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Finding No. 2022-001 Housing Choice Voucher, CFDA #14.871 Low Rent Public Housing, CFDA #14.850 Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed Type of Finding: Noncompliance, Significant Deficiency Condition Testing of interfund receivable balances owed to the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Low Rent Pubic Housing (LRPH) programs from the nonfederal programs indicated potential unallowable uses of HCV and LRPH grant funds. Criteria The HCV program is designed to assist very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private market. The Operating Fund is designed to make financial assistance available to PHA's for the operation and management of public housing. The use of a centralized revolving fund allows the use of one program's cash to cover expenses of another program which is subsequently reimbursed within a reasonable amount of time. Inter-program due to and due from balances, not reconciled on a timely basis, indicate the existence of temporary loans and are unallowable. Cause The Business Activities and State and Local programs had not generated sufficient cash required to reimburse the revolving fund for expenses incurred on its behalf before the end of the operating cycle. Effect It appears HCV funds in the amount of $157,990 and LRPH funds in the amount of $836,990 were used to cover development costs of non-federal programs. This is considered an unallowable use of grant funds and may be subject to repayment. Questioned Costs N/A Recommendation We recommend the Authority reconcile and settle interfund balances on a monthly basis. In addition, we recommend the Authority establish controls to restrict interfund transactions for which there is no certainty of reimbursement before the accounting period cut-off.