Finding 968702 (2022-005)

Material Weakness
Requirement
J
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2024-04-03
Audit: 302533
Organization: Municipality of Juana Diaz (PR)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Municipality failed to record $96,750 of program income in the IDIS system for fiscal year 2021-2022.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 24 CFR 570.504, which mandates timely recording of program income and its use for eligible activities.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Enhance internal controls and procedures to ensure all program income transactions are recorded promptly in the IDIS system.

Finding Text

FINDING 2022-005 FEDERAL PROGRAMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS- ENTITLEMENT GRANTS CLUSTER: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT/ ENTITLEMENT GRANTS (ASSISTANCE LISTING NUMBER 14.218) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TYPE OF FINDING COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT PROGRAM INCOME CONDITION During the Program Income test, I noted that the Municipality did not record $96,750 of program income received during the fiscal year 2021-2022, in the Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) (OMB No. 2506-0077). This program income was recorded in IDIS in the fiscal year 2022-2023. CRITERIA Code of Federal Regulations 24, Section 570.504 (a), stated that the receipts and expenditures of program income shall be recorded as part of the financial transactions of the grant program. Also, 24 CFR 570.504(b)(2)(ii) states that if the recipient chooses to retain program income, that program income shall be disbursed for eligible activities before additional cash withdrawals are made from the U. S. Treasury. CAUSE During the fiscal year 2021-2022, the Program did not maintain appropriate internal controls to ensure that all program income transactions were recorded timely on the IDIS system. EFFECT The program income funds were not available in IDIS, to draw down to pay for eligible activities. RECOMMENDATION I recommend management to continue improving the internal controls and procedures to ensure that the financial transactions related to the program income are properly recorded in the IDIS System. QUESTIONED COSTS None PRIOR YEAR FINDING Not applicable.

Categories

Cash Management Program Income Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 392260 2022-005
    Material Weakness
  • 392261 2022-006
    Material Weakness
  • 392262 2022-006
    Material Weakness
  • 392263 2022-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 392264 2022-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 392265 2022-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 392266 2022-008
    Material Weakness
  • 392267 2022-009
    Material Weakness
  • 392268 2022-009
    Material Weakness
  • 968703 2022-006
    Material Weakness
  • 968704 2022-006
    Material Weakness
  • 968705 2022-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 968706 2022-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 968707 2022-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 968708 2022-008
    Material Weakness
  • 968709 2022-009
    Material Weakness
  • 968710 2022-009
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
97.030 Community Disaster Loans $2.61M
93.356 Head Start Disaster Recovery $1.38M
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $1.21M
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $461,967
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $353,054
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $105,205
93.600 Head Start $96,463
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $66,155
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $45,360
14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids $37,317
20.505 Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research $36,115
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $26,400
14.896 Family Self-Sufficiency Program $24,680