Finding 403959 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2024-06-28
Audit: 310810
Organization: City of Danbury (CT)
Auditor: Rsm US LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City failed to submit required reports for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, leading to non-compliance.
  • Impacted Requirements: Reports due included one interim report and three project and expenditure reports, with only one submitted on time.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger internal controls for grant management and consult with the grantor about filing overdue reports.

Finding Text

Finding 2022-004: Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance Finding, Reporting- Special Reporting Assistance Listing Program Title and Number: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Federal Agency: Department of Treasury Pass-through Entity: N/A Award year: 2022 Criteria or specific requirement: Cities were required to submit a one-time interim report with expenditures by Expenditure Category covering the period from March 3 to July 31, 2021, by August 31, 2021. The initial quarterly Project and Expenditure Report covered three calendar quarters from March 3, 2021 to December 31, 2021, and was required to be submitted to Treasury by January 31, 2022. The subsequent quarterly reports will cover one calendar quarter and must be submitted to Treasury by the last day of the month following the end of the period covered. Condition: The interim report and 2 Project and Expenditure Reports were not submitted as required. Cause: Grant management and reporting is not fully centralized within the City and there was turnover in the grant administrator position. The City did not have sufficient internal controls in place to ensure the reports were filed. Effect: The progress reports should be submitted by the deadline. This results in non-compliance with the Reporting requirements of the program. This can result in the Federal government cancelling funding of the program or denying eligible expenditures. Prevalence: There was 1 interim report and 3 project and expenditure reports required to be submitted during the audit period. Only one project and expenditure reports was submitted. Questioned Cost: None Repeating Finding: No. Recommendation We recommend that the City implement controls to ensure all compliance requirements are complied with as well as contact the grantor about whether or not the delinquent reports should still be filed. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2022-004: Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance Finding, Reporting- Special Reporting Assistance Listing Program Title and Number: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Federal Agency: Department of Treasury Pass-through Entity: N/A Award year: 2022 Criteria or specific requirement: Cities were required to submit a one-time interim report with expenditures by Expenditure Category covering the period from March 3 to July 31, 2021, by August 31, 2021. The initial quarterly Project and Expenditure Report covered three calendar quarters from March 3, 2021 to December 31, 2021, and was required to be submitted to Treasury by January 31, 2022. The subsequent quarterly reports will cover one calendar quarter and must be submitted to Treasury by the last day of the month following the end of the period covered. Condition: The interim report and 2 Project and Expenditure Reports were not submitted as required. Cause: Grant management and reporting is not fully centralized within the City and there was turnover in the grant administrator position. The City did not have sufficient internal controls in place to ensure the reports were filed. Effect: The progress reports should be submitted by the deadline. This results in non-compliance with the Reporting requirements of the program. This can result in the Federal government cancelling funding of the program or denying eligible expenditures. Prevalence: There was 1 interim report and 3 project and expenditure reports required to be submitted during the audit period. Only one project and expenditure reports was submitted. Questioned Cost: None Repeating Finding: No. Recommendation We recommend that the City implement controls to ensure all compliance requirements are complied with as well as contact the grantor about whether or not the delinquent reports should still be filed. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 403912 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403913 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403914 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403915 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403916 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403917 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403918 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403919 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403920 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403921 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403922 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403923 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403924 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403925 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403926 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403927 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403928 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403929 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403930 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403931 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403932 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403933 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403934 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403935 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403936 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403937 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403938 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403939 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403940 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403941 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403942 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403943 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403944 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403945 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403946 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403947 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403948 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403949 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403950 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403951 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403952 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403953 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403954 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403955 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403956 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403957 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403958 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 403960 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 980354 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980355 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980356 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980357 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980358 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980359 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980360 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980361 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980362 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980363 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980364 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980365 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980366 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980367 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980368 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980369 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980370 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980371 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980372 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980373 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980374 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980375 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980376 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980377 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980378 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980379 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980380 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980381 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980382 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980383 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980384 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980385 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980386 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980387 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980388 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980389 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980390 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980391 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980392 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980393 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980394 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980395 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980396 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980397 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980398 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980399 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980400 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 980401 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 980402 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $5.77M
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $3.10M
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $2.38M
10.553 School Breakfast Program $1.22M
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $698,764
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $695,504
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $482,680
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $440,045
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $437,481
10.555 National School Lunch Program $388,811
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $360,138
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $319,509
10.560 State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition $221,855
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $213,635
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $196,481
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $142,132
84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States $130,000
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $103,726
20.616 National Priority Safety Programs $86,862
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $77,044
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $73,299
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $60,000
93.069 Public Health Emergency Preparedness $47,058
21.016 Equitable Sharing $18,281
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $14,729
93.758 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Funded Solely with Prevention and Public Health Funds (pphf) $12,680
97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $7,000
10.558 Commodity Supplemental Food Program $6,857
20.106 Airport Improvement Program $5,125
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $3,241
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program $2,500