Finding 538983 (2023-002)

Material Weakness
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2025-03-28

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization lacks proper documentation for tenant eligibility, affecting compliance with USDA guidelines.
  • Impacted Requirements: Failure to follow eligibility procedures per the Management Plan could allow ineligible tenants to reside in the housing project.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement procedures to ensure tenant eligibility and regularly review documentation for accuracy and completeness.

Finding Text

S3800-010: Finding Reference Number 2023-002 (Material Weakness) S3800-011: Program Information Federal Program: Rural Rental Housing Loans (Section 515) Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture (USDA) Assistance Listing #: 10.415 Pass-through Entity: None Federal Award Identification Number and Year: N/A Type of Compliance Finding: E - Eligibility S3800-015: Type of Finding Federal Awards S3800-016: Finding Resolution Status Unresolved S3800-017: Information on Universe Population Size 46 S3800-018: Sample Size Information 7 S3800-019: Identification of Repeat Finding and Finding Reference Number N/A S3800-020: Criteria Per 7 CFR Part 3560, Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture, Direct Multi-Family Housing Loans and Grants; multi-family housing projects must follow specific guidelines for determining eligibility and determining whether they are in compliance with provisions in the Management Plan. S3800-030: Statement of Condition During our audit of the Organization’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 federal awards program, we noted that the Organization did not have the necessary documentation related to eligibility for four tenants in their files. S3800-032: Cause The Organization did not follow USDA required procedures for eligibility per its Management Plan. S3800-033: Effect or Potential Effect The Organization was not in compliance with the requirements of USDA related to determining initial eligibility and recertification, thus ineligible tenants could have resided at the project. S3800-035: Auditor Non-Compliance Code Z - Other S3800-040: Questioned Costs Unknown S3800-045: Reporting Views of Responsible Officials Management agrees with the finding. S3800-050: Context The Organization is required to be in compliance with provisions relating to tenant eligibility in accordance with their Management Plan. S3800-080: Recommendation The Organization should follow procedures to ensure tenant eligibility and the Organization should review the accuracy / completeness of the documentation being processed in the tenant files on a periodic basis. S3800-090: Auditor’s Summary of the Auditee’s Comments on the Findings and Recommendations Auditee agreed with our recommendation. S3800-130: Response Indicator Agree S3800-140: Completion Date or Proposed Completion Date June 30, 2024 S3800-150: Response See Corrective Action Plan

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2023-002 Responsible Party Name: Tamara Wallace Position: Executive Director – Management Agent Telephone Number: 816-233-4250 Federal Agency U.S. Department of Agriculture Federal Program Rural Rental Housing Loans (Section 515) Compliance Requirements E - Eligibility Finding Type Federal Awards Auditee’s Comments on Finding We agree with the auditors’ finding. Corrective Action(s) We will follow procedures to ensure tenant eligibility and will review the accuracy / completeness of the documentation being processed in the tenant files on a periodic basis. Anticipated Completion Date June 30, 2024

Categories

Eligibility Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 538982 2023-001
    Material Weakness
  • 538984 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 538985 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1115424 2023-001
    Material Weakness
  • 1115425 2023-002
    Material Weakness
  • 1115426 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1115427 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.415 Rural Rental Housing Loans $686,376
10.427 Rural Rental Assistance Payments $7,742