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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: 2022-025 Compliance with Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Fiscal year finding initially occurred: 2021 CDBG ? Entitlement Grants Cluster (14.218) B-19-MC-22-003 See Compliance Finding 2022-020. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: 2022-020 Compliance with Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Fiscal year finding initially occurred: 2021 CDBG ? Entitlement Grants Cluster (14.218) B-19-MC-22-003 Criteria The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (Pub. L. No. 109-282), as amended by Section 60202 of Public Law 110-252, hereafter referred to 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 FSRS. Condition The Government, as a direct recipient of the Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, did not comply with the reporting requirements under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. The Government did not report subaward data through FSRS. Cause The Government was unaware of the reporting requirement of the Transparency Act. Effect The Government is in noncompliance with the terms of the grant award document set forth by the grantor and the requirements for the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. Recommendation Management should register with FSRS and report subaward data through FSRS to comply with the requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action The subaward agreements addressed in this finding occurred in December 2021 and January 2022. The Government originally received this finding in April 2022 after the deadline to report the above referenced agreements had passed. Since April 2022, the Government has properly reported all Federal subaward agreements through FSRS. This finding is not expected to reoccur.