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Federal Program Information: Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants (?FSEOG?) (ALN# 84.007) Criteria or Specific Requirement: E. Eligibility ? Selection of Students for FSEOG awards ? Federal regulations (34 CFR 676.10) require that in selecting among eligible students for FSEOG awards in each award year, the University is required to select those students with the lowest expected family contributions who will also receive Federal Pell Grants in that year. Only if the University has awarded FSEOG awards to all the Federal Pell Grant recipients can they award to FSEOG funds to those eligible students with the lowest expected family contributions who did not receive Federal Pell Grants. Condition: A student was disbursed FSEOG funds during the year who was not eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant while there were other Federal Pell Grant recipients who were not awarded FSEOG funds. Cause: Administrative oversight with respect to awarding of FSEOG awards. Effect or Potential Effect: The University is not in compliance with prioritizing the awarding of FSEOG funds to Federal Pell Grant recipients. Questioned Costs: None. Context: 1 student out of 136 SEOG recipients was not also a Federal Pell Grant recipient. Identification as a Repeat Finding: There was no similar finding identified during the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend the University enhance its procedures to ensure FSEOG awards are going first to Federal Pell Grant recipients. Views of Responsible Officials: The Financial Planning Office has reviewed its policies surrounding FSEOG awarding and added additional quality control measures for the 2022-2023 award cycle so that FSEOG funding is provided solely to PELL recipients.