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  • Recommendation Number: 2018-LA-0002-001-B
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: May 07, 2018
Closed Date:
February 11, 2022

Revise form HUD-4117 to include certification and false claim statements that hold grantees responsible for reporting accurate tribal enrollment numbers to HUD annually.

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2018-LA-0002 | May 07, 2018

HUD Did Not Have Adequate Controls To Ensure That Grantees Submitted Accurate Tribal Enrollment Numbers for Program Funding

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Native American Programs’ Indian Housing Block Grant program.  We selected the program based on the results of a previous audit (audit report 2017-LA-1007) and… more

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-LA-0002-001-A
    Closed on February 11, 2022

    Update the program’s information reporting requirements on form HUD-4117 to ensure that grantees report tribal enrollment numbers annually regardless of whether there are changes or corrections.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-LA-0002-001-C
    Closed on February 11, 2022

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to assist in formal challenging of grantees’ reporting tribal enrollment numbers in accordance with applicable requirements.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-LA-0002-001-D
    Closed on February 11, 2022

    Issue guidance to grantees on procedures to ensure accurate reporting of tribal enrollment numbers.