Finding Text
Incorrect Pell Calculations Significant Deficiency
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ALN #: 84.063
Federal Award Identification #: 2022-2023 Financial Aid Year
Condition: 4 students out of 60 were not properly awarded Pell based on enrollment status.
Criteria: 34 CFR 690.63(b)
Questioned Costs: $2,280
Context: Two students were inadvertently awarded and paid Pell for more classes than they attended, resulting is $2,280 overawards. This was not corrected during the audit. One student was not paid Pell for all classes attended, resulting in an underaward of $381. One student was paid the fall 2022 Pell award but was not paid for spring and summer. This student was corrected during the audit process.
Cause: There was not an internal report run to verify that all changes in attendance resulted in the students being paid Pell for the classes in which they began attendance.
Effect: Pell was not awarded correctly based on enrollment status, resulting in overawards to some students and underawards to other students.
Identification as repeat finding, if applicable: Yes, 2022-005.
Recommendation: We recommend a process be used to adjust Pell to be paid in alignment with enrollment status.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Management agrees with the finding. See corrective action plan.