Finding 1218144 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
C
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-06-22

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The College lacks a review process for third-party servicer controls, leading to a material weakness in compliance.
  • Impacted Requirements: This finding violates Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR 200.303), which mandates effective internal controls for federal awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The College should implement a review process for internal control reports from third-party servicers to ensure compliance.

Finding Text

Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Federal Program Title: Student Financial Assistance Cluster ALN Numbers: 84.268, 84.063, 84.007, 84.033 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: P268K257727, P063P247727, P007A249116, P033A249116 Award Period: July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 Type of Finding: Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement: Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR 200.303) requires nonfederal entities receiving federal awards establish and maintain internal controls designed to reasonably ensure compliance with federal laws, regulations, and program compliance requirements. Condition: The College does not review the work or internal control reports of its third-party servicer who performs its monthly reconciliations for Title IV funds. Questioned Costs: N/A. Context: The College uses a third-party to perform its monthly reconciliations. The College did not review internal controls reports, such as SOC1 reports or perform other documented reviews of the third-party servicers work. Cause: The College did not have a control in place to review the controls and accuracy of the thirdparty servicers work. Effect: The College is not in compliance with Department of Education requirements to establish internal controls over the direct loan, Pell, FSEOG, and FWS reconciliations. Repeat Finding: Yes, 2024-004. Recommendation: We recommend the College review internal control reports and implement review controls for work performed by third-party servicers. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Recommendation: We recommend the College review internal control reports and implement review controls for work performed by third-party servicers. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Currently, CGCC reviews several weekly reports from its third-party servicer, Global Financial Aid Services which indicates the actions which could not be completed by Global due to missing information, etc. These reports are discussed during the weekly call between Global and CGCC at which time steps are taken to resolve outstanding issues. CGCC also has access to other Financial Aid (FA) Reports in the Global Administration portal including verification, resolution of C-Flags and Unusual/Special Circumstances reviews which are conducted by Global. Going forward, the Financial Aid Office will review these reports monthly to ensure that the students are awarded and their funds disbursed in a timely fashion. As an internal control, documentation of the review of the FA reports will be retained, signed and dated by the Coordinator of Financial Aid and co-signed by the Director of Financial Aid. To further ensure integrity in the administration and awarding of Title IV funds, CGCC will annually request an SSAE 18 Report from Global in October of each year and subsequently, where applicable, a Bridge Letter to cover the intervening period between reports. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Sarajane Viemeister and Denise Reid-Strachan. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2027.

Categories

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Material Weakness

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1218125 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218126 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218127 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218128 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218129 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218130 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218131 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218132 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218133 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218134 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218135 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218136 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218137 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218138 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218139 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218140 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218141 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218142 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218143 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218145 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218146 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1218147 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $1.52M
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $757,131
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $708,279
84.031 Building Equitable Access and Success Project (EASE) $517,378
11.307 COVID-19 Economic Adjustment Assistance $475,788
11.617 Congressionally Identified Projects Program (CIPP) $310,585
17.258 WIOA Adult Program $171,909
84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States $155,735
17.259 WIOA Youth Activities $142,320
47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) $138,719
21.027 COVID 19 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Prosperity 10k $109,170
21.027 COVID-19-ESOL Fiscal Recovery Funds $99,596
17.278 WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants $91,599
21.027 COVID-19 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $62,351
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $58,050
21.027 COVID 19 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Ben Nav $32,805
59.037 Development Center Network Office: Small Business Development Center $31,790
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $24,808
17.277 WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants $24,232
15.228 BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities $19,914
21.027 COVID 19 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - EOWP Reentry $7,175