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FINDING 2024-002: INCOMPLETE VERIFICATION
FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM AND FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM
ALN: 84.063, 84.268
FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2023-2024
Compliance Requirement: Eligibility (E.)
Criteria: An institution shall require each student whose application is selected for verification to verify
all of the applicable items specified (34 CFR 668.54).
Condition: We tested sixty-three files and an application selected for verification did not match supporting
documentation for one student. We consider this finding to be an instance of non-compliance.
Cause: The condition was caused by an oversight in the financial aid department.
Effect: The result of not properly verifying a student’s Institutional Student Information Report (ISIR) to
supporting documentation is the student could be ineligible or could have received an unauthorized award.
Question Costs: $5,929
Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections.
Recommendation: We recommend the Institution updated the ISIR to obtain the proper expected family
contribution in order to calculate the difference in eligibility, and if unable to do so, refund $5,929 to the
Department of Education and increase controls over student verification.
Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is
included in the Corrective Action Plan.