Assessment of the U.S. Virgin Islands Fraud Risk Management and Potential Improper Payments | Office of Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Title	Announced	Priority Area	Program Area	State
Assessment of the U.S. Virgin Islands Fraud Risk Management and Potential Improper Payments	04/2025	Promoting Accountability and Effectiveness in Disaster Response and Recovery	Community Planning and Development	Virgin Islands

Summary

HUD OIG is auditing the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). As a result of the devastation caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria during September 2017, HUD allocated almost $2 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Mitigation funds to USVI to help it recover from the hurricanes. Our objective is to assess USVI’s fraud risk management practices including control activities to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud while administering HUD program funds and determine if there were any improper payments related to its disaster recovery and mitigation program funds.