Develop and implement controls to identify errors and ensure that housing assistance payments are correctly calculated and paid, leases run concurrently with the housing assistance payments contract, required eligibility documentation is maintained, rent reasonableness is completed before executing the housing assistance payments contract and lease, the correct utility allowance rate is used, and documentation to support completed background checks is maintained.
2017-FW-1005 | April 25, 2017
The Hammond Housing Authority’s, Hammond, LA, Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Had Weaknesses
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2017-FW-1005-001-DOpenClosed
- Status2017-FW-1005-001-EOpenClosed
Revise its written policies and procedures to ensure that it administers its participant repayment agreements in compliance with requirements.
- Status2017-FW-1005-001-FOpenClosed
Ensure that it executes form HUD-52675 with all program participants and adult household members.
- Status2017-FW-1005-001-GOpenClosed
Develop written policies and procedures, to include HUD’s requirements to (1) properly report participant data in the PIC system, (2) report repayments and debts owed in the EIV system, and (3) monitor EIV reports.
- Status2017-FW-1005-001-HOpenClosed
Compare current participant and financial data to the EIV and PIC system data to ensure that all participant data were accurately submitted and reported.
- Status2017-FW-1005-001-IOpenClosed
Revise its administrative plan to ensure that it accurately reflects current HUD requirements and the Authority’s current policies and procedures.
- Status2017-FW-1005-001-JOpenClosed
Provide training to its staff to ensure that it is familiar with all HUD documentation and reporting requirements.
2017-BO-1005 | April 21, 2017
Health Concepts Ltd’s., Providence, RI Service Charges at FHA-Insured Nursing Homes Did Not Always Comply With Management Agreements.
Housing
- Status2017-BO-1005-001-AOpenClosed
Develop and implement adequate controls over payments for services that are part of the management fee.
- Status2017-BO-1005-001-BOpenClosed
Amend and resubmit the management agreements and the management certifications for HUD approval and ensure that the agreements do not conflict with the management certifications.
- Status2017-BO-1005-001-COpenClosed
Identify all unallowable fees and reimburse from non-project funds.
2016-OE-0010 | April 19, 2017
Assessing HUD Plans for Evaluating Urban Promise Zones and HUD Grant Programs Participating in Promise Zones
Field Policy and Management
- Status2016-OE-0010-01OpenClosed
Complete all steps necessary for an effective evaluation effort.
- Status2016-OE-0010-02OpenClosed
Work with grant program offices to overcome reporting challenges. Ensure that grant program offices report OMB-requested data. Learn from and leverage results of participating grant programs.
- Status2016-OE-0010-03OpenClosed
Work with PD&R on an evaluation approach and design for the Promise Zone initiative. Ensure that OFPM has the appropriate resources for its new Communications and Data Analysis Division.
2017-LA-1001 | April 13, 2017
Clark County, NV, Did Not Always Use Community Development Block Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Community Planning and Development
- Status2017-LA-1001-001-AOpenClosed$1,663,758Questioned 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.
Support the reasonableness of the amount paid for the food facility consolidation and expansion project or repay the program $1,663,758 from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-LA-1001-001-BOpenClosed$596,126Questioned 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.
Correct any citations from the Southern Nevada Health District at the Pettiti public pool before May 2017 using non-Federal funds or repay the entire project cost of $596,126 from non-Federal funds and support the reasonableness of the change orders for the Pettiti pool project or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-LA-1001-001-COpenClosed$2,809Questioned 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.
Support the cost reasonableness of $2,809 in change orders for the ADA pool improvement project or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-LA-1001-001-DOpenClosed$4,955Questioned 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 supporting documentation for $4,955 in unsupported costs or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-LA-1001-001-EOpenClosed
Provide support showing that the ADA pool improvement project allows equal and independent access for people with disabilities through a third party or correct the access issue.
- Status2017-LA-1001-001-FOpenClosed
Develop and implement procurement policies and procedures for monitoring subrecipients to ensure that the scope of work developed by its subrecipients is sufficiently detailed to allow contractors to submit informed bids, reducing the number of change orders after the contract, and that its subrecipients do an independent cost analysis before all procurement transactions, including change orders, to ensure that it receives a reasonable price and allows for full and open competition.
- Status2017-LA-1001-001-GOpenClosed
Develop and implement policies and procedures that ensure labor wage interviews are completed and documented.