Of the $10.0 million in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) grant funds that the Administration for Children and Families awarded to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (TMT) for Federal fiscal years 2010 through 2013, TMT did not administer LIHEAP grant funds totaling $587,248 in compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance. In addition, TMT could not determine whether an additional $96,932, which home energy suppliers had returned to the tribe, was subject to repayment because it did not track from which grant period those additional funds originated. TMT is a federally recognized Native American tribe located in North Dakota. The errors we identified occurred because TMT did not have policies and procedures or internal controls in place to prevent them.
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