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October 04, 2011
  • Community Planning and Development
2012-NY-1001
ig1221001.pdf

We audited Bergen County, NJ’s administration of its Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) in support of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) goal to review the expenditure of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds and contribute to improving HUD’s execution and accoutability of fiscal responsibilites. The audit objective was to determine whether Bergen County officials obligated and expended HPRP funds within prescribed timeframes and implemented adequate controls to ensure that grant awards complied with HPRP program requirements.

Bergen County officials generally administered the HPRP grant funds in accordance with HUD regulations. Specifically, the officials obligated and expended funds within required timeframes and generally disbursed grant funds for eligible activities and complied with program financial and administrative requirements. While some participant files did not contain all required documentation and a $500 grant was erroneously awarded, County officials had taken action to address these issues.

We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark Office of Community Planning and Development instruct County officials to strengthen the County’s administrative controls to ensure that participant case files include all required supporting documentation and monitoring reviews of subgrantees are conducted regularly.