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.
2018-FW-1003 | May 07, 2018
The Texas General Land Office, Austin, TX, Should Strengthen Its Capacity To Administer Its Hurricane Harvey Disaster Grants
Community Planning and Development
- Status2018-FW-1003-001-DOpenClosed
- Status2018-FW-1003-001-EOpenClosed
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.
2018-LA-0002 | May 07, 2018
HUD Did Not Have Adequate Controls To Ensure That Grantees Submitted Accurate Tribal Enrollment Numbers for Program Funding
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2018-LA-0002-001-AOpenClosed
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.
- Status2018-LA-0002-001-BOpenClosed
Revise form HUD-4117 to include certification and false claim statements that hold grantees responsible for reporting accurate tribal enrollment numbers to HUD annually.
- Status2018-LA-0002-001-COpenClosed
Develop and implement policies and procedures to assist in formal challenging of grantees’ reporting tribal enrollment numbers in accordance with applicable requirements.
- Status2018-LA-0002-001-DOpenClosed
Issue guidance to grantees on procedures to ensure accurate reporting of tribal enrollment numbers.
2018-LA-1004 | April 27, 2018
The City of Moreno Valley, CA, Did Not Administer Its Code Enforcement Program in Accordance with HUD Requirements
Community Planning and Development
- Status2018-LA-1004-001-AOpenClosed$797,222Questioned 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 $797,222 in code enforcement costs, including meeting code enforcement and salary and benefits requirements, or repay its program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2018-LA-1004-001-BOpenClosed
Develop and implement written policies and procedures to define deteriorated or deteriorating areas, which would apply to its CDBG-eligible target areas, and establish a written plan for using the program, in conjunction with public or private improvements, rehabilitation, or services, that may be expected to arrest the decline in CDBG-eligible target areas.
- Status2018-LA-1004-001-COpenClosed
Develop and implement written procedures and controls to properly track and charge code enforcement officers’ costs among different CDBG activities and other funding sources.
- Status2018-LA-1004-001-DOpenClosed
Provide training to code enforcement staff on HUD CDBG regulations and requirements.
2018-SE-1001 | April 24, 2018
The Spokane, WA, Housing Authority Did Not Follow Permanent Relocation Requirements for Its RAD Conversion of the Parsons Apartments
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2018-SE-1001-001-AOpenClosed
Require the Authority to design and implement controls to ensure that employees comply with RAD relocation requirements and that its RAD conversion plans submitted to HUD accurately address any tenant relocations.
- Status2018-SE-1001-001-BOpenClosed
Monitor the Authority to ensure that it does not improperly relocate tenants during its planned conversion of the remaining public housing units.
- Status2018-SE-1001-001-COpenClosed
Conduct a compliance review of relocation and pursue corrective action as necessary on behalf of the permanently relocated tenants.
2018-AT-1003 | April 16, 2018
The North Carolina Department of Commerce, Raleigh, NC, Generally Administered Its Grant Program in Accordance With HUD Regulations
Community Planning and Development
- Status2018-AT-1003-001-AOpenClosed
Amend its 2015 annual action plan to include the Main Street Revitalization program.
- Status2018-AT-1003-001-BOpenClosed
Implement controls and procedures to ensure that all future action plans include all methods of distributing grant funds or amend the plan as required if programs are added after approval.
2018-PH-1003 | March 30, 2018
The Crisfield Housing Authority, Crisfield, MD, Did Not Properly Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2018-PH-1003-001-AOpenClosed$561,122Questioned 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 support $280,561 (housing assistance and utility allowance payments totaling $237,809 for families that did not meet eligibility requirements and $42,752 in administrative fees) or reimburse its program from non-Federal funds for any amounts it cannot support.
- Status2018-PH-1003-001-BOpenClosed$17,101Questioned 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.
Reimburse its program $17,101 from non-Federal funds for the overpayment of housing assistance and utility allowances to 14 families.
- Status2018-PH-1003-001-COpenClosed$984Funds 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.
Reimburse five households $984 from program funds for the underpayment of housing assistance and utility reimbursements due to incorrect calculations.
- Status2018-PH-1003-001-DOpenClosed
Develop and implement procedures and controls to ensure that housing assistance and utility allowance payments are correctly calculated, including the use of the Enterprise Income Verification system to verify household income, and that they are adequately supported.
- Status2018-PH-1003-001-EOpenClosed
Correct the errors in the files identified in this report.