Finding 601772 (2022-002)

Material Weakness
Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-03-26

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The College lacks written financial management policies required by Uniform Guidance.
  • Impacted Requirements: Failure to track federal program expenditures as mandated by 2 CFR 200.302.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Formalize and implement a written financial management policy to ensure compliance and proper tracking of federal expenditures.

Finding Text

2022-002 Financial Management Policy Program - Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities. Assistance Listing Number - 15.027. Federal Agency - U.S. Department of the Interior. Criteria - Uniform Guidance requires a non-federal entity to establish written financial management policies accordance with 2 CFR 200.302. The non-federal entity's financial management system must be sufficient to permit the preparation of reports required by general and program-specific terms and conditions; and the tracing of funds to a level of expenditures adequate to establish that such funds have been used according to the Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Condition/Context - The College does not have written financial management policies. The identification of the BIE federal program expenditures were not able to be identified in the College's general ledger. Cause - The College's grant financial management policies were not updated to reflect the changes established by the Uniform Guidance. Effect - The identification of the BIE federal program expenditures were not able to be identified in the College's general ledger. Questioned Costs - None. Recommendation - The College formalize a written financial management policy in accordance with the Uniform Guidance and implement procedures to identify the federal expenditures for the BIE federal program. Views from Responsible Official - The College accepts the recommendation.

Categories

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 25329 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 25330 2022-002
    Material Weakness
  • 25331 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 25332 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 25333 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 25334 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 25335 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 25336 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 601771 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 601773 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 601774 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 601775 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 601776 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 601777 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 601778 2022-003
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $1.22M
15.027 Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities $1.10M
84.031 Higher Education_institutional Aid $1.02M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $298,123
10.500 Cooperative Extension Service $187,257
10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants $184,576
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $142,310
10.221 Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants $117,306
10.222 Tribal Colleges Endowment Program $79,586
47.076 Education and Human Resources $43,000
93.433 Acl National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research $12,795
15.028 Tribally Controlled Community College Endowments $10,279
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $8,000
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $6,000
10.351 Rural Business Development Grant $-12,326