Finding 2022-001 Allowable Costs Criteria: According to the 2022 OMB Compliance Supplement - Institutions must demonstrate that costs incurred are allowable under the relevant statutory provisions and consistent with the purpose of the ESF ?to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.? HE...
Finding 2022-001 Allowable Costs Criteria: According to the 2022 OMB Compliance Supplement - Institutions must demonstrate that costs incurred are allowable under the relevant statutory provisions and consistent with the purpose of the ESF ?to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.? HEERF II, HEERF III, and HEERF I funds liquidated (spent) on or after December 27, 2020. Beginning December 27, 2020, any unused HEERF I Institutional Portion funds, new HEERF II Institutional Portion funds, HEERF III Institutional Portion Funds may be used to defray expenses associated with coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll) and to make additional financial grants to students (CRRSAA Section 314(c)(1-3); ARP Section 2003) Statement of Condition: Whittier College charged an unallowable expense related to non-Covid-related testing at the College to the HEERF Institutional Portion. While most of the expense was for Covid testing performed by a third party at the College and deemed allowable, a portion was for screenings other than Covid; we determined that portion of the expense to be unallowable, as it was not consistent with the purpose of ESF "to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus". Corrective Action Planned: As the $634.87 expenditure documentation was prepared correctly but processed incorrectly, ORSP will strengthen reconciliation procedures to ensure that only allowable expenditures post to the respective grant fund and that timely corrections are made. Name of contact Person responsible for corrective action plan: Lisa Newton, Associate Director of Research and Sponsored Programs Anticipated completion date: The correction was made before submission of the HEERF third quarter report submission on 10/10/22.