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  • Recommendation Number: 2019-FW-1001-001-D
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: April 23, 2019
Closed Date:
August 14, 2019

We recommend that the Little Rock Acting PIH Director require the Authority to develop and implement procedures to identify, report, and resolve conflict-of-interest and ethics concerns.

Publication Report

2019-FW-1001 | April 23, 2019

The Little Rock Housing Authority, Little Rock, AR, Did Not Fully Meet Rental Assistance Demonstration Program Requirements

We audited the Little Rock Housing Authority’s Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD program).  We initiated this assignment due to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Little Rock Office of Public and Indian Housing (… more

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Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-FW-1001-001-A
    Closed on August 10, 2023

    We recommend that the Little Rock Acting PIH Director require the Authority to develop and implement an achievable plan to close the remaining projects and complete its RAD program conversions.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-FW-1001-001-B
    Closed on February 08, 2021
    $1,925,814.00
    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.

    We recommend that the Little Rock Acting PIH Director require the Authority to support or repay $1,925,814 in predevelopment costs to its program from nonfederal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-FW-1001-001-C
    Closed on February 08, 2021
    $829,544.00
    Funds Put to Better Use

    Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.

    We recommend that the Little Rock Acting PIH Director require the Authority to design and implement financial controls to ensure that $829,544 in remaining predevelopment costs is properly accounted for and supported.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-FW-1001-001-E
    Closed on October 30, 2020

    We recommend that the Little Rock Acting PIH Director require the Authority to design and implement adequate control systems to ensure that the executive management team provides oversight of its RAD program.