Finding Text
Finding 2023-002
Significant deficiency in internal control over compliance related to reporting for the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act.
Federal Agency: United States Agency for International Development
Program Title: USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Assistance Listing Number: 98.001
Award Number: 72068522CA00005, AID-OAA-A-16-00084
Award Period: 7/11/2022 through 7/9/2027, 09/27/2016 through 09/26/2026
Criteria
Under the requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (Pub. L. No. 109‐282) (FFATA) that are codified in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 170 ‐ Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation Information. The prime awardee is required to file a FFATA sub‐award report by the end of the month following the month in which the prime recipient awards any sub‐grant in total greater than or equal to $30,000. The report must be filed in the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS).
Condition/Context
The Organization had established a process by which to perform FFATA reporting. Among the 13 sub-awards we tested, we found that documentation supporting the FFATA filing indicates late submissions for 2 of the selections. Both were existing sub-awards that were amended during the year.
Sub-AwardSub-AwardTransactionsSub-AwardReportedAmountMissingTestedNot ReportedNot TimelyIncorrectKey Elements1302N/AN/A
Dollar AmountSub-AwardSub-Awardof TestedSub-AwardReportedAmountMissingTransactionsNot ReportedNot TimelyIncorrectKey Elements17,112,678$ -$ 1,061,634$ N/AN/A
Cause
The late submissions of FFATA reports were attributed to a reporting error that incorrectly excluded close-out awards in 2023. The Organization’s staff identified and corrected this issue with the report’s parameters in January 2024 to prevent future late filings.
Effect
The Organization did not comply with the FFATA sub-award reporting requirements that are codified in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations.
Questioned Costs
None.
Repeat Finding
This is not a repeat finding.
Recommendations
We recommend the Organization continue to monitor sub-awards amended during the year and ensure the reporting is made on time.
We note that the Organization resolved the issue with the report parameters in January 2024.
Views of Responsible Individual and Corrective Action Plan
Management agrees with the finding and has provided the accompanying corrective action plan.