Finding Text
Finding 2024-001 – U.S. Department of Education, Title III, Higher Education, Strengthening
Historically Black Colleges and University Programs:
Information on the federal program: Title III, FAL No. 84.031B, June 30, 2024
Criteria – Federal regulations governing Title III programs.
Condition – Non-compliances were noted, as more fully described in the context below.
Questioned Costs – N/A
Context – During our testing of time and effort reporting, we noted some time and effort reports
were incomplete and attached human resource transaction forms did not identify budget/percent
allocation for grant funding. The University did subsequently provide corrected time and effort
reports after the error was identified during the audit.
Cause – Oversight by responsible employees.
Effect – Unallowable cost could have been charged to the grant.
Repeat Finding – No.
Auditor's Recommendation – The University should implement corrective actions to ensure that
the above findings are resolved and will not recur in future periods.