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FINDING 2022-008 ? Pell Award Calculation Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education; Office of Federal Student Aid Pass through Entity: Not applicable Program Name: Federal Pell Grant Program ALN and Program Expenditure: 84.063 ($484,684) Award Number: P063P213976 Federal Award Year: July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 Questioned Costs: $181 Condition Found: The amount of Pell grant awarded was calculated incorrectly for one of the twenty-nine students who received Pell in our sample. The student was awarded Pell grant funds as if the student was enrolled full-time when the student was enrolled ? time. Cause: The Financial Aid Office was not informed that the student decided to take nine hours (3/4 time) instead of twelve hours (full-time). Possible Asserted Effect: $181 needs to be returned to the Department of Education. Communication between offices should be improved to ensure that the financial aid office is informed when a student makes changes to their enrollment status. Repeat Finding: See Finding 2021-006 for a similar finding in the prior year. Statistical Sampling: The sample was not intended to be, and was not, a statistically valid sample. Recommendation: The School should return $181 of Federal Pell Grant funds to the Department of Education. Communication between the offices should be improved so that the financial aid office is promptly made aware of changes in a student?s enrollment status. Management Response: The School returned the $181 in question to the Department of Education in December 2022. Communication will be improved between the various offices on campus.