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We recommend that USAID/Tanzania verify that Ikakara Health Institute corrects the one instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 63 to 64 of the audit report.

Verify that DEVIDA corrects the five instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 33 and 34 of the audit report.

Determine the allowability of $38,297 in unsupported questioned costs on the counterpart contribution schedule, page 69 of the audit report, and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Determine the allowability of $203,394 in ineligible questioned costs on the schedule of expenditures of USAID awards, page 17 of the audit report, and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID's Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming: Direct the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean to develop and implement an action plan to ensure missions' compliance with Automated Directives System Chapter 206 and 303 requirements for pre-award risk management procedures that includes steps to make sure (a) overseas leadership at posts designated as covered countries are aware of their responsibility to implement and document compliance with Automated Directives System Chapter 206, including the determination process (i.e., post advance review), and (b) all signed certification and assurance statements required by Automated Directives System Chapter 303 Section 3.8, "Pre-Award Certifications, Assurances, Representations, and Other Statements of the Recipient and Pre-Award Terms," are obtained for all assistance awards to local entities, as applicable.

We recommend that USAID's Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Management: Direct the Office of Acquisition and Assistance to incorporate reference to USAID's Risk Appetite Statement and enterprise risk management guidance, including the seven-step risk management process found in Automated Directives System 596, into the agency's pre-award risk management procedures in Automated Directives System Chapter 303.

We recommend that USAID's Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Management: Direct the Office of Management Policy, Budget, and Performance to review Automated Directives System Chapter 206 to capture organizational and technical updates and ensure it is accurate and in full compliance with Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 140 and the most recent Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug-Producing Countries memo, as applicable.

We recommend that IAF's President and Chief Executive Officer: Develop and implement an enterprise risk management framework.

We recommend that IAF's President and Chief Executive Officer: Incorporate the enterprise risk management framework into IAF's pre-award risk management procedures.

We recommend that IAF's President and Chief Executive Officer: Develop and issue written guidance on drug-trafficking prohibition requirements in Section 487 of the Foreign Assistance Act and Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 140.

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division/Contract Audit Management Branch determine the allowability of $323,526 in unsupported questioned
costs on page 2 of the manager letter and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Verify that UWI corrects the two material weaknesses in internal control detailed on page 24 of the audit report.

Verify that Co-Impact corrects the four instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 22 to 27 of the audit report.

USAID/Armenia verify that Eurasia Partnership Foundation corrects the instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages 20 to 21 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division verify that the African Institute for Development Policy corrects the six instances of material noncompliance detailed in the audit report.

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of the $744,195 direct questioned costs ($2,713 ineligible and $741,482 unsupported) on pages 32, 44, 55, and 63 of the audit report and recover any unallowable amount.

USAID/Afghanistan determine the allowability of the $79,488 of ineligible questioned costs as reported on page 13 and detailed on pages 20-25 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID/Afghanistan verify that TMT corrects the five instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 20-30 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of $45,253 in questioned costs ($23,999 ineligible, $21,254 unsupported) on pages III-2 and III-3 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.