The City of New York, NY Did Not Always Use Disaster Recovery Funds Under Its Program for Eligible and Supported Costs
We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs require the City to provide documentation showing that payments made under the Rockaway Boardwalk construction management services contract complied with Davis-Bacon and Related Acts requirements and that restitution is made to Read More
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The City of New York, NY, Implemented Policies That Did Not Always Ensure That Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Were Disbursed in Accordance With Its Action Plan and Federal Requirements
We recommend that HUD’s Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs instruct City officials to repay the Program from non-Federal funds $32,107 in overpaid grants to homeowners whose grant amounts (1) were not revised to show recalculated duplication of benefits and (2) exceeded the Read More
Open Recommendation
The City of New York, NY, Implemented Policies That Did Not Always Ensure That Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Were Disbursed in Accordance With Its Action Plan and Federal Requirements
We recommend that HUD’s Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs instruct City officials to reimburse $101,398 in additional grants owed to the 11 homeowners whose grant amounts should have been materially increased as a result of recalculated duplication of benefits.
Open Recommendation
The City of New York, NY, Implemented Policies That Did Not Always Ensure That Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Were Disbursed in Accordance With Its Action Plan and Federal Requirements
We recommend that HUD’s Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs coordinate with the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control to provide technical assistance and instruct City officials to provide supporting documentation that lead-based paint testing was performed, identified Read More
Open Recommendation
The City of New York, NY, Implemented Policies That Did Not Always Ensure That Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Were Disbursed in Accordance With Its Action Plan and Federal Requirements
We recommend that HUD’s Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs coordinate with the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control to provide technical assistance and instruct City officials to advise homeowners of their obligation under the terms of the reimbursement grant Read More
Open Recommendation
The City of New York, NY, Lacked Adequate Controls To Ensure That the Use of CDBG-DR Funds Was Always Consistent With the Action Plan and Applicable Federal and State Requirements
We recommend that HUD’s Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs instruct City officials to reimburse the Program from non-Federal funds $18,274,054 in exempt State sales tax on repairs and maintenance services.
Open Recommendation
The City of New York, NY, Lacked Adequate Controls To Ensure That the Use of CDBG-DR Funds Was Always Consistent With the Action Plan and Applicable Federal and State Requirements
We recommend that HUD’s Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs instruct City officials to strengthen controls over disbursements to ensure that all costs charged to the Program are allowable, reasonable, and necessary in compliance with the HUD-approved action plan and Federal and Read More
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The City of Niagara Falls Had Weaknesses in Controls Over CDBG Funded Subgrantee-Administered Rehabilitation Activities
We recommend that the Director of the HUD's Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to provide documentation to adequately support that $70,538 disbursed and $150,000 obligated were for eligible costs. Any costs determined to be ineligible should be reimbursed Read More
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The City of Niagara Falls Had Weaknesses in Controls Over CDBG Funded Subgrantee-Administered Rehabilitation Activities
We recommend that the Director of the HUD's Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to strengthen monitoring procedures for CDBG-funded subgrantees to ensure compliance with program requirements.
Open Recommendation
The City of Niagara Falls Had Weaknesses in Controls Over CDBG Funded Subgrantee-Administered Rehabilitation Activities
We recommend that the Director of the HUD's Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to reprogram unexpended funds of $2,516 on a subgrantee agreement that expired June 30, 2015, for use by other eligible CDBG activities so that these funds are put to better Read More
Open Recommendation
The City of Niagara Falls Had Weaknesses in Controls Over CDBG Funded Subgrantee-Administered Rehabilitation Activities
We recommend that the Director of the HUD's Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to spend program income of $113,733 on eligible CDBG activities before drawing down additional CDBG entitlement funds, thus ensuring that these funds are put to better use.
Open Recommendation
The City of Niagara Falls Had Weaknesses in Controls Over CDBG Funded Subgrantee-Administered Rehabilitation Activities
We recommend that the Director of the HUD's Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to implement procedures to ensure that program income received by subgrantees is properly reported in HUD's integrated Disbursement and Information System and spent before funds Read More
Open Recommendation
The City of Niagara Falls Had Weaknesses in Controls Over CDBG Funded Subgrantee-Administered Rehabilitation Activities
We recommend that the Director of the HUD's Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to strengthen subgrant procedures to ensure that all required documents are received, explanations are obtained when prior performance does not meet goals, and subgrants are Read More
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The City of Pittsburgh, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Provide documentation to show that prices paid for products and services totaling $1,423,262 for three activities were fair and reasonable or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.
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The City of Pittsburgh, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Provide documentation to show that costs totaling $942,636 for activity 7099 were for employees’ actual time spent benefiting the activity or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.
Open Recommendation
The City of Pittsburgh, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Provide documentation to show that costs totaling $100,000 for activity 6865 benefited the activity or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.
Open Recommendation
The City of Pittsburgh, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Provide documentation to show that seven activities with costs totaling $2,266,543 were exempt or categorically excluded from environmental reviews or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support (excluding any amount repaid as a result of recommendations 1A, 1B Read More
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The City of Pittsburgh, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Revise its policies and procedures to address compliance with applicable procurement regulations requiring independent cost estimates before receiving bids or proposals.
Open Recommendation
The City of Pittsburgh, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Train its staff on requirements for documenting costs funded by multiple funding sources.
Open Recommendation
The City of Pittsburgh, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Develop and implement controls to ensure that subrecipients comply with requirements for documenting costs funded by multiple funding sources.
Open Recommendation