Finding Text
Verification DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ALN #: 84.268, 84.063, and 84.007
Federal Award Identification #: 2023-2024 Award Year
Condition: Verification was incorrectly waived and not completed for 2 students who received need based federal aid.
Criteria: 34 CFR 668.54
Questioned Costs: $28,874
Context: Out of 281 students selected for verification from the Central Processing System that had federal aid, we noted verification was not completed on 5 students that were included in our sample of 25. We noted 2 of these students that did not have verification completed were disbursed need based federal financial aid. The need based federal aid disbursed to these students included $2,990 in Pell, $7,918 in subsidized direct loans, and $1,660 in FSEOG. The students were also disbursed $3,960 in unsubsidized direct loans and $12,346 in parent plus loans.
Cause: Verification was incorrectly waived in the system. There was no review process to ensure that students selected for verification with a status of verification not completed did not receive need based federal aid.
Effect: Need based aid is impacted directly by the results of verification.
Identification as repeat finding, if applicable: N/A
Recommendation: We recommend the University periodically review students selected for verification with a status of verification not completed to ensure they did not receive need based federal aid.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Management agrees with the finding. See corrective action plan.