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2022-001 REPORTING - SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY Federal Program COVID-19 - Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Student Aid Portion ALN 84.425E Award #P425E200033 Criteria Institutions that expend HEERF student aid portion grants are required to report certain information for public view quarterly under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act. This information includes: a total amount of aid distributed to students under CARES, CRRSAA, and ARP; the estimated number of students eligible to receive the emergency financial aid grant; total number of students who received an emergency financial aid grant under the programs; and the methods used by the institution to determine which students received the emergency financial aid grants. The Department of Education encourages institutions to report as soon as possible but no later than 10 days after end of each calendar quarter. Condition/Cause The College was not in compliance with a segment of the reporting requirements of Section 18004 (a)(1) pertaining to the College?s website for inspection by the public related to HEERF III (ARP) funding. Effect In reviewing the College?s website, the methods used by the institution to determine which students received the emergency financial aid grants and the total number of students who received funding were not available for review for the HEERF III (ARP) award. Questioned Costs None. Context The College?s website regarding HEERF funding included valuable information for the College?s students regarding ways to apply for funding and available programs. The website also included the required quarterly reports submitted for the student and institutional aid portion of HEERF awards as well as the student aid information required for HEERF II (CRRSAA). However, the College did not provide a segment of the required elements as applicable for the student portion under Section 18004(a)(1) for HEERF III (ARP). Repeat Finding No. Recommendation The requirements for the reporting under HEERF student aid have evolved over the life of the grant, and it is important to ensure reporting requirements are being met as they change. We recommend the College update their website for the information related to the student portion of HEERF III (ARP) including the disbursement methodology and the number of students who received the funding. Management Response See corrective action plan included in this report package.