Finding 499434 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-09-30
Audit: 322278
Organization: Ecology Education, Inc. (ME)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The School failed to report some federal expenditures in the previous year's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards.
  • Impacted Requirements: This oversight violates Uniform Guidance, which mandates annual reporting of federal fund expenditures.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should enhance controls to ensure all federal funds are accurately reported moving forward.

Finding Text

Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education; Award Name: Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund; Program Year: January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023; Assistance Listing Number: 84.425C; Criteria: Uniform Guidance requires recipients of federal funds to report expenditures of the federal funds annually on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Condition and Effect: The School improperly omitted expenditures relating to federal awards in the prior year Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Cause: Management has processes and controls over the reporting process, however, this was a clerical error due to a lack of experience with Uniform Guidance requirements. Auditors' Recommendation: Management should institute controls and procedures to ensure that all federal grant funds are captured on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and reported in a timely and accurate manner. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management acknowledges the finding. Management is reviewing the current process and is making improvements to ensure all federal awards are completely and accurately reflected on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: The School improperly omitted expenditures relating to federal awards in the prior year Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Corrective Action Taken or Planned: Management is reviewing the current process and is making improvements to ensure all federal awards are completely and accurately reflected on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards, which includes ensuring the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards reconciles to the general ledger.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1075876 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants $8.55M
84.425C Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund $404,413