Report 2021-611 Recommendation 21 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 #21 To: University of California, Riverside

To ensure that UC Riverside 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.

A list of specific housing and dining refunds reimbursed with HEERF funds that occurred during the audit period was provided to the state auditors on 10/19/2021 along with the confirmation of eligibility; the documentation was resent on 10/29/2021. No other refunds have been processed or are planned to be processed.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Fully Implemented

UC Riverside 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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