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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.

Publication Report

2017-PH-1001 | March 22, 2017

The City of Pittsburgh, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements

We audited the City of Pittsburgh, PA’s administration of its Community Development Block Grant program.  We conducted the audit because the City’s program had the second largest number of completed activities without accomplishment information… more

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Community Planning and Development

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-A
    Closed on March 31, 2023
    $1,423,262.00
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    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.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-C
    $100,000.00
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    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.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-D
    Closed on March 13, 2019
    $2,266,543.00
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    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, and 1C).

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-E
    Closed on May 10, 2018

    Revise its policies and procedures to address compliance with applicable procurement regulations requiring independent cost estimates before receiving bids or proposals.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-F
    Closed on March 27, 2018

    Train its staff on requirements for documenting costs funded by multiple funding sources.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-G
    Closed on May 10, 2018

    Develop and implement controls to ensure that subrecipients comply with requirements for documenting costs funded by multiple funding sources.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-H
    Closed on December 04, 2018

    Determine whether it has complied with environmental review requirements for all activities since October 2010 and provide a copy of its determination to HUD. If it did not comply, either provide the necessary support for the activities or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any activity costs it cannot support.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-I
    Closed on June 04, 2018

    Develop and implement controls to ensure that it complies with environmental review requirements.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-J
    Closed on March 27, 2018

    Review accomplishment data that it reported in IDIS for open and completed activities to ensure that accomplishments were reported accurately.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-K
    Closed on June 04, 2018

    Train its staff on reporting accomplishments in IDIS and develop and implement policies and procedures for supervisory review to ensure accuracy.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-1001-001-L
    Closed on July 16, 2018

    Include compliance with environmental review requirements in its project-specific reviews in its next periodic monitoring of the City’s Block Grant program.