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2022-004 Department of Agriculture Federal Financial Assistance Listing #10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants Special Tests and Provisions Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance Criteria ? 2 CFR 200.303(a) establishes that the auditee must establish and maintain effective internal control over the federal award that provides assurance that the entity is managing the federal award in compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and conditions of the federal award. Condition ? During our testing, there was no formal review separate from the preparer over the reserve fund reconciliation for the federal program and there was no formal review of the balance in comparison to the required minimum reserve balance. Cause ? The Health Center did not have an adequate internal control policy in place to ensure review and approval over the reserve fund. Effect ? The lack of adequate policies governing review increases the risk that employees participating in the federal award administration may not be able to detect and correct noncompliance in a timely manner. Questioned Costs - None reported. Context - Sampling was not used. The Health Center has one reserve account, which includes the debt service and emergency and replacement reserve, that was tested. Repeat Finding from Prior Years ? No Recommendation - We recommend that the Health Center enhance internal control policies to ensure that formal documentation of reviews is present. Views of Responsible Officials - Management agrees with the finding.