2022-005 ? HEERF Institutional portion unallowable costs Cluster: Not applicable Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education Award Names: COVID-19 Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) II and III Institutional Portions Award Numbers: P425F202269 and P425F201852 - 20A Assistance Listing Titl...
2022-005 ? HEERF Institutional portion unallowable costs Cluster: Not applicable Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education Award Names: COVID-19 Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) II and III Institutional Portions Award Numbers: P425F202269 and P425F201852 - 20A Assistance Listing Title: COVID-19 HEERF Institutional Portion Assistance Listing Number: 84.425F Award Year: 2020-2022 Pass-through entity: Not applicable Campus 1 Questioned costs will be reversed by March 31, 2023. Currently, no scholarship expenditures have been incurred in fiscal year 2023 from HEERF institutional funds, and a final review of expenditures made from HEERF institutional funds will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2023. Campus 2 The affected campus acknowledges and agrees with the finding. The campus will develop and implement a formal review of the eligibility analysis that includes upfront documentation of the calculation of amounts to be charged on the award. In 2022, the $1,345,330 real estate revenue loss transaction was reversed, triggering the necessary refund in the draw system, to be performed consistent with institutional policy and procedure for refunds to federal sponsors. In January 2023, the HEERF quarterly reporting was updated to reflect this, posted to the campus HEERF Reporting website, and emailed to the Department of Education. Separately, campus immediately worked to determine if the funds could be used for other allowable purposes. As of February 2023, all of the amount previously returned has been re-purposed, fully documented to ensure allowable use of HEERF institutional funding including CFO review and approval, and re-drawn in the federal draw system. In regards to the fringe benefit rate that was not supported, by June 2023, the campus will work with the affected department and the campus recharge rate review committee to document the fringe rate calculation and approval to substantiate allowable costs included on the award. For inquiries regarding this finding, please contact Bobbi McCracken at (951) 827-3303 and Nickolaus Lekovish (858) 534-0660 who are responsible for the corrective action.