Finding 618015 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-02-02
Audit: 48917
Organization: Eastern Wyoming College (WY)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The College served only 298 students, falling short of the required 350 for the GEAR UP program.
  • Impacted Requirements: The College must meet the minimum participant requirement of 2,000 students annually, as outlined in the Sub-Award Agreement.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Establish a robust process to maintain tracking and communication, ensuring compliance even during staff turnover.

Finding Text

See Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs for chart/table 2022-004: Special Tests - Number of Students Served Criteria: Per the Sub-Award Agreement between the University of Wyoming and the College (the Contractor), ?Subrecipient shall provide services designed to assist in achieving the following objectives for its selected GEAR UP students: ? GEAR UP Wyoming (GUWY) will serve a minimum of 2,000 participants each year. (Contractor is required to serve at least 350 of the 2,000 students).? Condition/context: The number of students served by the College during the year was recorded at 298, an underserving of 52. Questioned costs: $0 Cause: Historically, the College has been able to meet the minimum required students served via internal tracking as well as subrecipient monitoring provided by the University of Wyoming. However, during the year, the GEAR UP program experienced turnover in the director position and other matters impacted the ability of the former outreach coordinator/database technician to perform her normal duties. As such, the College did not follow its internal procedures to track students served and maintain continuous contact with the University of Wyoming to ensure that the minimum number of students were being served. Effect: The University of Wyoming could opt to not renew the College?s program funding if the minimum number of students served requirement is not met. Identification as a repeat finding: No Recommendation: We recommend that the program have a process in place to ensure all necessary procedures/controls are adhered to, even in times of positional turnover or when the individuals who usually perform those procedures/controls are on leave. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective action: Management concurs with the finding. See Exhibit I.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 41571 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 41572 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 41573 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 618013 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 618014 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $1.01M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $754,194
84.334 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs $402,308
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $183,152
84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States $95,994
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $59,155
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $29,925
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $11,003
93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training $6,984
17.259 Wia Youth Activities $4,900