The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

Provide clearer guidance and instruction to PL 113-2 disaster grantees to assist them in establishing an effective internal audit activity.

Establish a recurring training and discussion forum among the PL 113-2 grantees and CPD that enables grantees to share ideas and receive guidance and information about CPD’s expectations regarding the internal audit requirement.

Complete all steps necessary for an effective evaluation effort.

Work with grant program offices to overcome reporting challenges. Ensure that grant program offices report OMB-requested data. Learn from and leverage results of participating grant programs.

Work with PD&R on an evaluation approach and design for the Promise Zone initiative. Ensure that OFPM has the appropriate resources for its new Communications and Data Analysis Division.

Director for the Office of Field Management ensure that the CDBG-DR risk analysis worksheet includes risk factors that show the measurement of performance outputs to determine completed activities.

Director for the Office of Field Management update the risk analysis guidance for CDBG-DR grants to include the assessment of the likelihood of risk occurrence to help inform management which critical risks to address during monitoring.

Director for the DRSI Division ensure that monitoring strategies correlate to the high-risk areas identified during the risk analysis and are in compliance with the central risk factor categories identified in HUD’s Monitoring Desk Guide.

Ensure that CPD personnel that plan for, award, and manage grants and other forms of financial assistance receive formal risk analysis training.