Finding# 2022-001 Federal Agency Name: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Program Name: Community Development Black Grant/COVID-19 Community Development Block Grant ALN# 14.218 Finding Summary: 2 CFR 200.303(a) establishes that the auditee must establish and maintain effective internal control over the federal award that provides assurance that the entity is managing the federal award in compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the federal award. 2 CFR Part 170 establishes requirements for recipients' reporting of information on subawards as required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA). During the testing of the CDBG program, it was noted the City does not have a process in place to identify that FFATA reporting was required and did not report information on the subawards as required by FFATA. Responsible Individuals: Crystal Campbell, Community Development Program Coordinator. Corrective Action Plan: The City of Meridian has implemented the following changes to its internal control procedures to address finding # 2022-001 as listed above. Effective January 1, 2023, we have updated our Grant Management Software (Neighborly) to provide a monthly report that displays all New Subrecipient Agreements executed with a value of $30,000 that fall under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA). This monthly report will establish an effective control over the necessary reporting of subrecipient agreements executed over the value of $30,000. The monthly Neighborly report will be reviewed and approved by the Community Development Program Coordinator along with their supervisor on a monthly basis to make the City compliant for FFATA reporting requirements. The Community Development Program Coordinator will have also added to the internal quarterly review process to discuss any FFATA items being considered and reviewed. Anticipated Completion Date: Ongoing.