Continue to fill its vacancies with qualified and trained staff, thus ensuring that staffing levels remain adequate to administer the 2017 and 2008 CDBG-DR grant funds.
2020-AT-1002 | March 16, 2020
The Puerto Rico Department of Housing, San Juan, PR, Should Strengthen Its Capacity To Administer Its Disaster Grants
Community Planning and Development
- Status2020-AT-1002-001-KOpenClosedClosed on July 29, 2021
- Status2020-AT-1002-001-LOpenClosedClosed on December 30, 2021
Structure the internal audit division within a framework that can ensure its organizational independence and allow the internal audit activity to fulfill its responsibilities.
- Status2020-AT-1002-001-MOpenClosedClosed on September 23, 2020
Provide additional training and technical assistance to the PRDOH on the development of policies and procedures to ensure that procedures comply with applicable Federal and grant requirements.
- Status2020-AT-1002-002-AOpenClosed$55,010Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Closed on December 13, 2024Submit supporting documentation showing that contracts and purchase orders complied with Federal and its own procurement requirements and that these were reasonable and necessary costs or reimburse the CDBG-DR program $55,010 from non-Federal funds.
- Status2020-AT-1002-002-BOpenClosed$361,501Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Closed on December 13, 2024Submit supporting documentation showing that contracts and purchase orders complied with Federal and its own procurement requirements and that these were reasonable and necessary costs or cancel the $361,501 in unpaid obligations related to CDBG-DR funds.
- Status2020-AT-1002-002-COpenClosedClosed on November 06, 2020
Revise and finalize the procurement procedures to ensure compliance with applicable Federal requirements, including but not limited to procedures to ensure full and open competition, supporting independent cost estimates, properly documenting the procurement history, and including required clauses in contracts, among other issues.
2020-FW-0001 | February 26, 2020
HUD Did Not Have Adequate Oversight To Ensure That Its Payments to Subsidized Property Owners Were Accurate and Supported When It Suspended Contract Administrator Reviews
Housing
- Status2020-FW-0001-001-AOpenClosedClosed on September 30, 2021
We recommend that the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs enforce written policies and procedures to ensure that the verification and payment of housing assistance payment subsidies for properties it subsidizes are based on accurate and supported information.
- Status2020-FW-0001-001-BOpenClosedClosed on September 30, 2021
We recommend that the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs establish and implement policies to ensure effective contract administration, including providing funding approvals for project-based contract administrators in a timely manner.
- Status2020-FW-0001-001-COpenClosedClosed on May 25, 2022
We recommend that the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs develop contingency policies and procedures to ensure that the properties it subsidizes receive adequate and verifiable continuous monitoring.
2020-AT-0802 | February 18, 2020
HUD Inaccurately Allotted Funding for Tenant Protection Assistance and Improperly Approved a Proposed RAD Conversion
Housing
- Status2020-AT-0802-001-AOpenClosedClosed on April 13, 2021
Update and implement the internal procedures for processing housing conversion actions to require documentation, including but not limited to expired contracts or financial documentation from HUD’s Line of Credit Control System, to show when the last payment was made for the contract to support the proposed housing conversion actions before allotment of tenant protection funds.
- Status2020-AT-0802-001-BOpenClosedClosed on April 13, 2021
Update and implement internal procedures to require verification that tenant protection funds were not previously allotted for the same type of housing conversion action.
- Status2020-AT-0802-001-COpenClosedClosed on April 30, 2020
For the remaining retroactive RAD conversion not completed, to take steps, including but not limited to maintaining adequate approval documentation to ensure that it enforces its requirement that the tenant protection assistance is provided to tenants before the submission of the RAD application.
- Status2020-AT-0802-001-DOpenClosedClosed on April 30, 2020
For the remaining retroactive RAD conversion not completed, to take steps including but not limited to training staff responsible for reviewing and approving RAD applications to ensure that it enforces its requirement that the tenant protection assistance is provided to tenants before the submission of the RAD application.
2020-FO-0003 | February 07, 2020
Additional Details To Supplement Our Fiscal Year 2019 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Financial Statements Audit
Community Planning and Development
- Status2020-FO-0003-001-OOpenClosedClosed on September 17, 2024
Collaborate with OCFO to review methodologies used to produce grant accrual estimates, to include testing and verification of the resulting accrual estimates.
- Status2020-FO-0003-003-AOpenClosedClosed on April 15, 2022
Implement information security controls over the Section 108 loan guarantee database that prevent and detect unauthorized changes to program data (or implement an updated Section 108 loan guarantee database with information security controls that prevent and detect unauthorized changes to program data).
Housing
- Status2020-FO-0003-004-COpenClosedClosed on May 11, 2021
Develop and implement policy and procedures for the incremental obligation process used for project-based Section 8 funds, including documentation for determining the incremental amounts and controls to review the amounts for accuracy.
2020-AT-0801 | February 04, 2020
HUD Had Not Established Deadlines for Reporting FHA-HAMP Nonincentivized Loan Modifications and Filing Nonincentivized Partial Claims
Housing
- Status2020-AT-0801-001-AOpenClosedClosed on April 25, 2025
Update HUD’s loss mitigation policies, to include deadlines for the servicers to file the FHA-HAMP nonincentivized partial claims, and consider imposing sanctions for noncompliance with these deadline requirements.
- Status2020-AT-0801-001-BOpenClosedClosed on July 21, 2021
Update HUD’s loss mitigation policies, to include deadlines for the servicers to report the new terms of the FHA-HAMP nonincentivized loan modifications, and consider imposing sanctions for noncompliance with these deadline requirements.
2020-LA-1001 | January 31, 2020
Community Action North Bay, Fairfield, CA, Did Not Administer Its Continuum of Care Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Community Planning and Development
- Status2020-LA-1001-001-AOpenClosed$577,670Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Closed on May 05, 2021Support that it met its $161,957 matching contribution required for the $647,827 it drew down for expenses related to its four HUD-funded programs. If the Community cannot provide support, it should reimburse HUD $577,6707 from non-Federal funds.
- Status2020-LA-1001-001-BOpenClosedClosed on October 21, 2021
Develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure that it maintains documentation to support matching contributions received in compliance with HUD requirements.