Financial Audit of the Freeland Foundation under Multiple USAID Awards in Thailand, January 1 to December 31, 2016

Recommendations

Recommendation
1

USAID Regional Development Mission/Asia determine the allowability of $4,175 in questioned salaries (ineligible) identified in the fund accountability statement on page 29, and detailed in Finding 5.2.1 on pages 61-62 of the audit report, and recover any amount determined to be unallowable.

Questioned Cost
4175
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Recommendation
2

USAID Regional Development Mission/Asia for the Asia's Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking program, establish the total amount of excess expenditures charged to USAID over the approved budgeted life-of-project expenditures as discussed on page 2 of this memorandum, and in Finding 4.2.3 on pages 56-57 of the audit report, determine allowability, and recover any amount determined to be unallowable.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Recommendation
3

USAID Regional Development Mission/Asia for the Asia's Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking program, determine whether there was excess cash (total revenues less total costs) not refunded to USAID as discussed on page 3 of this memorandum, determine allowability, and recover any amount determined to be unallowable.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Recommendation
4

USAID Regional Development Mission/Asia verify that the Freeland Foundation corrects the two material weaknesses and the one significant deficiency in internal control identified in the report on internal control on pages 52-53 and detailed in Findings 4.2.1, 4.2.2, and 4.2.3 on pages 54-57 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Recommendation
5

USAID Regional Development Mission/Asia verify that the Freeland Foundation corrects the one material instance of noncompliance identified in the report on compliance on pages 59-60 and detailed in Finding 5.2.1 on pages 61-62 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date