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2023-005 – Student Financial Aid Cluster – (a) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (b) Federal Work Study Grant (c) Federal Perkins Loan Program (d) Federal Pell Grant Program (e) Federal Direct Loan Program, Assistance Listing No. (a) 84.007 (b) 84.033 (c) 84.038 (d) 84.063 (e) 84.268 - Year Ended June 30, 2023
Criteria: 34 CFR 668.164 (a)(1) states “Except as provided under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, a disbursement of title IV, HEA program funds occurs on the date that the institution credits the student’s ledger account or pays the student or parent directly with- (i) Funds received form the Secretary; (ii) Institutional funds received from a lender under title IV, HEA program funds;
Condition: The College did not report actual loan disbursement dates to the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system for 2 of the 40 students in the sample (5%). We consider this condition to be an instance of noncompliance in internal control over compliance relating to the Eligibility compliance requirement.
Statistical sampling was not used in making sample selections.
Questioned Costs: N/A
Cause and Effect: The College posted the batches incorrectly resulting in a variance in the date of the disbursement per the student account and the date per NSLDS.
Recommendation: We recommend the College implement procedures in order to report accurate disbursements dates for Direct Loans to NSLDS.
Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with this Single Audit Finding and response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.