Audit 398102

FY End
2025-06-30
Total Expended
$85.09M
Findings
1
Programs
60
Organization: The University of Akron (OH)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-04-08
Auditor: CROWE LLP

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1206143 2025-002 Material Weakness Yes EN

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
84.268 FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOANS $45.70M Yes 1
84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM $23.47M Yes 0
84.038 FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM_FEDERAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS $1.42M Yes 0
43.001 SCIENCE $1.33M Yes 0
84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND $776,953 Yes 0
84.007 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS $704,502 Yes 0
84.044 TRIO TALENT SEARCH $544,853 Yes 0
93.364 NURSING STUDENT LOANS $449,884 Yes 0
81.086 CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT $278,149 Yes 0
84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM $274,783 Yes 0
93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING $230,027 Yes 0
47.050 GEOSCIENCES $206,438 Yes 0
84.325 SPECIAL EDUCATION - PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES $204,973 Yes 0
47.084 NSF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS $169,513 Yes 0
47.041 ENGINEERING $160,225 Yes 0
93.667 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $132,114 Yes 0
93.847 DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, AND KIDNEY DISEASES EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH $127,477 Yes 0
20.600 STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY $125,150 Yes 0
93.837 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES RESEARCH $114,796 Yes 0
47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING $95,098 Yes 0
93.107 AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS $91,423 Yes 0
12.420 MILITARY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT $72,012 Yes 0
93.394 CANCER DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS RESEARCH $69,621 Yes 0
20.701 UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS PROGRAM $60,573 Yes 0
66.441 HEALTHY WATERSHEDS CONSORTIUM GRANT PROGRAM $60,146 Yes 0
93.969 PPHF GERIATRIC EDUCATION CENTERS $59,466 Yes 0
20.109 AIR TRANSPORTATION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE $51,933 Yes 0
81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $49,196 Yes 0
12.560 DOD, NDEP, DOTC-STEM EDUCATION OUTREACH IMPLEMENTATION $41,300 Yes 0
81.112 STEWARDSHIP SCIENCE GRANT PROGRAM $37,017 Yes 0
11.039 REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION HUBS $36,367 Yes 0
12.300 BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH $32,624 Yes 0
93.279 DRUG USE AND ADDICTION RESEARCH PROGRAMS $31,608 Yes 0
20.000 Other Assistance $26,497 Yes 0
93.867 VISION RESEARCH $24,409 Yes 0
16.839 STOP SCHOOL VIOLENCE $23,006 Yes 0
16.026 OVW RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PROGRAM $21,878 Yes 0
84.200 GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED $19,365 Yes 0
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $14,227 Yes 0
93.286 DISCOVERY AND APPLIED RESEARCH FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH $13,221 Yes 0
47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES $12,242 Yes 0
84.379 TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS (TEACH GRANTS) $9,116 Yes 0
20.205 HIGHWAY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION $7,474 Yes 0
93.732 MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS $7,424 Yes 0
15.805 ASSISTANCE TO STATE WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES $7,369 Yes 0
20.724 PIPELINE SAFETY RESEARCH COMPETITIVE ACADEMIC AGREEMENT PROGRAM (CAAP) $6,348 Yes 0
81.087 RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT $5,994 Yes 0
93.068 CHRONIC DISEASES: RESEARCH, CONTROL, AND PREVENTION $5,970 Yes 0
93.558 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES $5,877 Yes 0
47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) $4,116 Yes 0
45.129 PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES FEDERAL/STATE PARTNERSHIP $4,000 Yes 0
93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS $3,418 Yes 0
43.008 OFFICE OF STEM ENGAGEMENT (OSTEM) $1,982 Yes 0
12.910 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT $1,409 Yes 0
47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES $189 Yes 0
10.559 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $0 Yes 0
12.630 BASIC, APPLIED, AND ADVANCED RESEARCH IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING $-497 Yes 0
47.079 OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING $-780 Yes 0
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $-3,940 Yes 0
12.800 AIR FORCE DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES PROGRAM $-8,804 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
DFNLDECWM8J8 Brett Riebau Auditee
3309726922 Christine Torres Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (Schedule) includes the federal grant activity of The University of Akron (The University) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2025. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (the “Uniform Guidance”). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of The University, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows of The University.
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the same basis of accounting as the basic financial statements. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available. The University attempts to recover facilities and administrative costs by means of predetermined rates. The predetermined rates are a result of negotiated agreements with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The predetermined rates are 52% for on-campus research, 35.5% for other on-campus sponsored activities and 26% for off-campus research through June 30, 2028. The University has not elected to use the 10-percent de minimus indirect cost rate to recover indirect costs as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The following schedule represents total loans advanced to students by The University and balances outstanding for the Perkins and Nursing Student Loan Programs for the year ended June 30, 2025:
As allowable and in accordance with federal regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Education, The University transferred $209,428 of Federal Work Study (FWS) Program (84.033) award funds to the Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG) Program (84.007). The University carried forward and spent $53,448 of the 2023-2024 SEOG award to the 2024-2025 award year. In addition, the University carried forward $83,771 and $44,864 of the 2024-2025 FWS and SEOG awards, respectively, to the 2025-2026 award year. The University spent $83,771 of the carried forward FWS funds from the 2023-2024 award year during the 2024-2025 award year.
The following schedule is a reconciliation of total expenditures as shown on the Schedule to the revenue shown as federal grants and contracts on the Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Position (the Statement), which is included as part of The University's financial statements: Current restricted funds derived from appropriations, gifts or grants may be used only to meet current expenditures for the purposes specifically identified by sponsoring agencies. The appropriations, gifts or grants are recognized as revenue in The University's external financial statements as expended. Therefore, expenditures per the Schedule reconciles with federal grants and contracts revenue on the Statement, except as noted above.

Finding Details

FINDING 2025-002 – Student Financial Aid – Over-award of Loans Federal Program Information: Student Financial Aid Cluster: Federal Direct Student Loans, ALN #84.268 Criteria: 34 CFR 685.203, Loan Limits Condition: A student was initially packaged for financial aid based on a cost of attendance that included federal student loans. After the initial packaging, the student received an additional scholarship that resulted in an over-award of loans. Context: A sample of 60 students was tested, and one exception was identified. The student’s initial financial aid award package included $4,500 in subsidized loans and $1,649 in unsubsidized loans. In November 2024, the student received an additional $1,000 scholarship, which caused the student to exceed allowable loan limits. Questioned Costs: $1,000 Cause: Workday was set-up for reviews to be completed at the time of initial packaging and upon receipt of subsequent ISIR transactions, however not upon the receipt of additional institutional aid. Effect: Without timely reviews upon the receipt of additional institutional aid, students may receive aid that results in an over-award of federal student financial assistance. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: We recommend that financial aid packaging reviews be conducted whenever adjustments are made to a student’s cost of attendance, ISIR data, or when additional institutional or external awards are received. Response: The Office of Student Financial Aid will update their procedures to verify the proper aid is reviewed and awarded based on any of the student’s financial aid activity.