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Finding 1134891 (2024-001)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-04-30
Audit: 355152
Organization: Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez, Incorporado (PR)
Auditor: Kevane Grant Thornton

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: 18 transactions totaling $20,382 were returned to the Department of Education after 240 days, indicating a recurring problem.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with timely return regulations for federal awards has not been met, as this is a repeat finding from last year.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement measures to ensure timely processing of returns to avoid future violations and address the repeat finding.

Finding Text

During our analysis of the transactions recorded in the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards for the Student Financial Assistance Program, we identified 18 transactions out of approximately 63.1 thousand transactions that were returns to the Department of Education in excess of 240 days. As detailed, these 18 transactions were equivalent to $20,382 returned to the Department of Education in excess of 240 days. This is a repeat finding from prior year, finding 2023-01.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $90.04M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $87.59M
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $2.27M
84.031 Higher Education Institutional Aid $2.21M
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $1.73M
84.335 Child Care Access Means Parents in School $1.00M
81.123 National Nuclear Security Administration (nnsa) Minority Serving Institutions (msi) Program $960,277
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $872,977
84.042 Trio Student Support Services $733,333
84.047 Trio Upward Bound $676,325
11.028 Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program $672,956
84.160 Training Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind $626,490
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $558,683
81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program $493,687
84.044 Trio Talent Search $450,761
47.076 Stem Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) $387,898
93.247 Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program $240,388
84.120 Minority Science and Engineering Improvement $208,387
10.223 Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants $196,897
59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance $95,123
10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri) $82,913
93.142 Niehs Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training $72,484
81.117 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/assistance $68,961
93.242 Mental Health Research Grants $65,965
10.175 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program $46,743
93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training $41,862
45.301 Museums for America $38,416
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $35,627
43.008 Office of Stem Engagement (ostem) $32,576
84.379 Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (teach Grants) $31,078
10.308 Resident Instruction, Agriculture, and Food Science Facilities and Equipment Grants $26,608
93.600 Head Start $26,299
10.318 Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields $23,453
47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences $21,008
94.013 Americorps Volunteers in Service to America 94.013 $9,684
84.326 Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities $7,836
94.006 Americorps State and National 94.006 $5,967
10.522 Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program $2,232
15.605 Sport Fish Restoration $669
19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs $-3,351