We are auditing HUD’s implementation and tracking of the President’s National Drug Control Strategy (Strategy) as directed by the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy. For FY2023, HUD has administered more than $3.2 billion in Recovery Housing Program (RHP) and Continuum of Care (CoC) Program funding as part of the agency’s efforts in reducing the number of overdose deaths in the United States.

HUD OIG is auditing the Office of Community Planning and Development's monitoring of civil rights compliance. Fair housing and civil rights are critical in making sure all Americans have equal access to the housing of their choice. The audit objective is to assess the extent to which HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development monitored civil rights compliance in their program activities. 

HUD OIG is auditing a Hawaii-based grantee's Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG-CV) program. The CARES Act provided nearly $4 billion in special ESG funds to grantees to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic and supports activities, such as, rapid re-housing, homelessness prevention programs, and emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness.

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's Continuum of Care (CoC) program, which is a grant program designed to promote community wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness. A CoC is a regional or local planning body that coordinates housing and services funding for homeless families and individuals and HUD provided $2.6 billion in CoC funding for the 2021 grant competition year. Our objective is to determine how HUD and CoCs collect and use data to assess performance in identifying and reducing homelessness.

HUD OIG is auditing a New York-based grantee's Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG-CV) program. The CARES Act provided nearly $4 billion in special ESG funds to grantees to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic and supports activities, such as, rapid re-housing, homelessness prevention programs, and emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness.  Our objective is to assess the grantee's fraud risk framework, that encompasses control activities to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud.

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG-CV) program, which is a grant program that funds rapid re-housing, homelessness prevention programs, and emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness. The CARES Act provided nearly $4 billion special ESG funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic.