Session #18

HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS

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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Hispanic Serving Institutions

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HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS
Expenditure Levels
2005-2006 AY

Pell Grants $1,503,436,785

FFEL $1,766,964,862
Direct Loans $ 342,860,878
FSEOG $ 73,802,117
FWS $ 83,248,511
Federal Perkins $ 52,420,911

Total $3,822,734,064

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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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