The State of New York Did Not Show That Disaster Recovery Funds Under Its Non-Federal Share Match Program Were Used for Eligible and Supported Costs
We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs direct the State to Implement procedures to ensure that remaining program costs reimbursed with disaster recovery funds are adequately reviewed for eligibility and support, thereby putting up to $8,932,630 to better use.
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The State of New York Did Not Show That Disaster Recovery Funds Under Its Non-Federal Share Match Program Were Used for Eligible and Supported Costs
We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs direct the State to provide training to its staff on applicable HUD and Federal requirements for eligibility, documentation of costs, and duplication of benefits reviews.
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The State of North Carolina Generally Had Capacity and Mostly Followed Disbursement Requirements, but Its Procurement Process Needs Improvement
Provide adequate documentation to support that the $2,588,362 in CDBG-DR funds for three unsupported project and program management services expenditures cited in this report was spent for supported, necessary, and reasonable costs. Any amount for which adequate support cannot be provided should Read More
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The State of North Carolina Generally Had Capacity and Mostly Followed Disbursement Requirements, but Its Procurement Process Needs Improvement
Update its procurement policy to clearly define the process, which includes timing and the procurement types, for conducting an independent cost estimate and a price analysis.
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The State of North Carolina Generally Had Capacity and Mostly Followed Disbursement Requirements, but Its Procurement Process Needs Improvement
Provide training to State staff to ensure that it understands and follows (1) requirements to maintain adequate documentation to support that program disbursements are eligible and reasonable and (2) procurement requirements, including independent cost estimates, cost analyses, proposal scoring, Read More
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The State of Oklahoma Did Not Obligate and Spend Its Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds in Accordance With Requirements
We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs require the State to develop and implement policies and procedures to document and perform detailed review and testing to establish eligibility, existence, disaster event qualifications, reasonableness of cost estimates, Read More
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The State of Oklahoma Did Not Obligate and Spend Its Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds in Accordance With Requirements
We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs require the State to support or properly obligate $11,717,288 in unsupported obligations.
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Stone Terrace Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
Reimburse HUD $52,932 from non-project funds for the overpayment of housing assistance and utility allowances due to incorrect calculations.
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Stone Terrace Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
Reimburse the appropriate households $566 from non-project funds for the underpayment of housing assistance due to incorrect calculations.
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Stone Terrace Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
Reimburse HUD $32,334 for the overpayment of housing assistance due to unreported, and underreported income, or income reported late. This reimbursement is either from non-project funds or collections from applicable households.
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Stone Terrace Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
Support or reimburse HUD $6,444 from non-project funds for the unsupported payments of housing assistance cited in the finding.
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Stone Terrace Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
Implement adequate quality control procedures to ensure that housing assistance payments are appropriately calculated and supported. These procedures and controls should ensure that $76,107 in program funds are appropriately used for future payments.
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Stone Terrace Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
Document the implementation of the quality control plan and the completed reviews of the tenant certification process.
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Stone Terrace Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
Revise its occupancy standards to include policies and procedures to prevent underuse of the project’s units.
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Stone Terrace Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
Review and update the project’s internal transfer waiting list to include the applicants’ move-in dates, and the project’s external waiting list to include notations showing the reasons why applicants were not admitted into the project’s program and why applicants were bypassed.
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Stone Terrace Apartments, Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
Develop and implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the project complies with HUD’s requirements and its own policies regarding the management of its waiting list.
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The Tacoma, WA, Housing Authority Generally Satisfied RAD Requirements but Did Not Follow Its Moving to Work Policy by Conducting Annual Tenant Reexaminations for Its RAD Converted Units
Require the Authority to provide support for the $1,071 in unsupported assistance payments made in 2017 and reimburse its RAD-converted project-based voucher program using non-Federal funds for any amount that remains unsupported.
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The Tacoma, WA, Housing Authority Generally Satisfied RAD Requirements but Did Not Follow Its Moving to Work Policy by Conducting Annual Tenant Reexaminations for Its RAD Converted Units
Require the Authority to reimburse its RAD-converted project-based voucher program $1,904 using non-Federal funds for the ineligible assistance payments made in 2017.
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The Tacoma, WA, Housing Authority Generally Satisfied RAD Requirements but Did Not Follow Its Moving to Work Policy by Conducting Annual Tenant Reexaminations for Its RAD Converted Units
Require the Authority to complete overdue annual reexaminations and reconcile corrections by reimbursing tenants and its RAD-converted project-based voucher program using non-Federal funds.
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The Tacoma, WA, Housing Authority Generally Satisfied RAD Requirements but Did Not Follow Its Moving to Work Policy by Conducting Annual Tenant Reexaminations for Its RAD Converted Units
Conduct a review to determine whether the Authority is complying with the reexamination schedule in its Moving to Work policy and incorporate timely reexaminations in the risk management assessment.
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