Session #17

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES

AND UNIVERSITIES
OPEN FORUM

Joel V. Harrell, Director

Special Initiative Services
Who are we?
Within the School Services and
Training Channel, the Special
Initiative Service unit strives to
proactively identify the unique needs
of Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Hispanic Serving
institutions, and Tribally controlled
colleges.

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 Special Initiatives Schools
296 Serviced Institutions
Total TCU School s 32
11%

Total HBCU School s 99

33%

HBCU
HIS
TCU

Total HIS School s 168

56%

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Examples of Services
Provided
• Technical assistance in
programmatic and
administrative areas
• Provide customized training
that is developed to meet the
unique needs of the institution

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Examples of Services
Provided
• Assists institutions in
performing on/off campus
assessments and if
warranted, the development
of corrective action plans

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Basic Guiding Principles of
Assistance
• We are here to help!
• We are not program
reviewers or auditors
• Our emphasis is self
initiated institutional
self improvement

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Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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 Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Expenditure Levels
2005-2006 AY

Pell Grants $489,639,171

FFEL $928,958,276
Direct Loans $663,902,602
FSEOG $ 48,038,727
FWS $ 36,980,439
Federal Perkins $ 18,617,702

Total $ 2,186,136,917

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Most Frequently Recurring
Audit/Program Review Findings

• R2T4 Calculations not performed

• R2T4 Calculations performed late
• R2T4 Calculations performed
incorrectly
• Inadequate SAP Policy

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Most Frequently Recurring
Audit/Program Review Findings
• Excess cash on hand
FISAP incorrectly completed
• Inadequate Title IV Funds reconciliation
procedures
• Failure to meet required institutional
financial ratios
• Lack of written policies and procedures

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Special Initiative Service

We appreciate your feedback

and comments.
We can be reached at:
• Phone: 404-562-6295
• Fax: 404-562-6283
• Email: joel.harrell@ed.gov

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THANK YOU!

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