EIN: 030179414
UEI: N3UTNKGNEZK9
Data as of August 20, 2026
Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization
The FAC accepted this audit on February 9, 2022. Under 2 CFR 200.521(d), a pass-through entity that provided federal funds to this organization for this audit period must issue a management decision on these findings by August 9, 2022, which was (1472 days ago).
What is a management decision? →Finding 2021-001 ? HEERF Public Reporting Requirements Information on the Federal Program: Education Stabilization Fund ? Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) (CFDA Numbers 84.425E and 84.425F) ? U.S. Department of Education Criteria: Beginning on May 6, 2020, the Department of Education required institutions that received HEERF I Section 18004(a)(1) Student Aid Portion award to publicly post certain information to their website on a quarterly basis. The report must be updated no later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter. There is also a quarterly public reporting requirement for the institutional portion (84.425F). The institutional portion reporting form must be conspicuously posted on the institution?s primary website on the same page the reports of the emergency financial aid grants to students are posted. The form is also required to be posted within 10 days of the end of each calendar quarter (September 30, December 31, March 31, June 30). Condition: The College did not complete and publicly post the quarterly reports to the College?s website in a timely manner during fiscal year 2021. Cause: There were not sufficient internal controls in place to ensure the quarterly reports were completed within the required timeframe and published to the College?s website timely. Effect: The quarterly public reporting requirement for the Student Aid Portion and Institutional Portion was not completed in timely manner. Questioned Cost: $0 Context: The College did not complete and publicly post the quarterly reports for the Student Portion and Institutional Portion to the College?s website in a timely manner during fiscal year 2021. The quarterly reports are required to be completed and posted to the College?s website within 10 days after the end of each quarter. The Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for HEERF II Institutional Portion for the quarter ending June 30, 2021 was prepared on August 10, 2021. The College posted the Student Aid data and Institutional Portion reports for the full fiscal year to the College?s website on November 17, 2021. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: Management should review internal controls around the preparation, review and posting of the quarterly reports to verify quarterly reports are completed within the 10-day timeframe and published timely to the College?s website. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective action: Management agrees with the finding. See corrective action plan.
Finding 2021-001 ? HEERF Public Reporting Requirements Condition: The College did not complete and publicly post the quarterly reports to the College?s website in a timely manner during fiscal year 2021. Bennington College Response: Bennington College will review the U.S. Department of Education website monthly to identify and update to HEERF reporting requirements. Further, the College has added the HEERF reporting deadlines to the reporting calendar maintained by an outside CPA firm to ensure timely reporting. Person responsible: Gary Huff, Controller Completion date: January 24, 2022
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