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FINDING 2023-001: INCORRECT PELL GRANTS FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM AND FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM
ALN: 84.063
FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2022-2023 Compliance Requirement: Eligibility (E.) Criteria: The amount of a student’s Federal Pell Grant for an academic year is based upon the payment
and disbursement schedules published by the Secretary for each award year (34 CFR 690.62). Condition: We tested thirty-seven files, twenty-one of which were Pell Grant recipients, and one student
received a Pell grant in excess of her allowed amount and one student did not receive the full amount of
her allowed Pell grant. The students were eligible for $5,784, but received $6,164. We consider this
finding to be an instance of non-compliance and is a repeat finding shown in Section IV of this report as
prior year Finding 2022-001. Cause: The condition was caused by using an incorrect number of credits while calculating the Pell. Effect: The result is the student received ineligible Pell monies. Question Costs: $811 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution refund $811 to the Department of Education, credit
$431 to the student's account and increase controls over Pell Grants. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is
included in the Corrective Action Plan.