NC audit of federal grants flags cost, reporting concerns
Amid failures across multiple agencies, the audit of federal grants also found no material noncompliance for the first time in more than two decades.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) didn’t adequately monitor $106.5 million in federal funding passed to subrecipients for providing substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services and addressing the opioid abuse crisis for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2024, according to the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor’s (NCOSA) 2024 Statewide Single Audit.
A Statewide Single Audit released by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor finds the state's public school system did not effectively track millions in federal pandemic recovery funds.
In the new State Auditor’s Statewide Single Audit, NCDHHS didn’t properly monitor millions in federal funding for Medicaid, foster care, substance abuse and other government programs.
Department management told auditors that employee turnover in positions responsible for overseeing the monitoring process prevented the completion of monitoring during the year.
State Auditor Beth Wood’s office said DPI didn’t complete all planned monitoring activities for 329 public school units (PSUs) that received $1.77 billion in federal funding from three programs during the audit period.