Finding Text
2023-004 Special Tests and Provisions
Federal agency: U.S Department of Education
Federal program title: Student Financial Assistance Cluster
Assistant Listing Number: 84.007/84.033/84.063/84.268
Federal Award Identification Number: P007A221105 - P033A221105 - P063P221336 - P268K231336
Award Period: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023
Type of Finding:
• Compliance, Other Matters
• Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance
Criteria or specific requirement: The Department of Education requires that the college provide to the Secretary an up-to-date Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the contract for publication in a centralized database to the public. (34 CFR 668.164(f)(4)(iii)(B)).
Per 2 CFR 200.303, nonfederal entities receiving federal awards are required to establish and maintain internal controls designed to reasonably ensure compliance with federal laws, regulations, and program compliance requirements.
Condition: The college had the required information on their website but had not disclosed the URL to the Department of Education.
Context: The college published the contract, assessed fees, and terms and conditions, however, they did not properly report the URL to Department of Education.
Questioned costs: None.
Cause: The contract is in its first year of operations, and the URL was not submitted within 60 days after award year.
Effect: The college was not in compliance with Title IV third-party servicer compliance.
Repeat Finding: No.
Recommendation: We recommend the College implement policies and procedures to identify these requirements and timely report to the appropriate regulators.
Views of responsible officials: Management agrees with the finding.