Finding 524998 (2023-013)

Material Weakness
Requirement
ABCEFGHIJLMNP
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2023
Accepted
2025-02-28
Audit: 344315
Organization: Farmington School District (NH)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The School District cannot demonstrate compliance with federal grant requirements due to major discrepancies in accounting for expenditures.
  • Impacted Requirements: Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200.302(b)(3)) mandates proper record-keeping for federal funds, which is currently not being met.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The School District should establish better accounting procedures and internal controls to ensure accurate reporting and documentation of grant expenditures.

Finding Text

2023-013 Inability to Test Compliance and Adequacy of Federal Grant Expenditures (Material Weakness) Federal Agency: All Compliance Requirement: All Type of Finding: Internal Control over Compliance – Material Weakness Material Noncompliance Criteria or Specific Requirement: Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200.302(b)(3)) requires recipients of federal funds to maintain records that adequately identify the source and application of funds and ensure compliance with program requirements. Condition: We are unable to test compliance with federal program requirements due to pervasive discrepancies in the School District’s accounting for federal grants. Expenditures reported on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) could not be supported or reconciled to the School District’s financial records. Cause: Inadequate grant accounting procedures and internal controls over federal program expenditures. Effect: We are unable to determine compliance with federal program requirements or assess the allowability of expenditures. A disclaimer of opinion was issued for compliance with major program requirements. Questioned Costs: Unable to determine. We cannot quantify questioned costs because no testing could be performed, and the scope limitation affects all reported federal expenditures. Identification as Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the School District implement procedures to ensure grant expenditures are properly accounted for and supported by sufficient documentation. The School District should develop internal controls to ensure accurate and complete reporting on the SEFA. Views of Responsible Officials: Management’s views and corrective action plan is included at the end of this report.

Corrective Action Plan

Audit Finding Reference: 2023-013 Management’s Response and Planned Corrective Action: We currently do not have a grant accountant, but a second pair of eyes would make it easier to manage our federal activities fund. Someone to help reconcile and be a second approver on journal entries + adjusting entries would be a huge source of stability in this area. Management will work with financial support on ensuring our discrepancies are resolved, while we also revamp and complete new grant related procedures – such as monthly reconciliations, timely monthly reporting of expenses/reimbursement, and filing to sure up and make this fund reviewable/auditable. Management has been working to track in an aggregate format – the status of each grant on a live document – which the board has access too so they can see when a grant falls behind. Unfortunately, when management first identified these issues, some grants were behind in reporting to almost a full calendar year, causing issues with getting the fund caught back up to date. Name of Contact Person and Completion Date: Name: Mackenzie Campbell Anticipated Completion Date – 6/30/25

Categories

Questioned Costs Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 524999 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 525000 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 525001 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 525002 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 525003 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 525004 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 525005 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 525006 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 525007 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 525008 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 525009 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 525010 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101440 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101441 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101442 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101443 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101444 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101445 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101446 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101447 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101448 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101449 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101450 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101451 2023-013
    Material Weakness
  • 1101452 2023-013
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $681,891
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $396,150
10.555 National School Lunch Program $230,005
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $54,831
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $47,984
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $17,667
84.173 Special Education Preschool Grants $4,379