Finding 523690 (2024-004)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2024
Accepted
2025-02-19

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The College is not reporting the actual disbursement dates for Direct Loans and Pell Grants to the COD system.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with reporting standards for financial aid disbursement records.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a process to ensure accurate capture of student disbursement dates for reporting.

Finding Text

Nonmaterial Noncompliance Findings Finding 2024-004 - Student Financial Aid Cluster, CFDA# 84.063, 84.268 Compliance Requirement: Reporting Criteria: The College is required to submit Direct Loan and Pell Grant origination records and disbursement records to the COD system. The disbursement record reports the actual disbursement date and the amount of the disbursement. Condition: The College does not report the actual disbursement date the student receive the Direct Loan and/or Pell funds to the COD system. Cause: The College uses the date they report the disbursements to the COD system as the disbursement date. The actual disbursement date the student receives the funds does not match the COD system. Context: Of the population tested all the disbursement dates in the COD system did not match student records. Recommendation: The College should put in place a process to accurately capture student disbursement dates to the COD system. Management Response: The College concurs with this finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2024-004 Student Financial Aid Cluster, CFDA # 84.063, 84.268 Condition: The College did not report the actual disbursement date that students receive the Direct Loan and/or Pell Funds to the COD system. Corrective Action Plan: Objective: To ensure the Financial Aid office reports the actual disbursement date the student receives the Direct Loan and/or Pell funds to the COD system. Corrective Actions: 1. Establish a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for reporting disbursement dates 2. Implement an automated system for disbursement reporting 3. Training for Financial Aid and Accounting staff 4. Coordination between relevant departments 5. Verification and reconciliation process 6. Review and monitor data submissions 7. Establish a process for correcting disbursement errors 8. Ongoing monitoring and follow-up Monitoring and Follow-Up: The Financial Aid Office will be responsible for ensuring the implementation of this corrective action plan and will provide monthly updates to senior management. Person(s) Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Jamieta Hoskins, Director of Financial Aid Anticipated Completion Date for Corrective Action Plan: March 31, 2025

Categories

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $2.84M
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $1.10M
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $71,096
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $11,628