Harris County Housing Authority

Federal Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Title: Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants ALN Number: 14.228 Award Periods: April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance also reported as Other Noncompliance Criteria or specific requirement: 2 CFR Subpart D 200.302 (1) and 200.303 (a) stipulates that the auditee must identify, in its accounts, all Federal awards received and expended and the Federal programs under which they were received. Federal programs and award identification shall include, as applicable, the ALN title and number, Federal award identification number and year, name of Federal agency, and name of the pass-through entity; establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the auditee is managing Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulation, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Controller General of the United States and the Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee on Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In addition, 2 CFR 200.502(b) states that since the Federal Government is at risk for loans until the debt is repaid, the following guidelines must be used to calculate the value of Federal awards expended under loan programs, except as noted in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section: (1) Value of new loans made or received during the audit period; plus (2) Beginning of the audit period balance of loans from previous years for which the Federal Government imposes continuing compliance requirements; plus (3) Any interest subsidy, cash, or administrative cost allowance received. Condition: The Authority’s schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) did not report loan balances on the SEFA as required by Uniform Guidance for federal program 14.228. Questioned costs: Not able to determine. Context: The Agency did not report loan balances on the SEFA. Cause: The Agency was not aware of the requirements to include loan balances on the SEFA. Effect: The SEFA omitted loan balances for federal program 14.228. Therefore, it was not in compliance with 2 CFR Subpart D 200.302 (1), 200.303 (a) and 200.502 (b). The Agency’s program expenditures may be disallowed if the expenditures are not reported correctly on the SEFA. Recommendation: We recommend that the Agency review current procedures for creating the SEFA to ensure that it is accurately reporting loan balances and expenditures during the year under audit for all federal programs to ensure compliance with Uniform Guidance. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.