Finding 588932 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-05-18
Audit: 16984
Auditor: Sax LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization failed to submit required case narratives for the Homelessness Prevention Law Project, impacting compliance with federal grant reporting.
  • Impacted Requirements: The grant mandates 4 successful case narratives and 2 UA full legal representation cases twice a year, which were not provided during the audit.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement procedures to ensure timely submission of required documents or obtain a waiver from the granting agency for the report requirements.

Finding Text

2022-002: Grant Reporting Federal program: Awarded by the US Department of Health and Human Services passed through city of New York Human Resource Administration: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (?TANF?) ALN 93.558 for the Homelessness Prevention Law Project for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Criteria: Under the Homelessness Prevention Law Project, the granting agency requires the submission of 4 successful case narratives twice a year and 2 UA full legal representation cases. Condition: The Organization is required to submit 4 successful case narratives twice a year, with at least 2 of which must be for a UA full legal representation case. The Organization was unable to provide the narrative reports during the audit and therefore we were unable to verify the submission of these reports. Cause: The city did not request or collect client stories due to streamlined reporting. Effect: We were unable to verify submission of narrative reports required by the granting agency. Context: Sax requested case narratives and proof of submission as part of our testing of the reporting compliance requirements. The Organization did not have the requested reports to validate the requirement. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization implement procedures to ensure that documents are submitted or maintain support from the granting agency waiving the submission of report requirement. Views of Responsible Officials: See corrective action plan.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 12489 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 12490 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 588931 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $4.84M
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $2.57M
17.259 Wia Youth Activities $674,580
17.274 Youthbuild $350,000
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program $346,012
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $299,161
93.527 Affordable Care Act (aca) Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program $257,578
16.524 Legal Assistance for Victims $248,579
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $226,256
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $110,060
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $69,322