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Date Published
January 13, 2014
News Type
Press Release

For Immediate Release
Contact:  HUD OIG Public Affairs
[email protected]

On August 8, 2013, this office received a request from Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., regarding the State of New Jersey’s Post-Hurricane Sandy Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Action Plan.  Audits of Federal expenditures of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, including disaster-related activities, are something that this office does routinely.  The Department granted a waiver to allow the State to use $25 million of its award on a marketing campaign to promote the Jersey Shore and encourage tourism.  An audit was initiated in September 2013 to examine whether the State administered its Tourism Marketing Program in accordance with applicable departmental and Federal requirements.  This is an audit and not an investigation of the procurement process.  We expect to issue our audit report expeditiously.  We will have no further comment until the audit report is issued.