Finding 623666 (2022-002)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-03-30
Audit: 53657
Organization: Benedict College (SC)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The SEFA was incomplete and inaccurate, affecting compliance with federal requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: The College failed to properly report federal expenditures as mandated by 2 CFR 200.510(b).
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger internal controls for revenue and expense recognition, ensuring accurate SEFA preparation.

Finding Text

CFDA Number, Federal Agency, and Program Name - 84.425J - U.S. Department of Education, Education Stabilization Fund - Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Federal Award Identification Number and Year - 2022 - 84.425 J Finding Type - Material weakness Repeat Finding - No Criteria -Per 2 CFR 200.510(b), the College must prepare a schedule of federal expenditures (SEFA) for the period covered by the auditee's financial statements which must include the total federal awards expended as as determined in accordance with section 200.502. Condition - The SEFA was not complete or accurate. Questioned Costs - none Identification of How Questioned Costs Were Computed - N/A Context - As described in financial statement finding 2022-001, during fiscal year June 20, 2022, approximately $9.3 million of lost revenue was incorrectly recorded as revenue in fiscal year 2022. In addition, the College initially also incorrectly included the $9.3 million in lost revenue on the fiscal year 2022 SEFA. This lost revenue was incurred in fiscal year June 30, 2021 and has been excluded from the final June 30, 2022 SEFA. Recommendation -The College should implement a procedure to ensure the SEFA is complete and accurate. Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan - Management has accepted the finding. Moving forward, internal controls will be strengthened with regard to review and recording of revenue and expense recognition. Specifically, as it relates to this instance, review of documentation from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) as it relates to HEERF grant funding will be more closely reviewed for understanding to include verification of understanding, guidelines and procedures from the DOE and other pertinent agencies for grant funding.

Categories

Material Weakness Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 47222 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 47223 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 47224 2022-002
    Material Weakness
  • 623664 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 623665 2022-003
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $11.15M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $7.11M
84.031 Higher Education_institutional Aid $4.47M
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $500,426
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $488,608
84.047 Trio_upward Bound $315,723
84.425 Covid-19 - Education Stabilization Fund $256,055
59.043 Covid-19 - Women's Business Ownership Assistance $230,641
81.104 Environmental Remediation and Waste Processing and Disposal $179,146
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $110,703
59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance $90,058
12.431 Basic Scientific Research $86,758
20.701 University Transportation Centers Program $61,758
84.120 Minority Science and Engineering Improvement $60,778
81.123 National Nuclear Security Administration (nnsa) Minority Serving Institutions (msi) Program $37,035
93.297 Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program $29,312
47.076 Education and Human Resources $4,060
93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training $3,206
43.002 Aeronautics $1,875
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $1,128
15.904 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid $-8,253
17.274 Youthbuild $-10,240