Finding 398567 (2023-001)

Material Weakness
Requirement
AB
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-05-28

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The School District did not verify payments to the food service management company, risking unallowable costs.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 2 CFR section 200.303, which mandates internal controls over Federal awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review all invoices from the food service management company to ensure reimbursement is only for allowable activities and costs.

Finding Text

2 CFR section 200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards establish and maintain internal control over the Federal awards that provides reasonable assurance that the non Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal awards. The School District employs a food service management company to oversee and conduct the activities of the food service department. The School District paid a lump sum to the food service management company each month, but there was no evidence that the School District reviewed any of the supporting invoices to verify amounts paid were for allowable activities and costs. Failure to have policies and procedures over allowable activities and allowable costs could result in unallowable costs and activities being charged to the federal program. The School District should review all detailed invoices from their food service management company. The School District should ensure to only reimburse the food service management company for allowable activities and costs for the Nutrition Cluster Federal Program.

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 398566 2023-001
    Material Weakness
  • 398568 2023-001
    Material Weakness
  • 398569 2023-001
    Material Weakness
  • 975008 2023-001
    Material Weakness
  • 975009 2023-001
    Material Weakness
  • 975010 2023-001
    Material Weakness
  • 975011 2023-001
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $339,987
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $225,725
10.553 School Breakfast Program $187,234
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $146,421
32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program $71,026
10.555 National School Lunch Program $40,694
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $32,793
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $16,500
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $7,666
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $7,638
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $628