As part of the tenth of our ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's (LMDC) administration of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Assistance funds, we reviewed the nature of costs incurred under the activity entitled "World Trade Center Memorial and Cultural" program related to the deconstruction of the Deutsche Bank building in New York City.

We audited the State of Mississippi's Development Authority's (Authority) Homeowners Assistance Program (Program), implemented by Reznick Group and Reznick Mississippi, LLC (contractor). We initiated the audit in conjunction with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Gulf Coast Region's audit plan and examination of relief efforts provided by the federal government in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

We audited the Homeowner's Assistance Grant Program (Program), a component of the State of Mississippi's (State) administration of the $5.058 billion in Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery funds provided to the State in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The State allocated $3 billion to help homeowners in Southern Mississippi recover from Hurricane Katrina.

We audited the State of Louisiana's (State) additional compensation grant (grant) component of the Road Home homeowner assistance program, managed by the State's contractor, ICF Emergency Management Services, LLC (ICF), in conjunction with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Gulf Coast Region's audit plan and examination of relief efforts provided by the federal government in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

We audited the State of Louisiana's (State) additional compensation grant (grant) component of the Road Home homeowner assistance program, managed by the State's contractor, ICF Emergency Management Services, LLC (ICF). We initiated the audit in conjunction with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Gulf Coast Region's audit plan and examination of relief efforts provided by the federal government in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. During our audit to determine grant eligibility, we identified possible eligibility issues through a review of the electronic data.

We audited the State of Mississippi's (State) administration of the $5.058 billion in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster recovery funds provided to the State in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The State allocated $2.2 billion to help homeowners in southern Mississippi recover from Hurricane Katrina. During our audit on grant eligibility, we identified a few possible duplicate payments when reviewing the State's disbursement database. Therefore, we expanded our review to address these potential duplicates.

The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG) audited the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Supplemental I and II Disaster Recovery program funds, administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA).

We audited the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Supplemental I Disaster Recovery program, administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (Department). We performed the audit as part of the Office of Inspector General's commitment to HUD to implement oversight of the Disaster Recovery funds to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse and duplication of benefits.

We completed the twelfth report in our ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's (the auditee) administration of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. During our audit period, April 1 through September 30, 2008, the auditee disbursed approximately $103.4 million of the $2.783 billion funds appropriated.

We audited the State of Mississippi's (State) administration of the $5.058 billion in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster recovery funds provided to the State in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The State allocated $2.2 billion to help homeowners in southern Mississippi recover from Hurricane Katrina. Our audit objective was to determine whether the State ensured that applicants were eligible to receive disbursements under Phase II of its Homeowner Assistance Program (Program).