Finding 977131 (2023-003)

2023‐003 Department of Agriculture Federal Financial Assistance Listing #10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants Cluster Special Tests and Provisions Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Compliance Criteria: 2 CFR 200.303(a) establishes that the auditee must establish and maintain effective internal control over federal award that provides assurance that the entity is managing the federal awards in compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and conditions of the federal awards. Condition: During our testing, there was no formal review separate from the preparer over the reserve fund reconciliation for the federal program. Cause: The Health Center did not have an adequate internal control policy in place to ensure review and approval over the reserve fund. Effect: The lack of adequate policies governing review increases the risk that employees participating in the federal award administration may not be able to detect and correct noncompliance in a timely manner. Questioned Costs: None reported. Context/Sampling: Sampling was not used. The Health Center has two required reserve accounts that were tested. Repeat Finding from Prior Years: Yes, prior year finding 2022‐004 Recommendation: We recommend that the Health Center enhance internal control policies to ensure that formal documentation of reviews is present. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding.