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a. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation) The District is required to submit accurate meal counts to the State for reimbursement. b. Condition The meal counts for August 2021 were inaccurate and overclaimed breakfasts by 20 and lunches by 2,671, and the meal counts for March 2022 were inaccurate and overclaimed breakfasts by 70 and lunches by 213. c. Questioned Costs16 The questioned costs for overclaimed meals totaled $213.60 for breakfasts and $12,503.85 for lunches for a total of $12,717.45. d. Context The District is using manual daily meal count sheets without summarizing data, which led to inaccuracies when totaling meal counts on a monthly basis. e. Effect The District is at risk of jeopardizing the continued funding provided by the federal agencies. f. Cause Inadequate documentation led to the meal overclaims.