Finding Text
Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Federal Work Study Program
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Pass-Through Entity: Not Applicable
Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033
Federal Award Year: June 30, 2023
Criteria: Title IV regulations require the University to annually prepare and submit a Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate (FISAP). The amounts input into the FISAP are required to be supported with appropriate documentation.
Condition: The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants and Federal Work Study Program sections of the FISAP (Part VI), contained several inputs that could not be reconciled to underlying supporting documentation.
Cause: Turnover in the financial aid office contributed to the University not being able to provide proper documentation for the filed FISAP report.
Effect: The University was not able to support information reported on the FISAP with underlying supporting documentation.
Questioned Costs: There are no questioned costs associated with this finding.
Recommendation: The University should enhance its procedures for preparing the FISAP to ensure the correct information is reported and supporting documentation is retained.
Views of Responsible Officials: The University acknowledges and concurs with the finding. The University will improve efforts over the FISAP reporting requirements and retain supporting documentation.