Finding 540526 (2024-002)

U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education - 84.116Z Award Number - P116Z220080 Criteria or Specific Requirement - Equipment and Real Property Management Non-federal entities other than states must follow 2 CFR section 200.313 which require that property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the federal award identification number), who holds title, the acquisition date, cost of the property, percentage of federal participation in the project costs for the federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sales price of the property (2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1)). Condition - The College property records do not contain all of the information required under 2 CFR section 200.313. Cause - The College has not historically received federal awards that would allow for purchase of equipment and real property and therefore was not aware of the specific requirements. Effect or Potential Effect - Failure to properly track and maintain equipment purchased with Federal funding could ultimately lead to loss of equipment procured with Federal funds or noncompliance with Uniform Guidance requirements. Questioned Costs - None noted. Context - Approximately $4,075,000 of the $4,463,801 of Federal expenditures since grant inception have been for equipment and real property. When performing testing, we noted that the College did not have proper tracking procedures in place for property records as the records did not contain a serial number or other identification number, there was no indication in the property records that the equipment and real property was purchased with Federal funds and the location, use and condition of the property was not identified. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable - Yes, 2023-002 Recommendation - We recommend that management take necessary steps to ensure compliance with equipment and real property maintenance requirements to comply with 2 CFR section 200.313. View of Responsible Official and Planned Corrective Actions – Management agrees with the stated finding and has implemented a corrective action plan.