SUMMARY ALLEGED UEB verified the findings in its audit report. UEB alleges the State Controller’s following violations: The NIU Coalition failed to provide supporting documentation and information necessary to determine that expenses reimbursed with CASF grant funds were not also reimbursed from the Coalition’s other funding sources. The NIU Coalition failed to maintain and produce documentation necessary to verify that all expenses claimed were in fact spent in accordance with program requirements. The NIU Coalition failed to produce documents and provide information to the data request from the Utility Commission’s Enforcement Branch. The NIU Coalition failed to implement program activities consistent with the terms of their CASF Grant (i.e. provide 40-hour training; deliver training to 790 parents/year; conduct enough workshops at the rate provided). The NIU Coalition misled the Commission by failing to inform the Commission of reducing parent training to at or around 20 hours but yet reporting in their Work Plans that they had provided 40 hour training programs. The KCCD received $46,621 of CASF funds for unallowable administrative costs. The KCCD failed to fulfill its fiduciary responsibilities. The NIU Coalition refused to comply with the Communication demand letter to return CASF funds to the Commission. Division’s The table below summarizes relevant figures referred to in investigation: UEB’s CASF Grant Payments Total CASF Grant Awarded by the Commission $ 450,000.00
SUMMARY ALLEGED UEB verified the State Controller’s findings in its audit report. UEB alleges the following violations: The NIU Coalition failed to provide supporting documentation and information necessary to determine that expenses reimbursed with CASF grant funds were not also reimbursed from the Coalition’s other funding sources. The NIU Coalition failed to maintain and produce documentation necessary to verify that all expenses claimed were in fact spent in accordance with program requirements. The NIU Coalition failed to produce documents and provide information to the data request from the Commission’s Utility Enforcement Branch. The NIU Coalition failed to implement program activities consistent with the terms of their CASF Grant (i.e. provide 40-hour training; deliver training to 790 parents/year; conduct enough workshops at the rate provided). The NIU Coalition misled the Commission by failing to inform the Commission of reducing parent training to at or around 20 hours but yet reporting in their Work Plans that they had provided 40 hour training programs. The KCCD received $46,621 of CASF funds for unallowable administrative costs. The KCCD failed to fulfill its fiduciary responsibilities. The NIU Coalition refused to comply with the Communication Division’s demand letter to return CASF funds to the Commission. The table below summarizes relevant figures referred to in UEB’s investigation: CASF Grant Payments Total CASF Grant Awarded by the Commission $ 450,000.00
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