Finding Text
2024-003 Special Tests and Provisions – Verification – Significant Deficiency
Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 84.063, 84.007, 84.268, and 84.033
Name of Program or Cluster: Student Financial Assistance Cluster
Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Criteria: The College is required to submit data corrections to the central processor and recalculate awards for student aid applications that do not match the submitted verification documentation.
Condition: The College did not submit data corrections to the central processor nor recalculate awards for one out of the forty students sampled for verification of applicant information for those applicants selected for verification by ED.
Cause: Management oversight.
Effect: Noncompliance with OMB federal grant compliance requirements.
Questioned Costs: None.
Repeat Finding: No.
Recommendation: The College should properly follow its policies and procedures over student verification to adhere to the provisions of 34 CFR 668.51 through 668.61 for verifying applicant information for those applicants selected for verification by ED.
Views of Responsible Officials: See Corrective Action Plan attached.