Material Weakness in Internal Control and Material Noncompliance (Modified Opinion)
2023-002 (Previously component of 2022-002) FFATA Reporting
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home visiting
Assistance Listing Numbers: 93.870
Recommendation: While the program did perform the annual SF425 reporting, we recommend the
program ensure follow-through with the FFATA reporting requirement by entering the data collected from the subrecipients into the FSRF portal.
Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Action taken in response to finding: ECECD takes this matter seriously and has been committed to addressing and correcting it in FY23. ECECD implemented guidelines in FY23 that are accessible on our intranet that mandates all sub-recipients to complete and submit a FFATA report. Current existing FFATA reports have been submitted to the ASD Grants Management Division for further transmission to the appropriate Federal Reporting Agencies. ECECD is fully committed to ensuring compliance with FFATA reporting requirements for all our contracts. Additionally, to prevent any future lapses in FFATA reporting, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will develop a system where any contracts with subrecipients involving thirty thousand ($30,000.00) or more will be flagged for mandatory FFATA reporting. These proactive measures will help us maintain transparency and accuracy in our reporting, and ECECD is dedicated to its successful implementation. ECECD is fully committed to strengthening our processes to ensure full compliance with FFATA reporting requirements moving forward.
Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Carmel Pacheco-Aragon, Chief Financial Officer; Inez Gonzales, Grants Manager; ECECD Program Managers.
Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2024