Finding 554946 (2024-002)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
H
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-04-14

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization lacks adequate controls to ensure expenses are backed by necessary documentation.
  • Impacted Requirements: All expenses must be supported by receipts, invoices, or cancelled checks to comply with federal guidelines.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger controls to verify that all expenses are documented and allowable under the grant.

Finding Text

Federal agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal program title: Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Assistance Listing Number: 93.566 Pass-Through Agency: State of New Hampshire - Office of Health Equity Pass-Through Number(s): various Award Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Noncompliance Criteria or Specific Requirement: Expenses must be supported by source documentation, such as receipts, invoices, or cancelled checks. Condition: During our testing, we noted that the Organization did not have adequate controls to ensure that expenses were supported by source documentation. Questioned Costs: $920 Context: The Organization lacked source documentation for one of the twenty-five expenses selected for testing. The expense charged to the program was not deemed allowable and did not serve a business purpose. Cause: The controls in place were not operating effectively to ensure expenses are supported with the proper documentation. Effect: The auditor noted one instance of noncompliance and a lack of internal controls over these compliance requirements. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: It is recommended that the Organization design controls to ensure expenses are supported by source documentation and allowable costs under the grant or contract. Views of Responsible Officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.

Corrective Action Plan

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs Assistance Listing No. 93.566 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Organization design controls to ensure expenses are supported by source documentation and allowable costs under the grant or contract. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Management is reviewing standard operating procedures with the program staff. All expenses will be supported with source documentation. Management will perform periodic reviews to ensure expenses are supported by source documentation and allowable expenses under the grant. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Christopher Paris Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2025

Categories

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.676 Unaccompanied Children Program $2.17M
93.576 Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary Grants $1.53M
19.510 U.s. Refugee Admissions Program $1.46M
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $664,076
93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/replacement Designee Administered Programs $617,433
16.320 Services for Trafficking Victims $289,357
84.126 Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States $162,162
93.583 Refugee and Entrant Assistance Wilson/fish Program $101,414
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $92,582
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $81,757
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $76,663
84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States $50,000
10.575 Farm to School Grant Program $48,942
93.595 Welfare Reform Research, Evaluations and National Studies $32,028