Finding 395321 (2023-001)

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Requirement
ALN
Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-04-30

AI Summary

  • Answer: We found 177 transactions related to returns to the Department of Education that were over 240 days old.
  • Trend: This indicates a potential issue with timely processing of returns in the Student Financial Aid Program.
  • List: Follow up by reviewing return procedures and ensuring compliance with deadlines to avoid future delays.

Finding Text

During our analysis of the transactions recorded in the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards for the Student Financial Aid Program, we identified 177 transactions that were returns to the Department of Education in excess of 240 days.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $96.54M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $81.21M
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $19.78M
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $4.18M
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $1.73M
84.031 Higher Education_institutional Aid $1.62M
81.123 National Nuclear Security Administration (nnsa) Minority Serving Institutions (msi) Program $1.27M
84.047 Trio_upward Bound $829,588
84.335 Child Care Access Means Parents in School $743,500
84.042 Trio_student Support Services $738,077
93.247 Advanced Nursing Education Grant Program $685,566
84.120 Minority Science and Engineering Improvement $533,635
84.044 Trio_talent Search $478,244
93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training $284,369
93.242 Mental Health Research Grants $266,281
84.160 Training Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind $244,216
47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences $243,633
11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance $228,863
10.223 Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants $146,089
93.936 National Institutes of Health Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research Loan Repayment Program $90,888
84.326 Special Education_technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities $76,122
93.142 Niehs Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training $73,143
10.522 Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program $72,277
10.175 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (b) $71,780
81.117 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/assistance $58,128
47.083 Integrative Activities $56,908
81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program $52,971
47.076 Education and Human Resources $49,660
10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri) $46,952
59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance $41,531
45.024 Promotion of the Arts_grants to Organizations and Individuals $41,312
43.001 Science $29,000
84.379 Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (teach Grants) $28,757
94.006 Americorps $25,293
11.028 Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program $20,957
93.671 Family Violence Prevention and Services/domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services $19,830
10.308 Resident Instruction Grants for Insular Area Activities $19,761
94.013 Volunteers in Service to America $14,956
10.170 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill $11,707
43.008 Education $7,600
20.616 National Priority Safety Programs $7,512
47.074 Biological Sciences $7,146
10.318 Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields $6,593
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $4,122
19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs $285
77.008 U.s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Program $-3,220
47.050 Geosciences $-4,440