BRONX COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK, INC.

Finding 2024-001 - Reporting: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act ("FFATA") - Significant Deficiency Name of Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Names: Health Center Program Cluster - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care and COVID-19 - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care, Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program, and COVID-19 - Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program; Grants to Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services with Respect to HIV Disease Assistance Listing Numbers: 93.224, 93.527, and 93.918 Federal Award Identification Numbers and Years: Health Center Program Cluster: H8FCS40832 - 2021, H80CS00626 - 2022, H8CS0…

Corrective action: Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. (“BCHN”) Corrective Action Plan For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) Federal Award Finding Finding 2024-001 – Reporting: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (“FFATA”) Description of Finding: The FFATA subawards were not submitted timely to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (“FSRS”). The review and approval occurred after the FFATA subaward was submitted to the FSRS. Statement of Concurrence: We concur with the finding above. Corrective Action: BCHN has created a policy regarding the FFATA reporting process. In this process the E…

Finding 2024-002 - Procurement and Suspension and Debarment - Significant Deficiency Name of Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Names: Health Center Program Cluster - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care, COVID-19 - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care, Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program and COVID-19 - Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program; COVID-19 - Grants for Capital Development in Health Centers Assistance Listing Numbers: 93.224, 93.527 and 93.526 Federal Award Identification Numbers and Years: Health Center Program Cluster: H8FCS40832 - 2021, H80CS00626 - 2022, H8CS00626 - 2023, H8LCS51759 - 2023, H8KCS49691 - 2023, H8KCS49691 -…

Corrective action: Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. (“BCHN”) Corrective Action Plan For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) Federal Award Finding Finding 2024-002 – Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Description of Finding: BCHN did not perform a check at the System for Award Management Exclusions (sam.gov) to verify whether an employee or a vendor had been suspended or debarred before being hired. Statement of Concurrence: We concur with the finding above. Corrective Action: BCHN will engage an outside vendor to aid in the review of vendors and employees that are excluded or debarred. The outside vendor will check for exclusion or deba…

Finding 2024-003 - Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles - Significant Deficiency Name of Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Names: Health Center Program Cluster - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care and COVID-19 - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care and Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program and COVID-19 - Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 93.224 and 93.527 Federal Award Identification Numbers and Years: H8FCS40832 - 2021, H80CS00626 - 2022, H8CS00626 - 2023, H8LCS51759 - 2023, H8KCS49691 - 2023, H8KCS49691 - 2024 Criteria In accordance with 2 CFR Section 200.303, Internal C…

Corrective action: Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. (“BCHN”) Corrective Action Plan For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) Federal Award Finding Finding 2024-003 – Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Description of Finding: There was no evidence, such as a signature, evidencing review and approval by a direct supervisor of the timesheets. Time and effort reports were not done. Statement of Concurrence: We concur with the finding above. Corrective Action: BCHN has put together a training program for employees to ensure that timecards are reviewed and approved by both the employee and the supervisor on a bi-weekly basis.…

Finding 2024-004 - Period of Performance - Significant Deficiency Name of Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Names: Health Center Program Cluster - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care and COVID-19 - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care and Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program and COVID-19 - Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 93.224 and 93.527 Federal Award Identification Numbers and Years: H8FCS40832 - 2021, H80CS00626 - 2022, H8CS00626 - 2023, H8LCS51759 - 2023, H8KCS49691 - 2023, H8KCS49691 - 2024 Criteria In accordance with 2 CFR Section 200.303, Internal Controls, the nonFederal entity must: (a) estab…

Corrective action: Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. (“BCHN”) Corrective Action Plan For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) Federal Award Finding Finding 2024-004 – Period of Performance Description of Finding: There was no evidence, such as a signature, evidencing review and approval by a direct supervisor of the timesheets. Time and effort reports were not done. Statement of Concurrence: We concur with the finding above. Corrective Action: BCHN has put together a training program for employees to ensure that timecards are reviewed and approved by both the employee and the supervisor on a bi-weekly basis. Before payroll is processed, approvals by emp…

Finding 2023-002 - Reporting: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act ("FFATA") – Significant Deficiency Name of Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Name(s): Health Center Program Cluster - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care and COVID-19 - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care and Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program and COVID-19 - Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 93.224 and 93.527 Federal Award Identification Number(s) and Year(s): H8F4083 - 2021, H8000626 - 2022, H8G48366 - 2022 Criteria 1. In accordance with 2 CFR Section 200.303, Internal controls, the non-Federal entity must: (a) establ…

Corrective action: Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. (“BCHN”) Corrective Action Plan For the Year Ended December 31, 2023 Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) Federal Award Finding Finding 2023-002 – Reporting: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (“FFATA”) – Significant Deficiency Description of Finding: There was no evidence of review and approval by someone other than the preparer of the FFATA subawards that were submitted to the FSRS. The FFATA subawards were not submitted timely to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (“FSRS”). Statement of Concurrence: We concur with the finding above. Corrective Action: As of Sept…

Finding 2023-003 - Procurement and Suspension and Debarment – Significant Deficiency Name of Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Name(s): Health Center Program Cluster - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care and COVID-19 - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care and Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program and COVID-19 - Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 93.224 and 93.527 Federal Award Identification Number(s) and Year(s): H8F4083 - 2021, H8000626 - 2022, H8G48366 - 2022 Criteria In accordance with 2 CFR 200.214, nonfederal entities are subject to the nonprocurement debarment and suspension regulations. The regul…

Corrective action: Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. (“BCHN”) Corrective Action Plan For the Year Ended December 31, 2023 Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) Federal Award Finding Finding 2023-003 – Procurement and Suspension and Debarment – Significant Deficiency Description of Finding: BCHN did not perform a timely check at the System for Award Management Exclusions (sam.gov) to verify whether an employee or a vendor had been suspended or debarred before being hired. Statement of Concurrence: We concur with the finding above. Corrective Action: BCHN will check sam.gov and the Office of Inspector General, to screen all potential employees, contractors/consultants, and vendors,…

Finding 2023-004 - Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles – Significant Deficiency Name of Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Name(s): Health Center Program Cluster - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care and COVID-19 - Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care and Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program and COVID-19 - Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 93.224 and 93.527 Federal Award Identification Number(s) and Year(s): H8F4083 - 2021, H8000626 - 2022, H8G48366 - 2022 Criteria In accordance with 2 CFR Section 200.303, Internal controls, the non-Federal entity must: (a) establish and …

Corrective action: Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. (“BCHN”) Corrective Action Plan For the Year Ended December 31, 2023 Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) Federal Award Finding Finding 2023-004 – Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles – Significant Deficiency Description of Finding: There was no evidence, such as a signature, evidencing review and approval by a direct supervisor of the timesheets and time and effort reports. Statement of Concurrence: We concur with the finding above. Corrective Action: Effective immediately, a time and effort reporting policy was implemented and sent to all staff to ensure that staff follow the process. This policy will…

Section III - Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Health Centers Program Cluster (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care) (Assistance Listing Number 93.224) and Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program (Assistance Listing Number 93.527) Finding 2022-001 - Reporting: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (?FFATA?) Criteria Under the requirements of the FFATA (Pub. L. No. 109-282), as amended by Section 6202 of Pub. L. No. 110-252, that are codified in 2 CFR Part 170, recipients (i.e., direct recipients) of grants or cooperative agreements are required to report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS). Statement of Condition Dur…

Corrective action: Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. (?BCHN?) Corrective Action Plan For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 Health Resources and Services Administration (?HRSA?) Federal Award Finding Finding 2022-001 Reporting: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (?FFATA?) Description of Finding: BCHN did not timely report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (?FSRS?). Statement of Concurrence: We concur with the finding above. Corrective Action: As of September 1, 2023, BCHN implemented a workflow where FFATA information will be reported to the FSRS upon receipt of the Notices of Award. This ch…