Finding 12885 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-06-29
Audit: 17194
Organization: Chief Dull Knife College (MT)
Auditor: Wipfli LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The College failed to publicly post required quarterly and annual reports for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, leading to incomplete reporting.
  • Impacted Requirements: Reports must be posted on the College's primary website and remain accessible, not replaced by newer versions.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review reporting requirements thoroughly for future grants to ensure compliance and avoid similar issues.

Finding Text

2022-003 ? Reporting Requirements Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education Title: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund AL Number: 84.425E, 84.425K Criteria or Specific Requirement: Quarterly Reports were required to be submitted 10 days from the close of a quarter. These reports were required to be publicly reported for the student portion, and the institution portion. Additionally, an annual report covering the period January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 is required to be filed by April 10, 2022. Condition: The College did not realize the reporting needed to be public in nature, and that all previous reports should remain available. Reports were completed on time but not posted to the required website or were replaced by newer reports as updated, thus not providing complete reporting. Context: Per requirements the forms must be conspicuously posted on the institutions primary website on the same page the reports of the IHE?s activities as to the emergency financial aid grants to students are posted. Questioned Costs: None Effect: The College did not meet the posting requirements for the reports. Cause The College did not realize that the reports had to posted on the College?s website and the way that the College posted them caused them to be removed automatically after a set number of days on the website. Recommendation: For future grants, we recommend thorough review of the reporting requirements to avoid missed deadlines or omissions or portions of the requirements. View of Responsible Official: Chief Dull Knife College will continue to review reporting requirements for all grants received. HEERF reports were posted to the College's website but were not kept concurrent as they were required to be and instead were replaced with the current report only. This procedure has been corrected and reviewed.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2022-3: Reporting Requirements Reporting Requirements: Chief Dull Knife College will continue to review reporting requirements for all grants received. HEERF reports were posted to the College's website, but were not kept concurrent as they were required to be, but instead were replaced with the current report only, this procedure is being corrected and reviewed.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 12884 2022-002
    Material Weakness
  • 12886 2022-002
    Material Weakness
  • 12887 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 589326 2022-002
    Material Weakness
  • 589327 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 589328 2022-002
    Material Weakness
  • 589329 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
15.027 Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities $2.83M
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $527,122
84.031 Higher Education_institutional Aid $470,281
93.600 Head Start $177,160
10.517 Tribal Colleges Extension Programs $173,614
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $162,902
93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training $158,773
84.042 Trio_student Support Services $136,594
10.221 Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants $112,180
47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences $48,900
47.076 Education and Human Resources $42,133
10.500 Cooperative Extension Service $35,950
15.026 Indian Adult Education $34,238
15.224 Cultural Resource Management $16,522
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $15,215
10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants $10,612
15.926 American Battlefield Protection $4,477
84.250 American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services $2,358
93.788 Opioid Str $46