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Finding 6672 (2023-001)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2023
Accepted
2023-12-28
Audit: 8665
Organization: The Food Bank of Central Louisiana (LA)
Auditor: Knightmasden Apac

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Incomplete eligibility testing for AmeriCorps participants before program start.
  • Impacted Requirements: Failure to conduct necessary Fieldprint checks and program adjudication.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure HR supervisor approves all AmeriCorps hires to confirm eligibility criteria are met.

Finding Text

Condition: All AmeriCorps participants did not undergo the correct eligibility testing before starting with the program. Criteria: All participants in the AmeriCorps program should undergo Fieldprint checks prior to the start of service and go through the program adjudication. Effect: The Food Bank is not in compliance with grant requirements and is not required to reimburse the grant. Cause: Seventeen members did not have the required program adjudication. Eleven members did not have the required Fieldprint results at the start of service. Five member did not have the Fieldprint checks. One member had required Fieldprint results but was not cleared to service. Recommendation: Human resources supervisor should sign off on all AmeriCorps hires before they begin employment to verify all necessary eligibility criteria are met. Response: See Management’s Corrective Action Plan for their response.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: All AmeriCorps participants did not undergo the correct eligibility testing before starting the program. Response: Management identified accountability issues with the implementation of the AmeriCorps grant. The supervisor immediately responsible for the recruiting, determining eligibility, retaining records, and supervision of the AmeriCorps members, was terminated for cause. Management self-reported issues of noncompliance with the AmeriCorps grant to Volunteer Louisiana as it began to correct the issues. Management has hired a new supervisor for the grant. Management has also initiated a new plan with multiple checks and balances to ensure that all new AmeriCorps members complete the required components of the process prior to beginning service with the program. Management has completed all of the required steps outlined by Volunteer Louisiana to be in compliance with the terms of the grant as of the end of the year. Implementation Date: December 1, 2022 Contact: Jayne Wright-Velez, Executive Director

Categories

Questioned Costs Eligibility

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.569 Emergency Food Assistance Program (food Commodities) $3.06M
10.568 Emergency Food Assistance Program (administrative Costs) $314,586
94.006 Americorps $215,326
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $214,779
10.182 Local Food Purchase Assistance $148,567
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $50,738
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program $47,681
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $47,556
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $45,586
10.902 Soil and Water Conservation $28,412