HUD OIG is reviewing HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development’s (CPD) HUD’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG-CV) program. The CARES Act provided $4.9 billion in CCDBG-CV funds to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. Our objective is to determine what challenges grantees faced in obligating and spending their allocated CDBG-CV funds
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Office of Community Planning and Development’s Use of Remote Monitoring
The Office of Inspector General is initiating an evaluation of the Office of Community Planning and Development’s (CPD) use of remote monitoring between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2021. Our objectives are to determine (1) what has changed in CPD’s monitoring approach, and (2) what opportunities for improvement exist in CPD’s use of remote monitoring.
Multifamily Tracking of Principals/Controlling Participants with Poor Performance History and Multiple Properties
HUD OIG is auditing the Office of Multifamily Housing’s controlling participation of Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance. Specifically, we are looking at HUD’s approval of controlling participants for ownership in Multifamily Section 8 properties. The audit objective is to determine whether HUD has approved poor performing controlling participants for additional properties.
Disaster Preparedness of Federal Agencies
HUD OIG will summarize the conclusions/findings and recommendations reported by seven participating OIGs and the General Accountability Office related to natural disaster preparedness. Our objective is to inform Federal agencies and the OIG community of the reported conclusions/findings and recommendations regarding preparing for and responding to natural disast
Impact of COVID-19 on Nursing Homes
HUD OIG is conducting a review of HUD's Office of Residential Care Facilities. Media reports have shown that the COVID-19 virus impacted nursing homes nationwide. Our audit objective is to determine the biggest challenges that nursing home owners face related to COVID-19 and whether they are prepared to meet their future financial obligations.
HUD Multifamily Complaint Intake and Resolution
HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s multifamily complaint intake and resolution activities. In July 2019, an explosion occurred a multifamily property in Jacksonville, Florida, which resulted a fire injuring several people. There have been concerns related to health and safety issues at this complex which appear to have gone unaddressed and may have led to the fire.
HUD's Disaster Preparedness from 2005 to 2018
HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s disaster preparedness from 2005 to 2018. We performed this audit due to an agreement with six other Inspectors General as part of a Disaster Assistance Working Group-Cross Cutting Functional Effort by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to determine to what extent the Federal departments were prepared for upcoming natural disasters.