Finding 59429 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-03-29

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District submitted unallowable costs under the Title I grant due to ineffective internal controls.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles under the Uniform Grant Guidance was not met.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger review processes for expenditures before submission to ensure compliance.

Finding Text

Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): The Uniform Grant Guidance requires that items of cost charged to federal programs be allowable under the grant requirements. The District is required to have appropriate internal controls in place to ensure compliance with the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles requirement. Condition: The District's internal controls over the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles compliance requirement did not operate properly which resulted in the District submitting expenditures under the Title I grant that were not allowable under the grant guidelines. Context: The District is at risk of charging unallowable costs to its federal programs. Questioned Costs: Actual questioned costs of $2,846 were determined as the amount of expenditures charged to the grant that were unallowable costs. Effect: The District charged expenditures to the Title I program that are unallowable under the grant's guidelines. Cause: The District failed to adequately review expenditures included in the Title I expenditure report before submitting the report for approval.

Corrective Action Plan

The District will implement a process to more thoroughly review grant expenditures before they are submitted on the expenditure report.

Categories

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 59427 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 59428 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 59430 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 59431 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 59432 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 59433 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 59434 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 59435 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 635869 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 635870 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 635871 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 635872 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 635873 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 635874 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 635875 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 635876 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 635877 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $1.98M
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund - Esser II $1.20M
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $829,135
10.553 School Breakfast Program $692,756
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $399,198
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $259,402
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $212,557
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund - Esser I $194,612
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $193,591
10.555 National School Lunch Program $79,985
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $74,252
10.555 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (dod) (non-Cash) $73,531
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund - Esser III $58,357
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $47,375
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund - Arp Homeless I $14,639
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund - Community Partnership $800