Finding 592682 (2022-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
M
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-09-28
Audit: 19879
Organization: County of Armstrong (PA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The County is not conducting required subrecipient monitoring for the Program's vendor, risking inappropriate use of grant funds.
  • Impacted Requirements: Internal control procedures mandate documentation of monitoring activities and risk assessments, which are currently lacking.
  • Recommended Follow-up: The County needs to establish and document effective monitoring procedures to ensure compliance and proper use of funds.

Finding Text

Finding 2022-002 Subrecipient Monitoring AL 93.778 and Medical Assistance Program and DHS Medical Assistance Transportation Program Criteria: Internal control procedures require the County to perform subrecipient monitoring procedures over the funding disbursed to the Program?s vendor. These monitoring procedures include documenting the procedures performed and the results of those procedures along with documenting the risk assessment associated with the selected procedures. Condition: During the audit, it was noted that the County was not performing subrecipient monitoring over the Program?s vendor. Cause: The County does not have adequate controls in place or the expertise to ensure proper subrecipient monitoring procedures. Effect: The Program?s vendor may be using grant funding inappropriately. This is a repeat finding from the prior year ? Finding 2021- 002. Questioned Costs: The amount of questioned costs, if any, is undeterminable. Recommendation: The County should implement internal control procedures that ensure the vendor is being properly monitored and document those procedures and results of procedures.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 16239 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 16240 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 16241 2022-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 592681 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 592683 2022-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $2.22M
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $1.25M
93.563 Child Support Enforcement $402,674
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $383,143
93.659 Adoption Assistance $334,315
93.045 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part C_nutrition Services $252,818
93.645 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program $178,151
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $172,978
93.674 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood $147,043
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $137,862
93.788 Opioid Str $136,939
93.044 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part B_grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers $116,731
93.053 Nutrition Services Incentive Program $94,139
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $60,853
93.556 Promoting Safe and Stable Families $39,513
93.669 Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants $37,417
93.052 National Family Caregiver Support, Title Iii, Part E $15,050
97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant $11,436
10.568 Emergency Food Assistance Program (administrative Costs) $11,170
12.112 Payments to States in Lieu of Real Estate Taxes $10,354
93.042 Special Programs for the Aging_title Vii, Chapter 2_long Term Care Ombudsman Services for Older Individuals $8,840
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $8,737
15.433 Flood Control Act Lands $8,431
93.324 State Health Insurance Assistance Program $7,790
93.043 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part D_disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services $7,757
93.071 Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program $3,141
93.041 Special Programs for the Aging_title Vii, Chapter 3_programs for Prevention of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation $1,635
10.569 Emergency Food Assistance Program (food Commodities) $1,559
93.658 Foster Care_title IV-E $993
93.090 Guardianship Assistance $267