Finding 1170872 (2025-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-01-29
Audit: 384165
Organization: Bucks County Community College (PA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The College submitted a quarterly ARPA expenditure report 20 days late, violating grant agreement deadlines.
  • Impacted Requirements: Timely submission of reports is crucial to comply with ARPA funding conditions and avoid jeopardizing future federal funding.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement better controls to ensure reports are reconciled, reviewed, and submitted on time as per grant agreements.

Finding Text

Finding 2025-002: Reporting (Material Weakness, repeat finding) U.S. Treasury Department – COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ALN 21.027) Statement of Condition: During testing one of the College’s quarterly ARPA expenditure reports was submitted to Bucks County after the deadline per the grant agreements. The report tested was submitted 20 days late. Criteria: The College is a subrecipient of ARPA funding from Bucks County. The grant agreements state the College must submit quarterly expenditure reports to the County 11 days after the end of the quarter (calendar year). Cause: The College did not have adequate controls in place to ensure the timely filing of expenditure reports. Effect: Failure to comply with ARPA reporting requirements could jeopardize future federal funding. Recommendation: We recommend that the College reconcile, review, and submit reports in a timely manner based on grant agreements. Questioned Costs: This finding does not result in questioned costs. View of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: Management agrees with the finding, see corrective action plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2025-002: Reporting (Material Weakness, repeat finding) U.S. Treasury Department – COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ALN 21.027) Statement of Condition: During testing one of the College’s quarterly ARPA expenditure reports was submitted to Bucks County after the deadline per the grant agreements. The report tested was submitted 20 days late. Criteria: The College is a subrecipient of ARPA funding from Bucks County. The grant agreements state the College must submit quarterly expenditure reports to the County 11 days after the end of the quarter (calendar year). Cause: The College did not have adequate controls in place to ensure the timely filing of expenditure reports. Effect: Failure to comply with ARPA reporting requirements could jeopardize future federal funding. Recommendation: We recommend that the College reconcile, review, and submit reports in a timely manner based on grant agreements. Questioned Costs: This finding does not result in questioned costs. View of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: Management agrees with the finding. The College has strengthened the process to ensure the timely and accurate reconciliation, review, and submission of expenditure reports consistent with the requirements of all grant agreements. The College’s Grant Office has created a Grant Project Management Platform to track compliance requirements for all grants including timely invoicing and reporting. This platform provides a dashboard and reminder functions for deadline monitoring. The Grants Manager participates in weekly meetings with the Executive Director, Research, Assessment, Data Analytics, & Reporting, to review deadlines and facilitate the timely and accurate completion of all tasks related to grant compliance. Name(s) of Contact Person(s) Responsible for Corrective Action: Elana Felberg, Grants Manager Anticipated Completion Date: January 31, 2026

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1170870 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170871 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM $9.70M
84.268 FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOANS $4.50M
17.259 WIOA YOUTH ACTIVITIES $1.09M
84.007 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS $458,412
21.027 COVID-19, CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $363,453
84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM $303,205
93.558 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES $169,291
84.048 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION -- BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $140,024
12.006 NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM $138,396
81.129 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT, DEMONSTRATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION $114,906
84.116 FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION $76,781
93.575 CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT $72,141
10.561 STATE ADMINISTRATIVE MATCHING GRANTS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $67,026
47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) $3,750