Finding 951860 (2023-003)

Material Weakness
Requirement
M
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-03-11
Audit: 294476
Organization: Community Chest, Inc. (NV)
Auditor: Eide Bailly LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There is a material weakness in internal controls over compliance related to subrecipient monitoring for grant awards under assistance listing 93.104.
  • Impacted Requirements: Subawards failed to include necessary information and assistance listing numbers as mandated by federal regulations (Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200).
  • Recommended Follow-Up: State agencies should strengthen internal controls to ensure compliance with subrecipient monitoring requirements.

Finding Text

2023-003: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services System of Care for Youth with Serious Emotional Disorders, 93.104 Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance and Material Noncompliance Grant Award Number: Affects all grant awards included under assistance listing 93.104 on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) section 200.332 requires that: Pass-through entities ensure every subaward includes certain information at the time of the subaward and the assistance listing number is communicated at the time of disbursement to subrecipients. Condition: Subawards did not contain all the required information and assistance listing numbers were not communicated at disbursement. Cause: Adequate internal controls were not in place to ensure compliance with subrecipient monitoring requirements for the following agencies: • Lyon County Human Services Effect: Noncompliance at the subrecipient level may occur and not be detected by the State. Questioned Costs: None reported. Context/sampling: The entire population of one subrecipient was selected for testing. Report Finding from Prior Year(s): No. Recommendation: We recommend the State agencies listed above enhance internal controls to ensure compliance with subrecipient monitoring requirements. Views of Responsible Officials: Community Chest, Inc. agrees with this finding; see corrective action plan.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 375416 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 375417 2023-002
    Material Weakness
  • 375418 2023-003
    Material Weakness
  • 951858 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 951859 2023-002
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $245,248
17.258 Wia Adult Program $236,518
17.259 Wia Youth Activities $203,635
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $176,304
17.278 Wia Dislocated Worker Formula Grants $106,032
16.589 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program $96,196
93.391 Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health Or Healthcare Crises $62,832
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $61,770
93.912 Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement $61,766
16.590 Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program $55,751
93.556 Promoting Safe and Stable Families $47,590
93.671 Family Violence Prevention and Services/domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services $39,626
16.838 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program $31,011
16.017 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program $29,490
17.277 Workforce Investment Act (wia) National Emergency Grants $17,646
93.104 Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (sed) $14,767
16.588 Violence Against Women Formula Grants $9,745
93.369 Acl Independent Living State Grants $6,517
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $744
93.870 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant $683
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $400