Audit 293430

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$25.69M
Findings
4
Programs
24
Organization: Western New Mexico University (NM)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-03-04
Auditor: Mp Group INC

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
372131 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - N
372132 2023-003 Significant Deficiency - N
948573 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - N
948574 2023-003 Significant Deficiency - N

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $9.89M Yes 1
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $6.18M Yes 0
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $5.51M Yes 0
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $907,385 Yes 0
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $543,016 - 0
84.031 Higher Education_institutional Aid $296,050 - 0
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $203,599 Yes 0
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $136,930 - 0
84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States $128,476 - 0
95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program $118,359 - 0
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $115,312 Yes 0
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $103,869 - 0
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $93,833 - 0
93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training $83,002 - 0
84.116 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education $68,580 - 0
84.379 Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (teach Grants) $49,101 Yes 0
10.223 Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants $42,159 - 0
10.326 Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (nlgca) $31,082 - 0
11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance $25,907 - 0
93.464 Acl Assistive Technology $20,873 - 0
45.024 Promotion of the Arts_grants to Organizations and Individuals $10,000 - 0
47.076 Education and Human Resources $7,111 - 0
45.025 Promotion of the Arts_partnership Agreements $6,500 - 0
15.945 Cooperative Research and Training Programs Ð Resources of the National Park System $4,932 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
VRBCEWA54AK5 Kelley Riddle Auditee
5755386513 Scott Peck Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Accounting Policies: The SEFA was recorded on accrual basis De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The University has an approved indirect cost rate Basis of Presentation. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards includes all federal assistance to the University that had activity during 2023 or accrued revenue at June 30, 2023. This schedule has been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, the cost principles in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Revenues are recorded for financial reporting purposes when the University has met the qualifications for the respective program.
Title: Student Financial Assistance Accounting Policies: The SEFA was recorded on accrual basis De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The University has an approved indirect cost rate The University administers the Perkins Loan Program. Total outstanding loans under this US Department of Education program at June 30, 2023, were $179,275. Total loan expenditures and disbursements, including administrative expenses, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, were $146,728. The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards only includes an amount which represents administrative costs and additional advances, including the University’s matching requirement expended for the year ended June 30, 2023. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the University processed $9,894,319 of new loans under the Direct Guaranteed Student Loan Program, in addition to Stafford Loans, Parents’ Loans for Undergraduate Students, and Supplemental Loans for Students in the amount of $165,183.
Title: Indirect Cost Rate Accounting Policies: The SEFA was recorded on accrual basis De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The University has an approved indirect cost rate The amount expended includes $183,793 claimed as an indirect cost recovery using an approved indirect cost rate of percent. The University has not elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Title: Contingencies Accounting Policies: The SEFA was recorded on accrual basis De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The University has an approved indirect cost rate Amounts received or receivable from grantor agencies are subject to audit and adjustment by grantor agencies, principally the federal government. Any disallowed claims, including amounts already collected, may constitute a liability of the applicable funds. The amounts, if any, of expenditures, which may be disallowed by the grantor, cannot be determined at this time, although the University expects such amounts, if any, to be immaterial.
Title: Compliance Supplement Accounting Policies: The SEFA was recorded on accrual basis De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The University has an approved indirect cost rate The audit of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards utilized the Compliance Supplement dated May 2023.

Finding Details

During our test work of internal controls over reporting requirements with the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS), we noted the following instance of non-compliance in sample of forty-five: - One student graduated on 5/4/23, but Clearing House reflects the status of the student as full time.
During our test work of the reporting requirements, special reporting, we noted that the University did not prepare the quarterly reporting for the grant to the pass-through entity.
During our test work of internal controls over reporting requirements with the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS), we noted the following instance of non-compliance in sample of forty-five: - One student graduated on 5/4/23, but Clearing House reflects the status of the student as full time.
During our test work of the reporting requirements, special reporting, we noted that the University did not prepare the quarterly reporting for the grant to the pass-through entity.