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Finding 2022-001 Assistance Listing Number 98.001, USAID Foreign Assistance for Program Overseas. Passed through International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI-CGIAR)?Value Chain Development (Dairy Value Chain) linked to CRP on Livestock and Fish?AID-BFS-11-00002-10. Award year: April 1, 2019 through September 15, 2021. Finding: A required technical and financial report submission was submitted to the granting agency after the stated due date per the grant agreement, which resulted in a late submission. Criteria: The grant agreement related to internal project ID KE0366 included a reporting timetable for all the report submissions and related due date. The final report submission for the period covering July 1 ? 15, 2021 was required to be submitted to the granting agency by September 25, 2021. Condition: The technical and financial report for Project KE0366 for the report covering the period July 1 ? 15, 2021 should have been submitted to the granting agency by September 25, 2021 in accordance with the due date stated in the grant agreement. However, the report was submitted on October 14, 2021. Cause: No specific cause was noted by management, however, the technical and financial reports were ultimately submitted to the granting agency. Effect or potential effect: Potential suspension of funding provided by federal agencies. Questioned costs: None. Context: Specific to the technical and financial report for Project KE0366 for the report covering the period July 1 ? 15, 2021. Report submission due date per the agreement was September 25, 2021. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend the Organization file each report that is required per the grant agreements timely to the granting agency. Views of responsible officials: Management agrees with this finding.