Finding 484834 (2023-002)

2023-002: Compliance with Reporting Requirements Federal Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Program: Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) Community Project Funding/ Congressionally Directed Spending - Construction Assistance Listing Number: 93.493 Assistance Listing Title: Congressional Directives Federal Award Identification Number: CE146569 Criteria In accordance with the notice of award (“NoA”), a semi-annual progress report is required to be submitted to HHS twice a year until the project is completed. The 2023 deadlines for the semi-annual reports were May 22, 2023 and December 14, 2023. Condition The semi-annual report for Federal Award Identification Number CE146569 was submitted December 21, 2023, which was past the stated deadline of December 14, 2023. Questioned Costs None Cause Management did not have an adequate understanding of the reporting requirements of the award and the control was not designed to ensure that reports were completed and submitted to the agency in a timely manner. Effect The late submission of the December 2023 semi-annual report causes Jamaica to be out of compliance with specific grant reporting requirements. Recommendation We recommend Jamaica enhance its control around the monitoring of grant reporting requirements, including evaluating report due dates and performing reviews in advance of submission deadlines to ensure all reports are being completed accurately and submitted in a timely manner. Management’s Views and Corrective Action Plan Management’s Views and Corrective Action Plan is included at the end of this report.