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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Health & Human Services
Report Number
A-06-18-02002
Report Description

Oversight and management of grant programs is crucial to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) mission and to the health and well-being of the public. Audits of Head Start and other HHS grantees have found deficiencies in the way grantees claim and account for grant funds.The objective of our audit was to determine whether Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties (Opportunities) claimed and accounted for HHS grant funds in accordance with Federal requirements.

Report Type
Audit
Location

Georgetown, TX
United States

Number of Recommendations
6
Questioned Costs
$3,207
Additional Details
https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61802002.asp
External Entity
Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties

Open Recommendations

This report has 6 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
268223 No $0 $0

We recommend that Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties implement procedures designed to ensure that Federal funds are drawn down only in the amounts needed to meet the immediate cash requirements of its CSBG and LIHEAP-related activities.

268226 No $0 $0

We recommend that Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties work with CAS to either be released from the existing indirect cost rate or negotiate a current indirect cost rate for claiming future indirect costs.

268225 No $0 $0

We recommend that Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties train employees to follow existing policies and procedures for approval of expenses.

268224 No $0 $0

We recommend that Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties instruct and train its finance employees to use the grant year program code built into the accounting software to identify revenues and expenses by specific grant year for all Head Start, CSBG, and LIHEAP general ledger transactions.

268228 No $3,207 $0

We recommend that Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties refund $3,207 in unallowable costs.

268227 No $0 $0

We recommend that Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties develop and implement a reasonable basis to allocate meal costs, kitchen salaries, and central office expenses between the Head Start and Senior Nutrition programs in accordance with the benefits received.

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

United States