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Federal program information: Funding agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture Title: Schools and Roads ? Grants to Counties Assistance Listing Number: 10.666 Award year: July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 Compliance Requirement: Reporting Condition: The County did not submit the Certification of Title III Expenditures and Unobligated Funds on time during the year ended June 30, 2022. Criteria: The County is required to report the County?s Certification of Title III Expenditures and Unobligated Funds (OMB No. 0596-0220) by no later than February 1 of each fiscal year for the after the year in which any Title III county funds were expended by a participating county. Questioned Costs: None Cause: The County was late on its submission because there was an outbreak of COVID 19 during the early part of 2022 and the office was the hub for COVID testing and vaccination clinics and so the staff was late in submitting the report. Effect: The County is not in compliance with the reporting requirements. Auditor?s Recommendations: We recommend that the County always ensure that this report is completed every year by February 1 and have more than one employee responsible for this submission to ensure that in the future it is submitted on time. Agency?s Response: Management is in agreement with this finding. Management will assign a new responsible department or departments/employees. Responsible parties Guadalupe Mercure, Assistant Director of Finance with support from Treasurer and Finance.