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Section III - Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Health Centers Program Cluster (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care) (Assistance Listing Number 93.224) and Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program (Assistance Listing Number 93.527) Finding 2022-001 - Reporting: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (?FFATA?) Criteria Under the requirements of the FFATA (Pub. L. No. 109-282), as amended by Section 6202 of Pub. L. No. 110-252, 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 Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS). Statement of Condition During our audit, we noted the subaward was not submitted timely to the FSRS. Transactions Tested Subaward not reported Report not timely Subaward amount incorrect Subaward missing key elements 1 1 1 0 0 Dollar Amount of Tested Transactions Subaward not reported Report not timely Subaward amount incorrect Subaward missing key elements $13,031,263 $ 13,031,263 $ 13,031,263 $ 0 $ 0 Cause As a result of personnel changes within the finance department, the FFATA reporting was not done timely. Effect The FFATA reporting was not submitted timely to the FSRS. Questioned Costs None Context A single subaward was made to the subawardee. Identification as Repeat Finding No Recommendation We recommend that management create an e-mail reminder or other alert mechanism and implement controls to ensure compliance with the reporting requirements under FFATA. Management Response As a result of personnel changes within the finance department, the FFATA reporting was not done timely. BCHN subsequently filed the 2022 FFATA reports in August 2023. As a follow up, BCHN filed the 2023 reports in September 2023. As of September 1, 2023, BCHN implemented a workflow where FFATA reports will be filed upon the receipt of the Notices of Award. This change will remediate the issue.