Press Release • Ohio Auditor of State
State of Ohio Audit Released
Columbus – Auditor of State Keith Faber released the annual audit of the state’s federal financial assistance programs for FY 2018 today.
Federal law requires an annual audit of the state’s federal financial assistance programs. The audit identified 34 findings in the federal testing related to 9 state agencies, including federal questioned costs totaling at least $222,078.
Questioned costs are expenditures of federal funds that lack necessary documentation, violate federal law, or are determined to be unreasonable expenses.
The state administered 338 federal programs from 23 federal agencies with federal expenditures totaling $27.8 billion in FY 2018.
The table below summarizes the number of audit findings by agency:
|
Ohio Department of Medicaid |
8 |
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Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities |
1 |
|
Ohio Development Services Agency |
1 |
|
Ohio Department of Education |
6 |
|
Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services |
6 |
|
Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services |
1 |
|
Ohio Department of Natural Resources |
6 |
|
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities |
3 |
|
Ohio Department of Transportation |
2 |
A full copy of this report is available online.
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The Auditor of State’s office, one of five independently elected statewide offices in Ohio is responsible for auditing more than 6,000 state and local government agencies. Under the direction of Auditor Keith Faber, the office also provides financial services to local governments, investigates and prevents fraud in public agencies, and promotes transparency in government.
Contact:
Allison Dumski
Press Secretary
614-466-1111