Finding 584871 (2022-018)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2024-01-12

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District inaccurately reported Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) for transportation expenses without proper accounting support.
  • Impacted Requirements: Expenditures related to CRF must be clearly identified and documented in the accounting system.
  • Recommended Follow-up: The District should correctly categorize transportation expenses and return any unspent funds.

Finding Text

2021/2022-018 Coronavirus Relief Funding (CRF) Reporting CFDA Title: Coronavirus Relief Funds. CFDA Number: 21.019. Federal Award Number: N/A. Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury. Pass-through Entity: Montana Governor’s Office. Condition: The District reported the CRF funding received for Local Over schedule Transportation as expended which was not supported by the accounting records. Criteria: CRF Local Over Schedule Transportation monies were for additional pupil transportation related expenses related to the Coronavirus. Those expenditures related to this funding should be separately identified in the accounting system to support the amount reported. Context: We scheduled the expenditure activity of the CRF funding for testing and reviewed supporting schedule of all CRF funding expenditures provided by the client. We scheduled the expenditure activity of the CRF funding for testing and reviewed supporting schedule of all CRF funding expenditures provided by the client. Cause: The District was not properly accounting for the CRF funding as provided by the Montana Office of Public Instruction chart of accounts and did not code expenditures related to the funding directly to the grant monies. Recommendation: We recommend the District identify directly any expenditures which were for additional pupil transportation costs related to Coronavirus, then return any funding received which was not expended.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 8419 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 8420 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 8421 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 8422 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 8423 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 8424 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 8425 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 8426 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 8427 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 8428 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 8429 2022-018
    Material Weakness
  • 8430 2022-018
    Material Weakness
  • 8431 2022-018
    Material Weakness
  • 8432 2022-018
    Material Weakness
  • 584861 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 584862 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 584863 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 584864 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 584865 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 584866 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 584867 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 584868 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 584869 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 584870 2022-017
    - Repeat
  • 584872 2022-018
    Material Weakness
  • 584873 2022-018
    Material Weakness
  • 584874 2022-018
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $360,695
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $274,067
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $229,916
10.553 School Breakfast Program $98,255
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $60,248
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $58,850
84.358 Rural Education $25,337
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $24,320
10.555 National School Lunch Program $21,664
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $20,079
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $4,420