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Finding 523036 (2024-002)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
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Year
2024
Accepted
2025-02-12
Audit: 342296
Organization: Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (NV)
Auditor: Davis Farr LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: TRPA submitted the Performance Progress Report 178 days late, violating grant terms.
  • Impacted Requirements: Timely reporting is essential for compliance with the U.S. Department of Interior's grant conditions.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: TRPA should create a checklist for all report due dates to ensure timely submissions in the future.

Finding Text

CFDA Number: 15.652 – Invasive Species, U.S. Department of Interior Pass-Through Entity: None, direct program Award Number: F20AC11339-00 Compliance Requirement: Reporting Type of Finding: Noncompliance Criteria: Grant No. F20AC11339-03 states, in part: Condition: TRPA did not submit its Performance Progress Report for the reporting period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 in a timely manner. The report was due on December 29, 2023 but was submitted on June 24, 2024, which was 178 days late. Cause: The due date for the Federal Financial Report of July 21, 2024 was inadvertently used for the due date of the Performance Progress Report. Effect or Potential Effect: Submitting late progress reports results in noncompliance with the terms of the award and untimely progress communicated to the U.S. Department of Interior. Questioned Costs: None Recommendation: We recommend that TRPA develop a checklist of due dates for all reports required under the Grant and ensure that they are completed and submitted withing those required due dates. Management Response: TRPA will continue to follow its Grant checklists to ensure requirements are completed in a timely manner.

Corrective Action Plan

TRPA will add oversite to review to quarterly and final progress reports. Program staff and support staff will check each other quarterly on submitting their reports by the deadline. Staff has access to the ASAP software for applicable grants to check whether reports have been turned in.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1099478 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
15.652 Invasive Species $1.01M
15.608 Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species $409,083
15.664 Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance $263,038
20.505 Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research $122,771
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $55,814
10.690 Lake Tahoe Erosion Control Grant Program $50,669
66.419 Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support $40,000
66.436 Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act $37,940
66.460 Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants $17,302
10.693 Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority $10,168