CPD Could Improve the Timing of Delivery of Disaster Recovery Funding
From 2001 to 2022, the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery program provided almost $98 billion to states, cities, counties, and territories to help them recover from disasters. Administering disaster recovery has been a recurring U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) top management challenge since 2018.
State of New York - Disaster Procurement
HUD OIG is auditing a State of New York Hurricane Sandy CDBG-DR grant, which totaled $4.4 billion, and was appropriated by Congress in Public Law 113-2. Our audit objective is to determine whether the grantee conducted its Hurricane Sandy funded 2017 through 2023 disaster recovery procurements using full, fair, and open competition methods.
HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development Monitoring of Civil Rights Compliance
HUD OIG is auditing the Office of Community Planning and Development's monitoring of civil rights compliance. Fair housing and civil rights are critical in making sure all Americans have equal access to the housing of their choice. The audit objective is to assess the extent to which HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development monitored civil rights compliance in their program activities.
SAR 90 - HUD OIG Semiannual Report to Congress for the period April 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023
The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month period. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and Congress fully informed of significant findings, progress the Agency has made, and recommendations for improvement.*Following the issuance of SAR 90, OIG identified a recommended restitution of $69,853,850 that was incorrectly reported as final in the FY 23 totals. Accordingly, the FY 2023 totals have been revised.