The City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department, Detroit, MI, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD's Requirements
Support that landlords gave preference in renting eight vacant units to families with children under 6 years of age or reimburse its Program $112,917 from non-Federal funds for the lead-based paint hazard control activities completed at these assisted units.
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The City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department, Detroit, MI, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD's Requirements
Support that lead-based paint hazard control activities were necessary at 19 assisted units or reimburse its Program $70,266 from non-Federal funds for the unsupported lead-based paint hazard control activities completed at these assisted units
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The City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department, Detroit, MI, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD's Requirements
Coordinate with HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to determine whether $51,930 in healthy homes supplemental funds used for four units in excess of $5,000 per unit was for eligible activities. If the activities are deemed ineligible, the Department should reimburse its Program Read More
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The City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department, Detroit, MI, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD's Requirements
Support that one household residing in an assisted unit was income eligible or reimburse its Program $19,500 from non-Federal funds for the lead-based paint hazard control activities completed in the assisted unit.
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The City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department, Detroit, MI, Did Not Administer Its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program in Accordance With HUD's Requirements
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that (1) documentation is maintained to support that contracted services are cost reasonable, (2) landlords give preference in renting assisted vacant units to families with children under 6 years of age, (3) lead inspection documentation Read More
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The City of Elmira, NY Did Not Always Administer Its CDBG Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to provide documentation to support the reasonableness and eligibility of the administrative program delivery costs charged to the CDBG program, including $597,048 in program Read More
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The City of Erie, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Code Enforcement and Community Policing Activities in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Follow up on the 15 properties in our sample to ensure that the code enforcement violations have been corrected, that the necessary documentation has been gathered and retained in the code enforcement file for the property, and that the code enforcement process has been completed.
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The City of Erie, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Code Enforcement and Community Policing Activities in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Provide documentation to support $671,838 in code enforcement costs or repay the program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.
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The City of Erie, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Code Enforcement and Community Policing Activities in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that its Block Grant-funded code enforcement activities comply with HUD requirements, including documentation requirements, thereby ensuring that funds totaling $301,866 can be put to better use.
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The City of Erie, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Code Enforcement and Community Policing Activities in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Provide documentation to support $1 million in community policing salary costs or repay the program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.
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The City of Erie, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Code Enforcement and Community Policing Activities in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that Block Grant-funded community policing salaries and benefits comply with HUD requirements, including documentation requirements, thereby ensuring that funds totaling $295,935 are put to better use.
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The City of Fresno, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Support the eligibility of $6,529,500 in code enforcement costs, including meeting code enforcement requirements, preparing time distribution reports, and supporting vehicle costs, or repay the program from non-Federal funds (appendix D).
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The City of Fresno, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Suspend funding to its code enforcement program until it can show that it has implemented controls, addressed its capacity issues, and understands and abides by HUD requirements.
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The City of Fresno, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Repay the program $4,565 from non-Federal funds for ineligible code enforcement program costs.
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The City of Fresno, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Repay the program $139,071 from non-Federal funds for ineligible tire team code enforcement program costs.
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The City of Fresno, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Repay the program $19,919 from non-Federal funds for ineligible antigraffiti program salary costs.
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The City of Fresno, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Support the eligibility of the $1,107,000 in after school program costs, including meeting the limited clientele national objective, or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
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The City of Fresno, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Support the eligibility of the $218,028 in antigraffiti costs or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
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The City of Fresno, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Support the eligibility of the $55,000 subrecipient drawdown or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
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The City of Fresno, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Develop and implement written code enforcement policies and procedures to meet CDBG requirements or amend the funding for another CDBG-eligible project. Improving code enforcement controls will result in $428,373 in funds to be put to better use.
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