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Finding 33908 (2022-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2022-12-06
Audit: 29741
Organization: Worknet Pinellas, Inc. (FL)
Auditor: Thomas Howell Ferguson P A

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: One out of 25 samples lacked documented controls for eligibility under WIOA.
  • Impacted Requirements: Training services must be limited to individuals without access to other grant assistance.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement review procedures to ensure proper documentation of applicant eligibility.

Finding Text

Criteria: The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires that "training services be limited to individuals who are unable to obtain other grant assistance for such services, including Federal Pell Grants." Condition: The test of the Organization?s controls over compliance with eligibility compliance requirements resulted in one of 25 samples for which controls were not documented and as such could not be determined to be in place. Questioned Costs : N/A Effect: The Organization's risk for approving ineligible funding for individual assistance is increased. Cause: The process for determining eligibility includes maintaining support for each compliance requirement for the applicant. Recommendation: The Organization should implement review procedures to ensure that proper support is maintained to support the applicant?s eligibility.

Corrective Action Plan

WorkNet Pinellas, Inc. management and MIS Team reviewed the monitoring issue with the WIOA team and provided training on the subject. WorkNet Pinellas, Inc. has improved the enrollment process, hired an eligibility specialist and implemented Quality Control (QC) processes to include a review by the eligibility specialist, Career Counselor, and WIOA Lead or MIS QC prior to enrollment to ensure eligibility and accuracy and to ensure "training services be limited to individuals who are unable to obtain other grant assistance for such services including Federal Pell Grants."

Categories

Eligibility Student Financial Aid

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $2.21M
17.278 Wia Dislocated Worker Formula Grants $1.42M
17.259 Wia Youth Activities $999,609
17.258 Wia Adult Program $956,019
17.207 Employment Service/wagner-Peyser Funded Activities $687,716
17.277 Workforce Investment Act (wia) National Emergency Grants $299,251
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $281,214
17.225 Unemployment Insurance $280,438
17.274 Youthbuild $201,170
17.801 Jobs for Veterans State Grants $127,849
17.245 Trade Adjustment Assistance $42,680