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Finding 2022-002 ? Material Weakness ? Controls Over Grant Review and Reporting Federal Assistance Listing Number: 16.575 ? Crime Victim Assistance Condition: The Crisis Center did not have a control in place during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 to ensure that grant reimbursement requests were reviewed and approved by someone knowledgeable of the grants. Criteria: Internal controls should be put into place to provide reasonable assurance that the Crisis Center is completing and submitting accurate reimbursement requests to its funders. Cause: The Crisis Center had significant turnover in the grant manager position during the fiscal year. This turnover resulted in a lack of institutional knowledge regarding the Crisis Center?s grants. In addition, the Crisis Center was not properly staffed to allow for an independent review of the reimbursement requests prior to submission. Effect: The Crisis Center had several items that were submitted for reimbursement that were denied by the funders due to a lack of appropriate support. As a result, the Crisis Center did not obtain the full amount of award dollars that it was entitled to. Recommendation: Procedures should be implemented that require an independent review and approval of grant reimbursement requests by someone who is knowledgeable about the requirements of the grants. Views of Responsible Officials: See accompanying Corrective Action Plan.