A Review of Pandemic Relief Funding and How It Was Used In Six U.S. Communities: White Earth Nation Reservation in Minnesota
This report was issued from a developing series of six reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. This report focused on White Earth Nation Reservation in Minnesota with a detailed look at ten of the 56 pandemic programs that provided funding to the community. This report was led by the Pandemic Relief Accountability Committee (PRAC) in coordination with HUD…
March 01, 2025
Topic brief
The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Reno, NV Did Not Always Comply With HUD Procurement Regulations
We audited the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony based on a complaint alleging the misuse of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds due to improper procurement activities. The objective of the audit was to determine the validity of the complaint and whether the Colony used its Indian Housing Block Grant and Indian Community Development Block Grant funds in accordance with HUD requirements.
The complaint allegations had merit…
February 09, 2016
Report
#2016-LA-1001
Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority, Las Vegas, NV, Did Not Always Follow Requirements for Its Operating Funds and Public Housing Assets
We audited the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority’s use of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) public housing operating funds. We audited the Authority based on a complaint alleging that the Authority (1) failed to competently oversee the Federal dollars entrusted to it and (2) did not have inventory controls in place to prevent the fraudulent use of supplies. Our audit objective was to determine whether…
April 17, 2014
Report
#2014-LA-1002
The Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority, Las Vegas, NV, Did Not Always Administer Its Recovery Act Capital Fund Grants in Accordance With Recovery Act and HUD Requirements
We audited the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Public Housing Capital Fund grants as part of our objective to review funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We selected the Authority because it is a newly formed entity, created January 1, 2010, and the Authority and the entities that formed it received more than $21 million in Recovery Act Capital Fund grants…
January 22, 2013
Report
#2013-LA-1002
The Public Housing Agency of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Needs to Improve Its Administration of Its Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Public Housing Agency of the City of Saint Paul’s (Agency) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2009 annual audit plan. We selected the Agency’s program based upon our internal audit survey of HUD’s oversight of the program and our analysis of risk factors relating to the…
September 25, 2009
Report
#2009-CH-1015