This flash report apprises the U.S. Department of Education (Department) of the risk that the Puerto Rico Department of Education (Puerto Rico DOE) used Department program funds for payroll costs related to inactive employees from 2007 to 2020. An ongoing audit of the Puerto Rico DOE's administration of the Temporary Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students (Emergency Impact Aid) program revealed that the Puerto Rico DOE identified nearly $79.2 million in unallowable payroll payments made to 16,267 employees between 2007 and 2020. In response, a limited review was conducted to determine whether any of the 16,267 employees the Puerto Rico DOE identified in an accounts receivable report were also included in a payroll expenditure report that identified employees whose payroll costs were charged to the Emergency Impact Aid program. Findings showed that the Puerto Rico DOE may have charged up to $1.3 million in unallowable payroll costs to the Emergency Impact Aid program. Specifically, the Puerto Rico DOE charged January 2018 payroll costs to its Emergency Impact program grant for 539 employees who, according to the accounts receivable report, were not employed by the Puerto Rico DOE during the payroll accrual periods applicable to the January 2018 payments. It is likely that this occurred because the Puerto Rico DOE did not have adequate controls to ensure that only active employees receive payroll payments. On September 30, 2020, after becoming aware of the unallowable payroll payments made between 2007 and 2020 to inactive employees, the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico required the Puerto Rico DOE to implement internal controls to ensure that only active employees receive payroll payments.