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Finding 2023-002: Incorrect Pell Grants Compliance Requirement: Eligibility (E.) Criteria: The amount of a student’s Federal Pell Grant for an academic year is based upon the payment and disbursement schedules published by the Secretary for each award year (34 CFR 690.62). Condition: We tested sixty-four files, fifty-three of which were Pell Grant recipients, and six students received Pell grants in excess of their allowed amounts and eight students did not receive the full amount of their allowed Pell grants. The students were eligible for $17,880, but received $16,738. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency and is a repeat finding shown in Section IV of this report as prior year Finding 2022-003. Cause: The condition was caused by using an incorrect number of credits while calculating the Pell Grants for eleven students, by using an incorrect Pell per table for two students and by not packaging up to 600% Pell Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU) for one student. Effect: The result is the students received ineligible Pell monies. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution refund $3,097 to the Department of Education, credit $4,239 to the students' accounts and increase controls over Pell Grants. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.