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  • Recommendation Number: 2017-AT-1802-001-A
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: September 15, 2017
Closed Date:
March 24, 2023

Reevaluate the feasibility of the project to determine the eligibility of the $1,014,211 in State Block Grant funds disbursed. If HUD determines that the project has been canceled or is not feasible, the Government of Puerto Rico or its designee must reimburse all project costs to its State Block Grant program from non-Federal funds.

Publication Report

2017-AT-1802 | September 15, 2017

San Sebastian Fine Arts Center, Office of the Commissioner for Municipal Affairs, San Juan, PR, State Block Grant Program

We audited the Office of the Commissioner for Municipal Affairs’ (OCMA) Puerto Rico State Community Development Block Grant program.  We selected OCMA for review based on concerns regarding the slow progress of the Municipality of San Sebastian’s… more

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Community Planning and Development

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    Status
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      Closed
    2017-AT-1802-001-B
    Closed on March 24, 2023

    Instruct the Office for the Socioeconomic and Community Development to submit a plan for how it will proceed with the fine arts center project. The plan should include a schedule that HUD can track to ensure the project’s completion without proposing the use of additional HUD funds.