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Community Planning and Development

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1004-001-A
    $1,322,280
    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 Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to repay its HOME program from non-Federal funds $1,322,280, which it misspent reconstructing homes.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1004-001-B

    We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to ensure that staff responsible for environmental reviews understands and complies with environmental requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1004-001-C

    We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to hire a qualified entity to determine and correct deficiencies related to 13 reconstructed homes, including the structural integrity of the homes.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1004-001-D

    We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to provide a detailed plan for covering the cost of any potential warranty work needed on these 13 properties for the entire statutory warranty period.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1004-001-E
    $7,777,688
    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 Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to support or reduce its match contributions by $2,967,568 and review its HOME match contributions for the past 5 years for compliance with HOME regulations and report the results to the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1004-001-F

    We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to develop and adopt policies and procedures to address HOME match contribution requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1004-001-G

    We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to ensure that the loan agreements are signed and valid legal instruments.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1004-001-H

    We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to develop policies and procedures, to include the review of all subcontractors in SAM.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1004-001-I

    We recommend that the Fort Worth Office of Community Planning and Development Director require the City to ensure that its staff understands and complies its policies and procedures including HOME income requirements.

Community Planning and Development

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1003-001-A

    We recommend that HUD’s Acting Director for the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas General Land Office to review and update its internal controls throughout the grant cycle to ensure that the procurement and expenditure policies and procedures are implemented and working as designed, including the Federal prohibition of cost plus percentage of cost contracts.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1003-001-B

    We recommend that HUD’s Acting Director for the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas General Land Office to fill vacancies, ensuring that staffing levels remain adequate to administer Hurricane Harvey disaster grant funds.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1003-001-C

    We recommend that HUD’s Acting Director for the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas General Land Office to negotiate with SBA to extend its data-sharing agreements for the term of the expenditure requirements set forth in public laws or the Federal Register.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1003-001-D

    We recommend that HUD’s Acting Director for the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas General Land Office to initiate negotiations with the Texas Department of Insurance to establish data-sharing agreements for the Hurricane Harvey disaster, any open disaster recovery grants, and future disasters.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-1003-001-E

    We recommend that HUD’s Acting Director for the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas General Land Office to ensure that false statement and false claim warnings are included in all of its contract-related forms.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-LA-0002-001-A

    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.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-LA-0002-001-B

    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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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-LA-0002-001-C

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

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-LA-0002-001-D

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

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-PH-1004-001-A

    Develop and implement procedures to ensure that it maintains documentation to show that it selected participants from its waiting list in accordance with applicable requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-PH-1004-001-B

    Develop and implement procedures to ensure that it maintains criminal background checks in separate, secure files.