Leaving Money on the Table?

From EdSource: A state audit says four California universities could have received millions more in federal pandemic money and helped more students. University of California and California State University officials could still recoup some of the cash. 

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Four California public universities could have received $47 million more in coronavirus aid if they sought funds from a different federal agency, a recent state audit found. As a result, some students may have missed out on support services and equipment during what has been an unprecedented disruption in schooling worldwide... The audit recommended that Chico State, Cal State Long Beach, UC Merced, and UC San Diego apply to FEMA for reimbursement of about $7.5 million in past expenses and $39.7 million in planned expenses so they can use that money to support students.

The other two universities in the audit – Sonoma State and UC Riverside — had used and sought reimbursement appropriately, according to the audit...

Full story at https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/2021/12/california-universities-covid-money/.

Note: The audit is at http://auditor.ca.gov/reports/2021-611/index.html.