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Línea Directa

REPORTAR FRAUDE, DESPERDICIO O ABUSO
  • Recommendation Number: 2022-LA-1001-001-B
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: Enero 20, 2022
Closed Date:
Marzo 29, 2024

Develop and implement strategies to address capacity and organizational problems or obtain technical assistance to address these issues.

Publication Report

2022-LA-1001 | Enero 20, 2022

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Always Administer Its Continuum of Care Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements

We audited the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s Continuum of Care (CoC) program.  The audit was initiated because of the homelessness crisis in the City of Los Angeles, which has the highest number of unsheltered people in the United States... más

Related Recommendations

Community Planning and Development

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-LA-1001-001-A
    $3,500,000.00
    Funds Put to Better Use

    Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.

    Summary

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that subgrantee agreements are executed in a timely manner, effective monitoring is performed, and subgrantees maintain an emphasis on using their CoC funds, thereby preventing similar occurrences of $3.5 million (see appendix D) in CoC funding going unused.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-LA-1001-001-C
    Closed on Julio 15, 2024
    Summary

    Develop and implement procedures and controls to clearly define and update point-of-contact staff for subgrantees.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-LA-1001-001-D
    Closed on Mayo 18, 2023
    Summary

    Work with HUD and subgrantees to reevaluate its CoC program’s performance goals and set targets that help to ensure that funds for future CoC grants are fully and effectively used to advance the goal of ending homelessness.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-LA-1001-002-A
    $824,302.00
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Summary

    Adequately support the eligibility of payroll costs or repay its CoC grants $824,302 from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-LA-1001-002-B
    $55,545.00
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Summary

    Adequately support the eligibility of rent costs or repay its CoC grants $55,545 from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-LA-1001-002-C
    Summary

    Develop and implement additional written procedures and controls to ensure that employees charge time in accordance with program requirements and that the Authority fully documents and supports that salary and rental cost allocations are charged to its CoC grants in accordance with its cost allocation plan.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-LA-1001-003-A
    Closed on Junio 06, 2023
    Summary

    Complete and implement policies and procedures to ensure that APRs are submitted by the closeout deadline.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-LA-1001-003-B
    Closed on Junio 06, 2023
    Summary

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that relevant personnel are routinely and regularly trained on the grant closeout process.