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Finding 972574 (2021-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2021
Accepted
2024-05-07
Audit: 305711
Organization: Catholic Charities of Yolo-Solano (CA)
Auditor: Pinnacle Accounting and Financial Services

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Eleven grants lacked documentation verifying low income status, which is essential for eligibility.
  • Impacted Requirements: Assistance costs may be disallowed due to non-compliance with income verification criteria.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger controls to ensure all necessary documentation is maintained before payment authorization.

Finding Text

2021-001. Condition: Documentation of verification of low income status could not be located for eleven selected grants. Criteria: Eligibility for the program required family income below the poverty level. Cause: Proper controls were not in place to maintain proper documentation in client files before payment was authorized. Effect: The cost of the assistance may be disallowed. Context: A sample of 40 grants total $132,263 was selected for audit from a population of 1,267 grants totaling $4,115,244. The test found eleven grants that were not in compliance with questioned costs totaling $34,900. Our sample was a statistically valid sample.

Categories

Questioned Costs Eligibility

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 396132 2021-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 396133 2021-002
    Material Weakness
  • 396134 2021-003
    Material Weakness
  • 972575 2021-002
    Material Weakness
  • 972576 2021-003
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $4.44M
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $2.95M
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program $110,000
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $67,319
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $17,721
97.088 Disaster Assistance Projects $3,274