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 605609 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 605610 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $3.57M
93.356 Head Start Disaster Recovery $2.30M
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $1.11M
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $851,890
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $768,257
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $375,395
97.030 Community Disaster Loans $322,259
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $175,282
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $108,675
93.600 Head Start $79,884
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $71,974
10.433 Rural Housing Preservation Grants $68,942
20.507 Federal Transit_formula Grants $26,674
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $10,580