The Tule River Indian Housing Authority, Porterville, CA Did Not Administer the Procurement and Contracting of Its Recovery Act Native American Housing Block Grant in Accordance With HUD requirements
We audited the Tule River Indian Housing Authority in response to a complaint involving the Authority’s alleged misuse and improper procurement of $303,721 in Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Native American Housing Block Grant funding to be used for cabinet construction work on 38 of its housing units. Our overall objective was to determine whether the Authority followed procurement and contracting requirements and used its Recovery Act Native American Housing Block Grant funding in accordance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements.