The Housing Authority of the County of Monterey, Salinas, CA, Did Not Administer the Procurement and Contracting of Its Capital Fund Recovery Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Laws and Regulations
We completed an audit of the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey’s (Authority) administration of more than $2.9 million in Capital Fund Recovery Grant funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority administered the procurement and contracting of its grant funds in accordance with HUD laws and regulations. The Authority did not administer the procurement and…
July 21, 2011
Report
#2011-LA-1014
King County Housing Authority, Tukwila, WA, Generally Complied With Recovery Act Capital Fund Competition Grant Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General audited King County Housing Authority to determine whether its expenditures for three Recovery Act Capital Fund Competition Grants were appropriate, eligible, and adequately supported and whether related procurements were made in accordance with 24 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 85 and Recovery Act requirements. We selected the Authority because it…
July 20, 2011
Report
#2011-SE-1007
The Housing Authority of the City of Camden, NJ, Did Not Ensure That Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Camden NJ's administration of its housing quality standards inspection program for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program as part of our fiscal year 2010 audit plan. The audit objective addressed in this report was to determine whether the Authority ensured that its program units met the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) housing quality standards. The…
July 19, 2011
Report
#2011-PH-1013
US Dept of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public Housing, San Francisco, CA, Monitored Recovery Act Grants Awarded to Region IX Public Housing Authority Grantees in Accordance with Applicable Requirements
We audited the monitoring practices that the San Francisco Office of Public Housing (SF OPH) used to monitor American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 supplemental capital formula and competitive grants awarded to public housing agencies in Region IX. The audit was conducted in accordance with a mandate to review the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) monitoring of Recovery Act funds to determine whether there were…
July 15, 2011
Report
#2011-LA-0003
The Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles, Monterey Park, CA, Generally Administered the Procurement and Contracting of Its Recovery Act Capital Fund Formula Grant in Accordance With HUD Requirements
We audited the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles’ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Capital Fund formula grant. We performed the audit because Recovery Act reviews are part of the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) annual plan and because the Authority was the fourth highest overall recipient of Recovery Act capital funds in California. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority administered the…
July 14, 2011
Report
#2011-LA-1013
The Housing Authority of the City of Wichita Falls, TX, Generally Ensured That Its Recovery Act Capital Fund Grant Complied With Requirements
In accordance with our goal to review funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), we audited the Housing Authority of the City of Wichita Falls’ Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (formula) Recovery Act-funded activities. Specifically, our objectives were to determine whether the Authority followed Recovery Act rules and regulations when obligating and expending its Recovery Act capital funds and…
July 07, 2011
Report
#2011-FW-1014
The Wilmington, DE, Housing Authority Generally Administered Its Public Housing Capital Fund Recovery Act-Funded Formula and Competitive Grants in Accordance With Applicable Requirements
We audited the Wilmington Housing Authority's administration of its Public Housing Capital Fund Recovery Act-Funded Formula and Competitive Grants that it received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). We selected the Authority for audit because it received a $5.2 million Public Housing Capital Fund Formula (Recovery Act-Funded) grant and two Public Housing Capital Fund Competitive (Recovery Act-Funded)…
June 24, 2011
Report
#2011-PH-1011
The Housing Authority of the City of South Bend, IN, Generally Administered Its Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus Formula Grant (Recovery Act Funded) in Accordance With Applicable Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Housing Authority of the City of South Bend, IN’s (Authority) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus Formula grant. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority obligated, disbursed, and expended funds in accordance with Recovery Act and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…
June 17, 2011
Report
#2011-CH-1009
The Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver, CO, Generally Followed Requirements When Obligating and Expending its Recovery Act Capital Funds But Did Not Accurately Report Recovery Act Grant Information
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, reviewed the Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver, CO (Authority), because it had the largest number of low-rent and Section 8 units and received the largest amount of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) capital funds of all of the housing authorities in HUD's Region VIII (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, North…
June 16, 2011
Report
#2011-DE-1003
HUD’s Controls over Energy Audits and Using Recovery Act Funds for Energy Equipment Did Not Warrant Further Audit Testing
We reviewed the U.S. Department of Housing and Development’s (HUD) process for ensuring that grantee public housing agencies (PHA) receiving American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) Capital Funds complied with Section 152 of the 2005 Energy Act. We reviewed this process because during a recent Recovery Act audit we identified some non-Energy Star compliance and premature replacement purchases and during 2008 grantees paid $…
June 14, 2011
Memorandum
#2011-BO-0801
The San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio, TX, Generally Administered Its Recovery Act Public Housing Capital Funds Properly
In accordance with our goal to review funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), we audited the San Antonio Housing Authority’s (Authority) Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus Recovery Act-funded activities. We wanted to determine whether (1) the Authority obligated, expended, and reported on its Recovery Act funds within regulatory requirements and (2) its procurements were made in accordance with…
June 07, 2011
Report
#2011-FW-1011
Blue Mountain Hospital, Blanding, UT, a HUD Section 242 Insured Mortgagee, Did Not Have Adequate Written Procedures for Its Project Funds
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, reviewed Blue Mountain Hospital (Hospital) based on a request from the Office of Healthcare Programs.
The objective of our review was to determine whether the Hospital had adequate written procedures for collecting, dispersing, and accounting for project funds. The Hospital did not have adequate written procedures for collecting, disbursing, and accounting…
June 02, 2011
Report
#2011-DE-1002
The Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, PA, Failed To Support Payments and Improperly Used Funds From the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
We audited the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s (Authority) use of its Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant that it received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). We selected the Authority for audit based on a citizen’s complaint alleging misuse of these funds and because it received $126.5 million in Recovery Act capital funds. We focused strictly on $31.5 million of the funds that the Authority…
May 17, 2011
Report
#2011-PH-1010
PIH's Monitoring of Recovery Act Capital Fund Grantees in Region 1
We audited the monitoring conducted by the Office of Public Housing (PIH), in Region 1 of their Recovery Act Capital Fund Grantees, for compliance with the Recovery Act and applicable U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations, policies and procedures.
Our objective was to determine whether PIH in Region 1 (1) monitored Recovery Act grantees identified by the risk assessment process HUD established and implemented for…
May 13, 2011
Report
#2011-BO-0001
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Charged Its Recovery Act Program Without Applying Cost Reductions or Credits Related to Insurance Reimbursements
We reviewed the hazard-damaged units that the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (Authority) is rehabilitating using formula grant American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) Public Housing Capital Fund program (program) funds. We selected the Authority based upon the results of our capacity review of the Authority’s Recovery Act program (see Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit report #2011-LA-1002, issued…
May 05, 2011
Memorandum
#2011-LA-1802
The Office of Healthcare Programs Could Increase Its Controls To More Effectively Monitor the Section 232 Program
We audited the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 232 program as part of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) goal of contributing to the improvement of HUD’s execution and accountability of fiscal responsibilities. Our objective was to determine whether HUD had implemented adequate controls to properly monitor Section 232-insured mortgages.
We found that HUD’s Office of Healthcare Programs had taken steps to…
April 26, 2011
Report
#2011-FW-0002
Albuquerque Housing Services, Albuquerque, NM, Mismanaged Its Recovery Act Funding
In accordance with our goal to review funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), we audited Albuquerque Housing Services’ (Housing Services) Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (formula) Recovery Act-funded activities. Our audit objectives were to determine whether Housing Services (1) properly obligated and expended its Recovery Act formula grant in accordance with requirements, (2) followed the…
April 07, 2011
Report
#2011-FW-1007
The DuPage Housing Authority, Wheaton, IL, Inappropriately Administered Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the DuPage Housing Authority’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2010 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based on the results of our audits of its Project-Based Voucher program. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority effectively…
March 23, 2011
Report
#2011-CH-1006
The Jersey City Housing Authority, Jersey City, NJ, Did Not Always Obligate or Disburse Replacement Housing Factor Capital Fund Grants in a Timely Manner
We audited the Jersey City Housing Authority’s (Authority) administration of its Replacement Housing Factor (RHF) grants received under the capital fund program. This is the third audit report regarding the Authority’s capital fund programs. We selected the Authority because of the size of its capital fund programs and because of its U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) risk rating. Our audit objective was to determine…
March 18, 2011
Report
#2011-NY-1008
The Jersey City Housing Authority, Jersey City, NJ, Had Financial Control Weaknesses in Its Recovery Act Funded Public Housing Capital Fund Program
We audited the Jersey City Housing Authority’s (Authority) administration of its public housing capital fund program funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). This is the second audit report regarding the Authority’s capital fund programs. We selected the Authority because of the size of its capital fund programs and because of its U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) risk rating. Our…
March 10, 2011
Report
#2011-NY-1007