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We reviewed the City of Oakland’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program to determine whether it administered its program in accordance with federal requirements and its own policies and procedures. We selected the City for review due to its large annual HUD funding and because it had not been the subject of an OIG audit for several years. The City did not always administer its HOME program in accordance with federal requirements and its own policies and procedures. Specifically, it did not follow HUD and Office of Management and Budget requirements and its own policies for (1) initial cost estimates, (2) rehabilitation standards, (3) income determinations, and (4) Integrated Disbursement and Information System entries. As a result, the City did not fulfill all of its responsibilities as a HOME participating jurisdiction, $286,103 was not available for eligible projects and activities, and $118,213 in HOME expenditures was not supported.