Closeout Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Caritas Zambia Under Multiple Agreements, December 18, 2014, to January 31, 2017

NFA Transmittal
Report Number
4-611-18-049-R

Recommendations

Recommendation
1

USAID/Zambia determine the allowability of the $902 in ineligible questioned costs identified on page 28 of PricewaterhouseCoopers' audit report and recover from Caritas Zambia the amounts determined to be unallowable.

Questioned Cost
902
Close Date
Recommendation
2

USAID/Zambia verify that Caritas Zambia corrects the four material weaknesses in internal control detailed on pages 41, 42, and 44 to 47 of PricewaterhouseCoopers' audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Recommendation
3

USAID/Zambia verify that Caritas Zambia corrects the three instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 51 to 53 of PricewaterhouseCoopers's audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Recommendation
4

USAID/Zambia verify that Caritas Zambia provides the National Democratic Institute with a copy of PricewaterhouseCoopers' audit report for their review and any appropriate action regarding the $3,262 in questioned costs ($1,415 unsupported and $1,847 ineligible) identified on page 28 of the report, the four significant deficiencies in internal control, and one instance of material noncompliance related to subagreement no. 5-15581-ZAM-0-1262 Caritas IV, as detailed on pages 40, 42, 43, 45, 46, and 54 of the report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Recommendation
5

USAID/Zambia verify that Caritas Zambia provides the National Democratic Institute with a copy of PricewaterhouseCoopers' audit report for their review and any appropriate action regarding the three significant deficiencies in internal control and one instance of material noncompliance related to subagreement no. 15-15581-ZAM-0-1365, Caritas V, detailed on pages 37 to 40 and 54 and 55 of the report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date