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2022-003 Department of Health and Human Services Federal Financial Assistance Listing #93.498 COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution Applicable Federal Award Number and Year ? Period 2 TIN #953154530 Reporting Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance and Material Noncompliance Criteria: 2 CFR 200.303(a) establishes that the auditee must establish and maintain effective internal control over the federal award that provides assurance that the entity is managing the federal award in compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and conditions of the federal award. The District selected Option i to report lost revenue which consists of a comparison of actual results during the period of availability to the prior fiscal year. Condition: The District incorrectly selected Option i as the reporting method when they submitted their report as the client had calculated the amount reported based on Option iii. Cause: The District did not have an internal control process in place to ensure the reporting portal input fields for the lost revenue option was incorrectly chosen as Option i rather than Option iii. Effect: Option i was incorrectly selected as the reporting method. Questioned Costs: None reported. The District had sufficient lost revenue had they correctly indicated the method they intended to use in reporting. Had the District reported the amounts under the Option i method, the lost revenue on the HHS reporting would have decreased by approximately $188,000. In addition, total unused lost revenues remaining would be approximately $11,500,000. Context/Sampling: Key line items were tested on the Period 2 Department of Health and Human Services special report. Repeat Finding from Prior Year: Yes, finding 2021-003 Recommendation: We recommend the District update future reporting to Option iii. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding.