Finding 567910 (2024-004)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
G
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-06-27
Audit: 360252
Organization: Disability Rights South Dakota (SD)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization lacks a current process to document travel, training, and homework hours for grant matching.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with matching documentation standards is at risk, which could lead to noncompliance.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Management should implement a system to maintain proper documentation for all matching hours and rates.

Finding Text

Finding No. 2024-004: Matching Compliance Controls Federal Program Affected: Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants Compliance Requirement: Matching Questioned Costs: None Condition and Cause: The Organization does not have a current internal control process to maintain documentation to support travel, training and homework time related its grant matching requirement. Alternative documentation was obtained to support the reasonableness of matching hours used. Criteria and Effect: Documentation should be maintained to support hours spent and the rates used for travel, training and homework for matching requirements. The lack of adequate documentation could lead to noncompliance. Repeat Finding from Prior Year: No Recommendation: We recommend management establish and maintain documentation for all in-kind/matching balances including time sheets and proper rate documentation for all travel, training and homework time. Response/Corrective Action Plan: The Organization agrees with the above finding. See Corrective Action Plan.

Categories

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 567907 2024-002
    Material Weakness
  • 567908 2024-004
    Material Weakness
  • 567909 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1144349 2024-002
    Material Weakness
  • 1144350 2024-004
    Material Weakness
  • 1144351 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1144352 2024-004
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.138 Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness $428,700
96.009 Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries $247,307
93.630 Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants $218,060
84.161 Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program $213,206
84.240 Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights $132,288
93.618 Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems $124,365
93.873 State Grants for Protection and Advocacy Services $39,270
93.843 Acl Assistive Technology State Grants for Protection and Advocacy $34,770