Report 2021-611 Recommendation 20 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 #20 To: University of California, San Diego

To ensure that UC San Diego complies with the U.S. Department of Education guidance, it should compile a specific list of housing and dining refunds reimbursed with HEERF funds and review the transactions to ensure that they were eligible for reimbursement.

UCSD has identified the specific set of students and housing credits for the $9.3M of housing refunds paid out in the Spring 2020 Quarter, which were determined to be eligible for reimbursement. The complete list of housing refunds will be submitted via email. UCSD will keep this set list in an Audit file for any upcoming requests for supporting documentation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Fully Implemented

UC San Diego provided a list of the specific housing and dining refunds it paid for with HEERF funds and asserted that it ensured the refunds were eligible for reimbursement with these funds.

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Agency responses received are posted verbatim.