Finding 582857 (2023-001)

2023 – 001: Preparation of Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Federal Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services and Department of State Federal Program Names: Special Programs for the Aging, Title VII, Chapter 2, Long-Term Care Ombudsman Services for Individuals and U.S. Refugee Admissions Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 93.042 and 19.510 Pass-Through Agencies: Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging and United States Catholic Conference of Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services Pass-Through Numbers: SPRMCO22CA0023 Award Periods: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023; October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022; October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or Specific Requirement: Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockford must provide the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. The schedule must be complete and accurate to provide for the basis of testing by the auditors as well as for accurate financial reporting to primary and secondary funders. Condition: During the audit, 1) noted $264,673 in payments originally classified as non-federal funding until auditors’ review identified that amount is federal funding (ALN 19.510). 2) Noted $5,717 in payments originally classified as non-federal funding until auditors’ review identified that amount is federal funding (ALN 93.042). A change to the SEFA was required to adjust the amounts reflected as federal awards. Questioned Costs: None Context: The initial SEFA provided understated federal awards by $264,673 (ALN 19.510) passed-through the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services and understated federal awards by $5,717 (ALN 93.042) passed-through the Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging. Cause: Lack of review of final calculation of the SEFA. Effect: Amounts inaccurately reflected on the SEFA. Repeat Finding: This finding is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockford establish controls to evaluate grant agreements to capture funds identified as federal accurately and perform review of final SEFA to avoid any calculation related errors. Views of Responsible Officials: There is no disagreement with this finding.