Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

2023-001 Program: Highway Planning and Construction Federal Financial Assistance Listing No.: 20.205 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Transportation Pass-through: Metropolitan Transportation Commission Award Year: 2023 Grant Award Number: MTC/STP Agreement Compliance Requirements: Other - Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) §200.510(b) - Schedule of expenditures of Federal awards Type of Finding: Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) §200.510(b) states that the auditee (VTA) must prepare a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) for the period covered by the auditee’s financial statements, which must include the total federal awards expended as determined in accordance with §200.502. Condition: During our audit procedures performed over the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards, VTA listed a Highway Planning and Construction grant for $3,164,846 within the Federal Transit Formula grant with Assistance Listing Number 20.507 in error. Based on the information from VTA's Project Management, this program should have been reported as part of the Highway Planning and Construction under Assistance Listing Number 20.205. Cause: The Assistance Listing Number was not communicated timely to the unit preparing the Schedule. Effect: The Highway Planning and Construction amount reported on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards was understated by $3,164,846 which required performing an audit of the program and reissuance of the Single Audit Report because the program is now considered a major federal program. Questioned Costs: No questioned costs were identified as a result of our procedures. Context/Sampling: No sampling was used. Program expenditures on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards were reconciled to supporting records. Repeat Finding from the Prior Year(s): No. Recommendation: VTA should establish policies and implement internal controls to ensure all federal expenditures are accurately identified on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. View of Responsible Official and Planned Corrective Actions See separate corrective action plan.

2023-001 Program: Highway Planning and Construction Federal Financial Assistance Listing No.: 20.205 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Transportation Pass-through: Metropolitan Transportation Commission Award Year: 2023 Grant Award Number: MTC/STP Agreement Compliance Requirements: Other - Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) §200.510(b)- Schedule of expenditures of Federal awards Recommendation: VTA should establish policies and implement internal controls to ensure all federal expenditures are accurately identified on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA). Corrective Action: VTA will reinforce its system of internal control in communicating timely the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number to the department preparing the SEFA. CFDA of direct and pass-through grants will be obtained from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and related grantors, respectively. If the CFDA number of a grant is not available at the time of preparation of SEFA, this will be identified accordingly. Responsible Party: The Fiscal Resources Manager and the Transportation Planners, Grants Implementation Date: March 31, 2025