Report 2021-611 Recommendation 15 Responses
Report 2021-611: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund: Some University Campuses Did Not Maximize Available Federal Pandemic Funds, and They Prioritized Students Differently When Awarding Relief Funds (Release Date: November 2021)
Recommendation #15 To: University of California, Merced
To ensure that UC Merced receives all available federal funds, its office of student affairs should monitor its emails for grant award notifications and develop policies and procedures to review all federal award announcements to determine whether it is named as a recipient.
The Procedure memo regarding the Government funding opportunity that outlined the process was shared on 11.6.2023.
- Completion Date: May 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Fully Implemented
UC Merced has since reviewed the internal process and we have in place the process that our government relations lead will notify campus partners on the availability of federal grants and funding.
- Completion Date: January 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Pending
We requested a copy of the policy manual that the document UC Merced provided us is a part of, but have not yet received the requested evidence.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
UC Merced has since reviewed the internal process and we have in place the process that our government relations lead will notify campus partners on the availability of federal grants and funding.
- Completion Date: January 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Pending
We requested UC Merced provide documents and policies that support its assertion; however, the campus did not provide this documentation. We look forward to reviewing supporting documentation when the campus provides its next response regarding this recommendation.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
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