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FINDING 2022-002: UNDERAWARDED PELL GRANT FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM ALN: 84.063 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022 Compliance Requirement: Eligibility (E.) Criteria: The amount of a student?s Federal Pell Grant for an academic year is based upon the payment and disbursement schedules published by the Secretary for each award year (34 CFR 690.62). Condition: We tested seventy-one files, fifty-nine of which were Pell Grant recipients, and one student did not receive the full amount of her allowed amount. The student was eligible for $2,165, but received $1,448. We consider this finding to be instances of non-compliance. This is a repeat finding of prior year Finding 2021-001. Cause: The condition was caused by using the incorrect expected family contribution (EFC) to calculate Pell Grant. Effect: The results is the student did not receive $717 of eligible Pell monies. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. See schedule of findings and questioned costs for chart/table Recommendation: As $717 has since been credited to the student's account, we recommend the Institution increase controls over Pell grants. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.