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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
Components
Administration for Children and Families
Report Number
A-09-17-01002
Report Description

Florence Crittenton Services of Orange County, Inc. (Crittenton), an Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) program grantee located in Fullerton, California, did not always claim expenditures in accordance with applicable Federal requirements. Of the 135 sampled expenditure transactions that Crittenton claimed during fiscal years (FYs) 2014 and 2015, 90 transactions were allowable; however, 28 contained deficiencies, resulting in unallowable expenditures of $259,671 for employee-related and other costs. In addition to our sample results, we found that Crittenton claimed unallowable expenditures of $53,470 for equipment. In total, Crittenton claimed unallowable expenditures of $342,263, including $29,122 of unallowable indirect costs.

Report Type
Audit
Location

FL
United States

Number of Recommendations
5
Questioned Costs
$342,263
Funds for Better Use
$0
Additional Details
https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91701002.asp
External Entity
Florence Crittenton Services of Orange County, Inc.

Open Recommendations

This report has 5 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
265838 No $0 $0

We recommend that Crittenton review its claimed expenditures for FY 2016 (the third year of the grant awards) to determine whether they were claimed in accordance with Federal requirements and refund to the Federal Government any unallowable amount.

265840 No $0 $0

We recommend that Crittenton implement adequate policies and procedures to ensure that it identifies and claims actual expenditures incurred for services and shelter care provided to UAC.

265836 No $342,263 $0

We recommend that Crittenton refund to the Federal Government $342,263 for unallowable expenditures claimed.

266018 No $0 $0

We recommend that Crittenton work with ORR to determine what portion of the $3,251,090 claimed was unallowable and refund to the Federal Government the unallowable amount.

265839 No $0 $0

We recommend that Crittenton strengthen its oversight, through additional supervisory review, of expenditures charged to grant awards to ensure that they are claimed in accordance with Federal requirements.

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

United States