Finding 597941 (2022-002)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-12-28

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to report eight first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more to the FFATA Subaward Reporting System.
  • Impacted Requirements: Non-compliance with FFATA reporting requirements, specifically the obligation to report by the end of the month following the obligation.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should enhance its understanding of compliance requirements and establish controls to ensure timely reporting to FSRS.

Finding Text

Federal program: 17.261 WIOA Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects Federal agency: U. S. Department of Labor Award year: 2021-2022 Criteria: The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) (Pub. L. No. 109-282), as amended by Section 6202 of Pub. L. No. 110-252, that is codified in 2 CFR Part170, requires direct recipients of grants or cooperative agreements to report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more to the FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS). Direct recipients must report the required subaward information no later than the end of the month following the month in which the obligation was made. Condition: The District?s internal controls did not properly identify its first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more required by FFATA to be reported to the FSRS. Cause: The District did not fully understand the reporting requirements under the FFATA. Effect or potential effect: The District is not in compliance with FFATA reporting requirements. Questioned costs: No questioned costs identified. Context: The District had eight first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more, totaling $3,015,600. There were no first-tier subawards reported to FSRS. Recommendation: The District should obtain an understanding of all compliance requirements and implement controls to ensure compliance with FFATA reporting requirements. Views of responsible officials: The District understands and concurs with this finding and recommendation.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 21499 2022-002
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.600 Head Start $7.93M
84.425 Covid-19 Education Stabilization Fund - Heerf Institutional Portion $7.30M
84.425 Covid-19 Education Stabilization Fund - Heerf Student Aid Portion $7.06M
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $5.66M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $5.49M
84.425 Covid-19 Education Stabilization Fund - Heerf Strenghtening Institutional Funds $1.12M
84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States $813,914
17.261 Wia Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects $724,169
93.600 Covid-19 Head Start $537,870
84.425 Covid-19 Education Stabilization Fund - Governors Emergency Education Relief Fund $493,680
84.425 Covid-19 Education Stabilization Fund - Heerf Irepo $461,835
84.042 Trio_student Support Services $366,187
84.044 Trio_talent Search $333,710
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $252,584
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $219,874
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $216,900
93.870 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant $198,607
17.278 Wia Dislocated Worker Formula Grants $195,998
84.031 Higher Education_institutional Aid $185,133
17.258 Wia Adult Program $139,443
93.093 Affordable Care Act (aca) Health Profession Opportunity Grants $137,895
59.037 Small Business Development Centers $113,709
47.076 Education and Human Resources $74,708
84.116 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education $57,913
17.277 Workforce Investment Act (wia) National Emergency Grants $50,935
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $31,371
21.027 Covid-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $27,389
39.003 Donation of Federal Surplus Personal Property $22,325
93.924 Ryan White Hiv/aids Dental Reimbursement and Community Based Dental Partnership Grants $6,830